[NSW] OzBargain 16th Birthday - Sydney Canley Heights Meetup - Sunday 20th November at 5:30pm @ Holy Basil

twilsoncrow on 09/10/2022 - 19:20
Last edited 07/11/2022 - 20:44 by 1 other user

Come and celebrate OZBs 16th birthday.

Spreading the love and heading to Canley Heights..

Sunday 20th Nov at 530pm Holy Basil. Making it an early dinner as the restaurant gets packed and it is a school the next day!

Please vote and let me know if you will be attending.

Thanks
Teresa

Update 7th November

Holy Basil require large groups to have the banquet option which costs $55 per person and for us to pay a non refundable deposit.

Scotty has kindly increased the amount he is paying per person to $45 per person. This leaves $10 to be paid per person to have an amazing meal and meet other OZBargainers!

So I can make the booking for the correct number of people I am needing people to transfer me Teresa Wilson via OSKO to my mobile 0400 038 760 the amount of $10 as your deposit. This is not refundable if you are unable to attend.

Pls put your OZB name in the reference so I can keep track of who has paid. The last date for payment is Monday 14th Nov.

Any questions pls send me a PM.

Thanks
Teresa (twilsoncrow)

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  • 56
    Yes
  • 36
    No
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Comments

  • kerfuffle on 09/10/2022 - 19:24

    @scotty isn’t there some rule against members making multiple events?

    • twilsoncrow on 09/10/2022 - 19:28
      +1

      Sorry if there is. Didnt realise. Just trying to spread the love to areas that dont normally get them.

    • scotty on 09/10/2022 - 19:31
      +2

      Much preferred if different people organising these events. However still better than no one organising anything.

      I am against events in the similar location though. If there's already a western Sydney event, there's no need to make another.

  • randomusername2017 on 09/10/2022 - 20:50
    +5

    Camden/Canley

    Wild west Vs West …

    • afoveht on 09/10/2022 - 21:55
      +2

      Which one are you calling wild?

  • CyberMurning on 09/10/2022 - 21:01
    -4

    Finally. South west ftw. Im in
    But cabramatta better… and bbq korean… unlimited yummy meats…

    • Clear on 09/10/2022 - 23:10
      +5

      You need to organise a korean bbq.

  • George Washington on 09/10/2022 - 21:08
    +4

    Wear your macpac 99 dollar down so we know who you are

  • jimmy1593 on 09/10/2022 - 23:39

    Newbie here, sorry who pays for the dinner? Self funded or organized for free?

  • Emphasise on 10/10/2022 - 13:34
    +3

    Keen for a local event, I will be there :)

  • phamid on 17/10/2022 - 14:10
    +1

    I’ll be there

  • mafmouf on 17/10/2022 - 17:02
    +5

    Thanks for organising, OP. See you there! I hope their fried ice cream is as good as it was 5 years ago.

  • Stickmanz on 18/10/2022 - 12:59
    +1

    Keen to meet fellow Ozbargainers!

  • Littlevu on 19/10/2022 - 22:01
    +1

    Just dropping by to say thank you for organising Teresa (and to the other organisers of the other events)

  • talismansa on 28/10/2022 - 20:39
    -2

    Is it ok to bring my wife and 5yo?

    • twilsoncrow on 28/10/2022 - 23:23

      That I don’t know. Will check and come back to you

    • talismansa on 29/10/2022 - 09:05
      -2

      I'm assuming the downvotes are against families attending?

      • twilsoncrow on 29/10/2022 - 20:17

        That I don’t know

    • Moderatorscotty on 30/10/2022 - 08:43

      I actually need a proper headcount in terms of OzBargain users, so

      • Wife — fine, as along as she also has an OzBargain account + registering to participate in this event (vote in the poll above).
      • 5yo — that should be fine without an account.
      • talismansa on 30/10/2022 - 09:20
        -2

        Wife has never been a registered user but been using the site as long as I have. Is it ok if she registers an account to join the event?

        • Moderatorscotty on 30/10/2022 - 13:43

          Yup there's no problem to register an account just to come to the meetup.

  • mankeycrazy on 29/10/2022 - 21:03
    -4

    Coming plus one. Two in total

    Thank you for organising

    • Moderatorscotty on 30/10/2022 - 08:44

      That plus one also needs to be an OzBargain user & voted to come to this event in the poll above.

