Lunch with the Wildfish
Posted on 22. Nov, 2009 by Jaye in Lunch, Restaurant
It was the end of our holiday and Tim was in the mood for a some seafood delights. From our tent I jumped on the “around me” app on my iPhone, to see what we could find. A place called Wildfish popped up and although there was little more details that an address. After some discussion we decided to give it a go. So we drove all the way from Wilson’s Prom (in the opposite direction home) to Port Albert.
Wildfish was relatively easy to locate, as Port Albert isn’t a large town. It is set on the pier, with 180 degree views of the water. We arrived late for lunch service but the waiter kindly seated us anyway, and promptly took down our order.
We decided to share an entree as it was only lunch after all. We went for the Garlic Prawns on Rice Pilaf. The freshness of the prawns just popped in your mouth. The delicate pilaf underneath the prawns was perfectly offset by the creamy sauce. We stopped short of licking the plate.
For main, I had the Flake and Scallop Pie with leek and saffron. Firstly it looked amazing. The crisp brown flaky pastry served with massive criss-crossed spears of fresh asparagus and cherry tomatoes. Once I cut into the crispy shell the pie oozed with a thick creamy sauce with chunky pieces of flake and mini scallops. It certainly warmed the chockles of heart on this windy cool day.
Timi went for the Linguine Marina with prawns, scallops, mussels and white fish. It was served in a pre-tangled pile, and drizzled with a deliciously light olive oil. The seafood was fresh and full of flavour, again the perfect meal for a blustery sea side day. We also ordered a side salad of roasted beets, mint, fetta and hazelnuts which didn’t ever eventuate. This so often happens and frustrates the hell out of me…get it right people!
Lastly came the Wattle Seed Creme Brulee, which was divine at the very least. I don’t think I’ve ever sampled wattle seed before so this was a totally new flavour! Hooray! The wattle seeds really turned this dessert on its head, they add must have been roasted and added a light crunch to the smooth texture of the brulee. The toffee on top was thick and crunchy. A rolled wave of almond tuille, packed with honey flavour, was ideally matched and was just screaming out to be dipped into the brulee. To accompany this delight, we of course, ordered coffee. Two macchiato’s. Not sure what they thought a macchiato was… but it certainly wasn’t what they served us. You could be forgiven for looking at this picture and thinking we ordered stumpy strong lattes. The coffee left a lot to be desired! But after a week of camping… it was still coffee.
The wine of choice: Narkoojee Lily Grace 2008, Chardonnay, Glengarry VIC.
Wildfish Cafe – 40 Wharf Street, Port Albert, Vic, Australia. http://www.wildfishrestaurant.com.au/
oooohhh yuuuummm!