Celebrate Christmas Day with Botanical Hotel.
Christmas is the time when friends and family come together and celebrate the year that was. It is a time when we indulge in delicious food, time with loved ones and holiday cheer.
What better place to do that than at Botanical Hotel!
Christmas Menu — $245pp
Arrival
- Poached Southern Rock lobster cocktail, baby gem, frisee, walnut, our Marie Rose
- Optional – Oysters shucked to order, natural, shallot vinaigrette, lemon $6 ea / $70 doz
Start
- Scallop and Ocean Trout ceviche, Chardonnay vinaigrette, kohlrabi, espelette pepper
- Foie gras parfait, pickled cucumber, toasted sourdough
- Straciatella, tomato, strawberry, basil dressing, gnocco fritto
- Optional – Oscietra caviar, traditional condiments, potato gems $160
Follow
- King George Whiting, charred radicchio, pine nut, raisin agrodolce
- O’Connor pasture fed MS 4+ Beef Wellington, bone marrow, truffle reduction, thyme
- Grilled and braised leek en route, perigord black truffle, sauce vin jaune, tarragon
- Optional – Southern Rock lobster thermidor, fine herbs, brandy $45
Sides
- Soft leaves, fresh herbs, house vinaigrette
- Roast baby carrots, honey, toasted hazelnuts, marjoram
- Hasselback potatoes, horseradish, creme fraiche dressing
Finish
- Botanical Hotel pavlova, mango, passionfruit, Chantilly cream, fennel pollen
- Caramel parfait, local honeycomb, milk chocolate
- Chef’s selection of local and imported cheese, Botanical Hotel fruit mince, lavosh
