Tetsuyas

nicolavanlaar

Ranked # 5 in the world! 6th May 2007

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Where to start?

My husband and I booked to go for our 4 year wedding anniversary 2 weeks ago. We had to take a Saturday lunch slot, as the wait-list to get in for lunch is about 4-6 weeks and dinner approximately 3 months, depending upon which night you want...

We were glad of the lunchtime slot afterall, as it was a drizzly, grey, quiet kind of day. The city was deserted (we didn't need valet parking we got one right out the front), the guests not overly dressed and relaxed, and the peace and tranquility of the Japanese garden could be appreciated. (Water fountains, camellias and maples.)

The service was impeccable and there was a high number of knowledgeable staff per guest ratio and no attitude. Each dish was explained in a friendly manner and nothing was too much trouble.

The 10 course degustation menu is $185 per person without matching wines. The wine list is extensive, although you could bring your own special bottle if you had one, and the climate-controlled glass wine cellar an interesting study in itself.

We took the lunch leisurely over 3 hours, which was a good amount of time to savour each dish and the artistry, enjoy the view and check out the other diners (who were all taking pictures of the food I might add = amazing!) So I asked for my husband's camera phone and started snapping away like a tourist myself! (Sorry if grainy...)

This is the menu and it deserved more than 5 stars in my opinion!

1. Home-made bread rolls with truffle and cheese butter.
2. Chilled pea soup with a bitter dark chocolate sorbet.
3. Quail egg on sevruga caviar and cubed trout.
4. Warm crab custard with broth.
5. Scallop carpaccio with tempura bits and baby salad leaves.
6. The signature rare kelp-crusted trout with roe.
7. Spanner crab ravioli with tomato and basil.
8. Baby barramundi fillet on spinach and mushrooms.
9. Duck fillet on witlof with walnut and orange sauce.
10. Veal with wasabi aioli.
11. Sweet lentils and cheese.
12. Beetroot & blood orange sorbet and the signature strawberry shortcake in shot glasses.
13. Vanilla bean ice-cream with praline, white beans and espresso.
14. Chocolate terrine with cocoa-dusted wafer, marscapone, praline and cognac vanilla bean anglaise. (My favourite - so they gave me a second one!!!)
15. Tea or coffee and pettit fours (the only part of the menu to disappoint - who heard of ccocoa-dusted tofu truffles???)

This is my first review!

sue at 06/05/07

It sounds fabulous!! Tetsuyas is definitely on our 'must-do' list next time we are in Sydney!

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