Send to a friend

Print

del.icio.us this

Digg this

Tetsuya’s

Tetsuya’s is so tough to get into and so far out of the everyday in terms of both the structure of its long 12-course dégustation menu and its $210 price tag that the flexibility and friendliness of its army of staff can come as something of a surprise. Once you’ve made it past the gates (literally) to its neo-Kyoto rooms, they’ll do everything they can to put you at ease. A sake with the orange and blackbeantinged raw mulloway? A Japanese white with the sublime custard of sea urchin and fresh wasabi? It’s yours. You’re a seasoned diner tired of the signature kombu ocean trout dish? Try this splendid mackerel poached in oil with pickled carrots and tiny potatoes. A goat’s milk ice-cream with sorrel granita, meanwhile, threatens to upset the idea that the wheels fall off at dessert. A truly cosmpolitan Australian restaurant like no other, Tetsuya’s remains both vital and impressive.