Tuesday, June 19, 2012

My Melbourne adventure (8) the Age Good food Guide Two HatsRestaurant:Rockpool bar & grill @ Crown。今年的生日饭

时间真快,去年的生日情景还历历在目,今年的生日又不经意的到来了。这是第一个在新的城市的生日。因为家里什么还没有安顿下来,所以今年只想简单的过,就想在外面找个地方吃饭。当然做功课的这个重任又交给他咯~开始筛选了好几家,最后当他把Rock pool 的网站给我看的时候,我就比较有兴趣了。该店是澳洲一位非常有名的大厨Neil Perry在墨尔本开的餐厅,(对,就是写了好几本书的那位)。除此之外,在Sydney 和Perth 也有店。该店坚持使用最优质的食才,羊肉牛肉有严格监控培养出来的,用最好的烹饪方法(木火烤)来传递他们最完美的味道和口感。


出发前先有一个小小惊喜:BB掏出一大捧鲜艳的黄玫瑰!(因为他下午去gym,应该是健身完在旁边的mall里买的)好漂亮!可比去年的菊花向日葵美多了呀哈哈。

再说回餐厅。在Crown下面停下车,走了最起码5分钟才走到这里。

进了门口,看到墙上挂了一排奖状。报上姓名,对下电话号码,就被一位很帅的黑衣戈格引导座位上咯。

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我们两人的外套被服务生收走后,就坐在软软的沙发上等待看menu咯。温暖的烛光摇曳中,欣赏着Southbank的夜景,心情不好才怪。过生日的地方,我的最大要求就是要有一个好view 的餐厅!

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开放式厨房,厨师们忙的如火如荼。

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可爱的menu,正面是招牌牛。这家店的上菜速度,是我见过比较慢的。

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Hot Starter:mussels steamed with White wine,fennel and smoky cherry tomatoes-for me';

wood fire grilled quail with smoked tomatoes and black olives-for him.

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Main course:wood file grilled grass fed lamb cutlets and chops with mint jelly-for me;

rib-eye on the bone 350days 51 days

这两盘肉一上来,感觉真的好大份喏。比想象的好像要大?牛排他要的 medium rare,我的羊排是rare;真的很新鲜,很嫩,还有小小的肉里带着的甜味。总之吃完了主菜胃里没有空间给甜品咯。

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sider:两个都是服务生推荐的:一份potato 做的什么东西,还有我点了一杯很清脆爽口的salad,谢天谢地~!不然真的好油腻。

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谢谢有你陪我度过的第4年生日,确切的说应该是第3个,有一年你在Sydney上课嘛~

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晚上的Southbank真的好美哦~~032

可能是刚吃完牛肉羊肉身体燥热,大冷天还淅淅沥沥下着小雨,却一点都不冷。

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这样的夜景,让人越来越有归属感了。

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是日穿搭:

Coat: Joias,购于Fashion walker

wool Jacket: Alba Rosa 购于Fashion walker

Dress: Alannah Hill

Heels: Kate spade.

必须得记一笔:就在这篇日志发表后的40分钟内的某一时刻,我感觉到了地震!!!只是突然觉得床在动,房子也在动!BERT坐在椅子上看电影,我俩互相对视了一下,同时喊出 earthquake !然后他赶紧跑出房间把空调关了。我们正准备“逃生”,地震停了。长这么大第一次经历地震啊,我的生日圆满了!不知道是几级,但是这个震感,可以给我以后去日本打预防针了!哈哈

Rockpool Bar & Grill Melbourne was inspired by the great steakhouses of North America. With an uncompromising focus on excellent produce – in particular the meat program – beef sourced from only Australia’s very best producers, an outstanding wine list and sharp and enthusiastic service, this is a dining venue that offers a refined yet relaxed experience…the menu is simple and uncomplicated, the room luxurious.

“The cornerstone of good cooking is to source the finest produce” – Neil Perry

Our beef is sourced directly from the producers and dry aged on our premises. That means we have total control over the quality of the beef.

The dry aging process is important as it brings a better flavour to the beef than that of the more common wet aging in cryovac, which in essence is really preserving the beef. This however takes a big commitment as we have many tonnes of beef aging at any one time.

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