The theme for this month is "Friday Night Fever" - each drink coincides to a different musical genre and the theme even extended to the music being played.
The evening began to the sounds of Motown
Drink: Motown - Rye whisky, cognac, vermouth and dom benedictine
Food: Crab and oat mille feuille with seaweed gel
For a drink that is basically spirits, it wasn't overpowering at all. The flavours really worked well together, a bit of sweetness coming from the vermouth and benedictine.
Drink: Bossa Nova - cachaca, lime, sugarcane juice and sparkling coconut water
Food: Coconut and chicken blanquette with corn cake
The chicken was poached in coconut milk - very tender and moist. The corn cake was fabulous, chock full of sweet corn with a perfectly crisp outer casing.
Drink: Hard Rock - bourbon, blood orange juice, vermouth and cherry brandy
Probably our favourite drink of the evening - and one we ended up having seconds of. I'm not usually a fan of cherry brandy but in this drink it just works.
Food - BBQ Wagyu ribs with potato salad and coleslaw
These were one of the most amazing rib dishes we've ever eaten - giant beef ribs they look like something Fred Flintstone would order, the meat so tender it just fell off the bone and it was coated in a finger lickingly delicious sweet bourbon and molasses bbq sauce
Drink: Hip Hop - gin, rosemary, honey, lemon and apple juice
Food - Goat cheesecake with walnut and endive
Drink - Electro - vodka and passionfruit
Complete with glow sticks. It was funny seeing some of the diners inside Vue de Monde almost pouting because they didn't have glow sticks.
For educational purposes only, this photo shows you how the world looks when you've had too much to drink.
Food - Milk chocolate and passion fruit cake
The dessert consisted of a giant milk chocolate macaron sitting atop a light sponge. Inserted in the base was a tube of passionfruit creme.
This would probably be our favourite cocktail night - the drinks were beautifully matched to the food and as stand alone drinks, I'd happily have seconds of everything. The food was terrific but those beef ribs were out of this world fantastic. Incorporating the music also gave it such a fun atmosphere.
The details:
Café Vue
Normanby Chambers
430 Little Colling Street (Between Queen and William Streets)
Melbourne
Phone:
03 9691 3899
Open:
Monday to Friday: 7am to 4pm
Friday Evenings from 6.30pm for Cocktail Nights
Café Vue
Normanby Chambers
430 Little Colling Street (Between Queen and William Streets)
Melbourne
Phone:
03 9691 3899
Open:
Monday to Friday: 7am to 4pm
Friday Evenings from 6.30pm for Cocktail Nights
Glow sticks in drinks! That's REALLY cool. (I'm a kid, really)
ReplyDeleteI've heard so much about Cafe Vue... should really get myself over there sometime soon!
The glow sticks were so much fun. The cocktail nights are really good and pretty exceptional value too.
ReplyDeleteCan certainly recommend both Cafe Vues at 401 and Heide for lunch and dinner.