I felt compelled to write a quick blog about my recent experience at C-revolving restaurant in Perth, Western Australia. Being vegan, I have a few regular haunts that probably recognise my face by now: the wonderful Soul Tree Café, Veggie mama, PAWS, the Raw Kitchen and Genesis in the Hills to name but a few. However, my recent experience with some of Perth’s so called best fine dining restaurants has left me feeling down and to be frank, ripped off (think $50 for a lettuce leaf, plus melon ball, or $50 for tomato and lettuce sandwiches and sorbet). So, needless to say, I was absolutely delighted to have a custom made 3 course vegan meal made especially pour moi (plus hubby) from the awesome chef, Donnchadh at C-restaurant. But, I am skipping ahead. On Sunday, it was my wedding anniversary. With a small amount of research, hubby and I realised that not much was open on a Sunday night that could cater for a vegan diet. My husband decided to call C-restaurant and ask if any of their vegetarian meals could possibly be converted to be vegan. The chef spoke to my husband and said ‘I have a whole kitchen full of ingredients here, let me know what you want, and I will make it for you”. We arrived an hour later, to find that Donnchadh has made us a 3 course meal from scratch, and what a meal!
Our entrée was homemade egg free pasta…it was like a giant ravioli stuffed with wild mushrooms, topped with a beetroot puree. This was one of the nicest things I have eaten in a long time. Our main course was pumpkin risotto, followed by a dessert of fresh fruit salad with blood orange sorbet and dark chocolate. All of the staff we encountered were extremely friendly and courteous, our waiter Andrew was lovely and of course the view, for those who have not been there, is one of the best around.
Donnchadh came to our table after our entrée to meet us and we happily informed him that the entrée was one of the nicest things we had ever eaten. He seemed pleased, if not slightly bewildered to receive a large hug from me. We vegans are a loyal bunch, and I can say with 100% certainty that we will be back. In fact, we were told that if we could give a little more notice (eg.one or two days, rather than the surprise one hour’s notice that we sprung on the chef) he could come up with something even better. Now that’s something to look forward to!! C-restaurant, thanks for a magical evening, and my best wedding anniversary so far.
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