Hugos – Manly, Sydney
Happy Mother’s Day ^^! Hope you are all treating your Mothers especially nice and spending lots of quality time with her today instead of reading or writing posts 
Here is an awesome helical ‘Lucky Bamboo’ that my brother picked up at DJs for dear Mumsy
I do not have a special Mother’s Day post but I am planning to cook her a dinner which I may or may not post depending on photos and quality of my dinner haha so here is a review from a little while ago.
After strolling the Manly Corso and enjoying some ore-dinner dessert with Copenhagen AND Movenpick, we decided to do some real dinner at Hugos, another place I have been wanting to try for a while now 
Hugos!
Yayy the bar-staff also posed for me ^^!
The outdoor seating area with screens to block out sun/wind/bugs
I was very pleased with the atmosphere as it was casual and relaxed but also got the mood lighting going. There were heaters on every single ceiling beam so even during the cooler months, the outdoor seating is where I would opt to chill out. The staff were all very friendly and playful (as observed above hee hee) so it is a wonderful place for any relaxed occassion. Since we were not too hungry we got a few pizzas to share and a pasta since my Uncle felt the need for more carbs hee hee.
I am very disappointed with the food photos as they were all too yellow >_< I should had used flash but oh well, please keep in mind that the food did not all taste like yellow!
Mushroom ($18) – field mushroom, taleggio, buffalo mozzarella & basil
The flat bases of the pizzas were all done very nicely, not too hard but with the right amount of crispness to them. The mushroom topping in this one was done very nicely as well, with juicy slivers of mushroom but could have done with more buffalo mozza in my opinion hee hee.
Pork Belly ($26) – slow roasted pork belly wiht sweet & sour onion and raddiccio
I know that it was given the thumbs down by NQN on her visit but I had forgotten hee hee *smacks forehead* and the sound of slow roasted pork belly was too much for me to handle. The pizza did disappoint us and was our least favourite but it was still ok haha. It was a bit weird, though, in the way that the around the rim near the crust it was very very salty/peppery but towards the centre it was better and more flavoursome instead of just salty/peppery bite. The pork was thin and scarce but the onions and radicchio were nice.
Pumpkin ($20) – roasted pumpkin, zucchini, sweet & sour onions, gorgonzola and pinenut
This one was my favourite with the pinenuts contrasting a nice crunchy texture with the soft luscious pieces of pumpkin. Overall a great combination of flavours and textures in this pizza made it a winner!
Rigatoni with Queensland prawns, basil pesto & baby spinach leaves ($28)
The pasta had been very enjoyable as well although the pasta was a bit bitey in my opinion. The flavours of the basil pesto worked very well with the prawns and baby spinach leaves. It is a very modest serving but was worth trying it out.
I cheated a bit as this awesome setup was on the otherside of the wharf hee hee
Overall, the pizzas are the way to go at Hugos and just relax with good friends and some cold ones The atmosphere and environment is spectacular and I will definitely be going back to take muuuchh better photos XD
Hugos Manly
Shop 1, Manly Wharf
East Esplanade, Manly
Ph: (02) 8116 8555
FFichiban
May 10th, 2009 at 7:10 pm
Love the tunnel effect of the table shot. Is Hugos worth the trip out to Manly in your opinion?
May 10th, 2009 at 8:06 pm
Loved the table photo and the last photo! Love Hugo’s but Manly’s too far so I just settle for the one at Kings Cross
May 11th, 2009 at 12:18 am
Ohh I like the look of the pumpkin pizza. It’s such a shame that the pork belly pizza isn’t that good..it just sounds so promising doesn’t it? Heh my Mum has one of those lucky bamboo too! Hope your Mother’s Day dinner was a success
May 11th, 2009 at 10:25 am
your photos are gorgeous! even despite the dimyly lit room! my mum received the exact same boquet of flowers as in your first pic
May 11th, 2009 at 11:04 am
lets go do a photoshoot down there rich!
I can see some long exposures turning out very nicely in that area around dusk.
May 11th, 2009 at 11:21 am
always boo-ing at your own photography R, but it still looks so great (especially the interior shots). i feel like pizza now, pizza with a just-right-base.
May 11th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
Good to hear the food didn’t taste yellow
I love the idea of pinenuts on the pumpkin pizza!
May 11th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
ahha were you using the table lights so that your camera could focus?
May 11th, 2009 at 9:38 pm
Simon – I think it is worth trying at least once but there are the other Hugos branches in Kings Cross since it’s closer for you
Karen – Hee hee yes please do tell how that one is
Steph – Hee hee yeah pumpkin was my fav ^^! and boo at pork belly
Oohh has your mother been having good luck 
? Thx!
Betty – Thx
haha did you give her? If so you have great taste hee hee 
Timmeh – Yeah fosho man when we have time haha everyone so busy now
Prep the tripods!
Shez – Hee hee thxxxx Shezzzz ^^! But they are soo yeelloow, I am surprised Chris Martin isn’t in them
Arwen – Hee hee yup and pinenuts are fantastic with pumpkin mmmm ^^!
D – Haha the light was actually so the picture wouldn’t turn out black or be super blurry since the shutter speed would be like 3secs
May 11th, 2009 at 10:35 pm
Great looking pizzas. Hope your dinner for your mum turned out as planned and she had a good day!
May 12th, 2009 at 12:23 am
Ah don’t be so hard on yourself about your photos! I hate Winter-all this lack of light hehe. And yeah the pork belly pizza is such a disappointment. It should be a game of “where’s the pork belly?”
May 12th, 2009 at 12:54 am
PIZZA! *drools* i was craving pizza today but i didnt end up eating any =[
May 12th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
Anita – Hee hee yeah it went alright I think haha, thhxx ^^!
Lorraine – Haha thhxx but rarrr! Yeah but but pork belllyy (00)!
K – Oohhh hope you hit this place up soon then hee hee ^^!
May 12th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
Ohhh the interior looks slick!
I’ve got to go out and try places outside of sydney area more often!
May 13th, 2009 at 2:13 am
haha I like the yellowness
the photos feel kinda warm and inviting
although the idea of just baked pizza is always warm and inviting (: mmmm that looks like a fine fiine mushroom pizza
May 15th, 2009 at 11:26 pm
Looks like a good place to visit with a bunch of friends. I love how the bar staff posed for the picture..hehe