Bistro Seven - Darling - Restaurants, Cafes & Food Reviews

Not expecting a whole lot to be happening in Darling on a Thursday night, we arrived at the restaurant unannounced and enquired about a table for two. That this was met with a pause, an "I'll see what I can do", and a few moments to acquaint ourselves with the sweet little pub, we took to be a good sign.

A table was found, and we soon found ourselves surrounded by an exuberant throng of people celebrating something or other in a large group, and a couple of other diners like ourselves in tidy couples.

The menu was pleasant, with a selection of both local cuisine and more generic, and the quality and presentation were superb.

The ambience was charming without being pretentious, though I was a little disturbed at the gender stereotyping played out in the framed pictures in the toilets: the men's had a selection of local political cartoons - mostly Zapiro - while the women's was altogether more frothy in content. (And what was I doing in the men's, you might ask...)