My darling husband took me to dinner at Dine in the Grand Hotel, Auckland, for my birthday in March. We had the 6-course degustation menu - what a treat. First time we've been out to dinner since Tui was born 11 months ago. I'm not reviewing the food, it was all excellent and highly recommended. I requested a vegetarian and fish menu and Justin had the meaty plates. Sorry, the snaps don't do the food justice - you'll just have to go and experience it yourself!
Heritage tomatoes and Clevedon Valley
buffalo mozzarella with tomato jelly, basil & rocket salad and parmesan
crisp
Nelson scallop & prawn open ravioli
with prawn biaque, shaved fennel salad, fennel puree, lotus root crisps
Prawn and panko crusted hapuka with wok
greens, wood ear fungus
Justin had
the 5-spice roast Cambridge duck breast
Champagne and white peach granita
Salmon with lentils
Justin had the
90 day grain-finished Wakanui Angus beef
fillet
Coconut tapioca with mango and
passionfruit, avocado yuzu sorbet, macadamia tuile
Peanut butter parfait with hazelnut
feuilletine, chocolate delice, Mackintosh sauce
Petits fours – macarons, chocolates, freeze
dried berries