Valentines Day Menu - 2010

To help celebrate this special day chef Richard Mee has created 2 menus full of delight.

Choose from either a 3 Course or Degustation Menu

 

Valentines Day Menu

3 course dinner menu

$80 per head includes on arrival & a rose. 

Entrée 

Pan seared prawns with macadamia nut sambal and green pawpaw, green mango, asian herbs and fried shallots (g) 

House shucked oysters with a shallot vinaigrette and a baby herb salad(g) 

Chargrilled haloumi on a blackened corn & peach salsa with baby rocket  (g) 

Wycheproof quail wrapped in prosciutto with a salad of walnuts, olives,

grapes, organic red oak lettuce and a lemon vinaigrette (g)

Main 

Breast of duck with a sweet potato gratin and a rocket & pomegranate salad 

Fillet of kingfish on crushed potatoes with tomato, basil, baby leeks

and a saffron & lemongrass cream sauce 

Spiced tofu with wild rice, eggplant, asparagus, oven dried tomatoes

wilted rocket and Meredith yoghurt (g) 

Fillet of aged Kyneton Black Angus beef with pickled baby beetroot,

sautéed cavolo nero,  lyonnaise potatoes and a red wine jus (g)) 

A bowl of freshly steamed vegetables will be provided for your table

Dessert 

Glenlyon honey crème brûlèe with crisp biscotti 

“Kennedy and Wilson” milk chocolate and macadamia nut semifreddo

with fresh summer berries  (g) 

Roasted peach tart with amaretto sabayon and lavender ice cream 

Selection of cheeses 

(g) gluten free (v) vegetarian 
 
 
 

Valentines Day Degustation Menu 

Chargrilled haloumi on a blackened corn &

peach salsa with rocket (g)

Seared ‘Tuki’ trout salad with warm ‘Holy Goat’ black silk goats cheese, avocado, nectarine, pine nuts and miniature herbs (g)

Roasted loin of ‘Tuki’ lamb on kipfler potatoes with a salad of tomatoes, cucumber, olives, cow’s milk fetta, baby herbs

and with a lemon thyme jus (g)

Breast of duck with heirloom beetroot, spiced cherries,

roast sweet potato puree and a shiraz jus

Valentines berry dessert plate:

Frozen strawberry soufflé

Lemongrass jelly with Biodynamic raspberries

Trewhella blackberry syllabub with almond praline

Selection of homemade chocolate truffles

$120 Food Only

$150 with matched wines

 

Bookings are essential 5348 4488 or dine@mercatorestaurant.com.au

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Along with being a great restaurant, Mercato is available for any special occasion or event.

Whether you are planning a wedding reception, birthday party, or business dinner, Mercato is available to meet all of your specific needs.

The professional and dedicated staff understand the special one-of-a-kind nature of your event and is committed to using all of its resources and skill to match your desire and imagination.

From small private gatherings to weddings Mercato is able to cater for groups of up to 40 peple.

Contact Richard Mee to discuss your next function or special event.