Terrific Takeout: Flinders Lane in Manhattan Spring 2016 - FLINDERS LANE OPENING IN STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT LATE 2016! Our Coverage Sponsored by Fresh Origins
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Connecticut readers: your life just got A LOT MORE EXCITING!
Sometimes the best of Manhattan comes from Connecticut (you think this if you're reading us) but other times, the BEST OF MANHATTAN GOES TO CONNECTICUT!
We are thrilled to announce our friends from Melbourne, Australia, Chris McPherson and Chris Rendell, are expanding the brilliant Flinders Lane to Stamford, Connecticut in late 2016.
It's high time Connecticut diners became acquainted with this high-caliber Australian fare and we believe their talents far exceed any restaurant we have ever been to in Stamford (the competition should be scared!).
Also you can have total confidence in the fact that they truly do know Australian food because they're from Melbourne; though you may not know Australian food now you're going to want to know it. We cannot think of any Australian restaurant in the State of Connecticut right now, and have never known there to be one.
The Stamford location will have 75 seats and will be on Summer Street, a ten minute walk from the Metro North train. Fairfield County diners: get ready to elevate your level of cuisine.
Peachy Picked Flinders Lane in the fall of 2015:
We first visited a year ago:
The Flinders Lane hit parade continued with the Shaved Brussel Sprouts, above. This was our choice for the green salad option, and all items are organic. This bevy of nutrition is composed of red cabbage, radish and the shaved brussel sprouts topped off with soft boiled quail egg, and they put dressing on the side for Ms. Picky here. Flinders Lane is super detail-oriented and we love it.
On the day we visited we were happy to see their special of the Salt and Black Peppercorn Fried Maine Shrimp, from The Lobster Place.
This is one of their specialties; the crispiness comes into play when you consider that you also eat the shell, which is really quite fun once you try it. We're told that if you're sitting on the beach in Australia watching the sun set sipping your beer that these are your go-to munchie. The trip to Manhattan's Flinders Lane is far shorter than the trip to Australia, so you can imagine yourself on a mini-vacation eating these beauties.
Flinders Lane has seafood deliveries EVERY DAY and is committed to quality. We don't always go back to a place once it's earned a spot in Peachy's Picks but were super excited to return to Flinders Lane.
The appetizer we chose were the Diver Caught Scallops, which are also sourced from The Lobster Place. They rest upon amazing macadamia-chili relish which boasts laudable texture, braised hijiki (black), and good water farm greens. The scallops were seared to perfection and also add to your Australian beach vacation in your mind.
We expanded our horizons a bit with the entree: Coconut Curry Laksa. This is the mark of brilliance-when a venue makes us like something that we don't like anywhere else. Peachy does not like coconut. Peachy does not like curry. She also abhors tofu, HOWEVER, Chris Rendell is the kind of chef that is so talented that you are likely to adore whatever he makes even if you have never liked any incarnation of it anywhere else.
This is a stellar harmony of spice, sour and sweetness that is orchestrated in your mouth with monumental flavor. Of course, we liked the jumbo crab meat in it the most because you know who is the crabbiest of all. Bean sprouts, tofu, and rice noodles join the party in a bowl and this reminded us a bit of bisque. It's thick coconut-milk based and is a Southeast Asian dish which has a heightened sense of fire with its curry effect. It gets high points for being both unique/creative and delicious. Sometimes when a place tries to be too creative our stomach is upset but this is just right. We are told that this is a hangover cure; we wouldn't know because Star Vodka doesn't give you hangovers, but we will take their word for it.
"2016 is an exciting year at Flinders Lane as we're expanding to Stamford, Connecticut with the same concept that we've had success with in Manhattan. We're bringing a slice of our hometown to the Constitution State!" Chris McPherson tells us.
We love Flinders Lane!
Flinders Lane continues to be Highly Recommended by Whom You Know. Of course it is Terrific Takeout!
Executive Chef and Owner Chris Rendell, Peachy Deegan and Host and Owner Chris McPherson
