Damn Masterchef Australia for having a French themed episode - it made me CRAVE French food. Luckily Sydney has some amazing French cuisine and a restaurant I had been dying to try Baroque Bistro. With the help of a plea for company on Facebook my lovely friends Kyle and Michael agreed to suffer the torture with me!
Due to my excitement I beat the boys to the restaurant and found their service a little lacking to begin with - eventually someone came and took my order for a cocktail.
Savoie Blanc - From the heart of France this savory goblet has a beautiful blend of Ciroc French Vodka, fresh white grapes, elderflower and citrus notes then crowned with white wine and served over ice.
The boys and I decided to try different things (and get a chance to sample each others) which is what I love to do.
For entrees:
Slow cooked egg, roasted wild and cultivated mushrooms, shaved beaufort, watercress
Plate of charcuterie
Braised snails, garlic cassonade, orange, clove and sherry emulsion, textured onio
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The Charcuterie was great but the snails were probably the hit. My 2nd attempt ever at eating that friendly garden slug but this time was much better (the 1at time was the home made tinned version I once made my brother eat unexpectedly!! haha) Good choice Mick.
Our Mains:
Stuffed leg of organic chicken, coq au vin garnish
Berkshire pork belly, butternut pumpkin , tarragon, silverbeet
Duck breast, parsnip, duck leg pastilla, prune armagnac compote, turnip
Pork belly is normally my first pick on any menu but I decided to live a little - and the chicken was the winner. And winner it was! The pork belly was superb though - crackling hmmmm. Again the correct choice for meals was Michael - with the Duck Done 2 ways (or as we renamed it "The Lucky Duck"). We tried to explain to the unsuspecting waitress why we had dissolved into giggles when she came over to the table to take our orders but she didn't get the joke.
We are hoping it wasn't intentional but Michael was the lucky recipient of a "gift with purchase" a tiny piece of steel wool on his beetroot. It didn't ruin his meal in any way but the waitress was so apologetic she bought us a magic plate of macarons to enjoy!! The caramel ones were the bomb! Your loss Michael for not liking caramel - Kyle's and my gain!!
Macarons are everything thing they are cracked up to be - crunchy but soft and tasty and amazing!!!
One would think (again) that we were in no shape to even consider dessert - but we like a challenge. And what better challenge than French desserts.
The service was a little lacking at first but by the end of the night the French had warmed to us (to be truthful I don't think there was anyone French in the place but the food made up for it). Reasonably priced and a great view of the Harbour Bridge from outside - I'm lining up to go back again - and I think Michael and Kyle would be keen to go too! Thanks go to my 2 lovely dates - for great dinner company and for escorting me back safely to my hotel (via the Argyle Steps).
Braised snails, garlic cassonade, orange, clove and sherry emulsion, textured onio
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The Charcuterie was great but the snails were probably the hit. My 2nd attempt ever at eating that friendly garden slug but this time was much better (the 1at time was the home made tinned version I once made my brother eat unexpectedly!! haha) Good choice Mick.
Our Mains:
Stuffed leg of organic chicken, coq au vin garnish
Berkshire pork belly, butternut pumpkin , tarragon, silverbeet
Duck breast, parsnip, duck leg pastilla, prune armagnac compote, turnip
Pork belly is normally my first pick on any menu but I decided to live a little - and the chicken was the winner. And winner it was! The pork belly was superb though - crackling hmmmm. Again the correct choice for meals was Michael - with the Duck Done 2 ways (or as we renamed it "The Lucky Duck"). We tried to explain to the unsuspecting waitress why we had dissolved into giggles when she came over to the table to take our orders but she didn't get the joke.
We are hoping it wasn't intentional but Michael was the lucky recipient of a "gift with purchase" a tiny piece of steel wool on his beetroot. It didn't ruin his meal in any way but the waitress was so apologetic she bought us a magic plate of macarons to enjoy!! The caramel ones were the bomb! Your loss Michael for not liking caramel - Kyle's and my gain!!
Macarons are everything thing they are cracked up to be - crunchy but soft and tasty and amazing!!!
One would think (again) that we were in no shape to even consider dessert - but we like a challenge. And what better challenge than French desserts.
Vanilla crème brulée, pistachio ice cream
Passionfruit soufflé, passionfruit sorbet
Sorbet plate
Passionfruit soufflé, passionfruit sorbet
Sorbet plate
The service was a little lacking at first but by the end of the night the French had warmed to us (to be truthful I don't think there was anyone French in the place but the food made up for it). Reasonably priced and a great view of the Harbour Bridge from outside - I'm lining up to go back again - and I think Michael and Kyle would be keen to go too! Thanks go to my 2 lovely dates - for great dinner company and for escorting me back safely to my hotel (via the Argyle Steps).
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