Zaaffran - Let's Do Lunch!
108 Sydney Restaurants are offering special Let’s Do Lunch menus presenting a main course dish, glass of wine and coffee for $35. The menus are all published in a special section of the Good Food Month Guide so you can pick and choose your options.The menu at Zaaffran in Darling Harbour sounded too good to miss: Lobster and prawns glazed in a clay oven, mesclun, spiced potato wedges, beetroot raita and mushroom naan.
The lobster and prawns were lightly coated in mustard, cumin, coriander, turmeric and just a hint of chilli. Cooked to perfection they were juicy and succulent and a more than generous serve.The raitas that accompanied were a normal mint and yoghurt, an astringent vinegary beetroot, and smooth avocado puree. The naan was crisp at the base with abundant mushrooms scattered over the top in a buttery pillow. The spiced potatoes seemed to be missing that day, but the serve was so large I don’t think we could have done them justice anyway.
I’ve eaten at Zaaffran previously and have always enjoyed the food – this GFM special certainly didn’t disappoint either.
(Left: Mushroom Naan) Zaaffran
345 Harbourside Centre,
Darling Harbour
Ph: 9211 8900
Tag: gfm06
posted by Reb at 10/13/2006 06:52:00 AM
4 Comments:
Toronto does similar deals in the winter and summer, calling them Winterlicious and Summerlicious. It's a great way to try some new things.
I hadn't seen it before either Helen. It kind of resembled and Indian mushroom pizza if that's not too much of a culinary leap. It was very yummy indeed.
I agree Brilynn - I've purposely selected 2 other upmarket places I haven't been to before to have a little sample of luxury. But Toronto and Montreal have such fantastic eating scenes. I love being there!
the prawns and lobster looks so plump and juicy.
i've only been to zaaffran once before but i enjoyed the food there too.
They were Anna. And just enough spice to not dominate their flavour. Very yum indeed.
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