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Andre's Graduation

Andre's Graduation

Lolli Redini

LOLLI REDINI

Last month Lynne and I were in Orange and we had dinner at a one-hat restaurant called Lolli Redini. It was one of the best meals we've ever had and great value for money - $75 pp excluding wine.

For entrees Lynne had a magnificent Gruyere Cheese Souffle with spinach, roasted walnut and pear chiffonade salad. I had the tagliatelle with seared scallops which was equally excellent.

For our mains I had the slowcooked wetlands brisket and Lynne had the braised then roasted duck. Delicious!

And in between we had the tomato, olive and basil salad.

For desert I had the best Panna Cotta while Lynne had the best White chocolate parfait, strawberry chantilly, raspberry sorbet and toasted coconut wafers. Hmm!

Bistro Molines

Bistro Molines.

We spent a weekend in February in the Hunter Valley to celebrate Lynne's birthday and to see Rob Thomes perform live at the Hope Wine Estate. One of the people we met recommended that we have lunch at Bistro Molines, which we did on the Saturday.

The restaurant is owned by Robert Molines who used to run the two hatted Roberts Restaurant in the Hunter Valley. Well this turned out to be one of the best lunches we have ever had.

The restaurant is part of the Tallavera Grove wine estate and has a stunning view of the valley below.

Our meal was sensational. We had a sompler "Bruscetta on a spoon" and then Lynne had rib-eye steak and I had the Spatchcock. All of this with some great Hunter Semillon!

We can highly recommend this place!