Garlic Bread from Cobb & Co in Dunedin

Cobb & Co

20F Anzac Ave,
Dunedin, 9016
(inside the Railway station)

Phone: 03-929 1073

www.cobb.co.nz

The history of Cobb & Co is in itself interesting enough .  See below.  The setting (inside the famous Dunedin Railway Station ) is an inspired choice.  And as with all 'chain' restaurants you know what you are likely going to get . . .  And the Cobb & Co chain is making a comeback of sorts .  . .


Now to the Garlic bread itself.  It proofed to be a major disappointment.  Firstly given the "fancy" plates the rest of the food came on - I cannot understand why folks insist on a wooden platter - especially one who has seen better days.  Deep cuts in the timber suggest a many things - not all that healthy. 
 There was (clearly) just one slice of bread for me and my wife - leaving us wanting.  Not sure why we got supplied with an extra knife!? The bread itself was luke-warm and showed no sign of fresh cut garlic - which always leaves you open to the suspicion of a  (olivanis?)  Garlic-oil being sprayed on and used.  Sadly as a former baker by trade - I recognize that the bread is not exactly freshly baked either. . .

The arrangement shall we say is plain and basic and could be improved on (again - given the rest of the food that came with a artistic-more-plate-then-food arrangement why not make more effort here???)  The only redeeming feature was the conspicuous absence of the usual paper napkin (often under neath the bread)!

We give it a total of 6.5 out of 20 points.


(from their Website - copied and pasted  here . . . . ) 

History

So you wanna know how it all got started?

How the guest was won?

Mate, life in New Zealand was tough in 1861,
it wasn't easy and breaking in the land was not much fun!

In the 1860's luxuries were few, there wasn't any electricity and hardly any frills,
in fact there wasn't much of anything but there was gold in them, thar hills...

News of this fabulous find, around the world began to gush
Sparked off the start of what became known as the Otago gold rush.

Before you knew it, we were all the rage...
and over-run with shiploads of pioneers of doubtful parentage!

The immigrant gold-diggers needed stage-coaches to get around
so Freeman Cobb said "of course we can..." and that's the way the uniquely kiwi Cobb & Co. story was found!

Everything was sweet for over 60 years until trains and the new fangled motorcar became all the go. In the early 1920's the wheels started to wobble and in 1924, they really came off, to lots of woe.

Sadly at this time, Cobb & Co.'s last stagecoach disappeared into the sunset for the final time.
But it was not the end, for the company is again ready to shine.
Today Cobb & Co. is New Zealand's oldest and original Restaurant chain and continues to serve
in the fond memory of Freeman Cobb with a dash of humour and verve.

Welcome back to Cobb & Co., where your friends and family will enjoy our all time favourite food,  where you can kick back and chilax, just like coming home.

And that my friends, is how the guest was won.


PS --  check out the Garlic bread from Cobb & Co from June 2012   :)
Cobb-co New Plymouth

Now for the ratings:

Presentation	1 out of 5
Quantity	1 out of 5
Taste:	2.5 out of 5
Quality	2 out of 5
Overall score:	6.5 (out of poss 20)