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Le Gourmet

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Within walking distance of the city and located opposite the Fitzroy gardens, Le Gourmet is the perfect venue to enjoy fine European cuisine in a classic relaxed environment. French cuisine in a light, spacious setting to keep you and your clients content. Winner of eleven awards in the 'Age Good Food' Guide and the 'Guide Gault Millau', this plushly handsome restaurant provides the perfect venue for your business meetings, special functions and weddings.

Editorial


Entering Le Gourmet you immediately feel as though you've stepped into owners Erich and Barbara Mohr's personal, formal dining room. Claret coloured walls give off a relaxed warmth while the twice laid linen-clad tables with their formal settings let you know that you're in for a dining treat. Large bay windows look out onto the evergreen Fitzroy Gardens, while behind the glass-panelled swinging wooden doors comes the chop and sizzle of the kitchen.

 

Erich Mohr resides in the kitchen, his home away from home for the past 25 years, creating a French influenced menu filled with European inspiration. Start with the crispy salt and pepper quail, boned and served on a mango and chilli salsa, or perhaps the terrine of pork hock and vegetables in riesling and herb jelly with cucumber and radishes. For main sample the roasted crisp-skinned duck with leek gratin and wild mushroom saute, or the vegetarian quenelles of eggplant, pecorino, raisins and pine nuts on tomato ragout with grilled zucchini. Make sure you save room for the crepes Suzette flamed with Cointreau and served with a vanilla-bean ice-cream, or the Salzburger Nockerl: hot Austrian souffle with hazelnuts and chocolate chips, served with ice-cream, fruit and a hot chocolate sauce. Enjoy the extensive wine list ranging from light Australian varieties to hearty Bordeaux.

 

Veda Wickens, February 2006

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