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Visited The Recreation for a work function and was able to try a 3 course dinner. First impression was the lovely atmosphere and the excellent layout …
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Maybe I shouldnt give this place such a a good review... wouldnt want it to get so busy I cant get a table! Came to my attention when I saw it got a h…
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The Recreation is open for Casual Dining. The Recreation serves Modern Australian, Contemporary and Bar Food dishes. Incorrect or missing information? Make a report, or claim the restaurant if you own it!Details
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2 Reviews on “The Recreation”
Visited The Recreation for a work function and was able to try a 3 course dinner. First impression was the lovely atmosphere and the excellent layout and decoration of the wine collection on the wall. Everyone ordered some drinks and had a chat whilst waiting for entree to be served. It actually took longer than expected for the first course to come but nevertheless, the food was delicious. For entree, I had the Duck Tortellini served with mushroom and truffle. From where I was seated, I saw the chefs making the pastry from scratch. Very fresh and nice texture. For mains, I had the porterhouse steak served with bordelaise sauce and some fries. I asked for a medium rare, but it was rather still 70% rare. Overall, the meat was tender but nothing too special. For dessert, I tried the Bomb Alaska for the first time. The bomb alaska was rather too sweet for my preference but I’m glad I got to try it. The staff provided an exceptional service and were friendly. As I didn’t want to drink any alcohol, the staff offered to make me a fruity mocktail and kindly explained the ingredients used. Overall, had a good experience at The Recreation.
Maybe I shouldnt give this place such a a good review… wouldnt want it to get so busy I cant get a table! Came to my attention when I saw it got a hat this year.
Then I realised – I could walk to it, it was BYO ($20 corkage) and the menu was very reasonably priced. Winner!
We had an earlier dinner and the next table must have been there from lunch and
sounded like that they had been drinking that whole time. A quiet word to the waiter
and they were duly dealt with and despatched outside! Excellent; quite reflective of
the excellent service we got all night. Anyway, through out the course of the evening
the restaurant became completely full; very impressive for a Sunday and I’m
guessing it’s quite likely most of the patrons walked!
The food was truly impressive. They make their own bread and butter which was
really stunning in taster. The terrine was very impressive with the pickled vegetable
accompaniment. I had the roast pork – it was the most crispy crackle I’ve had
anywhere and contrasted by the melt in your mouth feel of the pork belly itself. Not only was the meat great, the vegetables were some of the most tasty, delicious
heirloom varieties I’ve had anywhere. The attention to detail was just amazing. lt is truly a fine dining restaurant disguising itself as a bistro!
Then they gave us a little candle to go with the bombe Alaska which was a nice
touch. My only complaint was they didn’t light the thing on fire!