Birthday dinner

For my birthday, Pigeon and I, Ethan & Will as well, went for dinner up the hills. Dressed up for the night...

Venue: Windy Point

Food: Not suggested

Atmosphere: Fantastic

I wanted to compare the quality of the food menu of Windy Point (this restaurant) and The Grange (the restaurant I went for my 1st year anniversary with Pigeon), therefore I ordered a similar full course menu, where the food and accompanied wine were served.The Grange had 10 course meal, but Windy point had only 7 course; of course there was a huge difference in price as well. Although I do not suggest anyone to go there for meals; the food is not that good, but the scenery was very beautiful!! So I'll just browse through the food "quickly".

The side bread is highly recommended!! It's nice and warm, fresh from the oven (plus one). A plus point for this restaurant.

Let the meals begin!!

Start off, we have "Demitasse of Lobster Bisque + 2006 Shaw & Smith M3 Chardonnay, Adelaide Hills" followed by "Confit Atlantic Salmon with horseradish potato cake and tobeko cream + 2006 Nepenthe Pinot Gris, Adelaide Hills".

These 2 dishes tasted good... very strong, thick lobster soup (Plus one) and fresh cook salmon tasted good as well.

Next comes "Seared Yellowfin Tuna, sashimi grade with potato and Parsley cake, capers, Roma tomatoes, chives and Kalamata olives + 2006 Cape Mentelle Sauvignon Blanc Semillon, Margaret River" and "Chicken and Gorgonzola Dumpling served in a duck and ginger broth + 2006 Kooyong Massale Pinot Noir, Mornington Peninsula"

The tuna was nice and fresh (tasted fresher ones). The next dish was not recommended at all. the soup is damn salty... I considered myself to eat food which are high in salt, but this dish had exceeded my salt tolerant level (minus one)

A small sorbet to wash off the salt.. Mandarin orange flavour (Yummy!! plus one)

Mains: "Blackmore Wagyu Scotch Fillet Steak, marble score 7 with puff pastry Wagyu pie, asparagus spears and Bordelaise jus + 2005 Mitolo The Jester Shiraz, McLaren Vale" and "Roquefort Papillon & Woodside Goats Curd, house made Lavosh, petite herbs, muscatels and poached ruby quince +2006 d'Arenberg Noble Riesling, McLaren Vale"

Another salty dish, aka the pie (big minus one). The steak was nice but not fantastic (no points given). Th cheese and quince was quite a nice blend (plus one).

Dessert : Rasberry Clafoutis with black berry caramel + 2006 Two Hands Brilliant Disguise Moscato, Barossa Valley

Finally a wine I recognise. It's a really nice white sweet wine. The sort of rasberry cake was nice but not fantastic too

My 2nd birthday cake bought by Ethan, from Cocolat! The cake freaking rich!! By the end of the dinner, I could only eat a little bit. The cake was finally finished after 10 days.hehe

The beautiful view of Adelaide city from the restaurant!!