Recently tried their 6-course Asian-inspired tasting menu, which had some hits and some misses.
The first course was a chilled apple and avocado soup with oysters, and it was my least favorite. The oysters were very nice, but the balance of flavors in the soup wasn't right. It was too sweet. It worked okay with the oyster, but there was a heaping portion of soup served with only two bites of oyster. That left a lot of soup to eat on its own, and with nothing to balance out the sweetness it wasn't really that pleasant.
The positives were the duck, which was nicely seasoned, had incredibly crispy skin, and was cooked perfectly and paired with a very good sauce. That was the best dish of the set. And the minted watermelon granita was well-balanced and refreshing.
The sashimi plate included some local-caught snapper, which was excellent. The salmon and the ahi served alongside it were both average at best, however. And I would have appreciated having a bit more wasabi to accompany the fish.
The salmon rose was not well presented, and seemed like it couldn't decide if it wanted to be cooked or raw. The outer half of the salmon was cooked, and the inner half was raw. I'm not sure if that was intentional or not, though based on the flavors I'd have preferred to have the entire thing be raw. The sauce that accompanied it seemed a bit flat at first, but tended to grow on me as I ate more of it. An okay dish, but not a great one.
And the frozen souffle for dessert was enjoyable, but not particularly notable. I honestly couldn't say if it was really a frozen souffle or just homemade raspberry ice-cream. Whichever it was, it was pleasant to eat and paired nicely with the chocolate and coconut on top. The biggest problem with this dish was that the chocolate sauce seems to have been frozen with the souffle/ice cream, so it was more like a hard lump of chocolate than a sauce. I'd suggest adding the chocolate sauce immediately before serving so that it stays...sauce-like.
Overall it was an okay meal, but not a terribly impressive one. There's room for improvement, particularly in comparison to other local restaurants that offer multi-course Asian-inspired menus, such as Cherry Blossom Tree (Mooloolaba) and Wasabi. read more