Mr NQN deserves an Olympic sized medal for supporting me and the blog sometimes. He’s always there, helping me make the blog better, giving me kooky suggestions and building fantastic programs to help me to quickly process and upload the endless photos that accompany a blog post. So when I invited to try out the new Pies and a Pint offer at Bungalow 8, I knew this would be a suitably manly reward for his efforts.
Garlic Bread $4.50
Men like pies and they like pints. And apparently garlic bread too when Mr NQN immediately asks for a serve of garlic bread. It comes out as four large triangles of toasted Turkish bread. I am pretty powerless to resist Turkish bread at any time so I take a piece. It’s very buttery (read: soaked in butter-yum!) but light on the garlic.
Salt and pepper squid $16
The salt and pepper calamari is very tender with a bit more pepper than salt but we balance this out at the table. It’s served with a black sesame sweet chilli sauce.
Beef pie $22.50 with beer
The beef pie is rich and full of large, tender chunks of meat, mushroom and onion also with a dollop of mash. It sits in a pool of rich beef jus and I enjoy spearing the pieces of beef and dunking them in the jus. You could just hug it on a cold Winter’s day. With the Pie & a Pint deal you can choose between a Fat Yak, Pure Blonde, VB or Carlton Draught. Mr NQN loves the Fat Yak beer which to me smells very fruity, like a grape juice.
Fish pie $22.50 with beer
The fish pie is my favourite as it comes with a rich, creamy white wine sauce and a generous portion of fish pieces, celery, carrot and spring onion and a large dollop of mash. I pair this with a Pure Blonde as Mr NQN likes the flavour of Fat Yak. The pastry isn’t bad but could more buttery.
I look across and see a big smile spread across Mr NQN’s face as he surveys the boats and drinks his Fat Yak. I know I owe him many more of these moments.
So tell me Dear Reader, how do you thank your spouse or significant other? With food? With gifts?
NQN and Mr NQN dined as guests of Bungalow 8
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I’m not usually a fan of the pie but those look quite good. It’s so lovely that Mr NQN is so supportive of you.
Mr NQN is a lucky man
My boyfriend is currently 10, 000 miles across the ocean (literally – thanks google maps) so it’s all about care packages!
You had me at fish pie… love that look of overflowing creamy fish… you have a lovely hubby to help you with your blog… which is a great one. The best I can get with Dr. LP is get him to taste things!!!
You & Mr NQN make a great team and we, the readers, are glad he’s supporting your wonderful work!
A pie and a pint, what a great concept. Perfect thanks for a whole lot of support and patience. Our partners really do deserve a medal (or a pie) for what they have to put up with.
Food helps. Other ways of thanking are more fun for both of us though
An “early night” perhaps?
I love the look of the pies, nice and rustic!
I like to thank my BigJ by cooking him his comfort foods – think 70′s drab, not 70′s fab. If that’s not a labour of love than I don’t know what is!
Awwww you are so sweet Lorraine – and well done Mr NQN. I am a stay at home Mum presently so I guess my reward to him for working so hard (24/7 sometimes, it seems) is him not having to do much except come home and cuddle his little bubba boy
a bottle of port, some chocolate or any pastry or sweet treat and my Mr is very happy. I get him treats often because like your man, he is always super supportive. Lucky Us!
Wow I’d really like to give that fish pie a try! Have never heard of one, it looks pretty amazing
I always have trouble thinking of ways to thank my other half.. gifts.. just thanking verbally, but pies and a pint, that is genius! Will definitely remember that for next time.
Oh that pie looks soooo yum!! I always buy my boyfriend food treats when I’m out and it usually involves meat (especially jerky, or salami) or baked goods (yesterday I got him some tiramisu!!). He also loves fat yak beer too – he would be in manheaven eating pies and drinking fat yak!!
yum yum yum- those pies look so good perfect for winter
Lucky you having such a lovely husband – and he carries yoir bags!
Yes, with lots of food, mostly for him, seafood. And, if I’m away, I bring back the best espresso I can find. (He is so picky with his beans).