      • mankeycrazy on 31/10/2022 - 06:43

        Ok

        • twilsoncrow on 13/11/2022 - 20:21

          Hi there Trying to send you a message about needing a deposit. Are you still keen? Pls send me a message thanks Teresa

    • twilsoncrow on 13/11/2022 - 20:24

      Trying to send you a message but cant - trying to finlaise the numbers and need $10 per person by tomorrow night.

      Pls let me know thanks teresa

  • cerealsmok3r on 29/10/2022 - 21:33

    Will be sitting out from this event. Thanks for organising and hope you guys have fun!

  • jrogersswan on 01/11/2022 - 17:48
    +1

    Newbie here - Looking forward to learning from the oldtimers!

  • joyhuang13 on 03/11/2022 - 17:16
    +1

    would be nice to attend to this event and meet others

  • twilsoncrow on 07/11/2022 - 20:45
    +1

    Update 7th November

    Holy Basil require large groups to have the banquet option which costs $55 per person and for us to pay a non refundable deposit.

    Scotty has kindly increased the amount he is paying per person to $45 per person. This leaves $10 to be paid per person to have an amazing meal and meet other OZBargainers!

    So I can make the booking for the correct number of people I am needing people to transfer me Teresa Wilson via OSKO to my mobile 0400 038 760 the amount of $10 as your deposit. This is not refundable if you are unable to attend.

    Pls put your OZB name in the reference so I can keep track of who has paid. The last date for payment is Monday 14th Nov.

    Any questions pls send me a PM.

    Thanks
    Teresa (twilsoncrow)

    • RoseJJ on 07/11/2022 - 20:49

      Will you have a cap or does it mean everyone who voted can join and transfer money? Thanks Teresa

      • twilsoncrow on 07/11/2022 - 20:52
        +1

        Didnt want to make a limit of the number of people. How cool would it be to have the whole restaurant to ourselves!

        I will see how it goes with people being asked to contribute $10.

        • whyisave on 07/11/2022 - 23:13

          Is there a non-OSKO method of contributing ?

    • impostor on 08/11/2022 - 23:05

      What food is in the banquet menu? I can't seem to find it on their menu

      • I Smell Pennies on 08/11/2022 - 23:05

        would like to know as well

      • twilsoncrow on 09/11/2022 - 17:30
        +1

        Here is the menu

        APPETISERS | Choose 2
        Spring rolls/ Curry puffs/ Fish cakes/ Chicken wings/ Satay
        chicken skewers/Dry beef/ Marinated quails.
        HOLY BASIL SIGNATURE | Choose 1
        Crispy snapper & mango salad/ Crispy Snapper with 3 flavours
        sauce/ Seafood Mixed Grill/ Surf and Turf/ Jumbo prawn in
        Vermicelli noodles.
        SEAFOOD DISH | Choose 1
        Salt & pepper calamari/ Salt & pepper tofu (vegan)/ Thai king
        prawn/ Holy Basil mussels.
        CURRY DISH | Choose 1
        Curry: Green/ Red /Penang/Massaman (beef only)
        Protein: Vegetables/ Chicken/ Beef/ Pork/ Lamb/ King prawn/
        Seafood.
        STIR FRIES | Choose 1
        Sauce: Chilli, basil & garlic/ Ginger/ Peanut/ Fresh chilli / Garlic
        & peppercorn/ Cashew nut/ Oyster sauce.
        Protein: Vegetables/ Chicken/ Beef/ Pork/ Lamb/ King prawn/
        Seafood / Porkbelly (avail in Chilli basil & Oyster sauce only).
        GRILL DISH | Choose 1
        Laos pork sausage/ Ox tongue/ BBQ beef / Laos BBQ chicken.
        SALADS | Choose 1
        Meat: Tiger Beef/ Thai Beef/ Cooked Mince/ Crispy Chicken &
        Banana Blossom/ Duck Mince/ Nem Khao.
        Delicacies: Tarte Beef/ Laos Papaya/ Thai Papaya/ Chicken Feet/
        Beef Tripe/
        Seafood: Hot & Sour Vermicelli/ Calamari/ Soft Shell Crab &
        Green Mango/Grilled King Prawn & Green Mango
        RICE & NOODLES | Choose 1
        Noodle: pad thai/ pad see ew/ pad kee mao Or
        Fried Rice: thai/ holy basil/pineapple.
        Protein: vegetables/ chicken/ beef/ pork/ lamb/ king prawn/
        seafood.
        STEAMED RICE

        I will be asking for the deep fried icecream - best I have ever eaten!

