Q Dining
Mezzanine Level
Pullman Quay Grand Sydney Harbour
61 Macquarie St
Circular Quay, Sydney
Q Dining recently launched with a spectacular event at the venue with drinks flowing freely and plenty of samples of their new food.
They have award winning Executive Chef Daniel Simpson at the helm and he uses regional produce to create amazing meals.
It's an amazingly pretty restaurant and with its prime position on the mezzanine level of the Pullman Quay Grand Sydney Harbour it has million dollar views out over Sydney Harbour, the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge which will enchant and delight everyone there. You certainly won't forget it - nor will you forget the food either!
We started with some lovely bread. I tried the potato and herb bread and Mlady tried the wholegrain. They came with a three sectioned dish, one had a lovely pouch of Pepe Saya butter, the next had some pink maldon salt and the third had some fruity olive oil with a drop of balsamic in it (and they asked us first if we wanted the balsamic). It was a lovely way to start a lovely meal.
It consisted of a roll of smoked salmon on wakame with horseradish and a few beads of caviar served on a spoon.
It was so colourful and tasted great. The burst of different significant flavours from the smoked salmon, horseradish and caviar was delicious.
We tried the 2004 Spanish jamon from Salamanca - one of only 50 in the world. It came with a side serving of pickled carrot, cauliflower and red capsicum.
This was truly amazing - we hadn't tasted anything like this before!
My entree was the seared scallops with fresh garden peas and pancetta.We both love scallops, and often choose them as an entree.
They arrived beautifully presented and the scallops were so plump and beautifully cooked. It was a lovely blend of colours and textures and of course flavours too.
Maldy isn't generally a great lover of gnocchi and I've never seen her order this before now. However the housemade gnocchi with sweetcorn puree and shaved reggianno grabbed her attention and she succumbed.
It was extremely light and soft and virtually melted in her mouth. She absolutely loved it and finished everything on her plate.
I love duck and duck dishes are usually my choice on many menu's. The pan roasted duck breast with duck and pistachio pie and marmalade sounded interesting and certainly looked just as interesting when it arrived at the table.
There was plenty of lightly and perfectly cooked duck meat and the combination of textures was again great. The taste was even more impressive!
Mlady loves salmon. I mean really loves it.She chose the Atlantic salmon that had a lovely crispy skin - just the way she likes (loves) it. It was appetisingly inviting with lovely vibrant colours. It all combined so well and tasted so great together!
A side of baby leaves shaken in a jar with chardonnay dressing went perfectly and looked great.
To finish I wanted something sweet and the trinkets sounded just right. They were described as meringues, rocky road, house made jellies and fruit textures and this sounded, and turned out to be, ideal.
It was great. There was plenty of it as well and it was a wonderful mix of different goodies! The rocky road was my favourite bit.
Mlady had Eaton mess which was one of the specials available that evening.It came uniquely presented in a jar which looked unusual and impressive.
The crystallised mint leaves on top was a lovely garnish that tasted fantastic.
It was a lovely mix and Mlady loved every mouthful of it.
We finished with a cheese plate comprising double brie, triple brie and hard cheddar. They came with lavosh, wafer crackers and dried muscatel grapes.All three cheeses were lovely and the muscatels went so well - we devoured them all!
We paired the cheeses with some great dessert wines - Mlady had a 2009 De Bortoli Noble One and I had a 2010 Chateau Roumieu Sauternes.
Q Dining is simply spectacular. The food is so uniquely presented with great combinations and lovely flavours. The menu has something for everyone on it and the view will stay with you forever!Sir and Mlady dined as guest of Q Dining. Thanks to Alberto and Restaurant Manager Hugh Cook who looked after us so well on our visit. Special thanks also to Nicola Chandler - Director of Sales and Marketing at Pullman Quay Grand Sydney Harbour.
