the boardwalk - lake weeroona bendigo

i have no idea why i keep going back. this is forehead-thumping stuff. why why why??! maybe it's just because it's too easy to deviate from the walking path around the lake and by all accounts it should be a great place for a super-muga-frappaccino-latte. or more likely, it's because it's too much fun to watch tourists waiting at the 'wait to be seated' sign. if you've ever been to the boardwalk you'll know that that leads to many hours of amusement.

at some time in the past (a great many years, i'm betting) the boardwalk commanded a pristine view from a prime position overlooking a sparkling lake. now it hangs on by its overgrown toenails to the edge of a dried pond and seems to attract more than its fair share of rude and/or disinterested waiters. i was once asked by a waitress in an irritated tone to pick up my bag from the floor because it was a safety hazard. i reckon the food here is the safety hazard, love.

the boardwalk could be so much more. at some time or other during the day, when the sun makes your eyes squint or when you've downed six or seven glasses of house white (believe me, you'll need them), you can almost see a successful business on the edge of a pretty lake. the boardwalk really needs a new owner to come in and shake the place up. and toss out any useless staff, the crappy menu and the 'wait to be seated' sign.

the food? in a word, crappy. salad with croutons = bowl of fried croutons with rocket garnish. nothing more to say really. i hold out hope that one day it will be more than it is now.

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