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Restaurant Gondwana

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Situated in the the heart of Battery Point on the Corner of Hampden Rd and Francis St., you can see from our 'pics' page what to look for. The Convict brick cottage, built in 1860 comprises 3 rooms seating approximately 50 people. Owners Shayne Jupp and Stephen Free opened the Restaurant in 2000.

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Situated among the antique shops, galleries, workmen's cottages, and historic residences of Hobart's most historic suburb, Battery Point, this cosy, intimate restaurant has long graced the local fine dining scene. Named after the great southern continent of ancient millennia, the menu plays on the theme by dividing into “Pre-Dawn” (starters), “In the Beginning” (entrees), “Southern Aurora” (intermezzo), “In the Middle” (mains) and “After the Deluge” (desserts). Immersed in history and historic allusions it may be, but the food from the product-driven menu is as fresh and contemporary as you could wish for.

 

Blue-lip mussels and calamari come from the cold, pristine waters at Dover; beef from the state's north-west grasslands; hare from the wild Tasman Peninsular; and cheeses from the Highlands and Great Western Tiers are accompanied by fruit pastes from the Huon Valley. Linguine is spiced with local saffron, tossed with baby spinach and napped with a fresh sauce vierge. Tasmania's unique myrtus berry comes as a jellied palate refresher. Spring broad beans are double shelled to go with ricotta gnocchi, while rare venison fillet on a three-mushroom risotto makes for one of the best game dishes in the state. With polished service and an extensive “offshore” and Tasmanian wine list, this, for many Hobartians, has become their lunch or dinner “local”.

Graeme Phillips, December 2005

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Hels
April 22, 2011


I believe this restaurant closed years ago so I wouldn't try to book! It has changed hands twice since...

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