I was #INVITED to a Special 3-course dinner with drinks to experience “AGED” by The Meat & Wine Co, a unique dry-aged experience where the steaks are infused with the essence of Arabica and Robusta coffee. For entree I chose the Portuguese Prawns (Peri peri marinated, Portuguese seasoned barley, tomato & coriander salsa), which was very good but I had dish envy for the AGED Wagyu Tartare (Wagyu Girello & dry-aged Rib-Eye, confit egg yolk, condiments, bone marrow & Parmesan miche crostini), which was a big crowd pleaser for those who ordered.
For the main dish “EVEN BETTER WITH AGE” – Dry-Aged Monte Rib-Eye 800-850g Infused with the essence of fresh Arabica and Robusta coffee, it was such a meatfest to be shared between two and definitely one for the meat lovers. I enjoyed the flavour of the steak, although I didn’t notice any coffee flavour, which I think is a good thing. Although I’m a coffee drinker and most of the other coffee drinkers couldn’t taste any coffee as well, but one of the non-coffee drinkers definitely noticed a coffee flavour. Very interesting.
The steak main was served with Wedge Salad (Iceberg lettuce, ranch dressing, crispy pancetta, blue cheese, tomato and crispy shallots), Chips and Onion Rings. I do love a good wedge salad to help balance the meatiness. For the steak everyone had a choice of sauces of Barbeque Relish; Hot African Chilli; Creamy Garlic; Peppercorn; Blue Cheese; Creamy Mushroom; Veal Jus, to their liking.
Dessert time was a hard choice between Chocolate & Hazelnut Fondant (Classic in-house baked fondant with a melted white chocolate centre and hazelnut praline ice-cream) and Crème Brûlée (Ginger snap biscuit, whipped mascarpone and lemon balm). I was more than happy with my Crème Brûlée and besides I think I was totally full enough from the meal already so a decadent Chocolate & Hazelnut Fondant would have probably pushed me over the edge into a food coma.
Service was friendly, professional and helpful. Great decor which isn’t quite appreciated when passing by the reflective glass windows from the outside but it’s a lovely space inside. Be sure to look out for Table 50 if you’re wanting a round table for up to 8 surrounded by its own intimate cabana. There were quite a few large group bookings on the night so their menu and seating options can easily accommodate plus the restaurant level upstairs was filled with a very large function of around 100.