The Classroom

The Classroom is the brainchild of Adam Keane & Daniel Sterpini from Cocktail
Gastronomy, located on the corner of Angove/Scarborough Beach Road and Charles street, opposite Maccas in North Perth.

The classroom themed school takes you back to the school days of yesteryear with the good 'ole tinned lunch boxes, the old style bell, a clock that stands still at 325pm (the best time ever), the awesome sharpeners (which I still own one), trophies, Britannica encyclopedia all displayed on shelves and school bags hang on top of the doorway and of course two square/four square and hop-scotch paves the floor. 

 

 

Apart from the deco of the place (which my bf pointed out may not be the best for those that hated school..) the music was pretty awesome - 'ole school tracks, loud enough to hear, but quiet enough so you can have a chart to your friends without screaming. Then there was the TV playing class 80s show like Batman.

 

Their food and drinks menu was written in the good ole Tudor exercise book! GOD I remember using them to write notes.. right through to my uni-days. Always have to get the 98 page ones! 

 

I have to say their cocktails are amazing (and if cocktails are not your thing there is a wine list, beer and cider and for the skippers - the mocktails).

 The LN02 Espresso Martini - made with awesome espresso, topped with sherry creme, iced with liquid nitrogen turning it into this amazing frappe on the top to crack through to this lovely espresso martini drink. FANTASTIC!

   

LNO2 Espresso Martini

 

Then there was the Blue Blazer - I forgot to take a photo of the end product but alas that's not the fun bit.

 The fun bit is watching the guys heat two steel mugs, set it alight and 

 

pour it between the two vessels before extinguishing it. Then you get this lovely smokey smell of scotch, which goes so well with fruity liqueur and the orange peel that they put at the end. Although the drink is slightly more for the boys.

 The Sidecar wasn't too bad either, although must admit was a little too strong for me.

The Campfire Negroni is another entertaining one to watch. I also took a photo of the bottle because I promised the bartender I would and he told me it was from his grandpa so I have to post it!

 

They toast their homemade marshmallow with a gas cylinder. 

The marshmallow sits on top of the drink and has this very musky taste and smells so beautiful. You take the drink through the marshmallow so you have the taste of the sweet of the marshie with the bitterness of the vermouth and dry gin.

The Campfire Negroni

Then there was the Bunsen After Burner - so upset that Carrot did not take photos of this and went up and ordered it without calling me! Alas this one is actually really quite nice! Although would have been better if the bananas they used to caramelise were actually ripe instead of the green bananas.

The Bunsen After Burner

Then I had a drink that's not on the menu - the lemon drop - AMAZING. It tastes like lemon tart/meringue but in an alcohol goodness!

So now that the drinks are done and you've gabbed for a while, you starting to feel hungry. The Classroom has a small but rather interesting list of food - very canteen like really.

 We opted for two little somethings to nibble on and a dessert.

The hand cut shaker chips with dynamite dust and chipotle aioli (that aioli was soo good) came in little brown paper bag with the classroom stamp *SQUEAL*! and were really good chips, although I wish they cut them a little finer.

Then there was the yummy homemade pork sausage roll with fennel and apple and apricot chutney. The pastry on the sausage roll was crispy, flaky and so good, and the pork was good quality lean meat.

Satisfied!

But alas must try their amazing sounding desserts. So we went for the Chocolate pot du crème, cardamom tuille. Creamy dark chocolate (slightly denser than mousse) topped with salt and comes with diced strawberries. The best way to eat it? add the strawberries into the creamy chocolate goodness, and crush the tuille on top and eat ...it's just heavenly.

Verdict?

I love it. It's a bar where I can relax with friends while sipping on cocktails, gas-bagging, eating, laughing, listening to ole 90s tune. Everyone in the place is (including other classmates) so damn friendly. It really does feel like a classroom. Only thing I was surprised by was how bright the place is on the inside!

But then when you are dealing with gas cylinder and liquid nitrogen I hope they can see what they are doing!

I be back to finish off trying their cocktail and food menu.