You’re guaranteed to pause at least once during your meal to identify the instrumental song being piped through the restaurant. (It was Clint Mansell’s “Requiem for a Dream” that caught us.) But there will be little confusion over the quality of Peter Sheppard’s food. This fine-dining, French-leaning restaurant is Wollongong’s most awarded, and it’s a slick operation. Service is prompt, polite, informed and in harmony with the sophisticated dishes being served (the kitchen preference is for the seven-course dégustation). Roasted pumpkin agnolotti with parmesan powder, pumpkin foam and a rosemary beurre noisette is buttery yet light. Roasted lobster tail with veal sweetbreads, parsnips and smoky speck is another Instagram-perfect dish. Finish with the blue cheese mousse and goat’s cheese with baby beets, figs and honeycomb and add in the well-priced wine list and you can see why Caveau continues to impress.
This review was made independently for the Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide. The guide’s reviewers visit unannounced and pay their way.
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Wine: ★
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