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We moved onto 'Autumn Charm' on the left, then 'Doo Town Delight' on the right (Doo Town is a village near Port Arthur where they raise venison).
The Autumn Charm is a roast quail placed into segments with some decorative sauerkraut, salsify (I had to look it up - a type of root vegetable - I thought it was a soft potato chip!) and potato puree, with a 'sunny side up' quail egg on top. I love quail but for my dining companion, it was her first time - she previously couldn't get her mind around eating such a delicate little animal. I have no such conscious!
The Doo Town Delight was two pieces of venison loin, truffled potato puree and beetroot foam with some sort of transparent covering.
Another feature are the plates - they come out in different sizes and shapes to perfectly frame the food.
I forgot to mention - the Smell the Roses salmon was accompanied by a Frogmore Creek 2012 Sav Blanc which was nice and crisp, just as I like it. The Autumn Charm was accompanied by a Beaujolais, which I was surprised at, but it went down well. With the venison came a Frogmore Creek Petit Verdot.
And so to dessert. I'm ashamed to say possibly the highlight for me. Called 'Kings and Queens' (or, possibly more accurately, Knights and pawns
) it consisted of mousse-consistency liquorice and white chocolate flavoured chess pieces on a chequer of beetroot sherbet (that alone was a strangely satisfying experience!), with freeze dried raspberries and cardamom ice cream. The freeze dried raspberries have an intense shot of flavour; the texture and flavour of the chess pieces was just fantastic. Apparently they tried black Sambuca for the blacks, but I melted at too low a temperature. The liquorice flavour was petty muted. Again, the light in the pics below isn't very flattering, but you get the idea.
Had a Frogmore Creek sticky with the desert - didn't hear the detail as I was agog at the sight in front of me.
Finished off with a nice cup of tea as we watched a group of kids from the USA on a Disneyland tour use up surplus energy on the lawns in front of us. Apparently they had just done a 'chocolate tasting' while the adults did their wine tasting.
Overall, about $230 for 2 but worth every penny for a celebratory lunch. Next time I'll try the a la carte; portions of those are a bit bigger than the multi-course menu. Portions of the 6 multi course are a bit smaller than those shown here form the 4 course. It was a very satisfying lunch - I left neither hungry nor over-stuffed.
The Autumn Charm is a roast quail placed into segments with some decorative sauerkraut, salsify (I had to look it up - a type of root vegetable - I thought it was a soft potato chip!) and potato puree, with a 'sunny side up' quail egg on top. I love quail but for my dining companion, it was her first time - she previously couldn't get her mind around eating such a delicate little animal. I have no such conscious!
The Doo Town Delight was two pieces of venison loin, truffled potato puree and beetroot foam with some sort of transparent covering.
Another feature are the plates - they come out in different sizes and shapes to perfectly frame the food.
I forgot to mention - the Smell the Roses salmon was accompanied by a Frogmore Creek 2012 Sav Blanc which was nice and crisp, just as I like it. The Autumn Charm was accompanied by a Beaujolais, which I was surprised at, but it went down well. With the venison came a Frogmore Creek Petit Verdot.
And so to dessert. I'm ashamed to say possibly the highlight for me. Called 'Kings and Queens' (or, possibly more accurately, Knights and pawns
) it consisted of mousse-consistency liquorice and white chocolate flavoured chess pieces on a chequer of beetroot sherbet (that alone was a strangely satisfying experience!), with freeze dried raspberries and cardamom ice cream. The freeze dried raspberries have an intense shot of flavour; the texture and flavour of the chess pieces was just fantastic. Apparently they tried black Sambuca for the blacks, but I melted at too low a temperature. The liquorice flavour was petty muted. Again, the light in the pics below isn't very flattering, but you get the idea.Had a Frogmore Creek sticky with the desert - didn't hear the detail as I was agog at the sight in front of me.
Finished off with a nice cup of tea as we watched a group of kids from the USA on a Disneyland tour use up surplus energy on the lawns in front of us. Apparently they had just done a 'chocolate tasting' while the adults did their wine tasting.
Overall, about $230 for 2 but worth every penny for a celebratory lunch. Next time I'll try the a la carte; portions of those are a bit bigger than the multi-course menu. Portions of the 6 multi course are a bit smaller than those shown here form the 4 course. It was a very satisfying lunch - I left neither hungry nor over-stuffed.
