Ceeeeelebrate good times.. C'mon (to Tetsuyas)

Mr FBC and I have been wanting to go to Tetsuyas for aaaaaages.

You need a good occasion to go to Tetsuyas (primarily because for the price for a dinner for two you could buy a pretty nice handbag and matching shoes!). And, what better occasion than the 10 year anniversary of Mr and Mrs FBC.

Btw..was I the only one wondering why Tetsuya Wakada did not feature on the Masterchef series? Maybe cos he's in a class of his own.

Having booked over 7 months ago for this anniversary dinner we were sooooooo excited at the opportunity to dine here. As soon as you step into this restaurant... you know you're somewhere special.

Being new to foodblogging we weren't sure of the 'food photographing' protocols. So, we asked one of the waiters if we could take photos of the food and he said 'Yes - of course you can!' with a big smile.

So.. of we went... snapping away at each course (except for course no.1) before devouring every bit. Hope you enjoy the photos. Although, not sure if our photos do the food justice?!

For your info, course no.1 was a 'Cepe & Chesnut Mushroom Soup with Shaved Mushroom'... but we forgot to take a photo - doH!. We did manage to take photos of all the other courses.

So..here goes...

Course No. 2 - Pacific Oysters with Rice Vinegar & Ginger
Mr FBC doesn't like oysters... but he liked these ones.

Course No. 3 - Smoked Ocean Trout & Avruga Caviar. There was also an egg yolk on top of the trout. The waitress suggested that the dish is best eaten all mixed up. And indeed it was..

Course No. 4 - Leek and Crab Custard - delicate soup. I thought the lone little green dot on the edge of the soup was cute.

Course No. 5 - Sashimi of Blue Fin Tuna with Wasabi & Ginger

Course No. 6 - Tetsuya's Signature Dish - Confit of Petuna Tasmanian Ocean Trout with Konbu, Apple, Daikon & Wasabi Seasonal Green Salad

The trout was delicious with a very flavoursome salty crust.

Course 7 Terrine of Queensland Spanner Crab with Avocado. Cute as a button.

Course 8 - Grilled Fillet of Barramundi with Braised Baby Fennel

Course 9 - Wagyu Beef with Lime & Wasabi

Course 10 - Twice Cooked deboned spatchcock with spelt risotto & Manjimup Truffles

This was the first time that I've had truffles!?

Course 12 - Cannelli Beans and Mascarpone - this was very unsual... salty and sweet. The dish was meant to be a palate cleanser to help with the transition between the mains to desserts.

And onto the 3 courses of desserts..

Course 13 - Pear Sorbet with Orange Jelly & Custard Apple Mont Blanch

Lemon Scented Floating Island with Vanilla Bean Anglaise

Course 14 -Chocolate Ganach with Green Tea & Red Beans. This was the dessert that made me go from satisfied to 'really full'. The dessert is definitely sexy... with it's shiny little chocolate hat tipped to the side. There was one layer in the dish which I wasn't too sure about. I think it may have been the red beans... but it sort of had a salty seaweed taste?!

Course 15 - Chocolate Fondant with Hazelnut & Praline.

And last but not least....Petit Fours to accompany our coffees. There was a green tea cake, chocolate macaroon and I can't remember the third item as I was really, really full so couldn't think straight.

So full.... so satisfied. To top it off... the restaurant had fabulous waitstaff who were professional, informative and extremely attentive. We'll see you again 'Testuyas'!

Testsuya's Restaurant

529 Kent Street

Sydney

Tel: 92672900