Gundaroo: Grazing

Located in the 1865-built Royal Hotel, Grazing was a real surprise to be found at Gundaroo which is about 30 minutes drive from Canberra. The restaurant was very popular and we only managed to get a table secured for us at 2pm on Saturday. Stepping into the restaurant was like back in time into one of those outback movies, which the cowboys spent their time in the local pub. And the place was kept warm with fireplaces which also reminded us the good old days when everything was natural and simple.

在距離坎培拉約30分鐘車程的Gundaroo小鎮內竟有Grazing這樣的餐廳實在是一個驚喜。餐廳很受歡迎，我們只能預留到週六下午2點的位子。Grazing座落在1865年落成的皇家酒店內，甫踏進餐廳，時光就像倒流到從前的西部牛仔電影中的小鎮酒吧。店內靠壁爐的熊熊烈火來保持温暖，並提醒着我們昔日的好時光，當一切還是自然和簡單的那些年。

The fireplace: everyone helped to sustain 

the fire by throwing paper/ serviette in!

壁爐：大家都為維持那團火而出一分力

—往火堆扔廢紙/餐巾紙！

Truffle Special: Steamed crab & duck egg 
with truffled celeriac remoulade & 
brioche toast soldiers    AUD$ 12.5

松露節期間限定：蟹肉蒸鴨蛋，松露芹菜頭沙律

配烘烤法式奶油麵包   澳元$ 12.5

Trout: Smoked Tumut rainbow trout terrine with 

cucumber salad, fresh horsereadish & 

coriander seed pastry tuile    AUD$17

鱒魚：煙熏Tumut產彩虹鱒魚凍，黃瓜沙律，

新鮮山葵配香菜子薄片    澳元$17

Mackerel: Olive oil poached Mackerel with 

confit potato, caramelised onion, 

raisins & prociutto crumbs    AUD$17

鯖魚：橄欖油浸鯖魚與油焗馬鈴薯，焦糖洋蔥，

葡萄乾及風亁火腿粒    澳元$17

Duck: Braised shank & slow cooked breast 
of duck with sourdough dumpling,
 white bean puree, cauliflower & 
braising jus.  AUD$33

鴨：紅燒鴨腿與慢煮鴨胸，酸種麵團，白豆泥，

椰菜花配肉汁   澳元$33

Beef: Grass fed beef fillet, char-grilled 

and served with petit mixed mushrooms 

tarlet, green peppercorn & chicken 
liver parfait, buttered greens 
& veal essence    AUD$33

牛肉：炭烤草飼牛柳，雜菌撻，青胡椒雞肝凍，

奶油蔬菜及牛肉濃汁    澳元$33

Truffle Special: Grazing dessert assiette 

of walnut crème cigar, goat’s milk 

and rhubarb panna cotta, chocolate fudge 

terrine & truffle ice-cream    AUD$20

松露節期間限定：Grazing甜品拼盆—核桃奶油雪茄，

羊奶大黃奶凍，巧克力軟糖糕及松露冰淇淋    澳元$20

Rhubarb: Poached rhurbarb and lemon balm 

scroll with goats milk panna cotta 

and pistachio crumbs    AUD$16

大黃：浸大黃檸檬醬卷蛋，

羊奶奶凍配開心果碎    澳元$16

The quiet and peaceful neighhood at Gundaroo

寧靜和平的Gundaroo小鎮

With a restaurant like Grazing in a small town outside the metropolitan area, Australia is really growing big in gastronomy. Freshness of ingredients in such restaurants is almost guaranteed as an advantage of the geometrical location, being close to the production line. Additional effort to enhance the flavour and complexity of a dish, explore new combination of ingredients and work on the presentation would bring the restaurant to another level. Grazing overall delivered good food and good atmosphere for a weekend chill-out place with the family to chat about family history and old memory in this antique building.

在大都會以外的小城鎮有着像Grazing這樣的餐廳，可見澳洲對美食的熱情不斷上揚。在地理位置的優勢下，這些鄰近生產線的餐廳用料幾乎保證新鮮。能夠多花心思去提高一盤菜的味道和複雜性、探索新的食材配撘、用心擺盆的話大抵就能把餐廳帶到另一個層次。整體來說，Grazing的食物和氣氛都很好，適合在週末與家人聚在一起，在這古老的建築內，一邊享受美食，一邊閒聊家族歷史和回憶舊事。