The Sassy Sheilas: Ladies Night

There's a group of lovely ladies that get together in Melbourne once a month.  The group is made up of (mainly South African) women that have all made the big move to Melbourne.  Members of the Sassy Sheilas Group take it in turn to organise a dinner out somewhere in the city or surrounds.

It's a fabulous way to meet people and to socialise.  The girls have all been here for different lengths of time although surprisingly many of them had been here for less than six months.  All ages and marital status' are represented, from singles to moms and all those in between.

Chatting at dinner gave me a new appreciation for the saying 'six degrees of separation'.   Myself and the immediate girls around me were all connected in one way or another and I'm sure if we'd had more time we would have found the same with everyone else at the table.  And then once you become Facebook friends with people you realise just how many friends you have in common!

This month we went to the Seamstress Restaurant & Bar in the Chinatown.  What an amazing find, the restaurant is built within an old former textile factory and was once a Buddhist monastery!
Because we were a large group (twenty of us) we had the buffet menu which was deelish!!  We started with gorgeous tapas style rainbow trout pieces, seared scallops and a crunchy apple salad.  Mains included portions of tofu (not my usual but delicious) curry and to die for pork belly.  The rest of the menu looks really interesting so definitely give it a whirl if you're looking for a good restaurant with a great vibe.  We paid $50 a head so it's a little pricey but worth it.