I’ll bet Mr. NQN was also smiling because you were there enjoying it all with him.
I need to make that pie with the mashed potatoes come winter. That’s a dish I think all men love.
Those pies look great! Your timing is amazing. Hubby and I just decided we both deserve a treat today and so I’m baking some macadamia and white chocolate chip cookies.
My “he who must be obeyed” is not really into food just starting to enjoy the merits of an english ale. I would dearly love to thank him by having a “shag” in his 1958 Chev but he won’t take me up on it. “Not the Chev” he says, so I (we)settle for a good ol fashion romp any where in the house and he is grinning from ear to ear.
Oh, I thought the sign meant that the pie was topped *with* the beer. Like, the beer was poured over it. Now I’m sad
Your Mr NQN is quite a stellar fellow. I hope he knows we appreciate his efforts too
As I’m currently single, (currently? probably will be forever!) I don’t have a significant other to feed up/thank. But I do adore my kids and love feeding them up on delicious home-cooked meals and the occasional meal out. My friend and successful author Nicky Pellegrino (who also loves food), says cooking for someone is one of the most intimate things you can do for someone. You create something which they put in their body, which feeds and nurtures them. So that’s what I love doing for my kids, and hopefully they will pass it down to their kids when they are older.
Those pies look delicious! I thank Frank by making one of his favorite dishes, or by putting his clothes away.
I just love pies! And Im reading your blog just before dinner again – mouth watering terribly. I can so imagine my partner loving this too. Food is pretty much the way I thank my partner and this would be perfect for him.
Nothing beats a good pie! Bookmarking this one for a future visit, thanks Lorraine!
Although my day job does not fully permit me to enjoy my culinary journey as much as I’d like it to…I also consider myself fortunate that Hubby supports my new found passionate hobby. He may not support me technically…he is however always enthusiastic about my food preparations;0) He’s also become quite the critique about my posts…which is incredibly genuine.
Lorraine…you are truly blessed to have found joy in unison with your man on your very successful journey.
This restaurant sounds exactly like one that Hubby would also enjoy ;o)
Ciao for now and flavourful wishes, Claudia
Pies are such comfort foods and two nights ago I made Beef pies with mashed potatoes, how uncanny !
A Lamb curry will always bring a “smile to his dial”, so I don’t have to think too hard.
Hi Lorraine…a Pie and A Pint…sounds perfect!!! Lucky Mr NQN is so supportive, and what better way to say thank you than with food!!!
Very elegant way of serving pies!!
I try to thank my hubby with nice meals – unfortunately he has 2 minute noodle tastes so I don’t think it’s really appreciated!
The coating on that S&P squid looks perfect, yum!
Man loves food!
best idea for an eatery ever? methinks it might be!
Perfect timing – I was looking at this pie & pint deal last week!
I absolutely love Fat Yak beer!
I thank mine with food
Wow, those pies look GREAT! Hooray for Mr. NQN!
yum – a pie would be perfect right now as I shiver with cold wet feet in my office! My lovely husband claims I thank him with food treats too often and that he’s putting on weight – I don’t think you can appropriately thank someone with salad though!!
A big bear hug or an icecream sundae with all the trimmings (or both!)is usually enough to let my man know he is “super special”.
Thanks Lorraine & Mr NQN for a great blog =)
Hmmm… possibly I was there on a slightly off night (tried the Pie’n'pint a couple of weeks back, but the serving of fish seemed overwhelmed by the mash).
Having said that, it was still a pretty good feed, and Bungalow 8 has a nice atmosphere at night.
That fish pie looks divine. When I thank my man it’s usually with a special meal as well, or his favourite flowers (yes, he’s a man who likes irises!)
Interesting presentation with the pie lids sitting open on top of the scoops of mash. Absolutely in awe of the diamond scoring across the calamari!
The beef pie looks really tasty! I’m sure Mr NQN enjoyed his meal!
Well, I don’t have a significant other…so I can’t answer the question
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