Garlic Bread from the Hurunui Hotel

Hurunui Hotel

1224 Karaka Road, 

State Highway 7, 

Hurunui 7385

Phone: 03-314 2207

www.thehurunuihotel.co.nz/

https://www.facebook.com/hurunuihotel/

 

 We have been there before and enjoyed the meal out and of course - the garlic bread on offer.  See image from Aug 2020

 

 

 

Finding us there at the same venue we of course had to have the garlic bread - and compare notes with 2020's offering

 

 

 

 Two changes were obvious from the beginning - the condiments were a bit different (Do I see some traffic Lights???) 

Then it ended up being a loaf - which was way more then 2 people needed to eat - so we offered some slices to the children to the table next to us.

There was a good smattering of garlic butter and the loaf was still hot to touch! The steak knife was needed to cut through the crust at the bottom - making a bit of a crumby mess - and of course more cut-lines on the timber board! 

Compared to the 2020 offering, I sadly am afraid to say, the standard has dropped a bit! 

Presentation	3 out of 5
Quantity	2 out of 5
Taste:	3 out of 5
Quality	3 out of 5
Overall score:	11 (out of poss 20)

Garlic bread from Cobb & Co in Papanui

Cobb & Co

484 Cranford Street,
Redwood,
Christchurch 8051

www:cobb.co.nz
Phone: 03-595 0265

With these Virus times it is hard to get out and eat out - so there are long breaks in-between reports! 

We did manage to get out recently and sampled a great meal - with the garlic bread included - of course!!!  This arrived in good time, although not steaming hot it was warm enough to hold in your fingers - just!  Cut into 3 pieces each there was plenty to eat, with a feeling of maybe just one more slice would have been either perfect or just over-enough!!  Crusty on the crumb-outside and soft fleshy top and inside.  I could not see any garlic-bits in the "buttery-part" which partially explained the lack of "flavor"

The Bamboo platter looked new - so no cut-lines were visible - which at this stage was a good thing.

Wonder how long that lasts?????? 

Presentation	3 out of 5
Quantity	5 out of 5
Taste:	1 out of 5
Quality	2 out of 5
Overall score:	11 (out of poss 20)

Garlic bread from The Alpine Village Inn in Hanmer

The Alpine Village Inn

10 Jacks Pass Road,
Hanmer Springs 7334

Phone: 03-315 7005

https://www.alpinevillageinn.co.nz/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 A l m o s t  perfect.  We take a tiny amount of for the paper napkin underneath the creation which did not suffer during transport.  Crispy crunchy crust - soft fleshy inside - lots of flavor / herbs - on time - with additional condiments.  Well done

Presentation	4.8 out of 5
Quantity	5 out of 5
Taste:	5 out of 5
Quality	5out of 5
Overall score:	19.8 (out of poss 20)

Garlic Bread from Monteiths Hanmer

Monteith's Brewery Bar
Amuri Avenue,
Hanmer Springs  NZ

Tel 03 315 5133

www.Monteith's Brewery in Hanmer

 

Always good fun to go back to the same place and compare notes - see if there have been any improvements.

Sadly in this case - no dice - so its pretty much the same! At least it has not gone backwards.  A porcelan plate would improve this out of this world! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Presentation	4 out of 5
Quantity	4 out of 5
Taste:	5 out of 5
Quality	5 out of 5
Overall score:	18 (out of poss 20)