What would you order from this menu?

My boyfriends dragging me along to some work dinner thing - it's at a nice restaurant but I don't know what could be low calorie on the menu. It's called Meat & Wine Co. for anyone who's been.

This is the website:
http://themeatandwineco.com/locations/australia/nsw/darling-harbour/

Or you can jump straight to the menu:
http://themeatandwineco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/a-la-carte-May-20121.pdf

I don't want to draw attention to myself by ordering a salad since it's a meat restaurant (even though I'd go for the Mediterranean Vegetable Salad, yum!) Since I don't know the people, I'd rather not cause a scene.

I also can't stand eating chicken so that's not an option either X)

Any help is greatly appreciated!!! It's so difficult for me to work out which type of meat/skewers/serving style is the lowest in calories.

wow. good luck with trying to find something to eat. there isn't much on there i would choose for myself, but i would actually like to try the kangaroo, simply because i have never had something like that before. I would say, stick with a small piece of lean grass fed beef, with no butter or oil, grilled no extra sides unless you can get grilled or steamed vegetables. and a salad.

I know, unfortunately the people I DO know who are going are very judgemental, loud people. Not my ideal company of choice, but I have no option. To put it plainly, we're Greek - and if you've seen My Big Fat Greek Wedding, you can imagine why ordering a salad would cause a scene, haha.

There's also been a history of jealousy with one girl in particular, over her being overweight and not being able to deal with the fact that I can be healthy and thin(ner than her). So if I ordered a salad, she would most definitely bring it up and all hell would break loose.

If someone else does, I definitely will get a salad though. Thanks, you've all been extremely helpful. I think I'm going to ask more about what comes with the fish.

OOOOOOH. I see. Completely understood lol. Disregard that part of my last post. My family is Italian and they are the same exact way. The last time we went out my uncle yelled from across the table "Eat some meat ya need some curves especially up top" NO JOKE lol.

OMG, this sounds just like my Italian family. They're food pushers but they'll tell you the second you gain a few pounds!

Deffo Salmon skewer, it's not cooked in butter like some of the other dishes (the chicken). It comes with steamed rice and chilli and lemon sauce, sounds quite low fat!

Being Paleo, I would simply order any kind of lean meat with some salad and steamed veggies

Did no one do the conversion to see that you only weigh 94 lbs??

there is also a dietary requirement/allergy menu - i would go for that -....

kangaroo is VERY VERY lean

Your post is really interesting, esp about the Greek family!

To be honest, with these events, I think I eat the nerves and it has a lot less to do with what other people think.

I have found that, if I eat smaller portions during the day, get some extra exercise in (ie an extra mile/20 mins), and maybe a bit extra the next day, you can do that thing of 'joining in'.

Im from an Irish background, and find, if you look like you are having a great time, people wont cause scenes... but they are ruthless with any nervousness, including nibbly eating. Even being a quiet smiler seems to keep extended family happy.. Statements like 'fantastic food' seem to work wonders even if you cant eat the 'mansized portion, yummy and all as it is'.

I think these cultures like to see that we are enjoying our food (even if we dont eat all of it). People seem to take insult if we look unhappy in any way

Finally, my man is my beloved bin. If my portion size is too big, he ll often eat the left overs. (And hes a beanpole)