No35

Somewhere high, something fancy and someplace beautiful…

… is what I’d describe No 35 at Sofitel.

We celebrated our 8th Anniversary viewing at the top of Melbourne CBD. It was beautiful, clear skies and relaxing overlooking the city movements on a typical Friday night.

OK, short and sweet, I’d definitely return again, why? It’s a la carte menu meaning you don’t have to spend a banquet amount of money and stuffing yourself full in order to admire this beautiful view. I’d have to say this could be my little hide out – one of the best views of Melbourne. [better than Eureka 89 – stay tuned for this review].

He had the Virgin Mojito and I had the Lychee, Apple and Lemongrass. Mojito was superbly fresh with the mint kick and my lychee, Apple and Lemongrass felt slightly diluted.Although… The lychee that came in the drink was nice and sweet! It had a lemon-y taste with some sparkling.

Then came our bread, it wasn’t amazing bread but it was nice and soft. the crusts were hard to chew. (we loved the butter).

King fish Ceviche ($26) & Salt and pepper prawns with chilli aioli (on Special $25) were our entrees.

They were both hands down – impressive. I loved the King fish has it was so so fresh and the dumplings on either side (fresh oysters) no fishiness. The salt and pepper prawns were quite ordinary but the dipping sauce made it all better!

Then came our mains; Aged grass fed Gippsland porterhouse steak 250g ($59) Served with homemade butter, smoked bone marrow, parsley, caper and shallot salad. The Shallot was so moist and soft than it formed part of the sauce for the porterhouse. It added the kick with the homemade butter. But the better main was the Snapper…