The Monk versus Xwray

last weekend felt pretty hectic as there was lots going on. Out in Freo with my friend, Lex on friday. We went to the Monk. The Monk is a pub on the main strip of Freo. I've walked past it a few times in the day and it's always been heaving as it's a great sunny spot for watching the world go by. We thought we'd check it out as I hadn't actually been there (and i had a 25% off voucher!) So, in short, i think we did it all wrong. As i said, it's a sunny spot, so i think it's best appreciated on say, a sunny sunday afternoon, and not a friday nite, when the atmosphere wasn't up to much. Like, it was busy, but i dunno, it felt a bit generic pub maybe. It's also a brewery so they brew their own beer. We however opted for a couple of glasses of wine. The reviews of this place on Urbanspoon pretty much say the tapas is awesome, well... we went for the pizza, which wasn't. Just had a couple of veggie pizzas which were, well, ok, i guess, nowt spesh at all. So, all in all, i can't say too much about it but probably would suggest trying a couple of beers on a sunny arvo and leave it at that. Afterwards we went round to Xwray (no website to link you to and i always forget to take my camera with me so no pics either - i'm such a rubbish blogger). Anyhoo, much cooler and a real lovely cute place to hang out. R and I stumbled across Xwray on our first trip to Freo. It's tucked away on Essex St opposite the Luna and is definitely worth checking out. And in a contest between the Monk versus Xwray, Xwray would win every time.