Ballers Polpetteria - Enmore

It's been some time since I've finished high school (and university) yet I still stubbornly hold on to my bad habit of completing tasks at the last second. That said, better late than never right?

As promised, we'd do two posts a week until the backlog is done and at the rate we're going we should be finished with the belated blogs soon. First post tonight will be about a nice little place called Ballers.

One evening, the Mrs and I decided to go out for dinner however we hadn't really decided on a place, so we decided the best course of action was of course to drive to a random suburb and see what was available. We somehow ended up at Enmore (I subconsciously direct myself to the inner city all the time because that's where I'm overwhelmed with the abundant options) but at that point in time we still hadn't decided yet and I was getting seriously hangry, so the Mrs suggested we park the car and have a stroll. By some stroke of luck, the parking spot we got allowed us to walk by this nice and cozy new joint called Ballers.

The store decor was so hip and trendy that we we're immediately drawn into the place and come on, I'd never really pass up any opportunity to stuff my face with meatballs. We ordered our dishes and decided to sit in the back where you get a clear view of the open kitchen. This in my opinion was the ideal location to sit as we got a clear view of the inner workings and we also got to have a conversation with the kitchen staff (which is something both the Mrs and I love doing)

The run from the kitchen to the tables was quite quick which was nice, although as at the point of time when we visited, they had only just been open for a month or so, the service staff were still trying to get a handle on things. It was also cause of this that they didn't have any alcohol available yet (though that hardly diminishes the experience) it would have been nice to have a beer with my balls.

We ordered two meals (beef and special meatballs both with the special sauce, meatballs come with a slice of baguette bread as standard) along with fries and mash. The meatballs were delightful as they were decently sized and had a real substance to the texture. The worst thing when it comes to meatballs is when you get more bread crumbs than meat.

Ballers definitely knows how to pack in the meat as every bite was meaty and juicy. The special meatballs were good however, the real winner would be the beef meatballs. If you had to choose, go beef. Just trust me, you will understand when you taste it. The special sauce was the right amount of tomato tang balanced out and exemplified with a good kick. Put the meat and sauce together and you just can't help but want more.

Their sides were also fantastic, fries were seasoned incredibly well with a nice herbaceous element and the mash was creamy, buttery and smooth. If the Mrs (queen of mash) herself approves, you know you've done well.

After a delightful meal, we were advised that we were able to leave our mark in the toilet where a mural of sorts was slowly building from the growing fan-base they had. Quick to get our stamp in, we dashed to the back and scribbled our names there (if you happen to go in, have a look around, you'll see our tag there)

Would we return? Definitely,

Recommendations? Again, go beef. Just trust me on this. 

Areas of improvement? When we went, the menu was a little difficult to decipher (they may have fixed this issue already) which meant that a little explaining needed to be done before we could order but that just adds to the charm as you could say it leaves you no choice but to make friends with the staff.