Lot. One Restaurant & Bar is tucked away in the quiet end of Rockwall Crescent in a beautiful…read moreboutique deco building.
As soon as we approached the huge red door and glass front of the restaurant, we were impressed with the space they have created and knew we would be in for a treat.
The inside features a large and extremely well stocked sparkling clean bar and the venue has exposed brick walls throughout.
The center of the restaurant is furnished with a big red velvet couch and various arm chairs that invite you to sit down and enjoy a cocktail in a comfortable setting, while you take in your environment and wind down from the day.
The restaurant is gently lit by various caged lights and beautiful arrangement of Eddison bulbs.
It only takes moments to forget that you are in Potts Point and feel completely at home in this beautiful space.
After being warmly welcomed by Michael and Xenia , we chose to sit down on the previously mentioned red couch and started our night with a couple of cocktails each, while reading through the impressive wine list.
Ranging from around $42 per bottle, the wine list contained a beautifully curated selection of wines from all over the world and I am sure there is something on it for everyone and every budget.
Once our cocktails arrived, we ordered the Charcuterie board ($18) with some crusty bread, butter, olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
The Charcuterie board included a selection of cured meats such as Jamon Serrano, grass fed bresaola, finnochiata, as well as sweet and tangy house made pickles.
The serving was extremely generous and the presentation was beautiful.
The two cocktails we chose with Xenia's help, perfectly complemented this platter.
We had a Garden Pash ($18), which was a combination of gin, lemon and garden juice, which Xenia developed herself and is an interesting mix of cucumber and various herbs and spices. It is a light and bright cocktail with a flavour that keeps you interested.
Andrew had the Spicy Passion Margarita ($18) which contained tequila, cointreau, passion fruit, lime, tabasco and jalapeno. Despite initially being unsure how the passion fruit would suit this combination, it was an absolute taste sensation (caution - this one obviously has some genuine bite to it) and perfectly suited the cured meat selection.
After that, we were offered a table to continue our meal.
Having followed Lot. One for quite some time via social media and having seen some of their meals through the beautiful photos they posted, we had a pretty good idea already what we wanted to try.
We started with their whole stuffed squid ($26) which was buttery soft and the smoked red pepper, chorizo, pine nut and parsley filling gave it a delicious rustic yet light flavour.
Next up was the Kangaroo Tataki ($24) which was the most tender and beautiful kangaroo dish either one of us had ever tasted.
The kangaroo was surrounded by forest berries, native pepper, sunflower seeds and crispy sage leaves.
Even thinking about it now, it still makes my mouth water.
For our main meal, we both decided to consult their extremely helpful and friendly staff.
We decided to share the Half Duck ($50) which arrived on a huge slate plate and was a generous serving, even for two people.
The deboned, roasted glazed duck was surrounded by flash fried red grapes, crushed macadamia and a sea of crisp snow pea tendrils.
We both really enjoyed it.
As we both had our heart set on a dessert (which is actually very unusual for me, Andy even mentioned that he can't remember me ever ordering dessert at a restaurant) we decided to order another cocktail first before we moved on with our meal.
After advising the staff of our dessert selection, they suggested the right cocktails to us.
Smoked Sanguine ($18) was a sticky sweet delight, which arrived with a cloud of French Oat smoke and the Wake Me Up ($22) was a combination of patron XO café, baileys, coffee liqueur and fresh espresso.
The extremely reasonable priced desserts ($14) were an absolute sensation.
We chose the Turkish Delight and the Snickers inspired ones and both by far exceeded the high expectations we had after spotting them pass us on their way to other diners tables from the kitchen earlier on.
I know this review is ridiculously long, but let it be a testament of how impressed we are with last night and the wonderful experience Xenia, Michael and the team provided us.
I am not exaggerating when I say that this was probably one of the most amazing dining experiences we have ever had.
We don't often treat ourselves to a night out like this, but next time we do, I am sure this is the place we both will agree we want to revisit.
And as a final note:
Lot. One also accepts Beam Wallet, which makes dining there even better value.
Beam gives you 10% back on all your purchases and if you aren't using Beam already, use Promotion Code: "2011" and receive a $20 bonus to get you started!
