Watertable@Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach ★★★

Nice Hyatt Restaurant with Sea View. Amazing crispy Potato Cakes & Bone Marrow. Great service from our server, Ramon. Indoor & outdoor patio seating available. Reservations via Tock. Corkage fee $35. $10 valet parking.

Bone Marrow $21
mushrooms, madeira, parsley, grilled sourdough baguette

Chilled Baja Day Boat Prawns $26
passion fruit coconut cream, kaffir lime oil, basil, marinated hearts of palm

Creamer Potato Cakes $17
truffle dip, snipped chives, cracked pepper

Complimentary Bread Service

Grilled Lamb Chops $20 (appetizer)
sweet onion-chorizo-potato hash, smoked paprika

Filet Mignon 6oz (with grilled asparagus) $75

Watertable Wedge $19
bleu cheese crème fraîche, lardons, candied walnuts, herb marinated tomato, pickled red onion, house-made green goddess

12 oz Prime Ribeye (with fries) $82

Espresso Martini (with Ketel One) $23

6 Degrees of Chocolate $15
resort signature dessert with hazelnut

Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort and Spa
21500 Pacific Coast Hwy, Huntington Beach, CA 92648
(714) 845-4776
www.watertablehb.com

Highland Restaurant@Cradle Mountain Lodge Tasmania, Australia

Simple Lodge. Simple restaurant. Seafood was not fresh. Mediocre service. 2 courses + 1 side $105 AUD, 3 courses + 1 side $150 AUD. Staying at the lodge was convenient for hiking & wildlife encounter. Extra charge for activities (reserve with front desk).

Half Shell Scallop, Lemongrass Butter, Spring Onion Jam $8 AUD each
Baby Tasmanian Abalone, Rice Noodles, Ponzu, Spring Onion Relish $10 AUD each

Salmon Amuse Bouche

Tasmanian Salmon Sashimi
yuzu kosho, ponzu, lemongrass, ginger

Potato Rosti
beetroot, chives, capers, macademia cream

Side: House salad ($14 AUD)
mixed leaves, pepitas, pickled onion, parmesan

Side: Miso Roasted Cauliflower ($14 AUD)
ancient grains, cranberry, herbs

Roasted Beetroot
chickpea, vincotto, flaked almond, pickled cantaloupe, shallow

Palate Cleanser

Petit Fours

I encountered a big fat possum right outside of the hotel reception at 10pm

Highland Restaurant
Cradle Mountain Lodge
4038 Cradle Mountain Rd, Cradle Mountain
TAS 7306, Australia
+61 3 6492 2100
https://www.cradlemountainlodge.com.au/food-and-wine/highland-restaurant/

Mode@Four Seasons Sydney ★★★

Restaurant with Nice Seafood Dishes. Located inside Four Seasons Hotel Sydney. Free $100 dining credit when booking hotel with AmEx Platinum. Good service. Tasting menu available for $95 AUD per person. Good deal especially with the 2 wines pairing for $35 AUD.

Vannella Burrata (Vivid Dreams Menu – Appetizer Option 1)
Green tomato salsa verde, Yarra Valley salmon roe
paired with Charteris Semillon ($23 AUD glass)

Complimentary Crackers with Cheese & Honey

Yellow Fin Tuna Sashimi Vannella Burrata (Vivid Dreams Menu – Appetizer Option 2)
Blood orange gazpacho, mint

paired with Charteris Semillon ($23 AUD glass)

Ash Charred Leeks $30 AUD
peppermint, stracciatella & hazelnut

Mode Seafood Tower for Two $210 AUD
rock lobster with dill mayonnaise, spanner crab salad, tiger prawns with cocktail sauce, abalone with ponzu sauce, soallop & tuna sashimi, Sydney rock & pacific oysters with white balsamic vinaigrette

Aquna Sustainable Murray Cod (Vivid Dreams Menu – Appetizer Option)
local mushrooms, herb pil pil sauce
paired with Charteris Chardonnay ($24 AUD glass)

Rock Lobster Spaghetti $78 AUD (half portion)
cherry tomato & lobster bisque

Charteris Chardonnay ($24 AUD glass)

Iceberg (Side) $15 AUD
sesame & furikake

Chocolate Truffles

Tutti Frutti Flower (Vivid Dreams Menu Dessert)
Purple: blackberry & earl grey
Orange: mango, passion fruit & coconut
White: vanilla & caramel
Red: raspberry & rose
Yellow: lemon & lemon Myrtle
Green: pear & tonka bean

Mode Kitchen & Bar
Four Seasons Hotel Sydney
Ground Floor, 199 George St, The Rocks NSW 2000
(02) 9250 3160
modekitchenandbar.com.au

Keroppi Room & Breakfast@Hotel Plaza Kobe ★★

Love the Keroppi Room. Hotel seemed to be very old. International Breakfast with Japanese style curry rice & fresh vegetables was nice.

Hotel Plaza Kobe
2 Chome-9-1 Koyochonaka, Higashinada Ward, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
+81 78-846-5400
https://global.hotelplazakobe.co.jp/