I decided to save the best for last. After writing about my top five $55+ menus and $40 menus for this year’s Restaurant Month, I wanted to finish this Restaurant Month series with the last set price available… the $25 menus.
Here are my top five picks listed in no particular order:
The Culpeper
$25 for a 2-course dinner or lunch
Entrée:
Lamb merguez corn dog: Hazelnut dukkah spice, date, whipped feta dressing | Big Glory Bay salmon poke: Avocado, onions, cucumber, wakame, sesame, radish, soy sauce | Culpeper fried chicken: Scotch bonnet mayonnaise
Main:
Rotisserie jerk spice chicken: Lime, dirty rice, green papaya slaw | Crispy pork cheek scrumpet (GF): ‘Burnt end’ beans, smoked potato ‘saffron rouille’ | Blackened market fish: Blistered tomato stew, olives, freekeh wheat
The Crab Shack
$25 for a 2-couse dinner or lunch
Entrée:
Smoked brisket: Satay dressing, coriander, toasted peanuts | Tempura market fish: Smoked paprika mayonnaise, lemon, iceberg lettuce | Charcoal BBQ blackened shrimp: Mint slaw, habanero salsa roja, lemon
Main:
Potato top fisherman’s pie: Creamy smoked fish, veggies, potato hash | The Crab Shack beef burger: Sesame seeded bun, onion jam, mustard, rustic potato fries | Jambalaya: Louisiana hot sauce, spicy sausage, chicken, dirty rice, beans
Gusto at the Grand
$25 for a 2-course dinner or lunch + a glass of wine
Entrée:
Pea, mint, ricotta bruschetta
Main:
Pappardelle al Ragù alla Bolognese
Drink Match Included:
Marchese Antinori ‘Santa Cristina’ Toscana
SEVEN
$25 for a 3-course dinner or lunch
Snacks:
Big Glory Bay salmon taco and salsa | Tempura bean, house furikake, wok seasoning | Fried chicken, soy-onion dressing | Popcorn shrimp, sriracha mayo, fried basil, chives
Baos:
Chicken tonkatsu, house-made Bull-Dog sauce, mayo | BBQ char siu, hoisin mayo, spring onion, pork crackling
Dumplings:
Pork and chives wonton, supreme broth | Spinach and oyster mushroom, tofu, ginger soy | Chicken and prawn pot sticker dumplings, spicy soy
Xuxu Dumpling Bar
$25 for a 2-course dinner or lunch + a glass of wine
Your choice of 2 baskets of dumplings:
Spinach and water chestnut momo (V) | Prawn and ginger har gao | Tofu, shiitake and Chinese chive dumplings (V) | Beef and pickled radish dumplings | Chicken and water chestnut wonton with drunken sauce and chilli | Fish, sambal and coconut dumplings | Pork and shrimp shao mai | Steamed chocolate buns | Banoffee dumplings
Drink Match Included:
2018 Opawa Pinot Gris, Marlborough OR 2016 Yalumba Barossa Grenache Shiraz Mataro OR Choose from a range of their homemade sodas
