Bonus Item - Summitt

9th October 2011

After the extravagance of last night and with the restaurant booking system i use offering a free $50 voucher, we headed out again for lunch at the Summit restaurant at the top of Mt. Coot-tha overlooking Brisbane. Spectacular views of Brisbane were offered at our seat near the window.

Even after the 12 courses last night, i was still rather hungry and went for the full three courses (although my mum stole half of the entree).

For entree, i selected the Peking style duck and wonton stack, assorted lettuce, fresh herbs and hoisin sauce. Excellent tender and fall apart duck meat served on a crisp wonton with fresh greens and a delicious hoisin sauce, it was a great start.

My father went for the wild mushroom and feta arancini balls. Good mushroom flavour and a crisp delicious coating.

Following that i went with a main course of lamb rump and beef cheek duo, goats feta and cracked pepper mash, wild rocket, smoked capsicum relish and a single slice of crisp pancetta. The cracked pepper mash was smooth and tasty with the feta woven in a single layer through the mas. The lamb was slightly overcooked but still great but the beef cheek was perfectly cooked and fell apart perfectly. The rest of the dish balanced and complemented the dish well.

Dishes of salmon (mum) and beef and Morton bay bug (dad) were also well received.

The deserts were also fantastic. I went with the chocolate trilogy - a chocolate ice cream sandwich, a chocolate covered strawberry on a bed of white chocolate mousse and finally a dark chocolate cup filled with a milk chocolate mousse. Each individual element was great and it was well presented. The other desert consisted of a deconstructed cheesecake (a puddle of lemon, blobs of meringue and a soil of graham cracker) which looked a bit odd but tasted great and a upside down caramelised pineapple cake.

Not quite of the standard and technique of last night but offered a different type of meal and was more focused on quality produce cooked well. Was still a great meal with the duck and wonton stack being the favourite.