July 2020. Went here for weekend lunch with the partner following an online reservation.
We had the chef's selection shared tasting menu, which included five share plates and sprout salad. Our dishes included (i) emu egg, emu, truffle, rye, (ii) deboned chicken wings, (iii) spanner crab, bone marrow crumpet, (iv) jew fish, mullet roe, and (v) pork jowl, tamarillo. We were given a lovely gingerbread dessert to round off the meal. All dishes were high-quality, well-thought out with delicious balanced flavours and textures.
Service was friendly and efficient. Prices reflective of fine-dining but worth it; it was $72pp for the tasting menu with additional $8pp as we had supplemented one of the set dishes with the emu egg and truffle dish. Smart casual ambience with limited indoor seating (must book online ahead of time).
Overall, a lovely dining experience on Mermaid Beach.
Inventive without being pretentious. Attentive without being intrusive. Aided by the smaller scale of The North Room, Tim and Shannon have struck the perfect balance here to allow their individual skills to shine, and provide a wonderful overall experience.
Friendly staff and the food was great!! The pork and beef was so good! Desserts were unique and on point with the sweetness. They even gave us a little food surprise at the end which was delicious!
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