will be much larger. The view will be magnificent to but the table cloths will be gone!.
For now everything is for sale, their show plates ($250)
that match the painting on the wall in the entry hall
and even the painting itself.
The meal we had was superlative. After three small Amuse bouche we had a series of dishes each better than the last until the coup de gras, if you can say such a thing, an unbelievable smoked chocolate souffle. Only one dish failed to reach the highest standard, a tuna which had been cooked through rather than seared. The waghu dish and the cheek were mouth watering, tender and full of flavour. Just simply a spectacular meal.
Here are the dishes and the menu.
AMUSE BOUCHE CRABE, BROCOLI, BETTERAVE
Spanner crab, broccoli, beetroot
2009 Feudi di San Gregorio ‘Pietracalda’ Fiano di Avellino DOCG Campania, Italy
CONSOMMÉ DE CHAMPIGNON
Mushrooms, walnuts, consommé
2009 Tenuta delle Terre Nere ‘Etna Rosato’ Etna Rosato DOC Sicily, Italy
ÉCREVISSE, LANGUE DE BOEUF, ÉMULSION DE BEURRE NOISETTE
Marron, beef tongue, brown butter emulsion
1994 Best’s Riesling Great Western Victoria, Aus
OEUF DE CANARD, RIS D’AGNEAU, OIGNON, TRUFFE
Fried duck egg, lamb sweetbreads, pickled onion, truffle
2002 Moët & Chandon ‘Cuvée Dom Pérignon’ Épernay Champagne AOC, Fra
SORBET AU CONCOMBRE, GRANITE AU SUREAU
Cucumber sorbet, elderflower granite, frozen lime
THON, GRAISSE DE PORC, POIRE ÉPICÉE
Blue fin tuna toro, pork fat, spiced pear. The only dish that failed as the tuna was not just seared but cooked through.
2009 Carrick Pinot Noir Central Otago South Island, New Zealand
KANGOUROU, CHOU, FRAMBOISE
Kangaroo, cabbage, raspberry
2007 Cristom Pinot Noir ‘Sommers Reserve’ Willamette Valley, Oregon, United States of America
JOUE DE BŒUF DE BLACKMORE, RADIS, ANETH ET SAUCE AUX ANCHOISBlackmore wagyu beef cheek, radish, dill, caper, anchovy sauce
1998 Dalwhinnie Shiraz Eagle Series Victoria, Australia
ASSORTIMENT DE FROMAGES
Assortment of cheeses, bread, condiments
2009 Domaine des Bernardins Muscat de Beaumes de Venise AOC Rhône Valley, France
ENTREMET SUCRÉ
Frozen lolly, popping candy, house made lemonade
CRÈME GLACÉE À MERINGUE CITRONNÉE, CHOCOLAT BLANC, PERSIL
Lemon meringue ice cream, white chocolate, parsley, served with lemonade
Tonka bean soufflé, smoked cocoa ice cream
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