Overall:
Must beckoned us last night, as do many of the establishments along Beaufort Street these days for the ever popular Sunday Sessions.
This place is hot! We met some friends at Must for pre-dinner drinks before indulging in a glorious meal. We sipped on Bollinger at the funky bar and mingled with the in-crowd.
After a while we were at a table for my first dining experience at Must. The waiter was a lovely, friendly guy who did a great job at memorising the specials for the night. He also made sure our drinks were sorted. However, he did appear to be somewhat stretched over too many tables and there were periods where we required additional service (eg, more wine, parmesan cheese, extra bread etc) but it was slow.
To begin, we were treated to the chicken liver parfait, grenache jelly and melba toasts. The liver was divine! Not too strong in flavour, delicately balanced and scrumptious. We ordered extra bread, little sliced up wholemeal rolls, and it came with real butter (yum!). We also experienced the caramelised fig, prosciutto and rocket salad with Roquefort cheese and walnut vinaigrette. Delicious! The prosciutto was tender and fresh, the leaves crispy and the fig was warm and dissolved in the mouth amidst a burst of sweet, ripe flavours!
For mains, I ordered the angel hair pasta with rock lobster, tomato, chilli and basil. The pasta was cooked al dente and twisted through with chunks of juicy lobster and slivers of basil tossed through a fresh tomato based sauce with a hint of spice! I had a side order of asparagus with virgin olive oil and sea salt - so young, tender and fresh like it was picked straight out of the garden.
The others at our table were all as equally impressed with their meals. One had the rare roast hahndorf venison steak, mushroom duxeles, otato gratin and sour cherry jus. The meat was cooked to perfection, tender and juicy! Another had the rib special and someone else had the snapper dish. All fresh produce, cooked to perfection and beautifully presented with a variety of interesting accompaniments that make this establishment stand out from the others.
For dessert I tried the cinnamon pudding with butterscotch sauce and vanilla ice cream. A friend had the warm chocolate fondant with spiced orange ice cream. I'm not a big fan of cinnamon, so didn't really enjoy my dessert. But, it all looked lovely and my husband enjoyed it!
All up, including alcohol and extras like frites, bread etc, it cost us $80 each. A little pricier than I would normally pay for dinner, but well worth the experience in my opinion! You simply must try Must!