        • impostor on 09/11/2022 - 17:59

          Is that for each person? Seems like a pretty full on meal then.

          I'd probably be full on just 1 main dish but there's around 6 main dishes.

          • whyisave on 09/11/2022 - 19:07
            +1

            @impostor: Doggy-bag the rest, for a week of left-over lunches at work :-D

          • twilsoncrow on 09/11/2022 - 21:46

            @impostor: To be honest I dont know I am thinking that they will give us a number of plates depending on the number of people.

            • impostor on 09/11/2022 - 21:53

              @twilsoncrow: Ahh ok, so you will be choosing the menu items and then they'll make a big batch of it, we then share.

              It would be too much work for the restaurant if each person (50+ of us) chooses a different dish for each item.

              • twilsoncrow on 09/11/2022 - 21:56

                @impostor: I reckon once we work out the numbers we could do a group voting or am open to suggestions.

        • whyisave on 09/11/2022 - 19:43
          +2

          fOrMAttInG …

          APPETISERS x 2
          Spring rolls
          Curry puffs
          Fish cakes
          Chicken wings
          Satay chicken skewers
          Dry beef
          Marinated quails

          HOLY BASIL SIGNATURE x 1
          Crispy snapper & mango salad
          Crispy Snapper with 3 flavours sauce
          Seafood Mixed Grill
          Surf and Turf
          Jumbo Prawn in Vermicelli noodles

          SEAFOOD DISH x 1
          Salt & Pepper Calamari
          Salt & Pepper Tofu (Vegan)
          Thai King Prawn
          Holy Basil Mussels

          CURRY DISH x 1
          • Curry:
          Green / Red / Penang / Massaman (Beef Only)
          • Protein:
          Vegetables / Chicken / Beef / Pork / Lamb / King prawn / Seafood

          STIR FRIES x 1
          • Sauce: Chilli, Basil & Garlic / Ginger / Peanut
          Fresh chilli / Garlic & Peppercorn / Cashew Nut / Oyster sauce
          • Protein: Vegetables / Chicken / Beef / Pork / Lamb / King Prawn
          Seafood / Porkbelly (avail in Chilli basil & Oyster sauce only).

          GRILL DISH x 1
          Laos pork sausage
          Ox tongue
          BBQ beef
          Laos BBQ chicken.

          SALADS x 1
          • Meat
          Tiger Beef / Thai Beef / Cooked Mince / Crispy Chicken &
          Banana Blossom / Duck Mince / Nem Khao
          • Delicacies
          Tarte Beef / Laos Papaya / Thai Papaya / Chicken Feet /
          Beef Tripe
          • Seafood
          Hot & Sour Vermicelli / Calamari / Soft Shell Crab &
          Green Mango / Grilled King Prawn & Green Mango

          RICE & NOODLES x 1
          • Noodle: Pad Thai/ Pad See Ew/ Pad Kee Mao
          or
          • Fried Rice: Thai / Holy Basil / Pineapple
          Protein: Vegetables / Chicken / Beef / Pork / Lamb / King Prawn /
          Seafood

          STEAMED RICE

          • twilsoncrow on 09/11/2022 - 21:47
            +1

            @whyisave: Thank you so much for that. Was trying to get this info out and do work at the same time!

          • talismansa on 09/11/2022 - 21:52
            +1

            @whyisave: So how would all this work? Everyone chooses what they want off the menu and they get one each? Or is it decided for everyone and we just share what's on the table? Sorry I haven't had a banquet menu for some time.

            • twilsoncrow on 09/11/2022 - 21:53

              @talismansa: I will give them a call tomorrow and post up here.

            • whyisave on 09/11/2022 - 23:34

              @talismansa:

              I haven't had a banquet menu for some time

              You're doing better than me!

