Stalactites - Lonsdale St

My friend and I lamented over lunch at Stalactites how we have put on weight during the festive season in December, January and March (Chinese New Year) which cannot seem to come off. 

Stalactites was probably not the best place to be commiserating about our weight, being surrounded by yummy plates brimming over with succulent meats and hot chips.

Nevertheless, we discussed the crazy diets we had heard friends are on, and the outcomes of those diets. Someone was doing the 6 day fruit and vegetable diet, and lost 2 kgs. Someone else was doing the paleo diet, weight loss total unknown. We decided to go with a balanced diet diet.

To start, we ordered the vegetarian platter. There were trio of dips, cheese, spanakopita, dolmades and potatoes. The hummus, eggplant and tzatziki dips were delicious.

We also ordered a mix gyros of chicken and lamb. I thought I would like the lamb better than the chicken, but it ended up being the other way around. The chicken was juicy and tender.

Stalactites is the only restaurant I know that is open 24/7 and serves delicious food. We enjoyed our conversation and the food there.