Ok, let me clarify something from the outset:

Rump & Ribs in Rylstone is a review of the food available at The Globe – a restaurant on the main street.  It is NOT to make fun of that couple that just moved in on Piper street.  You know the ones, the Spratts?  Where the woman has a bulbous arse and the bloke is painfully thin?  This is not about them.  And shame on you for assuming it was and body shaming them, not cool!  Comments along the lines that he looks like the lovechild of a skeleton and a xylophone and she looks like someone shoved an air compressor nozzle up her datehole and set it to ‘mega inflate’ are juvenile, unkind and all such commentary will be deleted from this blog.

Ahem.  Anyway…

As I’ve stated in other meat reviews, any dish that serves up two distinct species of farm animal on the same plate immediately gets my attention (see my review of the E-I-E-I-O Burger in Melbourne).  Whilst I was all tasted up to grab a mixed grill which always satisfies this craving, I couldn’t go past their specials board which had Rump & Ribs up for grabs.

This was…. ok.  The ribs had a sweet BBQ flavoring which wasn’t too bad but the steak came with nothing on it but the ribs.  The steak also came out as two smaller pieces which was quite odd, made it seem they didn’t have a full sized steak on hand rather than it was an intentional culinary decision by the chef.  Also I asked for medium and got medium-well which is always an irritant.  If you are paying $30 for a meal where the star of the show is a steak, the steak should be one whole piece and cooked the way you asked for.  That said it wasn’t too bad, the salad made for a crisp counterpoint and refreshed the palette between meaty bites.

 

Other meals available at The Globe

Surf’ n’ Turf

Once again, this wasn’t too bad.  The sauce was fairly creamy and the prawns were done in an interesting fashion, encased in a long cone resembling a parsnip.  I do like big thick juicy prawns with a surf’ n’ turf to complement the steak and feel the meal could have benefited from going that more traditional route rather than the novel.

Sirloin Steak

My wife had this and like me she ordered medium and got medium-well (for a place that does medium to perfection check out my reviews of The Kings Hotel in Bathurst).  Also her pepper sauce had way too much bite, like they had not refined it enough and had left whole peppercorns in there.  The ‘yeah, it’s alright’ motif continued with this dish.

Kids Meals

The Globe does quite well here.  The kids meals are big and they can pick which meal they want by colouring in an accompanying menu sheet which is a novel idea.  The meals also include a drink and for $2 extra they get a desert.  The Globe gets a great big tick from a satisfied parent in this regard.

 

Overall

Look, there is quite nice food to be had at The Globe but nothing stellar.  However being one of only two places to get a meal out in Rylstone at night, it’s not like you have a lot of options to go elsewhere.  Despite this lack of competitors they still provide decent meals at decent prices, the restaurant feels comfy with a big wood heater going and the barman has been super friendly and helpful the few times we have been there.  You might not get dazzled but what you will get is a pleasant meal out with your family and on a cold winters night who could ask for more.

 

Oh, and leave the Spratts alone will ya!  It’s their dietary requirements – he can eat no fat and she can eat no lean – it’s not their fault!

 

Got a review of The Globe of your own?  Would love to read it in the comments section below!