A friend and I caught up for dinner one night at Wilbur’s Cafe Bar in Hackett. Located at the Hackett shops, you get an immediate pub-vibe when walking through the door with TV screens playing the latest game in the front room. The back room is a tad dark, mainly because of the dark grey painted walls, but lit sufficiently enough to enjoy your dining experience and being able to see your food. We were led to a table and tap water was immediately provided. The waiter informed us of the specials menu written up on the blackboard and to order at the bar when we were ready.
The regular menu offers appetizers like arancini balls (yum!) and apple cider oysters, a whole page of pizzas, typical pub food like chicken schnitty and steak sandwich, and some pastas. Kids meals are also available. The specials menu looked enticing so I chose the char-grilled eye fillet with homemade potato gems, grilled zucchini, caramelised red onion relish and a garlic prawn skewer ($32.90).
From Wilbur’s Facebook page, it looks like the specials menu changes frequently (daily?) and there are a lot of yummy sounding items. The confit duck with poached pear and scallops was my second choice dish – sounds interesting and I’ve never had duck with pear before.