Absynthe Restaurant Blog

Our Absynthe Restaurant Blog provides insights and updates from the world of hospitality. We will highlight and share our activity in the kitchen, the bar and the restaurant as well as delving deep into our extensive cellar.

29.9.09

Melbourne Cup Lunch Menu


The Melbourne Cup lunch menu has been decided! For $155 per person, the lunch includes the following:

To begin with...
Absynthe's Signature Cocktail - Sorbet infused with coriander, ginger, lime & Absynthe - then topped with light bubbly champagne.
The Soft Green Olive - A rare technique that fuses a variation of olives together and is encased in an edible bubble.
Red Radish with Blue Swimmer Crab

Entree
Lightly Cured Ocean Trout, Beetroot Raviolo & Goats Cheese
2008 Maritime Pinot Gris, Gippsland, VIC

Mains
Steamed Free-Range Chicken, Truffled Polenta & Smoked Tomatoes with 2007 Moondarra Castlefield Pinot Noir, Gippsland, VIC
OR
Pan Fried Wild Barramundi, Saffron Potato & Lobster Bisque with 2008 Narkoojie Lily Grace Chardonnay, Gippsland, VIC

Dessert
Warm Chocolate Fondant with Red Berry Marmalade & Red Berry Sorbet with 2008 Torbreck, The Bothie, Barossa Valley, S.A

To make a booking please contact Absynthe on (07) 5504 6466

22.9.09

Craggy Range Dinner

This month Absynthe will be hosting a Craggy Range wine dinner in conjunction with well-known chef Philip Johnson. Philip's restaurant E'cco Bistro recently won the 2009 Restaurant & Catering Queensland (RCQ) Restaruant of the Year.

The Craggy Range wine dinner will on the 15th October and will consist of six courses, three prepared by each chef.

The dinner is $185 per person, including Craggy Range wine and an Abynthe cocktail given on arrival.

For more information contact the restaurant on:
Phone - (07) 5504 6466
Email - becomeaddicted@absynthe.com.au

Melbourne Cup Lunch

We are happy to annouce that Absynthe will be hosting a Melbourne Cup Luncheon for the event on Tuesday 3rd November.

The lunch will consist of a three-course meal, plus wine at $155 per person.
 
For more information contact the restaurant on:
Phone - (07) 5504 6466
Email - becomeaddicted@absynthe.com.au