Image sent to us by Brae
We have been saving up to visit Brae since reservations first opened last November. It is possibly the most expensive rural restaurant in Australia, but we enjoyed several visits to Dunkeld's Royal Mail hotel when chef Dan Hunter was leading the kitchen team there. Brae under his creative command is even better. There have been rave reviews in the foodie press.
We experienced delightful surprises in ingredients, contrasting but pleasing flavours on the plate, and wonderful complementarity of wines. Big surprises - sake to drink with duck offal, a sauce for eel and sea urchin made by soaking and pressing macadamia nuts.
The hours we spent there on Thursday evening with multiple courses and matched wines is described and itemised in pictures at our photo website: yanton.smugmug.com
We were glad when discussing matched wine that our hosts offered us the option of a half serve of each glass at half tariff- that ensured that we were fit to drive back to our B&B at evening's close and was in any event an elegant sufficiency.
We like Birregurra. It has a main street with echos of the early 20th century and '60s makeovers including a horrible fibro type reconstruction of a once handsome facade of the 1895 Mechanics' Institute.
Its one track train station has been re-opened for service after being discontinued in the1963.
The B&B , the village, and the restaurant are very highly recommended for a special occasion- perhaps combine with a trip to Lorne or the Otways?
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