A back to normal event for us. Planning an errand or appointment around lunch or dinner. I needed a paper shredder so we decided to stop at Staples and then head over to the Outback next door for a late lunch. It would give us a chance to use a gift card we had.
The Outback is a kitchy Australian themed restaurant. With food items named after Australian cities or Aussie expressions.
My beverage was an Aussie Palmer, the Outback version of an Arnold Palmer which is half iced tea and half lemonade. Whatever you call it, it's like Summertime in a glass.
Meals at the Outback include a little loaf of sweet bread flavored with molasses. Himself had a Coke as his beverage.
We had a shrimp fest! Starting with Bloomin' Fried Shrimp. Addictive little bites with a kick
Himself had a porterhouse steak, grilled shrimp on the barbie, and a side salad with ranch dressing.
For dessert, I was hoping the restaurant had the Aussie-Some dessert served on a boomerang, but that wasn't on the menu. Instead we shared the new Thunder and Lightning Dessert, the Chocolate Thunder Down Under Brownie, ice cream, and chocolate sauce paired with a piece of Vanilla Butter Cake and strawberries. It was half-eaten before I remembered I didn't take a picture. So I grabbed the picture from the menu.
We had lots of food to take home for lunch, dinner, and dessert the following day and no cooking for me!
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Good morning, oh wow your meals sound and look sooo delicious and we love shrimp Your drink sounds really good too I should make me one of those. we have never lived near one of these restaurants but they always sounded like a nice place. Happy T hugs
ReplyDeleteThe food is good and it's a step up from the fast food restaurants. 😸
DeleteWow, the food looks great - yum! Never had half iced tea and half lemonade so I'd love to try that too 😁. Happy T Day! Hugs Jo x
ReplyDeleteIt's my favorite Summer beverage
DeleteYou had a huge but delicious sounding lunch CJ. I love coconut shrimp and haven't had it in ages. We don't have any outbacks left around my area; they all went out. But your lunch looks yummy! Have a great T day and stay dry until we see the sun. hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteThat's too bad the restaurants closed. This one is in Auburn near the Auburn Mall
DeleteIt's been a long, long time since I've been to Outback, but I've always enjoyed their food. I think I could make a meal out of the bread lol Happy T Tuesday
ReplyDeleteThe bread is so good. Somewhere in my recipe file, I think I have a recipe for the Outback bread
DeleteWhat...no Bloomin' onion????? Sacrilege! 😂😂😂
ReplyDeleteNope, onion is an IBS trigger for me, but the shrimp appetizer was prepared just like the Bloomin' Onion except no onion!
DeleteI am not happy with Outback. They stopped offering pasta. Grrr. They do have good food don't they?
ReplyDeleteI always associate Outback with a steakhouse so I don't think of them serving pasta. On the menu, they did have fettuccini in a parmesan cream sauce. For extra $ you could add shrimp or chicken. Yeah, I like their food.
DeleteI love restaurants where there's plentyy left over to take home!Happy T Day, and have a great week, hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteThe doggie bag is the best part of eating out. No cooking the following day!
DeleteTo my mind and tastebuds it´s meat pies!
ReplyDeleteEither way - fun place to go :-)
Happy T-Day to you!
Way better than meat pies
DeleteNever been to Outback though there is one in our area. The coconut shrimp especially has me thinking about trying it out now:). Wonderful looking food, and isn't it great when a huge meal carries over to another day.... happy T day!
ReplyDeleteThe coconut shrimp is one of the appetizers. I would sometimes order the coconut shrimp and ask them to bring me the shrimp and a house salad as my entree. Now they are offering the coconut shrimp as an add on to steak. Either way, soooo goood
Deletehaven't been to outback in ages; do they still carry the bloomin onion....dad and I truly enjoyed that appetizer !!☺☺
ReplyDeleteYes, the Bloomin' Onion is their signature Aussie-tizer
DeleteWe really like the Outback. It is so far away from us that we don't go there very often. Plus with covid the last few years. I don't even know if it is still open. The food looks so good. Have a nice day.
