Rutherglen means more than glorious grazing at some of Victoria's best wineries. It's worth a special trip just to treat yourself to an evening at Tuileries. Located in town in the historic Seppelt and Jolimont cellars building, Tuileries offers a spacious and elegant setting where diners can look out over the Mediterranean garden courtyard and enjoy the best food and wine that the region has to offer. Let the staff guide you through the menu and assist in selecting the best of the best local wines. And you'll want the best, to complement chef Sam Massari's innovative modern Australian dishes with superb flavours based on fresh local produce. Entrées may include gems like pan fried prawns flamed in Remy Martin or butterflied char grilled quail with a rich barbecue sauce on sweet potato wafers. Your main could be grilled king fish on a julienne of steamed vegetables and fondant potato with seared scallops in a capsicum jam or eye fillet of beef on mushroom roesti with slow roasted tomatoes and a durif jus. Make sure you try one of their truly special desserts such Beechworth honey and ginger steamed pudding with caramelised apples and brandy snap wafer or chocolate espresso ice cream bombe with vanilla rum anglaise and espresso praline - delicious!
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