Country restaurants are often a hit or miss affair, in terms of food, service and value for money. Miriam’s (Corner Esplanade & Bulmer Streets, Lakes Entrance, Victoria) falls on the right side of the ledger. First impressions aren’t promising, with the dining room sporting very dated decor, but that’s really the only fault I could pick with our meal there.
I had the fish of the day, which came with a green salad, along with some sides which I honestly can’t remember. That’s not to say they were forgettable, as I remember really enjoying them, and the fish, which was well cooked. I was more impressed with the bacon-wrapped eye fillet ordered by my girlfriend, which she was generous enough to share with me. The meat was very flavoursome for an eye fillet, and very tender. And unlike many country restaurants, they weren’t afraid to leave the meat a little pink.
I had a baked cheesecake for dessert, which was suitably rich and generously proportioned. Too often, restaurants overcharge for desserts, but certainly not in this case. Further on the value for money, any restaurant that offers BYO gets the thumbs up from me, particularly when they charge such a reasonable $5 for corkage.
There were quite a few high school students on the waitstaff, but service was good – by country and city standards.
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