Australian Gourmet Traveller 2010 – Three Stars

Australian Gourmet Traveller 2010 – Three Stars

With its focus on pristine seafood and and superb location over the waters of Rose Bay, Pier isn’t the kind of restaurant you an visit without taking a few hits direct to the hip pocket. But if white gloved service, a strong cellar, unusually high grade produce, and rigorous cooking are keys to your dining pleasure, there’s value here. Massive roast scallops with well browned sweetbreads anda sort of silken tofu made of cauliflower is a near flawless entree, while Murray cod receives the sort of treatment that may well be unmatched, the fish roasted, crowned with fine, crisp potato and touched with almost surgically precise dabs of anchovy, olive, tomato and pine nut. The chicory ice cream paired with quince and chestnut tart is oddly bland; the marvellously light custard with it, though, is more in keeping with the pastry section’s reputation for excellence. Rarified stuff.