InContro - http://www.incontro.com.au/
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Address: Corner Mends Street and South Perth Esplanade, South Perth, Western Australia
Incontro is positioned with a beautiful view of the Swan River and Perth City skyline. I can’t be sure what we ate because we had the Chef’s recommended course where the Chef cooks and prepares multiple tapas-styled dishes. Aside from the 1/2 dozen freshly shucked natural oysters BF could not help but request, we had no clue what the Chef would be serving up (so please excuse my lame descriptions!!). The Oysters by the way were super fresh and delicious, though I prefer it less salty and with that yummy sauce Rockpool Bar and Grill had…
They first served (King?)fish served with toasted bread and a lobster or crab Salad. The fish was almost like sashimi but I suspect it was lightly seared (too dark to see) and coated in a sinfully delicious sauce served with croutons. We ate it like bruschetta, and it was beautiful! Although I would have liked the Salad to be served cold, it was still yummy.
King fish and Lobster/Crab Salad
We also had 3 hot entrees: Asparagus and <something> Tempura which must be a prawn or something similar but I just can’t recall… What I do remember is that the asparagus was cooked to perfection! I was amazed at how delicious asparagus could be. The Freshly Baked Scallop was of course beautifully tasty, decently sized though maybe could have been juicier. I was a bit confused with the Inverted Gnocchi Ravioli, but the waiter explained it was ‘inverted’ because the pasta surrounds the sauce instead of the other way around. Points to the Chef for being creative, though I think Cream Restaurant has better Gnocchi since I prefer mine with more potato.
Asparagus and <something> Tempura, Freshly Baked Scallop, Inverted Gnocchi Ravioli
The last 3 dishes served were Lamb Shanks, Veal Cutlets topped with Wild Mushroom, and (Snapper?) Fish with Prawn and Gourmet Tomatoes.
The Lamb Shanks were tender, juicy and medium done as requested. The meat wasn’t old and didn’t smell, and was served well with caramelised onions and special herbs. The Veal cutlets were very crispy, and kind of reminds me of Japanese katsu. It would have been nice to have a bit more mushroom or some kind of sauce with it as I found it a bit dry. Fish was fresh and well cooked, not dry and still a bit juicy. The side of prawn and tomatoes were just as fresh and juicy and we were completely stuffed by the end of it.
The service was amazing, the view could have been better (but that was our fault for not booking in advance), and the staff were very attentive and met our every need. For example, the waitress repeated the specials for the day (and there were quite a few of them) with no prompts, as each of our courses came out they explained what each one consisted of, our glasses were never empty, cutlery and plates were promptly cleared and replaced, and they enquired about our satisfaction without being intrusive.
I can’t remember what the total was since BF paid, but it was roughly around the same as Rockpool Bar and Grill around the AUD$250 mark. Next time I’ll try to remember to use the Entertainment Book Gold Card. We considered dessert but just didn’t have any room left, so we’ll definitely be going back for more!
Rockpool Kitchen
We were then directed to the service desk to make a reservation and were then told that they couldn’t make any reservations at all, but we were welcomed to try our luck at 9pm and dine at the Bar side where they don’t take reservations.
Rockpool Entree
Rockpool Mains
Halu’s Fresh Springroll
Halu’s Scallop Nanban
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