We were walking by this place at lunch time and saw the menu offering the Native Tasting Plate (serves 2) that included kangaroo, crocodile, barramundi, gouyons, roasted witjuti grub, steamed yabbie, and warrigal greens.
WOW!
What else can you do when you are a tourist who has just been sucked into town? How could one possibly resist? Especially when we wandered further into the ritzy harbor and saw that other cafes offered this same deal for 20% more!
We kept thinking..."all this unidentifiable but edible foods for $24.90A?? What an adventure!"
We trekked on back to get our Australian Native experience..which was probably not really native at all, but that's beside the point!
I can assure you that everything was quite nice EXCEPT those big fat witjuti grubs. It's an 8 inch Centipede for goodness sakes! Yes. I did take one quick bite, chewed, and swallowed the disgusting rubbery thing. I told you that I would do almost anything ONCE; now you know that I'm not lying. I was told by the server that after a few Australian beers, even I would crave these babies!
Just another good reason to stick to wine...in my opinion!
The kangaroo was a bit too gamey for my tastes, but Mate Ron thought it was good. (He was drinking diet Coke, not beer). My favorites were the lightly crusted Barramundi (white fish) and the crocodile. Contrary to the joke, it doesn't taste like chicken, but rather a mixture of fish and pork.
Hey...it was a HOOT and worth the fun we had and the giggles we have shared since about the whole experience!