a couple weekends ago i was at Strewn or La Cachette (as the dining room is called) really lovely meal. i think the best app was the duck proscuitto and i enjoyed the smoked trout (a good 6oz fillet) as an interesting app. it has melon with roasted walnuts and i found these two elements worked well together to blance savoury with sweet but the trout was minorly complementary.

mains, the pork loin chop was massive and wonderful. the crust on it provided some nice moistness while being an interesting and very tasty match with the meat. the lamb was a bit of a disappointment in size of serving, although very tender and a great sauce. the sauces were a very good match the entire night period.

my carmelized pear tart wasn't as good as i was hoping, tasty in general and clear carmelized flavours, but there was more pastry than i enjoy and so it masked the pear.

wine choices are pretty good too. apres a bottle split three ways and tip it cost me $82 for a full meal so it should fall well within your limits.

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