Comments on: Hats Off Dinner : Quay, The Rocks http://www.eatshowandtell.com/2008/11/25/hats-off-dinner-quay-the-rocks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hats-off-dinner-quay-the-rocks Sydney food blog, restaurant reviews, food photography Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:02:38 +0000 hourly 1 By: squishies http://www.eatshowandtell.com/2008/11/25/hats-off-dinner-quay-the-rocks/comment-page-1/#comment-818 squishies Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:51:29 +0000 http://www.eatshowandtell.com/?p=1143#comment-818 <strong>Miss Honey</strong>: We tried to like it, but I think the combinations were just a bit too strange for us. I can't get over how scrumptious the snow egg was! When we were leaving we saw the snow egg presented differently - not in a fishbowl... so that's interesting, thought they would have kept the same presentation throughout the night. <strong>Arwen from Hoglet K</strong>: Yeah the butter did help in easing the wasabi punchiness. When I looked morels up, I thought they looked quite strange! I wonder if they will turn out different if grown indoors. <strong>Simon Food Favourites</strong>: Hehe I think one of my friends joked that he wished the food tasted as good as it looked. I suppose presentation really does make a difference! <strong>Christie @ fig&cherry</strong>: Oooh! That sounds like a lovely Xmas party! *is envious* haha Let us know how you guys liked it? =) <strong>Jen</strong>: I flashed it. Tried to keep it down to one flash per dish, which I did keep to... until the desserts came around. lol Miss Honey: We tried to like it, but I think the combinations were just a bit too strange for us.

I can’t get over how scrumptious the snow egg was! When we were leaving we saw the snow egg presented differently – not in a fishbowl… so that’s interesting, thought they would have kept the same presentation throughout the night.

Arwen from Hoglet K: Yeah the butter did help in easing the wasabi punchiness. When I looked morels up, I thought they looked quite strange! I wonder if they will turn out different if grown indoors.

Simon Food Favourites: Hehe I think one of my friends joked that he wished the food tasted as good as it looked. I suppose presentation really does make a difference!

Christie @ fig&cherry: Oooh! That sounds like a lovely Xmas party! *is envious* haha Let us know how you guys liked it? =)

Jen: I flashed it. Tried to keep it down to one flash per dish, which I did keep to… until the desserts came around. lol

]]> By: Jen http://www.eatshowandtell.com/2008/11/25/hats-off-dinner-quay-the-rocks/comment-page-1/#comment-793 Jen Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:17:42 +0000 http://www.eatshowandtell.com/?p=1143#comment-793 Those pics are gorgeous!!! From memory, it was dimly lit though... did you go before sunset or was it flash? lol :) <abbr><em>Jen’s last blog post..<a href="http://www.jenius.com.au/2008/11/ocean_restaurant.php" rel="nofollow">Ocean Restaurant</a></abbr></em> Those pics are gorgeous!!! From memory, it was dimly lit though… did you go before sunset or was it flash? lol :)

Jen’s last blog post..Ocean Restaurant

]]> By: Christie @ fig&cherry http://www.eatshowandtell.com/2008/11/25/hats-off-dinner-quay-the-rocks/comment-page-1/#comment-769 Christie @ fig&cherry Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:54:29 +0000 http://www.eatshowandtell.com/?p=1143#comment-769 Absolutely stunning photos Squishies!! I've booked our office Xmas party at Quay in a few weeks time - the three course lunch and very looking forward to the 8 textures dessert. Thanks for whetting my appetite! :) Absolutely stunning photos Squishies!! I’ve booked our office Xmas party at Quay in a few weeks time – the three course lunch and very looking forward to the 8 textures dessert. Thanks for whetting my appetite! :)

]]> By: Simon Food Favourites http://www.eatshowandtell.com/2008/11/25/hats-off-dinner-quay-the-rocks/comment-page-1/#comment-731 Simon Food Favourites Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:00:24 +0000 http://www.eatshowandtell.com/?p=1143#comment-731 great photos and such great dishes to try. they all look wonderfully beautiful. s :-) <abbr><em>Simon Food Favourites’s last blog post..<a href="http://simonleongdesign.blogspot.com/2008/11/blueberry-crumble-23-nov-2008.html" rel="nofollow">Blueberry crumble (23 Nov 2008)</a></abbr></em> great photos and such great dishes to try. they all look wonderfully beautiful.

s :-)

Simon Food Favourites’s last blog post..Blueberry crumble (23 Nov 2008)

]]> By: Arwen from Hoglet K http://www.eatshowandtell.com/2008/11/25/hats-off-dinner-quay-the-rocks/comment-page-1/#comment-728 Arwen from Hoglet K Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:07:37 +0000 http://www.eatshowandtell.com/?p=1143#comment-728 I like the idea of wasabi butter, the butter would take the edge off the wasabi. I've read about morels as a wild mushroom in an American book. They only got them at the beginning of spring, but I suppose if you grew them inside like normal mushrooms you could have them year round. <abbr><em>Arwen from Hoglet K’s last blog post..<a href="http://hogletk.wordpress.com/2008/11/21/jackie-french-and-the-gobblable-garden/" rel="nofollow">Jackie French and the gobblable garden</a></abbr></em> I like the idea of wasabi butter, the butter would take the edge off the wasabi. I’ve read about morels as a wild mushroom in an American book. They only got them at the beginning of spring, but I suppose if you grew them inside like normal mushrooms you could have them year round.

