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Saturday, November 18, 2006

Lunch @ Wildflower

It's been a few years since we've dined at Wildflower so it was more than overdue for a re-visit. Unfortunately every time we called it was booked. Eventually our luck had to change and so it did and happily we scampered off for a spur of the moment, leisurely Saturday lunch.

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Wildflower is located in a traditional Victorian building - lace trimmed veranda on a pedestrian only lane. The interior is light and airy and lacking any of the stuffiness that the exterior might imply.

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For Saturday lunch there are two menus, a fixed price and a la carte. We opt for the a la carte.

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My first course: Hermit crab, pickled red onion, falafel
I've never had hermit crab before but it was delicious with its quasi prawn/crayfish characteristics. A large cube of falafel sat underneath the deep fried finely shredded leek along with more hermit crab pieces. A generous serving indeed.

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Paalo's first course: Raviolo with rocket, char-grilled capsicum and crispy proscuitto

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My main: Chicken ballotine with porcini mushroom filling on a bed of green beans. I'd call this quite a large serve but it was delicious. Earthy flavours from the porcini mixed with succulent chicken.

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Paalo's main: Venison medallions topped with strudel. Another generous portion of 3 meltingly soft medallions of venison. A sticky rich jus coats the plate.


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Cheese course - tasmanian gruyere, shadows of blue, comte and a camembert served with thick slices of char-grilled bread.

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Desserts - they do things a little differently here. The dessert menu consists of 19 items of which you can pick any 3 to make up your dessert plate.
This is Paalo's - the centre item is a Kaffir Lime Panna Cotta which was incredible - next time Paalo might just order three of them!

We certainly won't be waiting too long before we return.

The details
Wildflower
1 Theatre Place, Canterbury
Phone: 03 9888 6662
Open: Tuesday - Saturday noon-2.30pm and 6.30-9.30pm; Sunday: 9am+

2 comments:

  1. looks a really ponsified place to me. the sort of place that leaves you so hungry that you have to nip into the kebab shop after.

    the bill, however, is another story - your credit card has dried up that you cannot pay your rent and council tax so you're left begging in the streets with a placard round your neck stating "ate in an expensive restaurant, skint, any spare change will do.

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  2. Well Hector perhaps next time rather than just stand on your soapbox you might actually take the time to read the post you are commenting on - then perhaps your comments won't be so laughable.

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