Allie B.
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PART ONE
It’s a little long
We booked for Valentines Day lunch.
When you enter you walk through a very well presented bottle display pass the beautiful display of steaks in Aging Cabinets = sublime.
Service Staff were attentive, friendly & we felt welcome without being smothered. We were seated in a booth. The comfort level surprised me as booths don't usually mix well with my disability. The booth was comfortable, supportive, well maintained &, very clean. The only downside to the ambience & tone of this venue, is the very 'tacky' display of empty wine bottles located on the top shelf between the booths. Once seated we had our drinks order taken & promptly delivered.
One of the best dining experiences we’ve shared. One minor hiccup, but we’ll get to that. The menu & simple, but it does contain enough detail for us to be confident to order. We asked questions about our options and the service staff appeared well educated with the menu items.
We asked what sauce would be best to go with our steaks & were advised to select the bone marrow butter, as to enjoy the steak as the ‘champion’ flavour & to avoid any of the sauces overpowering the steak seasoning, So I tried the bone marrow butter & Husband selected the confit garlic cream.
We’ve never had Beef Crackle before, & we very glad we did. We tried it naked first, no dipping. Imagine the lightness of a prawn crackle, but visually - a weird, deformed alien, coupled with the rich buttery taste of Wagyu and a light salty flavour. Then we added the Davidson plum mayo, oh my pure flavour balanced bliss. Onto brioche & bone marrow butter. Another fine example of rich buttery goodness in layers of sweet fluffy brioche. We dipped our brioche into the generous serve of bone marrow butter. Simple & divine.
Our steaks came out & we smelled them before we saw them. We were not disappointed. Crisply seared on the outside and juicy tender on the inside.
Both steaks were delivered as ordered, mine- medium & Husband - medium/well done. True perfection. My steak with the bone marrow butter was definitely an excellent choice. I did feel as if the steak had enough seasoning of its own and the bone marrow butter really only over-emphasised the butter & saltiness when combined. Next time I’m definitely choosing the porcini mushroom sauce.
Husband absolutely chowed down when his steak was delivered. It was also seasoned well & the sweetness of the confit garlic cream was a perfect contrast to compliment his steak. We paired our steaks with the steamed market greens, macadamia & cashew nut pesto, parmesan & we were not disappointed. Nutty, sharp cheese on perfectly cooked greens. An excellent choice.
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