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Polperro

Beautiful outside, inside and on the plate.

The seasonal chef’s menu.
1 / 8The seasonal chef’s menu.Nina Ryan.
Enjoy a tipple from the vineyard.
2 / 8Enjoy a tipple from the vineyard.Nina Ryan
Cucumber with smoked eel and lobster mousse.
3 / 8Cucumber with smoked eel and lobster mousse.Supplied
Sweet potato cornets with smoked eel and spanner crab meat.
4 / 8Sweet potato cornets with smoked eel and spanner crab meat. Supplied
Intricate snacks kick off the set menu.
5 / 8Intricate snacks kick off the set menu.Supplied
Perfect for a long lunch in the sun.
6 / 8Perfect for a long lunch in the sun.Supplied
Sharing plate.
7 / 8Sharing plate.Supplied
Sit out on the deck.
8 / 8Sit out on the deck. Peter Schofield

Good Food hat15.5/20

Contemporary$$$

Everything feels easy at this luxe farmhouse-style pavilion. Staff are plentiful and never far away. On cold days the fire roars. And there’s no stressing about what to order – within minutes several intricate snacks arrive to kick off the set menu.

That’s when easy switches to artful. A halved cucumber, freshly picked from Polperro’s organic farm, wears dainty spots of smoked eel and lobster mousse. After a parade of skilfully executed small dishes, such as swordfish tartare with wasabi oil and flying fish roe, the main course could be tender duck breast, dry-aged for 14 days and glazed in plum vinegar.

You might head to the deck, overlooking vines and old gum trees, for a deconstructed dessert. With a glass of estate chardonnay in hand, it’s a fitting end to one of the more refined lunches in the country.

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