Vanitas

The restaurant slightly seemed short staffed but the waiters had great customer service. However the food wasn’t anything spectacular, my 6 course degustation had a lot of hit and miss dishes. The beetroot tart and the tortellini was enjoyable however rest of the dishes didn’t live up to its hatted expectations. One of the dish in particular (which now I can’t see from the menu anymore) with goats milk pictured with cherry tomato was extremely hard to swallow. I left this dish almost untouched. Luckily the waiter offered a shot of limoncello to wash it down.

Dined here last night with high expectations and they were still exceeded. I really liked the opulent simplicity with the decor and spacious seating. Also loved the menu - adventurous yet non-pretentious. I enjoyed the sous vide lamb myself while others had a pheasant and foie gras tortillini, truffle tagliatelle, and a rather unremarkable chicken dish but at least was done well (as I'm sure it's why it's there). This style is perfect in my opinion for the Queensland 5* experience. The staff were friendly, always on hand but knew when to give guests space to enjoy each other's company. This is a special little venue and I look forward to returning.