The service is a little haphazard and confused. For instance even though I booked for the Hot Dinners set menu for £50pp, they seemed not to notice this when I arrived (until I pointed it out). Additionally I had an email with the menu below. They said "whole lobster" which should indicate one lobster per person, but this was not the case (I was too full anyway to be fair). The email also specifically stated two cocktails per person, which was a mistake on their part (as it's meant to be one each they said). Even with this in writing from them, it took a higher manager to rectify this and only after a few complaints about it.
Oh well.
- Spicy tuna taco (diced raw tuna, corn, and spicy lemon dressing);
- Kurtistown oysters (maui onion salsa) - fat oysters complimented by a tangy relish. Not as good as Ezard's oyster shooters (http://eatlikeushi.posthaven.com/ezard-melbourne-10-2012), but close;
- Waikiki tuna tataki (spicy pineapple salsa);
- Grilled scallops (maitake mushroom, green curry broth) - very flavoursome and creamy;
- Shumai gyoza (chicken and beef dumpling, cherry hoisin);
- Island chicken satay (coconut, shiitake mushroom, coriander) - this was actually exceptional. Tender chicken with a really good crisp skin and topped with satay sauce;
- Beef & black bean (slow cooked in a black bean beef jus);
- Whole lobster “Mac ‘N’ Cheese” - as mentioned previously I was expecting a whole lobster each but only got one to share. Worse than this was that the actual lobster itself had minimal meat and a lot of mac. I wonder where all the meat has gone?;
- Chef’s Dessert - fruit and churros.
Even at half price, £50pp is a lot. I don't think this menu is worth £100 at full price, even with one £12 drink and half a lobster of that quality. It is a large quantity of food and you definitely won't leave hungry. But I'd think twice before going again.