This is bullshit. I looked on their website and browsed their menu. It is wrong. Sure, it's hard to fuck up a steak. But the rest, especially their specialty menu, is not Aussie at all.
Here is a list of things I found the least Australian.
"Grilled Shrimp on the Barbie": This is so stereotypically Australia. If they wanted it to be authentic, at least make it Prawns.
"Bloomin' Onions": If you want classically Aussie onions, caramelise them on a barbecue and serve them with sausages. Deep frying them is so American.
"Alice Springs Chicken Quesadillas": Why advertise them as "Alice Springs"? I can't see anything in the ingredients that would make these specifically "alice springs".
"Aussie Cheese Fries": Only one real issue with these. They're served with Ranch Dressing. Not Aussie.
"Baby Back Ribs": Just... No.
"Grilled Chicken on the Barbie": Okay. Wood-fired does not equal barbecued. Neither does bbq sauce. This happens a lot in their menu, but this is the first one, so I'm only gonna list this, instead of every single one.
"New Zealand Lamb": Get out.
"Filet & Lobster Tail": We don't actually cook a whole lot of "specialty" steaks here. We mostly eat filet in restaurants. The lobster isn't bad, but it isn't every day food, and it's in like the next 6 menu items.
"Hearts of Gold Mahi": What the fuck kind of fish is Mahi?
"Chocolate Thunder from Downunder": This is a brownie. It's not that we don't have them here, but we (at least, I) think of them as an American baked item.
"Classic Cheesecake": Why is this a New-York style cheesecake?! We HAVE cheesecake here.
"Asian Sesame Salad": Getting your continents mixed up.
"Cake pops": WHAT.
"Classic Cheeseburger": The worst part about this is that one of the cheese options is American. We don't call it American cheese here. It's just processed cheese.
"Turf and Surf": The tagline is "here, we say surf and turf backwards". I don't know about the rest of Australia, but where I come from, we call it surf and turf. It sounds better.
Now, I'll make some menu suggestions. Feel free to make your own in the comments!
Lamingtons: A classic Aussie dessert. How is this NOT on the menu.
Chicken Parma: Not technically Australian, but just try to go into a pub and not see chicken parma on the menu.
Fair-Dinkum Fridays: They have "No Worries Wednesday". Fair-Dinkum is much Aussier.
T-Bone, Rump & Eye fillet Steaks: These are my go to steaks, the ones I think of when I think steak.
Anyway, I thought I'd share the outrage with my fellow aussies, and educate my american friends. Bye Now!