ReplyDeleteA few of the Outback restaurants around us closed pre-Covid. This one is still going. We did a take-out from them last year during Covid
DeleteIt has been a while since I have visited an Outback. Your meal looks yummy!
ReplyDeleteHappy Tea Day,
Kate
It was a nice outing
Delete"Summertime in a glass" sounds so lovely! Good description! Your food looks yummy, I love shrimp as well. Your post is making me hungry.
ReplyDeleteAt least we don't gain pounds by looking at the pictures 😸
DeleteAh we love Outback Jacks as they are called here in Oz.. go there all the time... yummy, sounds like you have fun, with lots of yummy food.. but no Vegemite.. ha, grin. http://www.outbackjacks.com.au/
ReplyDeleteThank Heavens there's no Vegemite on the menu. It tastes like axel grease. I tried it when you sent all the little tubs Up Over for the Young One's Holidays Around the World when she was in 3rd grade. Do you remember how you told me to put the spread very thickly on the cracker for the teacher? And we made her eat it! The expression on her face priceless! 😆
DeleteYes, I do remember that, I have the photo somewhere, of the young one and the teacher comments. I will have to find it. Very funny. Grinning now. Ha.
DeleteI'd love to see it if you have it. Some of my photos got ruined when the basement flooded.
DeleteWe have been to Outback here a couple of times, but never a favorite. Yay, though for taking leftovers and not having to cook. I love that part! And I would love that dessert and cocoanut shrimp, too! Happy T Day.
ReplyDeleteThe dessert was awesome and not cooking the following day was the icing on the cake 😉
DeleteI love how you described your Aussie Palmer. Sunshine indeed. Never been to an Outback and not sure if we have one. Sharon would probably know, though.
ReplyDeleteI had coconut shrimp at a Chinese buffet once. It was good, but I would eat shrimp any way, any day. Looks like you enjoyed the meal and had leftovers, too. Thanks for taking us to Outback and sharing your drinks with us for T this Tuesday, dear CJ.
You know me and Summer. 😸
DeleteYum! All of it looks and sounds wonderful, CJ. I love going to Outback but haven't been in a very long time. It has been fun going out to eat more often - a little back to normal. I am looking forward to when we really are back to normal of course, we may not be able to afford to go out to eat with the way prices have risen!
ReplyDeleteHappy T-day and thanks for sharing this fun food adventure with us. Hugz
I'll save my pennies just so I don't have to cook. 😸
DeleteI love eating at Outback. We have one close to home that is located in Wyomissing, PA. Your food looks YUMMY!!
ReplyDeleteWe had a nice lunch
DeleteOutback used to be one of my Mom's favorite places to eat. I remember having some excellent salmon there. Your post brought back lots of memories.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I could make you smile
DeleteLate, late, late!! Watched hubby play golf yesterday so i'm behind!!! LOVE Outback! However we have found a new steak house love... Texas Roadhouse! The have a blooming onion too which is my fav thing at Outback.. They call it Onion Petals i think.. anyway tastes the same.. and the food is good and prices much more reasonable than Outback. LOVE that little bread loaf at Outback too! We used to go and order a blooming onion , a side salad and they'd bring the bread and that was a meal in itself! :) Happy Belated Tday!! Hugs! deb
ReplyDeleteNever late. Late just prolongs the celebration 😸
DeleteGood ole crocodile dundee, thanks to him everyone wants to throw another shrimp on the barbie don't they lol. I have never been to one of these as I feared I would be disappointed or too homesick or both, but it does look good, and I love that dessert on a boomerang (I clicked through to see it). Happy T Day! Elle/EOTC xx
ReplyDeleteThe dessert on the boomerang was so good and very clever too. I hope they bring it back
Deletethat looks delicious. It's been years since I've been to an OUtback. I believe that was in the days I loved Long Island Ice Teas and I always got some kind of pasta dish. I was never much into meat, steak, etc.
ReplyDeleteI should tell the story of the time I had a Long Island Iced Tea at work 😸
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