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Restaurant - Bouzy Rouge

Bouzy Rouge

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Address:

470 Bridge Road
Richmond VIC 3121
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Tel : +61 3 9429 4348
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License: Fully Licensed (no BYO)
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Bouzy Rouge is an established Richmond pub which has been transformed into an easygoing but glamorous restaurant and smart bar, with terrific Spanish-influenced food and a great wine list. This is the fifth pub for Jose and Sandra de Oliveira; this one is easygoing, smart and sexy all at once.
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Bouzy Rouge sounds like a good joke name for a pub, but it’s a French red wine. Truly. Bouzy is a little place in the Champagne area of France, and in good years they make a half-way decent red. The Richmond pub, which used to be the Dover Castle, is more than half-way decent and is much more like a restaurant with an adjoining bar than vice versa. It’s the fifth pub for Jose and Sandra de Oliveira; this one is easy going, smart and sexy all at once. There’s a good front bar that leads into a carpeted dining room, its walls painted in a satiny coffee colours. Someone had lots of fun with the decor – there are big cooking pots suspended from one wall and an assortment of chandeliers from the ceiling. The tables have white cloths covered with paper, and there are upholstered chairs and banquettes to rest on.

The food owes much to Spain and Portugal. Many of the entrees are like tapas: white anchovies on witlof leaves, fried whitebait, red peppers with goat cheese. Others, like the brilliant mussels in a tomato-chilli broth, are substantial. Main courses range from salads – try the duck confit with rocket, oranges, walnuts and couscous – to more conventional steak. Prices are very reasonable. The drinks list includes a good range of beer, as well as a broad selection of Australian, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian wines, and a generous selection by the glass. Try the Pedro Ximenes after dessert – it’s a gorgeously rich Spanish sherry, and might even make a good name for a pub. Check out the upstairs cocktail bar and lounge for a drink.

Rita Erlich, January 2008
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This small transformed pub still has the rough outer look of an old local, but once through the doors the updated decor' is enchanting and reminicent of French restaurants. The tapas meals are our favourite, sharing a range of the excellent tapas starters -the best being the garlic prawns and saganaki cheese. The main meals are also well presented. My favourite is the steak. Ask for the spanish doughnuts for desert, they are outstanding. The only drawback we find is trying to move with a pram during peak dining hours, but during the several lunches we have done, this has not been a problem. The service and staff are very friendly and food delivered in good time, even if there is a wait, the time usually flies as we are discussing the decor. A top dining experience and a favourite of ours.

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The Baron - see my other reviews - 06/03/2008

The food is delicious, menu is exciting and original, (definitely not your typical up market pub menu) the décor is beautiful, wine menu is extensive and the staff are ok. Beware of the “special table”, which is actually a table between the bar and the kitchen, nowhere near the rest of the restaurant. The entrees are sensational. Highly recommend the Eel, Prawns, Calamari or Spanish Anchovies. Muscles are also good, but the entrée size was more than enough to share between two or even three people. As for mains, the Venison was perfect, Baby Chicken was good, but the Steak was overcooked and probably the most boring item on the menu.

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- see my other reviews - 20/06/2008
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