Kermadec Degustation

We managed to get a voucher through a 'one day' type deal for a half price six course degustation meal for two at the popular Kermadec fine dining restaurant at Auckland's waterfront recently.
After a couple of attempts to find a night to enjoy this, we managed this earlier this week.

The meal was fantastic. Every course was amazing, incredibly intricate and delicious. I would absolutely do this again any time. I'll be looking out for this deal to come up again.

We opted to wine match the course. The wines were fabulous and the matching was really well done. Some of the wines were 'good' on their own but really were enhanced by the food or vise versa.

A highlight of the night was a fireworks display straight outside the window we were sitting by...just one the deck of 'KZ1'. Thank you to my darling husband for arranging this for me (or to ANZ Bank to be more exact)

The menu

Yellowtail kingfish sashimi, hadjki, pickled peach, sesame, mirin dressing

Chamomile infused Marlborough salmon, watercress, young vegetables à la grecque, salsa Verde

Seared Scallops, sweet corn, bacon crumb, truffle mayonnaise

Crispy skinned Hauraki Gulf snapper, courgette and crab beignet, court bouillon in its entirety

Wild red venison, sweet corn custard, pickled shitakes, thyme pop corn, Puy lentils, sauce Rouennaise

Fraisier
Sablé Breton, Heilala vanilla cream, violet espuma, strawberry consommé, wild thyme honey ice cream - I forgot to take this picture