Le Montage - Lilyfield

Ah, wedding food at a nice function center in Lilyfield, namely, Le Montage.

Le Montage

The location is pretty, and the decor relaxing yet brings along a sense of elegance. And the bride? Beautiful! :P The bread got us all wondering what the food would be like. Rock solid on the outside, if you were lucky enough to rip it open and examine the insides of the roll, it was nice and soft. However, eating the roll together (the outside and the inside) was... um... tough?

Bread rolls - rock hard outside, soft on the inside

The first entree came exceeding everyone's expectations. A smoked salmon tower filled with creamy kipfler potato, avocado and cucumber salad, all resting on fresh rocket and surrounded by a cherry tomato and citrus dressing, and finished with a touch of salmon caviar. I just to happened to be a fan of smoked salmon, and of potato salad and thus, I just so happened to enjoy this dish. The only downfall was the rocket which was drenched in the citrus dressing and slightly too oily and citrusy tasting for my liking. The dish was also really really filling - and if this was the only dish served for the night, I still would have been satisfied.

Salmon Tower

Dissection of the salmon tower

Then came entree number two - homemade Fussili pasta topped with Arrabiata sauce. It was tomato-y and slightly chilli which was nicely complemented by the strong taste of parmesan cheese. Again, a filling dish.

Fussili pasta

And now for mains. There was a "choice" of two - either chicken or scotch fillet (too bad for the vegetarians!). From a quick glance at the menu, I had wanted to try the scotch fillet which rested on roasted kipfler potato, watercress and Spanish onion and finished with a red currant jus. However, for better or worse, the oven baked half baby chicken was placed in front of me. It was served with baby mushrooms, onions and roasted potatoes, and finished with rosemary jus. Which was better? Well, I truelly enjoyed my chicken which was moist and tender and flavoursome. The scotch fillet, on the other hand, received mixed reviews. One friend thought it was quite nice, another (quite a few) thought it to be very tough and chewy.

Scotch Fillet

Dissection of the steak

nice juicy tender chicken

Lastly, dessert! Vanilla bean creme brulee served with biscotti. The creme brulee lacked in burnt sugar toffee but the biscotti was nice.

Creme Brulee

Well, congrats to the bride and groom, and hope they can live happily together forever!

Ratings:
Food - 7/10
Service - 7/10
Ambiance - 8/10
Value for money - /10
Overall - 22+?/40

Le Montage
38 Frazer Street
Leichhardt, NSW, 2040
Tel: (02) 9555 6099