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[title]Make it a French feast at this historic bistro
No matter how many restaurants I go to (which is many in my line of work) I will never get over the romance of walking into a "grown-up" eatery. By that I mean, a fancy restaurant where you're referred to as miss/madam, the decor is oppulent and chic, and the menus are leatherbound and, often, written in French. That's exactly how it feels to wander into Beckett's on Glebe Point Road, the new home of Bistro Moncur chef Jeff Schroeter. Set in a historic subterranean bunker of sorts, this relative newcomer is ticking all the right boxes. From elegant and professional service, to delicious French classics and even a grand piano played nightly, Beckett's isn't here to make love to arachnids. An extensive bible of a wine list and thickly clothed tables match the cloched Sydney rock oysters and escargot en cocotte, and will make you feel like a sophisticate of the golden era of Parisian bistros that you were born to be.
While you're in the area...
Take things down a notch and grab a brew at the Friend in Hand just around the corner. The Glebe ecclectic corner pub has been the watering hole of Glebe locals for decades and for nearly as long, a not-so-friendly cockatoo has been spooking punters with sudden squawks from its perch at the bar. The Friend in Hand is essentially a Slim Dusty song, come to life, and would fit just as well in an outback small town as it is in the inner city.
