The Age Good Food Guide Awards
September 1st, 2009. Posted by luane
We had a great night at The Age Good Food Guide Awards in Melbourne last night.
Rockpool Bar & Grill, Melbourne was awarded two coveted hats and given a score of 17/20 in the Good Food Guide. Below is the fantastic review which appears in the Guide.
Neil Perry’s philosophy, writ large on Rockpool’s ample menu, is simple: ‘The cornerstone of good cooking is to source the finest produce.’ It’s one of the reasons Rockpool remains among this town’s sharpest operations. It helps that the dining room is large and chic in the gentlemen’s-club mould, and manages to accommodate everyone from couples seeking a discreet corner table to besuited clans wielding corporate credit cards. Nothing fazes the sartorially smart stafff, whether you’re a high-roller ordering 1945 Chateau Mouton Rothschild to partner a hundred-dollar steak (it’s wagyu) or just chasing a burger (also wagyu) and beer at the bar. Though beef is worshipped here – sourced specially, hung carefully and cooked appropriately – there’s planty else on offer. From the ‘cold seafood bar’, you might pick sashimi of ocean trout, yellowfin tuna and kingfish finished with a delicate soy sauce and ginger-vinegar dressing. And the sides are fabulous: potato and cabbage gratin should be compulsory. There are occasional glitches – a prawn omelette might be too dry, its sauce too dominant – but they’re rare enough not to detract from the experience created by Australia’s most famous chef.
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