Garden Kitchen & Bar

The Garden is a fairly upmarket yet casual restaurant offering a special assortment of food and beverage. The star of the menu is no doubt their selection of Tomahawk steaks, which they proudly display raw at the table for you to select if you choose to do so. I opted for their winter set menu instead as it was a slow cooked beef cheek main with a starter of potato and leak soup and a sticky date pudding dessert. The soup was phenomenal. It came with flakes of smoked salmon and some delicious bread, and I would have happily had seconds of it, very flavourful for what can sometimes be a bland soup. The main was a very generous serving of beef cheek, which was able to be shredded with one hand and a fork. It was that tender. It wasn't rich in any seasoning, which allowed the full beef flavour to be experienced. It came with an accompaniment of vegetables. The dessert was decent, yet I wish it was the full-size serving that they offer on the menu. The sticky date pudding itself was a little lacking on the dates. However, it was pleasant. All in all, it was a very decent satisfying feed. Friendly service goes a long way, and our host Michael accomadated all our needs with great professionalism in a very friendly manner. Be prepared to pay. The set menu was $65, the tomahawks are priced by weight, and the seafood platters are quite expensive.