Mellisa A.
Yelp
Had a variety of dishes including the mooloolaba prawns in betel leaf, scallops with soy ginger sabayon, chicken with coconut sambal and pickled jalapeño, lamb with smoked tomato jaewl and horseradish and finally the duck with red curry vinegar and coconut.
The prawns were average. It tasted like the prawn "mix" had been pre prepared as the prawns had lost their crunch and were slightly soggy. Flavour was ok but completely lost the prawn and couldn't taste it.
Scallops were one of two dishes we loved. Beautiful sweet plump scallops perfectly cooked with a delicate, creamy slightly sweet sabayon. Could really taste the scallop and the sauce complimented them so well.
The chicken had a nice thai flavour but was 3/4 baby corn. The coconut sambal was underwhelming and lacked flavour but the jalapeño had a nice kick and flavour.
The lamb was again a bit underwhelming. Was basically lamb mince with herbs and spices in a bread dough like parcel. Was ok, but was expecting something a bit more exciting I guess. The smoked sauce that it was served with was so overwhelmingly smokey that I could only eat a touch of it and I LOVE smokey sauces. Tasted like someone went way overboard with the liquid smoke.
The duck was definitely the best dish by far. Really well balanced with the rich fatty duck, the sweet pickled lychee, fresh herbs and the gorgeous sauce that was tangy, sweet, acidic and full of flavour. Just wish there was more sauce! Good serving size for the price with a generous portion of duck.
Overall really mixed bag, really loved two dishes but wouldn't order the other three again. Would only go back for the scallops and duck.
Good service, good waiters with good food and beverage knowledge.