Wednesday, May 07, 2014

Lunch at South Hill, Elgin

On Sunday morning there was a major storm sweeping in and it was quite impressive. After our visit with Cathy Marshall to Charles Fox for a cellar tour and a taste of some of his excellent MCC bubbly, it was time for lunch at South Hill. Kevin King had kindly invited us to sample the menu of chef Damian Dearlove.
There was a break in the clouds and you can see what beautiful views they have from the restaurant/tasting room
We were warmly welcomed by owner Kevin King and chef Damian
Our table for six. There is lots of space in the gallery restaurant, which has changing art for sale hanging on its walls
The full selection of South Hill and Kevin King wines. We started with a glass of their new crisp MCC
The menu for the day, The food is all sourced as locally as possible
A happy group photo
Chicken liver and green peppercorn parfait with preserved figs
Ceviche of salmon with pink grapefruit, coriander and lime
A superb plate of mussels
Parsnip and ginger soup
Several of us had the aged sirloin steak, topped with glazed onions, with a red wine jus and sauté potatoes
A magnificent helping of free range chicken, leek and mushroom pie
We drank some South Hill Sauvignon Blanc and a very special bottle of Catherine Marshall Merlot, Peter’s Vision, made in tribute to her late partner. It was magnificent - soft and fruity with great elegance
For those of us who could not resist dessert, a  classic thin crisp apple tart with divine vanilla crème anglaise ice cream
or a gooey chocolate fondant with a blueberry compote
or a cheese platter . We enjoyed dessert with a bottle of Cathy’s Myriad, a dessert wine made, unusually, from Merlot. Christmas pudding in a bottle is how we have always referred to this lovely wine
or a crème brulée
The chef tells us about his food
And the storm rages outside.  Thank you Kevin, Sandy and everyone at South Hill
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© John & Lynne Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus 2014

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