Arwen from Hoglet K’s last blog post..Jackie French and the gobblable garden

]]> By: Miss Honey http://www.eatshowandtell.com/2008/11/25/hats-off-dinner-quay-the-rocks/comment-page-1/#comment-727 Miss Honey Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:27:29 +0000 http://www.eatshowandtell.com/?p=1143#comment-727 I've only been to Quay on a couple of occasions and I thoroughly enjoyed myself, but I can see from the dishes you had that some of the combinations from years before may not have sat so well with me either... Meanwhile I LOVE those snow eggs:) I had a snow egg there this year for my birthday but it was served completely differently with sprinkles of some sort on the top:D <abbr><em>Miss Honey’s last blog post..<a href="http://thedelectabledelight.blogspot.com/2008/11/mamak-haymarket.html" rel="nofollow">Mamak, Haymarket</a></abbr></em> I’ve only been to Quay on a couple of occasions and I thoroughly enjoyed myself, but I can see from the dishes you had that some of the combinations from years before may not have sat so well with me either…

Meanwhile I LOVE those snow eggs:) I had a snow egg there this year for my birthday but it was served completely differently with sprinkles of some sort on the top:D

Miss Honey’s last blog post..Mamak, Haymarket

]]> By: squishies http://www.eatshowandtell.com/2008/11/25/hats-off-dinner-quay-the-rocks/comment-page-1/#comment-726 squishies Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:00:10 +0000 http://www.eatshowandtell.com/?p=1143#comment-726 kang: i thought some worked better than others, but that's just a preference thing i suppose =) Though I can't fault their presentation ^_^ love the riot of colours in some of the dishes... and yeah the snow egg was great!! poptart: yeah, sucks that you didn't enjoy the dinner as much as the lunch =T since i don't really have a comparison to go by, i thought the dinner was pretty decent. kang: i thought some worked better than others, but that’s just a preference thing i suppose =) Though I can’t fault their presentation ^_^ love the riot of colours in some of the dishes… and yeah the snow egg was great!!

poptart: yeah, sucks that you didn’t enjoy the dinner as much as the lunch =T since i don’t really have a comparison to go by, i thought the dinner was pretty decent.

]]> By: poptart http://www.eatshowandtell.com/2008/11/25/hats-off-dinner-quay-the-rocks/comment-page-1/#comment-725 poptart Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:32:59 +0000 http://www.eatshowandtell.com/?p=1143#comment-725 URGH! After such a delightful lunch at Quay, this dinner was an express train to bland town! Too bad I couldn't get off a bit earlier! The service was nothing beyond what I'd expect from a fine dining establishment. The fact that they kept on slamming our plates onto the table and knocking over my utensils is just inexcusable. Inconsistent with the explaining of the food as well - sometimes you get it, sometimes you don't - and even then the information was wrong. Service aside, the food just wasn't very flavoursome. I'm a fan of 'subtle' of flavours but this fell teribbly short of that. *sigh* EPIC FAIL for me. URGH! After such a delightful lunch at Quay, this dinner was an express train to bland town! Too bad I couldn’t get off a bit earlier!

The service was nothing beyond what I’d expect from a fine dining establishment. The fact that they kept on slamming our plates onto the table and knocking over my utensils is just inexcusable. Inconsistent with the explaining of the food as well – sometimes you get it, sometimes you don’t – and even then the information was wrong.

Service aside, the food just wasn’t very flavoursome. I’m a fan of ‘subtle’ of flavours but this fell teribbly short of that. *sigh* EPIC FAIL for me.

]]> By: kang http://www.eatshowandtell.com/2008/11/25/hats-off-dinner-quay-the-rocks/comment-page-1/#comment-721 kang Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:06:38 +0000 http://www.eatshowandtell.com/?p=1143#comment-721 this place looks absolutely incredible. I'm always a big fan of wagyu beef, particularly since it's quite hard (and expensive) to get my hands on some over here! So you say not every dish was good eh? The photos are definitely delicious I must say. I dun think ive ever seen quail breast quite so pink - but that snow egg really looks awesome. Really great pictures, made my mouth water :P .. ohh i want that wagyu now! <abbr><em>kang’s last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/londoneater/~3/462939922/" rel="nofollow">eating&reading 23rd Nov 08: will you sew my buttons to keep me warm for winter?</a></abbr></em> this place looks absolutely incredible. I’m always a big fan of wagyu beef, particularly since it’s quite hard (and expensive) to get my hands on some over here!

So you say not every dish was good eh? The photos are definitely delicious I must say.

I dun think ive ever seen quail breast quite so pink – but that snow egg really looks awesome.

Really great pictures, made my mouth water :P .. ohh i want that wagyu now!

kang’s last blog post..eating&reading 23rd Nov 08: will you sew my buttons to keep me warm for winter?

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