Food

Two courses $65.00 per person.
Three courses $80.00 per person.
Includes soda bread, vegetables and potato dish. # Denotes vegetarian dish.

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Starters

#Twice-baked gorgonzola soufflé with truffle salsa and honey

Croustade of king prawns and leeks

Traditional steak and kidney pie with beef-suet pastry and a rich red wine jus

Chef’s salad with bacon, roasted hazelnuts, croutons and parmesan

Spicy chicken and vegetable filo parcels with sweet chilli sauce

French bouillabaisse, a mix of fresh fish and shellfish with saffron butter and a rich tomato sauce

Smoked salmon, avocado, asparagus and mesclun salad

Carpaccio of raspberry venison with white asparagus, poached egg, mustard dressing & shaved parmesan

Gratin of blue swimmer crab with wasabi flying fish roe

Pork, apple, pistachio and boudin noir terrine with seeded mustard fruits

Duck foie gras with toasted brioche (extra $7.50 per person)

Mains

#Polenta with a mushroom ragout, asparagus and grated roast beetroot

"Hall of Fame Awarded" Mcleay Valley rabbit braised with bacon, marjoram and mustard

"Veal Oscar" - Medallions of veal backstrap, marinated in Chablis, topped with crabmeat, asparagus and hollandaise

Kangaroo steaks with roast beetroot, celariac mash, green peppercorn and blueberry sauce

Roasted Salmon with wilted spinach and herbs, served with a mustard buree blanc

Slow braised Wagyu beef cheek with shiraz jus and parsnip mash

Roasted duck with oranges and red cabbage

Braised pork belly, stuffed with boudin noir (A classic Welsh dish), finished with seared scallops & champagne, pea and letuce sauce

300 day grain fed Black Angus beef with snow peas and stilton sauce (extra $5.00 per person)

Desserts

French meringue Mille-feuille with Cointreau strawberries, chantilly cream and hazelnut praline

Steamed fig and honey pudding with butterscotch sauce

Chocoholic Indulgence

Crème brulée with fresh berries

Apple and blueberry clafoutis with vanilla bean ice cream

Cheese selection - A selection of chesses served with macerated brandy fruits & flat bread

 

Winners of SMH Good Food Guide One Hat Award and Gourmet Traveller Guide 2010
and"Best European Restaurant" NSW Restaurant and Catering Assoc. Awards - Hunter Region 2010

Operating hours

Open from 6.30pm Wed-Sat and Fri Lunch 12pm-2pm. Group bookings outside these times by appointment.

Contact details

Address: 48 Melbourne Street, East Maitland NSW 2323. Phone number: (02) 4933 7272.