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Stillwater Restaurant

Stillwater Restaurant

Stillwater Restaurant

Stillwater Restaurant

Stillwater Restaurant

Stillwater Restaurant

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Stillwater Restaurant

Address
Address:
Ritchie's Mill
Patterson Street
Launceston TAS 7250
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Contact
Contact:
Tel : +61 3 6331 4153
Fax : +61 3 6331 2325
Website: http://www.stillwater.net.au
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Chef
Chef: Don Cameron
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Chef
License: Fully Licensed (no BYO)
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Winner of the Best Food Experience, The Australian Travel and Tourism Awards 2007 and 2008
Stillwater is one of Tasmania's most talked about and most highly awarded restaurants, set in a beautifuly restored 1830s flour mill beside the picturesque Tamar River in Launceston.

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Stillwater River Café, Restaurant and Wine Bar is housed in an historic riverside flour mill that has been given a beautiful, multi-faceted makeover. In the restaurant, contemporary blond timbers meld with the patina of the original old beams; their glow infusing the space with a soft, welcoming honey light. Along one side, windows and a lounge bar open onto views of the Tamar River. The entrance is fronted by a terrace for alfresco breakfasts, in-betweens and casual lunches. There’s a walk-in cellar with an excellent floor-to-ceiling selection of Tasmanian, mainland and international wines and a few privileged tete-a-tete tables. Upstairs is one of the state’s best providores, an international treasure trove for those who love eating, cooking and living.

The star of the show is chef Don Cameron’s intricately composed, textured and refined food. His a la carte menus are exciting fusions of traditional and Asian-accented flavours in dishes like seared wild scallops with miso custard and citrus salad, lemon-infused duckling with coriander and ginger crab tortellini and Vietnamese sugar-coated pork belly with roasted ginger, radish and chilli salad. Desserts are just as exemplary – the swirled chocolate parfait and the mandarin semi freddo with honeycomb strawberry salad and rose water jelly make it hard to choose between them. The degustation menus are explosive small-taste progressions of similar compositions. Add in the casual but flawless service and it’s little wonder this is considered by many to be among the very best dining experiences in the state.

Graeme Philips, April 2008


LOCATION
In Launceston, 5 minutes from the CBD on the Tamar River

DETAILS
On a beautiful sunny day sit outside in Stillwater's beautifully paved courtyard overlooking the river or cosy up inside amidst the beautifully restored 1830’s flour mill with warm timbers abounding. The outside seating comfortably accommodates up to eighty people.
Stillwater offers casual cafe style food and service during the day from breakfast and lunch through to afternoon tea. The menu is light and fresh and the daily specials are seasonally focused. At night the menu gets very exciting with 'freestyle' Australian cuisine featuring an abundance of local game and seafood treasures. Also on offer is a full bar and at least twenty wines by the glass taken from an extensive wine cellar with a focus on the fabulous Tasmanian wine industry.With only sixty seats inside, reservations in the evening are necessary.

PRIVATE DINING
Stillwater also offers semi private dining in their authentic bluestone wine cellar for 4 to 18 people, great for business lunches or special celebrations. Upstairs in the old Georgian cottage there is a private room that seats up to 14 people around a large table, perfect for that meeting, presentation or wine tasting.

FUNCTIONS
For larger groups, function menus are available on request and a special degustation menu can be offered for a more adventurous gastronomic experience.


DON CAMERON....chef/owner
was born and raised in North Western Tasmania. Don has a passionable love of his home state and a drive to see it grown and prosper. With over 30 years experience in cooking, running and creating restaurant operations, he is continually striving for perfection. Don describes his food as 'Freestyle' using quality ingredients, flavours and techniques borrowed from the European and Asian cultures. He is a true perfectionist that strives to give each diner a unique and pleasurable experience.

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Restaurant's Awards | de Groots Best Restaurants of Australia
 Finalist - Best Australian Restaurant
Restaurant and Caterers Association 2006

 Winner - Best Fine Dining
Australian Hotels Association 2005

 Winner - Tasmanian Restaurant of the Year
Restaurant and Caterers Association 2005

 3 hats and 3 glasses
Eat Drink Tasmania Guide 2005

 2 stars and 2 glasses
Australian Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide 2005

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entrees

2 courses $70, 3 courses $85 6 course tasting menu $105 or $144 with wine

Stillwater rockpool of baby abalone, scallop, southern octopus and urchin with dashi jelly, sesame, seaweed and cress

Japanese style rare Angus beef with ginger/mint/radish salad toasted sesame and seeweed, warm ponzu dressing

Seared yellowfin tuna on green tea soba noodles, scallop and yuzu butter, ginger soy liquor


mains

Spicy roasted trevalla and prawn with sticky black rice, egg yolk raviolo, palm sugar and roasted garlic sauce.

Flinders Island lamb loin wrapped in basil and beetroot leaves with cumin spiced capsicum/mushroom/shallot peperonata

Seared Lenah Wallaby with buttered chestnut, oyster and Shimeji mushrooms, demi glace vinaigrette, roasted Jerusalem artichoke and olive sourdough pudding/rosemary oil

Lemon infused duckling breast with coriander/ginger, spanner crab tortellini, lettuce/rocket veloute, dutch cream potato confit.


desserts

Warm ginger and orange puddingwith confit of baby fennel, brandy semi freddo.

Swirled chocolate parfait and mandarin semi freddo with honeycomb/strawberry salad and rose water/peach jelly

Sticky liqueur pear and two chocolateswith brandy lattice, juniper berry semi freddo and Champagne baked strawberries

Stillwater assiette of sweets Mago brule, vanilla blacmange, Belgian chocolate/orange cognac

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winelist

white wine selection

Bay of Fires TigressSav.Blanc 06 (Tas)
bottle | $38.00
glass | $8.00

Stephano Lubiana Chardonnay 03, (Tas)
bottle | $45.00
glass | $9.80

Chartley Estate Pinot Gris 06 (Tas)
bottle | $39.00
glass | $8.50

Moores Hill Riesling (Tas)
bottle | $37.00
glass | $8.00

red wine selection

Josef Chromy Pinot Noir 05 (Tas)
bottle | $47.00
glass | $9.50

Apsley Gorge Pinot Noir 05 (Tas)
bottle | $79.00

Vasse Felix Cabernet Sauvignon (WA)
bottle | $47.00
glass | $9.50

Rockford Basket Press Shiraz 04 (SA)
bottle | $109.00

sparkling wine selection

Clover Hill 2002 ( Tas)
bottle | $59.00
glass | $10.00

Jansz NV Cuvee, (Tas)
bottle | $52.00
glass | $9.50

Arras Pinot Chardonnay (Tas)
bottle | $79.00

Louis Roederer Cristal 2000 (France)
bottle | $295.00

dessert wine selection

Wellington Iced Riesling 05 (Tas)
bottle | $39.00
glass | $7.50

De Bortoli Noble One 2004
bottle | $46.00
glass | $8.50

Grande Maison Monbazillac 02 (France)
bottle | $43.00



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