              I haven't had a banquet menu ever

              • talismansa on 10/11/2022 - 07:49
                +1

                @whyisave: I guess you don't have a big family?
                In my experience, the banquet menus were always fixed to a price point. So eg you had the choice of a $30/40/50pp menu, and the dishes are all fixed.
                So this choosing what you want on the banquet menu is new to me.
                My guess is that the organiser chooses what everyone will be having?

                • whyisave on 10/11/2022 - 15:38

                  @talismansa:

                  I guess you don't have a big family?

                  Family & extended family is big,
                  however, all are OzB types,
                  so never sat at a banquet either, haha

                  Hence the "doing better" comment :-)

                  My guess is that the organiser chooses what everyone will be having?

                  That's going to be a logistical headache for any organiser, gathering everyone's requirements,
                  unless they have one of those paper-checklists that everyone can just hand over based on 'seat number'.

  • CyberMurning on 08/11/2022 - 23:32
    -3

    Any laos or thai members here? Maybe help to talk witht the restaurant, i mean we bringing $35pp customers and they want more? Not cool. And this is ozbargain birthday too.. come on…

    • twilsoncrow on 09/11/2022 - 17:31
      +1

      Any large group bookings the restaurant requires them to have the banquet menu.

      Think of it as a $10 banquet for amazing food!

      • impostor on 09/11/2022 - 17:57
        +2

        tbh I would of probably just changed the restaurant… they're asking for $55pp of which ozbargain will cover $45.

      • CyberMurning on 09/11/2022 - 18:23
        -2

        not about $10 i am happily to pay because i know the value is $55 and holy basil, omg thats one of the best in sydney!
        i was talking about their inflexibility and not accomodating us. just giving ideas maybe if the right person talk to them with the right language they may consider free order. just like the butcher, OP said he had big help from babyvox ? just an example

        oh well… i have other plan on that weekend just came up :(

        • whyisave on 09/11/2022 - 19:19

          You are making valid point, ie.
          the amount of goodwill the restaurant can create
          for one of the most famous community website in Australia and its members,
          with some extra PLUR after 2 tough years.

          I guess the restaurant wants to operate as a business & not want to set a precedence for any freebies,
          for any future gatherings, whereas the Butchers Buffet HAS set the precedence for getting involved in the festivities of its customers.

          The OzB lunch @ Butchers Buffet Chinatown (Tuesday 8/11),
          had the following extras (thanks to @babyvox_lover , who did not even attend | source )

          In addition, they are excited to provide all of the following on top to cater for everybody:

          • Free can of soft drink for each person (usually $4 each)
          • Free jug/s of homemade yakult soju (usually $15 each, # of jugs depends on attendance)
          • Special homemade personalised birthday cakeroll by a professional pastry chef to celebrate OzBargain's 16th Birthday

          I guess the other meet-up set the standard for what is possible,
          except that you can't really compare Thai and Korean meals, haha

        • twilsoncrow on 09/11/2022 - 21:49

          Sorry you cant join us. It is amazing food for sure. I will give them another call tomorrow.

        • Ughhh on 16/11/2022 - 16:18
          -1

          You could do what influencers do and tell them about your number of posts and +votes?

  • activ8newbs on 10/11/2022 - 19:47

    Hello guys,
    Can I please book two tickets? Myself and my wife?
    I will pay the $10 X 2 non refundable deposit once we're accepted

    Wife and I both have an Ozb account.

    Thanks :)

    • twilsoncrow on 10/11/2022 - 22:59

      Hi there have you voted on the poll at the start of this post. If so then you are in. You both need to say you are coming using your own logins.

      • Nobargainshere67 on 11/11/2022 - 10:30
        +1

        Hello, thanks! I am said wife, and we have both clicked yes in the poll above :)

        • activ8newbs on 11/11/2022 - 10:30

          Thankyou Teresa. Confirming the same. Paid deposits just now :)

  • billbob123454 on 10/11/2022 - 23:20
    +1

    Hi there, I + 3 mates would love to attend! Am I able to send you the 4 x $10 now to secure our places and then get them to vote on the poll and comment tomorrow when they're awake?
    All of us have Ozb accounts!

    • EthanPog on 10/11/2022 - 23:22
      +1

      im one of the +3 mates btw :)
      hi billbob123454, hows your mother btw?

