Menu - Atlas Dining

Went with great expectations but left pretty deflated. For me, this place smacks of what is wrong with many 'modern' restaurants : excessively fussy food and a... read more Went with great expectations but left pretty deflated. For me, this place smacks of what is wrong with many 'modern' restaurants : excessively fussy food and a limited, expensive and disappointing wine listWe ate the Korean degustation and chose our own wine. The food was, well, ordinary. Small unsatisfying portions served in huge bowls. The anchovy starter just didn't taste of anchovy. I love anchovy, so it was conspicuous by its apparent absence, the taste just wasn't there. And then the eel paste. I love eel, but this was just a sort of eel-like amorphous gel, with no substance. Yuck. My portion of pork was great, and really tasty, the highlight of the meal, but my wife's serve was really just fat. And then desserts. I enjoy salted dessert, but this was way too salty to enjoyThe service was OK, polite and reasonably prompt. After being seated, each guest is offered a leather rollout that contains 5 courses worth of cutlery. Initially I was impressed, it looked great, but ultimately it was just huge, occupied most of the space in front of you for the whole meal, and got in the way. They also ended up covered in food and sauce, so I am not really sure how they cleaned the leather for the next guests.And then the wine list. I drink a broad variety of Australian and NZ wines, so it always makes me nervous when I sit down and barely recognise a single wine on the rather limited list. I see too many places now where they include very average, obscure wines, that allow a massive markup as no one knows the true price of the wine. Here, we chose an Alsace Pinot Blanc, and the only Australian Pinot Noir, which was from the Adelaide Hills. Both came in at just under $100 per bottle. Both were very uninspiring. Honestly, with so many fabulous cool climate Pinot N's available in this part of Australia, why offer an overpriced Adelaide Hills Pinot ? Makes no sense at allOverall, for our group of ten we ended up paying $140 per head including tip. Too expensive for what the place offers in my opinionI wont be going back

Everything was perfect about my visit here. The service is spot on and the food is unlike anything I have ever tried before! I had the Korean tasting menu and l... read more Everything was perfect about my visit here. The service is spot on and the food is unlike anything I have ever tried before! I had the Korean tasting menu and left nicely full, not uncomfortable like a lot of other tasting menus I've had before. Can't wait to go back in September for the Mexican tasting menu.