![]() Having been to this winery on a visit to the Hunter Valley, I was extremely unimpressed with their wines, and the poor knowledge of the staff at the Cellar door. It went surprisingly well with Marinated Scampi, Avocado, and caviar. It had a kerosene like nose typical of Semillon, but with layers and layers of complexity. The NSW wine of the year, Tempus Two’s Copper Zenith Semillon From 2003 turned out to be a revelation. Our surprise dish of “Just like Oysters”, turned out to be a shaving of scallop, with seaweed and foie gras, which with the metallic zinc seaweed tasted “just like oysters” but finished with an amazing rich finish from the foie gras! Delicious! Sashimi of Kingfish with Black Bean and orange, was an exquisite dish, the citrus from the orange beautifully counter balancing the black bean. Chilled Cucumber soup with sheep’s curd ice cream was deliciously refreshing, somewhat overwhelming the poor Pokolbin Estate Riesling that really didn’t have a chance. Our 13 course dinner was absolutely incredible, and I am at a complete loss as to where to start. Hosted in the Private Dining Room, we were a little disappointed that we would miss the views of the garden that diners downstairs enjoy, however we were not to be disappointed in the food! We were greeted with a Glass of Centennial Sparkling and settled in to meet and chat to our fellow diners. ![]() Our entry, on this occasion, was to attend The New South Wales Wine Awards Dinner, part of the Sydney International Food Festival, hosted by “Tets” himself (why do the Aussies have to shorten everything?) and Huon Hooke, the Sydney Morning Herald’s wine critic. Entrance to this exclusive domain is the privilege of few. The steps up to the entrance are pretty intimidating, and one could be forgiven for thinking one was braving the domain of a noble Samurai Lord. On entry, however one is greeted by a beautiful Japanese Garden and Villa. The restaurant itself is tucked away on Kent St, behind an extremely industrial looking grey wall and electronic gates. Think Fat Duck, at the height of it’s fame and you’ll be getting close! Waiting lists currently exceed 3 months. Despite losing a “ hat” recently, it remains the most notoriously difficult restaurant in Sydney to bag a table at. I have to confess Tetsuya’s has been very high on my list of restaurants to visit since our move down under. Return to top page Author No Expert Posted on ApNovemCategories London, Out door seating, UK Tags Bistro Bruno Loubet, Domaine de l’Ancienne Cure, Fat Duck, Modern Pantry, Museum of the order of St John, The Ledbury, The Zetter, Zetter Townhouse Leave a comment on Bistro Bruno Loubet The Zetter Tetsuya’s – It’s a knockout!Ī post from No Experts Australian Correspondent ![]() which has a small rather quirky cocktail bar. The Zetter has also expanded into the square with its sister venue The Zetter Town House. In the same square you have The Modern Pantry which looked inviting and the rather interesting building opposite is the Priory Church of St John which is part of the Museum of the order of St Johns. We then went on to explore the surrounding area. We accompanied this with a small and reasonably priced bottle of Domaine de l’Ancienne Cure 2007. We moved on to dessert, I had a very light Tarte Tatin with cinnamon ice cream and my companion ordered the white chocolate and passion fruit mousse with raspberry sauce. For main course he ordered the braised oxtail stuffed with cabbage and I had roast rabbit crumbed with almond and “forgotten” winter vegetables, that included atomic red carrots and some type of root vegetable I did not recognise. My companion had the Beetroot ravioli, which was lighter and more suited to the climate, it was accompanied by a fresh rocket salad. For starters I had a snails, meatballs and mushroom dish, a bit wintry for the lovely spring weather, but very tasty all the same.
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