Weekender in Launceston & Hobart, Tasmania - Josef Chromy, Red Bridge Cafe, Tattersalls & Ethos

Friday 6 December 2013

Josef Chromy Cellar Door Cafe - Pork Belly (Penguin TAS) Cider braised fennel, chorizo and almond crumble, apple puree, smoked sauce 31.5

Josef Chromy Cellar Door Cafe - Willow Farm Spatchcock (Sassafras TAS) Young pea puree, blood orange and white anchovy salad, madeira sauce 27.0

Josef Chromy Cellar Door Cafe - Grass Fed 45 Day Aged Scotch Fillet (Rolands Range TAS) Grilled beetroots, cumin roasted carrots, walnuts, lemon, mustard cream 35.0

Josef Chromy Cellar Door Cafe - Seasonal Line Caught Fish (Tasmanian Waters) Lemon, wasabi, olive oil, green fields salad Market Price

Cataract Gorge

Cataract Gorge

Cataract Gorge

Cataract Gorge

Cataract Gorge

Saturday 7 December 2013

Fika time! Coffee and lamington at Red Bridge Cafe & Providore

Poppies - as far as the eye can see.

MONA wine bar

MONA wine bar - Salt and Szechuan chilli cashews 8

MONA wine bar - Brewers Lunch: Glazed ham, pickles, Pyengana cheddar, relish and sourdough 24

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MONA - Pulse Room, 2006, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer

MONA - When My Heart Stops Beating, 2008-10, Patrick Hall

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MONA - The Depraved Pursuit Of A Possum, 2013, Tessa Farmer

MONA - Scar Tissue, 2003-4, Fiona Hall

MONA - My Beautiful Chair, 2010, Greg Taylor. Dr Philip Nitschke

MONA - Untitled (White Library), 2004, Wilfredo Prieto

MONA - Caddis Worms (Trichoptera) Trichoptères, 1980–2013, Hubert Duprat

MONA - Küba, 2004, Kutluğ Ataman

MONA - data.tron, 2009, Ryoji Ikeda

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Tattersalls Beer & Food Hall

Ethos Eat Drink

8 courses $90: oyster, garlic, quail egg, baby fennel, peas, sunrose, squash, onion, kohl rabi, yoghurt, beef, pork, mustard, cucumber, egg, potato, turnip, celtuce, lamb, olive, beetroot, leek, persulane, goat's milk cheese, pumpkin, orange, plum, cider, chocolate

Ethos Eat Drink 

Ethos Eat Drink

Ethos Eat Drink

Ethos Eat Drink

Ethos Eat Drink

Ethos Eat Drink

Ethos Eat Drink

Ethos Eat Drink

Ethos Eat Drink

•  Josef Chromy Cellar Door Cafe - 370 Relbia Road, Relbia, Tasmania (03) 6335 8700 
•  Red Bridge Cafe & Providore - 137 High Street, Campbell Town, Tasmania (03) 6381 1169
•  Tattersalls Beer & Food Hall - 112 Murray Street, Hobart, Tasmania (03) 6234 5112
•  Ethos Eat Drink - 100 Elizabeth Street, Hobart, Tasmania (03) 6231 1165
• Museum of Old and New Art - 655 Main Road, Rosetta, Tasmania (03) 6277 9900
• Cleburne Homestead - 1036 East Derwent Highway, Risdon Cover, Tasmania 0404 472 793

Hallam's Waterfront Seafood Restaurant - Launceston, Tasmania

Hallam's Waterfront Seafood Restaurant

13 Park Street, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia (03) 6334 0554
Open 7 days for lunch and dinner (closed Christmas and Boxing Day)

Freshly shucked Tasmanian Pacific Oysters sourced from Tasmania's East Coast - Natural, Fresh Lemon

Freshly shucked Tasmanian Pacific Oysters sourced from Tasmania's East Coast - Salmon Pearls, Fresh Horseradish

Waterfront Taste Plate

Tasmanian Spring Bay Blue Lip Mussels Steamed Open in Saffron Broth

Grilled Tasmanian Blue Eye Trevalla, Oven Roasted Chat Potatoes, Lemon Beurre Blanc, Basil Pesto, Green Beans

Tasmanian Seafood platter, A selection of Hot and Cold Tasmanian Seafood (for Two)

Verdict? ★★★☆☆ The fresh oysters and the fried prawns in the taste plate were absolutely divine. But the service was a little slow and disappointingly the entrées were the highlight of the meal. 
Meal style: Dinner of 7 shared dishes (including a salad - not pictured)
Cost: $226.50 total (between 4 people, not including drinks)
Time and date of visit: 6:45pm Saturday 24 November 2012