The Boathouse, Pyrmont, Sydney
Sashimi of Saikou Salmon with cauliflower, cucumber, wasabi, ponzu – $27 – Just a light start to the meal. Fresh slices of raw salmon lined with dollops of cauliflower puree. On top of each piece is a chunk of crispy seaweed which provided an additional crunchy texture.
Wok Fried Rockampton Mud crab, salt and pepper style, snow peas and shallots (650g) – $100 – Even as a write this I can imagine the taste of the crab meat and beautiful sauce from this dish. Super fresh mud crab, lightly battered and with a black bean and pepper sauce. The taste just so divine. We spent a good hour painstakingly extracting every morsel of meat and mopping up the sauce with the left-over bread. Droolworthy indeed.
Snapper pie with smoked tomato and mash potato – $48 – the famous snapper pie! It states on the menu that it takes 25 mins to prepare so be prepared to wait. Luckily we were pre-occupied with destroying the crab dish we first ordered and so weren’t too concerned regarding the timing.
There’s a bit of theatrics to the dish as the waiter brings it out on a trolley and opens it to serve it at the table.
The crust of the pie was light and flaky, the smoked tomato providing the perfect tart contrast to the rich flavours of the pie filling.
The pie filling was lovely and buttery with the taste of the barramundi immersed throughout. It also had the distinct taste and smell of truffles which suggests they may have also added trouble oil to the sauce. The barrumundi was literally melt in the mouth.
Banana souffle with peanut and milk chocolate ice cream – $18 – this item also requires a 20 minute wait but is totally worth it. Packed full of banana flavour with the ice cream like the perfect mix of peanut butter and chocolate. Yummmmm
Complimentary cookies
