Whirrakee |
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- Address
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Bendigo 3550 - Phone
- 03 54415557
- Web
- http://www.whirrakeerestaurant.com.au
| Named for a local wattle tree, this restaurant and wine bar is housed in Bendigo's historic Royal Bank Building. Designed by William Beebe and George Garvin in 1908, the building retains original features such as its spectacular art nouveau stonemasonry, pressed ceilings and stained glass windows, lending the space an opulence that's entirely in keeping with the restaurant's fine dining philosophy. The cuisine is contemporary with international influences and might include herbed barbequed lamb on eggplant-wrapped moussaka with roasted baby tomatoes; Middle Eastern-spiced pumpkin on orange couscous with red onion jam and thick yoghurt; or peppered fillet of beef on roasted kipfler potatoes and bacon lardons. Chocolate jaffa tart with jaffa ice cream and toffeed orange sauce brings a sweet and sticky finale to the meal. Or for something lighter, sample the grilled fresh peaches in a toffee cage with a terrine of roasted almonds and house-made raspberry ice cream.
The adjoining wine bar houses an extensive list of local drops and the requisite imports - what's a wine list without French Champagne, after all? There's also a significant cellar list of older and more unusual wines for serious connoisseurs.
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6:00pm 10:00pm
- Closed Christmas
