Robert trying to capture the essence of the funny dunny.
On our last night in Darwin, we ate at Buzz Cafe. We picked the place as it was located on the harbor in Cullen Bay and it had a great looking menu featuring modern Australian cuisine. And the meal was indeed fabulous. We split two mains – the house specialty fish grilled barramundi over mashed potatoes. (Barra is a very tasty Australian fish, considered by many to be one of the country’s best.)
While the barra was indeed good, the Thai fish cakes were even better. Served with coriander, thin slices of red and green pepper, ruccola, sprouts, sweet chili sauce, cucumber, carrot and a touch of mayo, my mouth is watering just thinking about them now. Oh my they were good.
In spite of the amazing meals, what we will probably remember most about the Buzz Cafe is what they called “the funny dunny.” A dunny is Australian slang for toilet and the men’s room at the restaurant was indeed funny: it features a one-way glass urinal overlooking fellow diners. We weren’t aware of this feature until Robert came out of said funny dunny with a funny look on his face. Being Robert, he had to check the view out and make sure that he was not actually on view at the dunny. (He wasn’t.) And being me, I had to see if the ladies room had any fun for the ladies. As fas as I could tell, other than the sea shells on the toilet seats, all was well there. I was kind of disappointed.
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