4. Guava snow egg from Quay

We headed to Quay for a very late Valentines Lunch at Quay. Having found the Overseas Passenger Ferry Terminal we had a little trouble find the entrance to Quay but when we did we were greeted with a modern restaurant with fantastic views over the Opera House. Though the decor was not as decadent as say Rockpool but the views more than made up for it!

As for the food well we chose from the two course a la carte menu. I chose the free range chicken breast cooked slowly with truffle butter, spring vegetables, young garlic cream, jamon & oloroso juices with Simon opting for the Confit of Gippsland lamb loin, smoked white carrot cream, fennel infused milk curd, Pantelleria capers, nasturtiums, fennel pollen and we added a potato puree on the side to share.

Before out mains came out we were treated to a beautiful little amuse bouche unfortunately I fail to remember the contents but it was deliciously smokey and garlicky (is this is word?!) tasting. This was followed by a choice from a selection of sourbreads and butter. I chose the rye and the hubby the white.

My chicken came out surrounded by a little garden of beautiful spring vegetables. The meat was absolutely beautifully tender and deliciously fragrant. Simon's lamb tasted equally good and was stunningly presented.

For desert I chose the White nectarine snow egg while Si had the Eight texture chocolate cake Featuring Amedei Chocolate which was served with a hot chocolate sauce which was poured over at the table and melted through the layers exposing all eight delicious and richly decedent layers. The chocolate cake was delicious though a little to rich for my tastes but Simon quickly devoured it. As for the Snow Egg (the star attraction as it were!) well it was simply stunning. The beautiful snow egg was sat on a bed of sweet granita and beneath this was a creamy base. I adored the satisfying crack it gave as i plunged my spoon into the crispy out shell, through the soft fluffy meringue letting the delicious and slightly tart custard in the centre pour out.

Finally a word about the service which was impeccable as you would expect for a restaurant of this quality the only downfall was the wait that we had for our coffee and tea at the end of the meal but the waitress did apologise and comp these and the gorgeous little petit fours off the bill so we can't complain too much. We were even treated to an appearance by the man himself, Peter Gilmore as he wandered around the restaurant chatting to patrons.