Highlights

• Indulgent degustation menu curated by renowned chef Luke Nguyen
• Gorgeous blend of South East Asian flavours with native Australian ingredients
• An iconic location in Sydney's Royal Botanic Garden

Excite your senses with a sumptous degustation dinner curated by Luke Nguyen at Botanic House, hidden amongst the luscious foliage of the Royal Botanic Gardens. Served share-style with paired wine, the menu celebrates the perfect fusion of modern-Asian flavours with native Australian ingredients.

What's Included?

• Shared tasting menu for two people
• Matching wine for each course
• Guaranteed balcony window seating
• Tea and coffee

Feel enchanted and enjoy a world-class dining experience at Botanic House, situated amidst a garden oasis with glimpses of Sydney Harbour. The exquisite degustation menu expertly curated by Luke Nguyen, blends South East Asian flavours, Australian produce and native ingredients with a fresh, modern twist. Savour gustatory delights including dumplings, seared yellow fin tuna, crispy skin master stock chicken, and Vietnamese coconut cake, with each course matched with wine.

Dinner Tasting Menu (subject to change)

Amuse-Bouche

Shared Snacks and Entrée :

• Seared Canadian scallops with Sichuan pepper, cashew nut crumble, crispy mint, and finger lime (gf)
• Tempura eggplant sticks, sesame seeds, cranberries, and plum sauce (v, vg)
• Chef selection steam dumplings
• Asian tuna tartare with roasted rice, cucumber, lettuce, and sawtooth coriander (gf)
• Green papaya salad with master stock pork belly, tiger prawn, tempura saltbush, and Vietnamese herbs (gf)

Main:

• Fried fish fillet served with Vietnamese caramel sauce, karkalla, cauliflower, tomatoes, and local sesame rice crackers (gf)
• Free range Peppe’s BBQ Roasted duck with ginger orange sauce (gf)
• Jasmine rice

Dessert:

• Organic banana fritter, palm sugar caramel, tapioca sauce Vietnamese coffee cake, grass jelly served with black sesame ice cream

WINE SELECTIONS

• NV 42 Degrees Sparkling Rosé, Coal River, TAS
• 20 Staffelter Hoff ‘Trocken’ Riesling, Mosel, Germany
• 21 Ara Pinot Gris, Marlborough, NZ
• 22 The Somm and the Winemaker Mourvèdre, Central Ranges, NSW
• 20 Château Lapinesse, Sauternes, Bordeaux, France

Session Length

• Please allow 1.5 hours for your dining experience
• The experience provider will need to be informed if guests are running late as they will be able to hold the table for 15 minutes