Another idyllic couple of days in autumn in the Hunter Valley, though the weather was more reminiscent of an Indian summer. Back to the wonderful Shakey Tables for dinner, preceded by two of my favourite things to do in Pokolbin: a trip to Hunter Valley Cookies and a private wine tasting at Lindeman’s of their fabulous Treasury wines.
This particular weekend the Doctors were elsewhere, exploring the culinary delights of Orange, while carrying out some in-depth studies in oenology; and the senior rock chick was ministering to her clients.
So my partner in crime was new to Shakey Tables, as yet uninitiated in its delights, expounded here in a previous post.
So here are our adventures in visual form, with the following link to the first restaurant review:
https://thequirkandthecool.com/2013/02/14/shakey-tables/
Monte Carlo biscuits from Hunter Valley Cookies http://www.huntervalleycookies.com/
“The Trio” – magnificent Coonawarra St George, Pyrus and Limstone Ridge.
http://www.lindemans.com/us/wines/10/coonawarra-trio
Fabulous art work from chef Paula Rengger at Shakey Tables
And three courses at Shakey:
Heirloom cherry tomatoes with buffalo mozarella; Jacks Creek Wagyu beef tri tip marble score 7, cherry tomatoes, pommes frites, red wine jus; Rose, pistachio & lychee ice cream terrine, with Turkish delight in a rose scented jus and pistachio fairy floss.
The food is consistently good, that’s why we keep on returning.
The stand out for me on this occasion, was the Wagyu beef with the “mug” of hand cut chips cooked in beef dripping, reminding me of the taste of chips at the beach from the local fish and chip shop… wrapped in paper, salty, flavoursome and utterly moorish!
The Quirk and the Cool 