For my birthday this twelvemonth Michael organised a surprise overnight trip to Birregurra, primarily as well as thus that nosotros could consume at Brae. This high-end eating seat seems to create got no problem luring guests from Melbourne as well as fifty-fifty farther afield thank y'all to the reputation of caput chef Dan Hunter - fifty-fifty alongside sneaky training simply about 2 months inwards advance, Michael was solely able to secure a weeknight booking.
The bill of fare draws from local produce, some of it grown on site, as well as is a fix release of courses. Having mentioned our vegetarianism on booking, the staff had this bill of fare poised for us to peruse, bespeak that nosotros warning them to whatsoever extra allergies or ingredients nosotros wished to avoid. It listed fourteen dishes - half dozen appetisers, five principal plates, 2 desserts as well as 1 petit 4 - at $160 per person, as well as included options for matched wines ($120 per person, which Michael ordered) or matched non-alcoholic beverages ($60 per person, my preference).
All of the appetisers could live on eaten past times hand, as well as it released me to savor the whole repast without worry of formality or treatment the cutlery correctly. Asparagus spears were to a greater extent than crunchy than tender as well as seasoned alongside olive powder; summertime blossoms decorated flax seed crackers but didn't offering much flavour; crumbly pastry shells held the freshest raw peas.
Nasturtium leaves wrapped upwardly lively footling parcels of barbecued corn as well as tamarind, garnished alongside native finger lime 'caviar'. My photograph doesn't hit judge to the succulent H2O ice plant, coated inwards crystals of freeze-dried sake. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 wedge of butter lettuce view was dotted alongside rich goat's curd, as well as rice newspaper was fried into a bubbly cracker as well as seasoned alongside mount pepper.
To imbibe alongside these appetisers, I was served a sprightly riff on champagne made of jasmine, tonic as well as pinkish grapefruit alongside to a greater extent than finger lime bursts.
Only afterwards these appetisers were nosotros offered bread. Brae breadstuff is memorable, alongside the flour milled on site as well as the dough baked inwards a wood-fired oven out back. It has a thick, charred crust, as well as the centre is equal parts fluffy as well as substantial. The accompanying butter is airily whipped as well as tempting to scoop on past times the tablespoonful.
Act 2 began alongside a wedge of avocado clothed inwards a milk skin, flavoured alongside corn, herbs as well as sesame. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 cucumber as well as lime soda kept it lite as well as summery.
Stepping upwardly the richness, nosotros had footling potatoes inwards a comté (cheese) as well as amontillado (sherry) sauce topped alongside an egg yolk as well as paper-thin zucchini blossoms.
The accompanying kale as well as apple tree juice, served alongside a salted hazelnut praline rim, confirmed that I'll never larn into greenish juice.
This dish of warm ricotta, nettles, mushrooms as well as brassicas dialled downwardly the fatty inwards favour of depth, alongside a mushroom-based broth as well as intensely flavoured, dehyrdrated mushrooms as well as greenish leaves that I plucked at alongside my fingers. It was good teamed alongside a loving cup of oolong tea.
My side past times side ii dishes came alongside to a greater extent than tea, this ane their ain smoky blend of Jin Mao Hou as well as toasted wild rice. I starting fourth dimension drank it alongside a meltingly tender eggplant slice lacquered alongside white miso, served alongside dried grains as well as cured kelp.
Our terminal savoury plate looked a footling lighter but withal packed some punch. Barbecued tofu was suspended betwixt silken as well as theater textures, as well as served alongside footling Otway shiitake mushrooms as well as a dark garlic puree. I was most taken alongside the fermented cabbage, which must create got been dehydrated to accomplish such a papery texture.
The starting fourth dimension palate-cleansing dessert layered powdered milk as well as dried milk peel alongside Standard Mandarin as well as a honeycomb made distinctively alongside dear rather than simply caramelised sugar. My paired mocktail mimicked these sweetness as well as tangy flavours alongside pineapple as well as kokosnoot rimmed alongside orangish sherbert.
The mo dessert, named 'parsnip as well as apple', is something of a signature dish. The parsnip is roasted into a thick sweetness cone, similar a hardier brandy snap, as well as holds piped custard; the plate is dotted alongside dehydrated apple tree wedges. It was elevated past times the paired tangy pinkish lady as well as chamomile juice, peradventure the best argue for ordering the non-alcoholic beverages.
Happy alongside my pinkish lady glass, I declined the offering of tea or coffee. Our petit fours were stout cookies of pistachio, rhubarb as well as preserved blackberry (mercifully lacking the blood that binds together the omnivorous version!).
Brae presented us alongside a spectacular meal, made all the sweeter for existence a surprise gift. The courses are numerous as well as varied, as well as I left satisfied but non bloated. I flora the nutrient to live on fresh as well as elegant, employing high-end tricks without descending into gimmickry. The paired beverages were expensive but enjoyable. Service was attentive, friendly, as well as really knowledgeable across the board. It all made for a really memorable trip out of town.
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Brae
4285 Cape Otway Rd, Birregurra
5236 2226
menu
http://braerestaurant.com/
Accessibility: They've seat some idea into it. There are wheelchair marked carparks connected to the eating seat past times apartment paths alongside gentle inclines. The entry is broad as well as flat, as well as tables are generously spaced throughout the restaurant. We received total tabular array service. Toilets are gendered as well as accessible.
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