On 31 May at 7pm, HQ Restaurant, famous for their simplistic meal of salad, steak and chips – prepared to perfection – will be hosting their 3rd Raise the Steaks Dinner, focussing their attention on the celebrated Beef Wellington.
Join them for a food-and-wine-pairing experience like no other, where they invite a top local wine farm to pair their specialty wines with their 3-courses – this month it’s Haute Cabrière. A winning combination for only R295 per person.
HQ Raise the Steaks Menu
Starter
Roasted baby beetroot & pepper “tartar”
with goat’s cheese mousse, basil oil & red onion
Haute Cabrière Chardonnay Pinot Noir 2016
Main
Deconstructed beef fillet Wellington
with potato puree, puff pastry, wild mushroom & pinot noir jus
Haute Cabrière Reserve Pinot Noir 2014
or
(V) Wild mushroom ragu
with potato puree, puff pastry & green beans
Haute Cabrière Reserve Pinot Noir 2014
Dessert
Honey crème brûlée
with lavender ice cream and biscotti
Pierre Jourdan Ratafia
Booking information
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