Consistently gracing Australia’s top restaurant lists, the two-hatted Biota is a must-do for anyone serious about eating, or just anyone visiting the magical Southern Highlands.
Husband treated me to a weekend in the Southern Highlands as a little post-birthday escape. I’ve heard about Biota and always wanted to try it, so we built the weekend around our planned visit. We even stayed here on the Saturday night that we ate. Both of us thought from the photos of the countryside on the website that both the restaurant and accommodation would be out in the bush, overlooking a field! But it’s just a little ways from the town centre, so not quite as pretty or remote as expected. The room is very stylish though.
Great dining experience. Got a cozy spot on couch by the fire. Standout dishes of the night was the octopus with tomatoes and basil (so much flavour in the little dish) and bitter chocolate dessert (loved the smooth and crunchy textures, presentation with the dried milk bits, balance of sweetness with slight saltiness). Next would be potato with whipped roe. Loved the creaminess and the saltiness from roe. Whole fish was not a pretty dish but whatever it was that coated the skin was full of flavour. All the flavour was on top so parts of fish without it were a little bland. Lamb was cooked well and quite a big piece of meat so enjoyed it at first but then became too much meat. In hindsight, since it was the 2 of us, should not have ordered fish or lamb as these were quite large. Should have ordered more smaller dishes to sample greater variety.
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