All discourse regarding ‘Sydney’s best lasagne’ must henceforth include this, critic declares
Operating costs are soaring; diners have a threshold on how much they want to spend on pasta, a roast chicken or half a duck. Soon, there will only be large-scale restaurants with risk-managed concepts and deep pockets, or shoestring-budget joints where the owner-chef also works the floor.In Penrith, the future is now. Mulgoa Road is dominated by Panthers Leagues and its satellite moons such as Outback Steakhouse and Rashays.
- ▪Operating costs are soaring; diners have a threshold on how much they want to spend on pasta, a roast chicken or half a duck.
- ▪Soon, there will only be large-scale restaurants with risk-managed concepts and deep pockets, or shoestring-budget joints where the owner-chef also works the floor.In Penrith, the future is now.
- ▪Mulgoa Road is dominated by Panthers Leagues and its satellite moons such as Outback Steakhouse and Rashays.
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