What: The Paragon
Where: 651 Rathdowne
Street, Carlton North VIC 3054
Dinner:
After eating a bit too much popcorn at the movies last Friday night,
two of us decided to go out to dinner – and where better to eat in Melbourne than
Rathdowne Street. Since we were not quite hungry enough to get a main, but
still needed some real food, we settled on three entrées to share (and of
course a few glasses of wine: the Manawa Pinot Noir, Marlborough
NZ was great value for money)
Our order:
- Potato and fontina cheese tart with sautéed mushrooms (buttery and filling)
- Pan seared scallops with cotechino sausage, confit tomato and cauliflower purée (fantastic, with very well balanced flavours)
- Wagyu brescola with truffled egg and witlof (my favourite dish of the night; a taste sensation! It was a special for that night, so you might not be able to try it on your visit- sorry guys L ).
The Wagyu dish reminded me very strongly of the award winning Movida Cecina
dish (Air- dried Wagyu with Poached Egg and Truffle Foam), so don’t despair head
on down to Movida opposite Fed Square to try it out.
Review: The Paragon was
definitely a great place to eat, either for a light dinner or a full meal. The
lighting, ambience and friendly staff were just what the doctor ordered after a
long week at work.
NOTE - they would not scale down their main meal size when we asked, so
if you want a light dinner I suggest not reading the mains on the menu or you
will be tempted by something you can’t have such as the Pork Duo).
Lush
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