Definitely worth a visit. Interesting cocktails served with flair - I had a ginger mojito served in a pineapple-shaped glass. Sounds kitschy but it was quite the opposite. Good wine list with many by the glass including champagne. The food is a winner too.

Lots of interesting small plates, all flavoursome and artfully presented, pointing to an accomplished team in the kitchen. The decor is very stylish and the position in the Vic Arcade, with its old stone work, Big Ass fan and strings of festoon lights, add to the ambience.

'Strand of Pearls' is a poignant memoir that delivers a very powerful message to all of us. Here the author metaphorically compares her tragic early life to a strand of pearls. Deborah’s early years of verbal and physical abuse brought tears to my eyes as she becomes a prisoner to a father who was out of control. Strand of a Thousand Pearls: A Novel [Dorit Rabinyan] on Amazon. Dambrk Software there. com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Redolent with the scent of lilac and oleander blossoms, and.

The service was knowledgeable, friendly and attentive without ever being intrusive. If you eat early in the wet book ahead and get a table inside; later bookings are OK outside and the arcade is covered. Perhaps we dined on a bad night? Given the fab reviews we had high expectations of The Pearl. Sadly, we were left really disappointed. The seating was very cramped for a table of four (our view was of the back wall and kitchen entry - not even half an arm length away) so perhaps this should have been set as a table for two? The table seated next to us (more on top of us) were using a phone as a flashlight to read the menu (we had to do the same) as the lighting was inadequate.