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by **gstark** on Sun Jul 12, 2009 6:31 pm

AW Dinner

The AW Sydney dinner is set for August 8, at the Bach Dang restaurant at Canley Vale.

The venue serves great food and at very reasonable pricing.

Numbers are limited, so please let us know your interest in this thread.

AW Walk

There is also a 2x2 walk earlier in the day (see HERE for details)

Dinner attendees ...

gstark
nnnnsic
Glen x 2
Stubbsy
Matt K and Philo
Joe and Chryssine
Biggerry
Geoff & Bel
ATJ
colin_12
Craig

Dinner maybes...

aim54x
Rechsmooth
surenj
Wendell
Sheepie
mozzie

by **Glen** on Sun Jul 12, 2009 6:56 pm

Put me down for 2, Terri and myself

by **aim54x** on Sun Jul 12, 2009 7:11 pm

Can I say MAYBE??

by **stubbsy** on Sun Jul 12, 2009 7:49 pm

One from me

by **joet** on Sun Jul 12, 2009 11:13 pm

Chryssine and me for dinner

by **gummi** on Mon Jul 13, 2009 2:36 am

Cannot make it DARN! Will be in Melbourne for a wedding that weekend. Bach Dang is a great restaurant - you guys really know how to pick your restaurants! Try the Lobster sashimi if it's in the budget! You MUST also have the seafood roll!

by **ATJ** on Mon Jul 13, 2009 9:37 am

I will most likely attend.

by **Reschsmooth** on Mon Jul 13, 2009 9:53 am

As posted in the wrong thread, I am a maybe, depending on how we go with the little ones.

by **dviv** on Mon Jul 13, 2009 11:24 am

Reschsmooth wrote:As posted in the wrong thread, I am a maybe, depending on how we go with the little ones.

Ditto for me

by **Mr Darcy** on Mon Jul 13, 2009 1:25 pm

The venue serves great food and at very reasonable pricing.

Hmm this review site doesn't seem to have much good to say about the place
General consensus is that food is good, but overpriced and service worse than terrible.
http://www.eatability.com.au/au/sydney/bach_dang/

by **biggerry** on Mon Jul 13, 2009 2:46 pm

food is good, but overpriced and service worse than terrible

sounds great

count me in though... :up:

by **colin_12** on Mon Jul 13, 2009 4:38 pm

Looks interesting.
Put me down as a maybe for now. I will check on my available leave credits :wink:

by **surenj** on Mon Jul 13, 2009 5:02 pm

I wish I could come to both. I will, like Colin, check on my credit availability. I am pretty sure that I will have to choose just one. I will probably tend towards going to the minimeet....

Since the destination is 42km [funny that!] from home, I will also need to investigate whether public transport is viable [and safe]. Otherwise I will have to drive, in which case the vietnamese alcohol will be wasted on me.

Anyone else thinking about taking the public transport route?

by **surenj** on Mon Jul 13, 2009 5:10 pm

but if anyone is keen on good value hearty Vietnamese food near the city, Bali Stick restaurant in Kensington is a fair call. check it out before it goes out of business! [it's location isn't good enough- multiple restaurants have failed at the same spot]

by **ATJ** on Mon Jul 13, 2009 5:56 pm

surenj wrote:..before it goes out of business! [it's location isn't good enough- multiple restaurants have failed at the same spot]

Sounds like they need to advertise to students, especially residential students.

by **Matt. K** on Mon Jul 13, 2009 6:27 pm

Greg
I have eaten at the Bach Dang over 20 times. A previous Governor General used to eat there often, his chauffeur waiting around the back in the Rolls Royce. The food has always been excellent and the prices always reasonable. The service can be slow on the odd occasion when they are very busy. I'm confident that all will enjoy the venue. For those who don't wish to drive the venue is about 3 minutes walk from Canley Vale railway station.
By the way.....if any forum member can offer a better suggestion for a venue for the dinner then let Gary know. I'm sure he's open to all suggestions given the time constraints.

by **sheepie** on Mon Jul 13, 2009 7:48 pm

Hrmm - seems to be a couple of threads for this now

I'm a MAYBE only at this stage - will confirm either way in the next week

by **wendellt** on Mon Jul 13, 2009 9:26 pm

hi
if i can get a lift with someone i'm in
would be great to see everyone again

thankyou

by **aim54x** on Mon Jul 13, 2009 11:40 pm

I'll most likely be coming in from Macarthur but Canly Vale is pretty easy to get to by train....if I do make it...anyone up for a train ride back out to the city???

by **mozzie** on Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:35 am

I think I am going to stick my hands up as a maybe. My only reservation is that it's the day before city to surf. Gary when do you need the final numbers by?

by **Geoff** on Tue Jul 21, 2009 2:22 pm

We'll be there :up:

by **Killakoala** on Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:53 pm

Why do you always have the AW when I am away? Or should I ask, why am I always away when you have the AW?

I think I just said I won't be able to attend, which is sad for me.

by **Mr Darcy** on Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:41 pm

Put me down as a probable. Pam is at best a maybe.

by **Reschsmooth** on Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:33 pm

It is possible Alicia, Thomas & I will be there, another possibility is just I, and a third is none of us. I am hoping for the first possibility.

by **Reschsmooth** on Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:33 pm

It is possible Alicia, Thomas & I will be there, another possibility is just I, and a third is none of us. I am hoping for the first possibility.

by **gstark** on Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:45 pm

Mr Darcy wrote:
The venue serves great food and at very reasonable pricing.

Hmm this review site doesn't seem to have much good to say about the place

I am constantly wary of review sites.

