My Parmigiana Richter Scale measures the magnitude of mouth-watering goodness of the Chicken Parmigianas I’ve eaten as we travelled around Australia. Now that our travels have concluded, I continue to write reviews when I encounter a ‘good’ parmie somewhere.
The rating given is my own opinion based wholly and solely on what I was served on the day we dined at the identified establishment. I am not paid to lie – yet 🙂
9.5 – Not to be missed
9.0 – Almost perfect
8.5 – Pretty good pub grub
8.0 – Better than pub grub
7.5 – Better than good
7.0 – Better than average
6.5 – Just above pub grub
6.0 – Normal pub grub
5.5 – Had lots of potential
5.0 – Nothing too fancy
4.5 – You get what you pay for
4.0 – You must be hungry
3.0 – Have something else
2.0 – Where’s Macca’s?
1.0 – Are you hungry?
| Establishment | Score | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Bellvista Tavern, Caloundra West, Queensland (BBQ Meat Lovers) | 10 | $15.00 |
| Dicky Beach Surf Club, Caloundra, Queensland | 9.999 | $24.90 |
| The Entrance Hotel, The Entrance, New South Wales | 9.999 | $24.00 |
| The Earl of Spencer, Albany, Western Australia | 9.8 | $24.00 |
| The Full Moon Hotel, Sandgate, Queensland | 9.5 | $16.00 |
| Bellvista Tavern, Caloundra West, Queensland (The Frenchy) | 9.0 | $23.00 |
| Bayside Inn, St Helens, Tasmania (Mexican Parmi) | 9.0 | $15.00 |
| Bayside Inn, St Helens, Tasmania (Hawaiian Parmi) | 8.6 | $15.00 |
| Yarrawonga Hotel, Yarrawonga, Victoria ♥ | 8.6 | $22.00 |
| Tambrey Tavern, Karratha, Western Australia | 8.6 | $26.00 |
| Seahorse Inn, Boydtown, New South Wales | 8.5 | $24.95 |
| The Esplanade Hotel, Busselton, Western Australia ♥ | 8.3 | $26.00 |
| Iluka Tavern, Coles Bay, Tasmania | 8.0 | $26.00 |
| Dicky Beach Surf Club, Caloundra, Queensland | 7.5 | $27.95 |
| Claremont Hotel, Hobart, Tasmania ♣ | 7.3 | $22.50 |
| St Georges Basin Country Club, Sanctuary Point ♠ | 7.3 | $20.00 |
| Hotel Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales | 7.0 | $10.00 |
| Seacliff Hotel, Adelaide, South Australia | 6.0 | $23.00 |
| The Fox Hotel, Collingwood, Victoria | 5.0 | $22.00 |
| The Country Club, Cervantes, Western Australia ♥ | 5.0 | $20.00 |
| Shaws Bay Hotel, Ballina, New South Wales | 5.0 | $16.00 |
| Yallingup Hotel, Yallingup, Western Australia ♥ | 4.3 | $27.00 |
| Cooee Hotel, St Georges Basin, New South Wales | 4.3 | $18.00 |
| Amble Inn, Corindi Beach, New South Wales ♥ | 2.5 | $24 (?) |
| Pemberton Hotel, Pemberton, Western Australia ♥ | 1.0 | $24.00 |
♣ This review is included with the review from the Cooee Hotel and can be found under the heading Chicken Parmigiana Catch Up.
♠ Sanctuary Point is in New South Wales.
♦ The Chicken Parmigiana I had at the Amble Inn was so bad that, at the time, I decided to not publish the review I wrote. I’ve made it available here only because this is the page that contains the ranking of the various parmigianas I have had.
♥ These were all reviewed together in my post entitled A Parmigiana Catch Up.
CLARE'S COSMOS 
This is quite enlightening, although I don’t think it’s on the menu in the USA. Pamigiana gets served with pasta, not chips here. Maybe I could try something like it with my favorite dish, shrimp tacos!
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Hi Lorie,
I worked in a little Italian restaurant when I first left school, and (all those years ago) it was on the menu served with pasta 🙂
Now though, the Chicken Parmigiana has become staple ‘pub grub’, served with salad and chips, or veges, and a much loved favourite all across Australia. It certainly is my favourite.
Clare
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