Embark on Your Own Chef Hat Journey at These 5 Restaurants

Sometimes it is just worth the effort to seek out your next favourite dining destination, whether it is the Sunshine Coast or way out west in Perth.

Each Chef Hatted restaurant puts its own spin on decadent dining, think white-clothed tables, creative cocktails and dishes as pretty on the table as the palate.

Here are five suggestions to embark on your own Chef Hat journey – if you are tempted, click on the link to make a reservation!

For long lazy lunches, intimate dining and elegant events in the heart of Peregian Beach, head to Bask restaurant on David Low Way. Expect stylish, sophisticated, yet casual dining with white-clothed tables, fresh native flowers and potted greenery; on balmy days, take to the alfresco area next to the square to sip a cocktail while perusing a creative Mod Oz menu. 

 

Embark on your memorable culinary adventure with an entrée of King prawns, escabeche sauce, golden carrot and citrus; memorable mains waiting to be tasted may include confit garlic lamb backstrap, chevre fromage, roasted grape, sage and walnut.

Toei on Campbell Street in Surry Hills takes your favourite Australian and Asian dishes on a transformative journey, using modern techniques to unlock hidden depths of flavour. This Sydney dining destination oozes classic elegance with plush velvet banquette seating, intimate tables for two and whitewashed walls adorned with artwork, making it ideal for a romantic rendezvous or family get-together.

 

From a concise menu, perhaps start with spanner crab, housemade crumpet, Japanese tartar sauce, cured yolk and tarragon; before dry-aged duck, boysenberry jus, mixed berries and a side of potato chips with chicken salt and aioli.

Discover the Gold Coast’s newest seafood dining destination and meeting place at BLOWFISH Ocean Grill + Bar on Oracle Boulevard in Broadbeach. Brought to diners by the team behind Moo Moo Gold Coast and Brisbane, this stylish restaurant is the place to be for fabulous seafood dishes, world-class wines and popular beers – all served in sophisticated, spacious, two-levelled surroundings that are sure to impress.

 

Dive right in with starters such as a signature Moreton Bay bug roll with iceberg lettuce, watercress, remoulade and flying fish roe; then cast your culinary net over main plates like aromatic yellow fish curry with blackened carrots, fondant potato and banh tieu.

When only the best will do, head to Cucinetta on Woolwich Road, overlooking Lane Cove River, where guests embark on a culinary adventure like no other. Offering an abundance of natural light, retreat into rustic decor of warm, earthy tones, a sandstone kitchen and bursts of greenery, best suited to intimate dining at any time of the day.

 

Cucinetta is committed to reviving old cooking methods and sourcing the finest, sustainable produce for a seasonal menu; with a dynamic, open kitchen the showpiece of the restaurant. Think dishes like signature seafood casserole cooked with tomato, herbs, spices and chilli.

Embark on an adventure through the regions of Peru at Uma Restaurant on Adelaide Terrace in Perth. Located in the Pan Pacific Perth, Uma is the shared vision of the hotel and Chef Xerxes Bodhanwala, whose mission is to show diners what Peru has to offer, from ceviche to a mouth-watering selection of beef, lamb and chicken dishes.

 

Grab a Pisco Sour cocktail and relax, while perusing a contemporary fusion menu plating up temptations from the ocean, paddock and valley; delve into Japanese mackerel ceviche to start, following on with marinated grilled lamb neck, zucchini, pea and huacatay purée.