First of all, you never know who is making the review: what are their tastes, their prejudices? What is their experience base? For instance, most people in Oz haven't the foggiest idea of what good Tex-Mex is like, but the best Tex-Mex eateries in Sydney get a panning. Everyone is an expert.

Or so they'd like to think.

I have eaten there, and the food is great. Service has been acceptable (I've not had cause to complain) and - and this is the important shit - I've been there with a bunch of forum people, which means that a great time was had by all. Every time.

Let's look at the current state of play ...

Dinner attendees ...

gstark
nnnnsic
Glen x 2
Stubbsy
Matt K and Philo
Joe and Chryssine
Biggerry
Geoff & Bel
craig.rohse
Sheepie
ATJ
colin_12
Craig and Katie

Dinner maybes...

aim54x
Rechsmooth (+ Alica, + Thomas)
surenj
Wendell
mozzie
Greg (+ Pam)

This is just two weeks away ... I guess we should try to finalise number by the end of this week.

by **sheepie** on Sun Jul 26, 2009 9:28 pm

I'm now a yes

by **Geoff** on Sun Jul 26, 2009 9:47 pm

sheepie wrote:I'm now a yes

Just as well

by **Reschsmooth** on Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:18 am

Hi

Can we just check the time for the dinner please? Trying to arrange a baby sitter for Alex.

(17 more years of baby sitters to go!

)
Will you all mind if little Thomas comes along?

Alicia

by **gstark** on Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:55 am

Reschsmooth wrote:Hi

Can we just check the time for the dinner please? Trying to arrange a baby sitter for Alex. (17 more years of baby sitters to go! )
Will you all mind if little Thomas comes along?

Alicia

7:30pm.

And Thomas is most welcome.

by **Reschsmooth** on Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:06 am

gstark wrote:And Thomas is most welcome.

And I?

(as in the real Reschsmooth)

by **aim54x** on Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:15 am

I will almost definitely be coming Gary, will finish work at about 5.30-6ish and should be able to get a ride to either Cabramatta or Canley Vale from my manager so I should get there before 7.

by **mozzie** on Wed Jul 29, 2009 4:18 pm

With all this talk of getting behind the forum I hate to say this, but I won't be able to make it to the AW dinner :cry:

. Hope you guys have lots of fun.

Mohita

by **colin_12** on Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:28 pm

I have managed to work up the appropriate credits......yay.
I am now a happy dinner guest looking forward to seeing you all.

by **ATJ** on Sat Aug 01, 2009 2:50 am

Please move me from the "maybes..." to the "attendees...". I'll be coming.

by **Alpha_7** on Sat Aug 01, 2009 3:32 am

Can't break from tradition, Katie and I will be coming.

by **Matt. K** on Sat Aug 01, 2009 6:22 pm

For those coming to the AW dinner...the restaurant is about 200 metres from the Canley Vale railway station. bring your USB powered chopsticks!

by **Alpha_7** on Sun Aug 02, 2009 1:05 am

Scratch that, I'll be coming but Katie was already booked in else where without realising.

by **Alpha_7** on Sun Aug 02, 2009 11:10 am

BTW - Are we prepaying as previous occasions, or just paying on the night ?

by **gstark** on Sun Aug 02, 2009 11:47 am

Alpha_7 wrote:BTW - Are we prepaying as previous occasions, or just paying on the night ?

On the night. Expect to pay in vicinity of $30-$35 each, please.

Plus drinky-poos.

by **Alpha_7** on Sun Aug 02, 2009 11:57 am

Thanks Gary, I'll bring my money with me. Is it BYO anything, or all licensed ?

by **gstark** on Sun Aug 02, 2009 12:13 pm

Alpha_7 wrote:Thanks Gary, I'll bring my money with me. Is it BYO anything, or all licensed ?

I'm sure Matt will correct me on this if I'm wrong as if! but I seem to recall from prior visits that it's BYO, with Peter bringing along some selections from his cellar.

And you just know that has to be good!

by **Matt. K** on Sun Aug 02, 2009 5:58 pm

BYO is correct.

by **stubbsy** on Sun Aug 02, 2009 6:18 pm

And yes I'll have a bottle or two from my cellar

by **CraigVTR** on Wed Aug 05, 2009 4:26 pm

I would have liked to make the dinner on Saturday as I sent my youth growing in Canley Heights, but it is now a bit far away from home. All those who are going, please enjoy.

by **gstark** on Thu Aug 06, 2009 10:01 am

Current state of play:

We've made a booking for Saturday night, and a menu has been planned - $35 / head. Body gratis. BYO wine is ok, and no corkage to be charged.

Current list of attendees is as follows. Please confirm or deny, and if you're coming but not yet on the list, please comment accordingly.

1 Gary
1 NNNNSIC
2 Glen and Terri
1 Stubbsy
2 Matt and Philo
2 Joe and Chryssine
1 Biggery
2 Geoff and Bel
1 ATJ
1 Colin
1 Craig
1 Cameron
1 Sheepie
1 Alpha 7

Awaiting confirmation

2 Patrick and Alicia
1 Mr Darcy
1 DVIV

While we still have some flexibility in this, it would be nice if we could finalise numbers by Friday night and confirm with the restaurant on Saturday morning.

by **Reschsmooth** on Thu Aug 06, 2009 10:23 am

The three of us are comming. C U l8r.

by **ATJ** on Thu Aug 06, 2009 10:23 am

Confirm.

by **biggerry** on Thu Aug 06, 2009 10:29 am

confirmed.

by **Mr Darcy** on Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:35 am

Confirmed

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