Highlights

• Indulgent degustation menu curated by renowned chef Luke Nguyen
• Gorgeous blend of South East Asian flavours with native Australian ingredients
• An iconic location in Sydney's Royal Botanic Garden

Excite your senses with a sumptous degustation dinner curated by Luke Nguyen at Botanic House, hidden amongst the luscious foliage of the Royal Botanic Gardens. Served share-style with paired wine, the menu celebrates the perfect fusion of modern-Asian flavours with native Australian ingredients.

What's Included?

• Shared tasting menu for two people
• Matching wine for each course
• Guaranteed balcony window seating
• Tea and coffee

Feel enchanted and enjoy a world-class dining experience at Botanic House, situated amidst a garden oasis with glimpses of Sydney Harbour. The exquisite degustation menu expertly curated by Luke Nguyen, blends South East Asian flavours, Australian produce and native ingredients with a fresh, modern twist. Savour gustatory delights including dumplings, chicken rice paper rolls, steamed coral trout, and sticky date tamarind pudding, with each course matched with wine.

Dinner Tasting Menu (subject to change)

Amuse-Bouche

Shared Snacks and Entrée :

• Seared Hokkaido scallops, Sichuan pepper & cashew nut crumble, crispy mint, pomegranate gf
• Nem Nuong lemongrass pork, pickled vegetables, lettuce, lemon myrtle & tomato dipping sauce gf
• Chef selection dumplings
• BBQ roasted duck, Asian herbs, mixed leaves, pea garden salad with a lemon and tamari dressing gf
• Banh Cuon soft rice noodles with tiger prawns, mushroom truffle, pork floss, tempura saltbush & seaweed

Shared Mains:

• Caramelised salmon, warrigal green, bok choy, sesame rice crackers gf
• Smoky char-grilled beef short ribs, cauliflower with a rich & aromatic spicy satay sauce, mountain pepper gf
• Jasmine Rice gf

Dessert:

• Mango pudding, coconut tapioca, Davidson plum & strawberry sorbet, fresh seasonal fruit gf

• Botanic Spritz: Archie Rose True Cut Vodka, orange, verjuice and mandarin spritz
• OR
• Botanic Non-Alc Spritz: Home Grown orange, verjuice and mandarin spritz

Matching Wines

• 2022 Gustavshof Riesling, Dittleshiem, Rheinhessen, GER
• 2023 The Somm and The Winemaker ‘Skinny’ Blend, Orange NSW
• 2022 Casali Del Barone ‘150+1’ Barbera, Piedmont, ITA
• 2022 Chateau Lapinesse Sauternes, FRA

Matching NO-LO

• Zeitgeist Non Alc Reisling, Rüdesheim, GER
• NON 3 Toasted Cinnamon and Yuzu, VIC
• Altina ‘Liberate’ Pepperberry Shiraz, AUS
• NON 1 Salted Raspberry and Chamomile, VIC

Session Length

• Please allow 1.5 hours for your dining experience
• The experience provider will need to be informed if guests are running late as they will be able to hold the table for 15 minutes