04/12/2024
DINNER | 8-course degustation
For my partner's birthday dinner, we went to The Bunker Restaurant. It's our first time here, and we LOVED it! The service was lovely, music was great, honestly the whole night was such a good vibe. I'd recommend them especially if you love the speakeasy vibe!
In terms of food - every dish was perfectly seasoned, no need for salt/pepper at the table, and not once did I think "this needs some chilli powder" 😅 I opted for the seafood options while my partner opted for the game meat. I'll post the meat options separately.
Anyway, here's my dinner pov:
1 - Table setting and ambiance. They dimmed the light as the night went on and it made for such a romantic feel.
2 - The Pink Diamond cocktail - all I remember is I saw "lychee" in the description. This was delicious! Fruity, but not too sweet, a little sour and perfectly tangy.
3 - Amuse-bouche - best appetizer I've had at a restaurant! These little morsels of flavour definitely whet our appetites and had us looking forward to the rest of our 8 courses. The chickpea puffs filled with Venison tartare and some cheesy goodness (I think), we're like flavour bombs. We ate it in one bite and oh 👏my 👏 goodness.. I died and went to heaven. 🤤🤤🤤🤤
4 - Kingfish - fresh fish and light & citrusy complements like the marinated tomatoes, orange and yuzu dressing. Awesome starter!
5 - Paua - paua tortellini. I've not acquired the taste of paua just yet. It seems whenever I try it, it's a bit rubbery (is it meant to be like that?) This one wasn't as bad as they diced it in the tortellini. The pasta dough itself was great!
6 - sorbet to cleanse the palate ahead of our main dish
7 - Blue cod with prawn butter - whoever invented prawn butter is my hero. That was so good, I wanted to lick my plate. The blue cod was cooked perfectly - it was tender and flavourful, and so good with the prawn butter and the cute little mussel fritter. I recommend this if you like fish!
8 - Pre-dessert eclairs filled with strawberry mascarpone
9 - Blueberrh & earl grey tart with black sesame
10 - Tickled Pink - complimentary dessert wine
11 - Cheese board with housemade lavish bread
