happy bd dave~

it was my flatmate dave's BIG _ 0 and we brought him to tetsuyas in syd for a meal.. having heard raving reviews and being known to have a LONG waitlist for a decent table, it had to be good right?

a quick ring to the amex concerige and 2 days later, we got ourselves in!

we had our complimentary welcome drinks.... nice move... and the 13 course degustation started. i find the service over polished and the ambience was otherwise so so.. they seemed to have paid too much attention to the decor of the food rather than the food itself :p not that its not good, but perhaps my palate's not trained for such delicacies lol.

food: clockwise abv: welcome champagne, bread roll, starter: some quail eggs with avocado soupy stuff... scampi tail, king fish sashimi

food: clockwise abv: salmon with crab roe, abalone strips with some pasta bits, octopus ravioli (this one was yummy). mains (i) duck

food: clockwise abv: mains (ii) beef, desert: peach ice cream (not in picture), whithered cherry, more other desert coffee and tea....

of course they have fancier names than what i have written but anyhow, u get the picture. as each dish was served they were briefly described.

knowing that it was my mate dave's bd, they provided complimentary bd cake as well. nice touch....

the only regret was not opting for the matching wine!! but we'll try it again sometime :D

our section leader Michael brought us for a little tour around the kitchen area and other dining rooms after our meals. apparently tetsuyas started as a BYO restaurant but now they have their own cellar.

now they employ about 130 pple and sits about 50 tables a nite. there are about 25 pple working in the kitchen alone. u dont decide on the meals served unless u have special meal requests. menus differ slightly depending on where u r seated in the restaurant and they also have seasonal adjustments.

thanks M for dropping us off and fetching us after.. will promise to bring u next time! :D