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Trocadero at Hamer Hall

19/10/2012

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Friday night date night; pleasant place to be with beautiful views and a pleasant walk up to it from home. Friendly service that is warm and attentive. Good bread to start so all looking positive.
We start with two tartares:

Kingfish, basil, almonds, zucchini - very clean and light with some great toasty brioche type croutons. The almonds were a bit unusual, kind of watery like a grape almost.

Beef tartare with pickled mushrooms and truffle cream - very different to the kingfish tartare in that it's much more indulgent, headier, richer and the pickled mushrooms just add enough of a tang to cut through all that decadence.
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We were divided on the triple cooked potatoes with pecorino and a truffle mayo.

Steve liked them and the crunch. I found them too greasy and that the crunch was crumbly and too much like fatty batter.

We share main courses of:

12 hour pot roasted lamb shoulder, grain salad, smoked leek, watercress foam

Duck breast, braised leg, kumquat, Spring vegetables

Again a little bit of a mixed response. I liked the grains on the lamb and the meat was tender and tasty. I found the kumquat overpowering on the duck, the broth that was poured on it was bland and unnecessary.

Steve thought the grains were meh but enjoyed the intense duck and didn't take offence like I did at the duck broth!

We both agreed the duck breast was phenomenal though and couldn't get enough.

We missed out on dessert though and decided to call it a night. It's not a place we're desperate to rush back to but happy to return if other people suggest it or if we're watching a show. Out of the two Hamer Hall restaurants, Sake has my vote more.

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MoMo and Coco Dessert Correspondents link
22/10/2012 08:48:36 am

We loved both Trocadero and Sake, but for different reasons. At Trocadero, we loved the entrees and desserts especially and agree with you that mains were a little of a let-down in between. At Sake, we loved most of the savouries we tried (though we didn't get any of the larger plates), but desserts were shockers. Terrible. We had more memorable experiences overall at Trocadero. and probably prefer that. The service was fabulous! Do consider returning for their dessert! :)

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