Copper Pot - Seddon

A couple months ago when restrictions lifted (mid-June), we pounced on the opportunity to dine out somewhere fancy-ish, I guess, for Julie's birthday. To be honest, we wanted an excuse to glam it up a bit and eat delicious food that was meticulously prepared for us, not that there is anything wrong with good old-fashioned home cooking. After a couple stressful days of scrambling to get a Friday dinner reservation, we were successfully booked in with Copper Pot Seddon. I was actually pretty happy for the hospo industry that people were flocking to dine out again and filling up their tables.

A Road Trip to France 

It seems like they may have a different menu every couple months. When we went in mid-June, we got to experience A Road Trip to France. 5 French style set courses for $70.

First course!

We started with the Jerusalem Artichoke soup, black truffle, Parmesan doughnuts. We were given an option for extra truffle shavings for an additional $5 per person but since the other 2 girls had never had truffle before, we decided to go against it. Regrettably I should have opted for this but the truffle sprinkled over still provided that lovely earthy tone you can only get from truffles. We all agreed the consistency of the soup was fantastic and paired well with the crunchy artichoke. The Parmesan doughnuts were similar to chinese doughnuts that you eat with congee. This dish was surprisingly very generous in serving for an appetiser course.

2nd Course!

Garlic Foccacia

Next was the Charcuterie, Chicken parfait, pork & duck rillette, salami and pickles. This came with a garlic foccacia which was hands down the stand alone winner of this course. The bread was the perfect level of garlicky and warm. Look at how glorious it is! I really could have done with another piece, let's be real. The charcuterie board itself was a bit of a mixed bag. My favorite component was the chicken parfait whereas was not a big fan of the pork and duck rillette. You best believe I loaded up the parfait on the bread for every bite.

3rd Course!

Following that we had the Marseille style fish stew, fennel, rouille. This wasn't exactly a stew I was expecting and more-so a concentrated broth chock full of seafood. The briny and sweet flavours of the mussels paired well with the anise-like fennel. Cat and Julie aren't big mussel fans and gave me theirs so I was not complaining at all. A bit of crusty bread would have been the perfect vessel to round it off.

4th Course!

Our final savoury course was the Duck, beetroot, rhubarb, star anise, Somerset vegetables. The cook on the duck was beautiful, where it was not too fatty as well. The combination of the duck and beetroot was a winner. The Somerset salad was the perfect accompaniment to this dish with the creamy pops of goat's cheese and walnuts.

Dessert time!

To finish the meal we had a Chocolate fondant, vanilla cream, raspberry dish. Cat enjoyed it immensely and despite me not being a chocolate fan, it was a good way to end the meal. I felt that for the amount of rich cake that was provided a little bit more cream and raspberries would have balanced it all out perfectly.

Aperol Spritz Time

               

Overall, we had a great time at Copper Pot Seddon. Their cocktails definitely hit the spot. The layout was open plan and bathroom was beautifully designed. When we dined it was COVID safe and the booking process was easygoing. The food itself was delicious and it is exciting to know their menu is ever changing. They are currently still open for takeaway and their menu looks stellar.

Taste: 7.5
Service: 8/10
Value for Money: 8/10
Presentation:7.5

Happy Birthday Gurlllll

                 

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Advieh - Seddon

Over the uni break, I caught up with some high school friends that I haven't seen in forever. Advieh was a cute Middle Eastern joint that I stumbled across on Zomato so we decided to go there. Jaq and I ordered the Omelette with Turkish Sausage, Napoli Sauce and Spinach ($17). J and K.V ordered the Smoked Salmon with Poached Eggs, Rocket, Labna, Dill on Sourdough ($17.50) and T got the Turkish Scrambled Eggs on Sourdough.  

Omelette w/ Turkish Sausage, Napoli Sausage & Spinach

My omelette was quite tasty. The combination of the tangy Napoli sauce and sausage worked well. A minor complaint was that the egg was a teensy bit rubbery on it's own but it worked well when eaten with all the other components.

Smoked Salmon w/ Poached Eggs, Rocket,  Labna, Dill on Sourdough

J and K.V thought the salmon tasted nice but the dish was too sour for their liking. I personally like labna so I happily grabbed a couple chunks from K.V. 

T's dish wash basically the same as mine sans the sauce. It didn't help that the scrambled eggs were really dry.

MEEP

Overall, we had an enjoyable meal, maybe me personally more so than my friends. I had all the things I liked in my dish. J thought his coffee was particularly grouse. The ambience was great and I loved the decor. It was a shame we had to sit at a communal table because at times it was awkward talking to each other but it couldn't have been helped.


Taste: 7.5/10
Presentation: 7/10
Service: 8/10
Value for Money: 7/10