    • Corsebear on 10/11/2022 - 23:32

      Howdy, I’m one of these people in the group

    • billbob123454 on 10/11/2022 - 23:34
      +1

      Confirming these two are in the group, just 1 left to comment + vote in poll

    • JustBrodie on 10/11/2022 - 23:46
      +1

      I am also part of this group

    • billbob123454 on 10/11/2022 - 23:53
      +2

      confirming this also. Ready to send the deposit as soon as you let us know we're confirmed :). Thanks Teresa, looks like it'll be an awesome event.

    • twilsoncrow on 12/11/2022 - 23:06
      +1

      Hi there yep send the money through. Will be great to have more people on the table. Thanks teresa

  • twilsoncrow on 13/11/2022 - 14:44
    +4

    Hi all

    Just travelling at the moment.

    I will be sending Pms to all that have paid to confirm later on tonight (Sunday)

    Need payment if the $10 deposit by 8pm monday 14th Nov so I can confirm the numbers with the Resturant.

    Prizes by Creative Labs

    Our event is proudly sponsored by Creative Labs. They have provided us with 2 prizes that will be randomly given away at our event.

    1 x Creative Outlier Pro
    1 x Creative Stage Air V2

    They have also provided us with a special discount code for more saving on their items. I will post the code here once I confirm it.

    Looking forward to catching up.

    Teresa

  • Optimus Subprime on 14/11/2022 - 17:21

    Just wondering, would everybody be able to fit inside the restaurant? Or will there be tables outside as well?

    • twilsoncrow on 14/11/2022 - 17:43

      I am thinking inside. There isnt much space outside

  • twilsoncrow on 14/11/2022 - 20:42

    Hi everyone

    We have 18 people that will be celebrating OZBargains birthday at Holy Basil, Canley Heights at 5:30, Sunday 20th Sept. Thank you for paying your deposit.

    The booking will be under the name of Teresa Wilson.

    Prizes by Creative Labs -

    Our event is proudly sponsored by Creative Labs. They have provided us with 2 prizes that will be randomly given away at our event.

    1 x Creative Outlier Pro
    1 x Creative Stage Air V2

    A massive thank you to Scotty for paying for the majority of our meal. We will be required to pay for our own drinks.

    I have 3 people who are vegetarians and they will be accommodated on the day.

    • dbso94 
    • billbob
    • can't find who else it is…

    Looking forward to seeing everyone on Sunday.

    Thanks twilsoncrow (Teresa)

    • kerfuffle on 14/11/2022 - 21:03
      +1

      With only 18 people out of the 60-something who said they'd go actually going, odds of winning the prizes are looking good!

    • Chivalry on 16/11/2022 - 13:02

      Hi Teresa, i've been a bit busy with work and just saw this today - is it too late?

    • Joanneso on 20/11/2022 - 14:31

      I'm vegetarian as spoken before ☺️

  • twilsoncrow on 16/11/2022 - 15:08
    +1

    I am sorry yes it is too late. Unless you just turn up and grab a chair and join us????

    • Chivalry on 16/11/2022 - 15:14

      all good. Thanks for organising, im sure you'll all have a great time. :)

  • twilsoncrow on 16/11/2022 - 16:01

    Come next year

  • Emphasise on 19/11/2022 - 21:44
    +1

    Do we have any T-shirts confirmed? :)

    • I Smell Pennies on 19/11/2022 - 22:40
      +1

      @Joanneso will be bringing some ;)

      • twilsoncrow on 19/11/2022 - 23:12
        +2

        @Joanneso hope there is one for the organiser 😀

      • Joanneso on 20/11/2022 - 14:33
        +1

        I only have a few left from the Parramatta event which I will bring. I was only told to bring it for Parra :)

  • I Smell Pennies on 20/11/2022 - 19:46
    +5

    Thanks for coming everyone! It was such a fun event, plenty of laughs and the food was great and we had full attendance. Hope no one left hungry

    Thanks to @twilsoncrow for organising her first event (she did great!). And thanks to Creative Labs for sponsoring some prizes - congrats to the winners. And thanks @scotty for sponsoring this event!

    All the photos here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1--g00LW2H_0UokDIpKkr…

    Hope to see some of you at more events!

    • twilsoncrow on 20/11/2022 - 20:05
      +3

      Thanks for everyone who came. A great event and hope to see you all next time!

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