First Restaurant & Bar, Hotel Richmond
Editorial
The boutique Hotel Richmond has a list of accolades from key travel and style magazines. First is a restaurant, lounge and bar where you can breakfast your way into the day or finish the week with cocktails and a meal. It is a huge lofty space with sexy, breezy curtains billowing between diners and drinkers. Wooden chairs and floorboards give a French bistro feel and the pristine tablecloths match the white-painted ceilings and freezework of this 1920s building. Modish art hangs between ornate arched windows - both provide a pleasant view. Wireball chandeliers sparkle in contrast to the shabby chic style of worn leather sofas and distressed coffee tables. Snaffle yourself a balcony table for alfresco refuelling between shopping shifts along Rundle Mall below or sashay over to the 14-metre Calcutta marble bar to whet your whistle and appetite.
Small plates are for the taking all day until 9pm. Unshucked oysters will be opened on the char-grill and drizzled with fresh lime and cracked pepper. They are sure to put you in the mood - for more seafood. South Australian black mussels also get a grilling and are prettied up with parsley and parmesan breadcrumbs. Local squid jumps onto our state's superior seafood bandwagon and arrives crispy-fried with coriander and chilli dressing. The wine list complements this with its showcase of top Adelaide drops. Cape Jaffa Cabernet Sauvignon from the rich terra rossa soils of the Limestone Coast will ease you into a main of peppered lamb cutlets or beef fillet; the latter seduces with gorgonzola cream sauce. Seared yellowfin tuna is a prize catch among linguine, cherry tomatoes and rocket. A side of steamed broccolini tossed with toasted almonds will earn you a dessert of chocolate and hazelnut semi-freddo with house-made honeycomb.
Roz Taylor, October 2008
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Ricky Hutton
November 13, 2009
I have a Certificate 3 in Hospitality and Bar and Gaming. I have some experience in the field. I am looking towards working in your Hotel
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