Wandering Fel

Hurricane's Grill and Bar is not a new steakhouse on the block. It has been serving customers since 1995 and it seems to be a popular venue for people to experience the lively and laid back Bondi vibe (with good meal, yumz!). Hurricane's Grill and Bar offers a variety of meat dishes, chicken, burgers and seafood but it's famous for its flame grilled steaks and ribs. Its premium steaks range from T-Bone (AUD 37 for 400g/ AUD 55 for 650g), rib-eye (AUD 55 for 500g/ AUD 38 for 350g), and Sirloin (AUD 30 for 200g). If you are looking for non-beef, Hurricane's Grill offers BBQ chicken (AUD 23 for half/ AUD 31 for whole), lamb cutlets (AUD 42), and seafood platter consists of lobster, calamari, mussels, prawns, octopus, scallops, oysters and fish (AUD 190). 

We were so hungry after walking through Bondi to Bronte coastal walk and we were ready for some meat to uhh, gain back the burned calories. For a starter, we ordered the dish that cannot and should not go wrong, fried calamari (AUD 18). The fried calamari is seved with tartare sauce. The calamary is literally awesome - lightly breaded, fresh and crispy. 

If you cannot decide on which steak or ribs to order, you may want to go for the combo platter. Back then, a combo platter of one steak and one ribs are available for the price of AUD 60 or AUD 65 (I could no longer find this combo in the website but you can probably find in the offline menu at the restaurant). Since the waitress has informed us that it may take a bit long for the steak and ribs to be grilled, we ordered ciders to keep us occupied in the mean time. The Monteith's Crushed Pear Cider (AUD 10) and Magners' Apple Cider (AUD 10) refreshed both of us after the 6km sweaty walk beside the ocean. Cheers, mate!

Finally, the steak and ribs combo is here. Size-wise, the steak seems pretty minuscule compared to that thick slab of ribs. The ribs really taste so good. It's the best ribs that I have eaten so far in my life, being so tender and sweetly huge. The steak is not so bad too but the main highlight of our dinner in Hurricane's Grill gotta be the ribs. We could not choose other side dish because only fries will be served as the accompaniment for the steak and ribs combo. The combo is good enough for two people so if you are not a super heavy eater, let's adopt the concept "sharing is caring" here. 

Hurricane's Grill Bondi Beach's full address:

130 Roscoe St, Bondi Beach

Sydney, Australia

Opening hours:

Daily 12:00pm - 10:30pm

Our next beautiful spot after Bronte is the Tamarama Beach, a beach sits between two prominent headlands on the Coastal Walk with 80 metres of shoreline. The beach is popular for surfing but is it prone to strong currents. Tamarama is often referred to as "Glamarama" because it's where beautiful people hang out. The beach was kinda deserted when we were there, where are the beautiful people go?

I read online that Coastal Walk seems to be the easiest walk to do and by right, there should be many people along this path. To our surprise (and joy, I suppose), we seem to be the only one walking this path that day. Kinda make me remember one of Coldplay's song "Us Against the World". If only, I walked this path with my romantic partner instead of Lee. Oh well, I love you too, Lee. Hahaha. 

Other than beaches, the highlights of Sydney Coastal Walk includes clifftop coastal walk. Do you know that it is considered therapeutic to watch the waves come crashing to toward the rocky beach? Waves upon waves. Waves upon waves. Add the blue effect to them and they look pretty blissful to me. 

This is one of the best photo spot that I found along the way. If I live in Sydney, I would probably do this walk again and again (as it is comparatively easy compared to the rest of the walking tracks in Sydney). 

Another nice photo spot is located at the Gaerloch Reserve. If you are adventurous enough, you can do like what the lady was doing there. Reading a book on a seaside rock anyone? This lady is totally cool and I guess the review is not a joke when it says that Bondi to Bronte Coastal Walk is a great place to be seen. 

 I could finally see the ending of our walk. The terrain of the walk is filled with several stairs once you walk nearer to Bondi, the most famous beach in Sydney. You can actually choose Bondi as the starting point and walk all the way to Coogee but since our dinner venue is located at Bondi, we chose to walk in reverse. After all, there are more food choices available in Bondi compared to the other parts of the coastal walk. One of the main attraction in Bondi is the hip Icebergs Dining Room and Bar which possesses one of the most coveted location in Bondi with its ocean pool overlooking south Bondi's crashing waves. 

The iconic stretch of fine sand and curling waves is what making Bondi Beach an enjoyable place for tourists and Sydneysiders alike. The beach is surrounded by sandstone headlands, which are popular for walking, golfing and whale watching. You can feel the vibe of easy-going lifestyle adopted by the people in Bondi. Picnics and sunbathing seem to be the most popular activities to do in Bondi apart from swimming and surfing. White sandy beach, blue sky, blue ocean, one does not have to be a genius to chill here. 

If you are looking for a good feast and shopping adventure, you may want to make your way to Campbell Parade which is located right across the beach. Make your way to the car park which is decorated by the graffitis and then cross the main street to reach Campbell Parade where a lot of great restaurants and beach fashion and swimwear shops are located. Weekend markets are available too at Bondi and sometimes on a certain Saturdays, you can watch movie in your car because Bondi is a popular spot for drive-in theater. 

Bondi to Coogee Coastal Walk fast facts:

~ Walk distance = 6km

~ Duration = 2 - 3 hours return

~ Gradient = easy walk, some stairs

~ Attractions = Bondi Beach, Gaerloch Reserve, Tamarama Beach, Bronte Baths, Coogee bars and restaurants