We begin with
Juniper berry marinated trout gravlax with blinis and sour cream
Drink: Edilble gin and tonic
The edible gin and tonic is the item at the front of the plate sitting on a slice of confit lemon. It's what I'd call a jellied version of gin and tonic.
The blini were quite different to the norm - fairly thick but light, fluffy and slightly sweet, a lovely companion to the trout.
For the second round:
Paloma - tequila and grapefruit
I don't think any of our party were particularly found of tequila but this drink was a revelation. You'd think it would be quite sour and acidic but it wasn't - it had a pleasant sweet note which seemed to be enhanced by the salt rim. I can see this becoming the drink of summer.
Crab and Tomato Cannelloni
A very Vue de Monde type dish - the cannelloni made from a sheet of tomato jelly, stuffed with fresh crab. The only negative is that we only got one per serve!
For the third round:
Punch - tropical fruit, bitters and red wine
A judicious use of bitters keeps this from being overly sweet and when enjoyed with the duck, it's a bit like a chilled pinot
Duck Ballotine
Another dish where we could have easily had seconds.
For the fourth round:
Jerez - quince, sherry and sparkling wine
Baked Apple with pork crackling and goats cheese
The pork crackling looked like pieces of honeycomb - the dish was very well matched with the quince and sherry flavours of the cocktail.
For the fifth round:
Mini Bombe Alaska
Drink: Eggnog Assiette - custard, chocolate and pistachio
Once again the drink takes solid form and is served in eggshells. At the far left, custard - eggnog flavoured liquid topping a custard base, in the center, chocolate, at the right, pistachio, underneath the custard top lay a soft pistachio base.
The details:
Café Vue at 401
401 St Kilda Road
Melbourne
9866 8055
reservations for A la Carte Menu (including Menu du Jour) only
Open:
Monday-Friday: 7am to 11pm
Saturday-Sunday: 8am to 11pm
www.vuedemonde.com.au/cafe-vue.aspx
Café Vue at 401
401 St Kilda Road
Melbourne
9866 8055
reservations for A la Carte Menu (including Menu du Jour) only
Open:
Monday-Friday: 7am to 11pm
Saturday-Sunday: 8am to 11pm
www.vuedemonde.com.au/cafe-vue.aspx
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