21 Duxton Hill
Tel: 6323 3353 Established 2001
Operating Hours: Lunch: Noon – 2.30pm (Mon – Fri)Dinner: 6.30pm – 10.30pm(Mon – Sat) 

Broth could not be a more succinct name for this place, it just sums up everything this restaurant is about – light, clean, flavoursome food: everything the Aussies do best. Add to that the picturesque surrounds of Duxton Hill and friendly, attractive, learned staff, and you will have no trouble understanding why this restaurant continues to draw in the punters. Dishes display that mix of flavours and cooking styles from east and west that Australia has managed to cultivate so well, with standard sounding dishes like steaks, lamb chops and squid ink pasta that all tease with their innovative combinations of Chinese, Italian, Vietnamese, French, Indian and Malay flavours. The refreshing rice paper cone roll with prawns, mint, radish, mango and chilli-lime dressing presented another great example of this,  while the pork cutlet in a rich red wine sauce with apple, prune and walnut salad disappointed simply because of its lack of imagination. The wine list showcased the best of the Australian range, including a brawny Barossa valley number, plus a few Old World picks for the snobs among us.  A wonderfully alliterative dish, the Supernova Pavlova, was light as air, crisp and sweet, but for those of you not fussed about their food’s phonetic aesthetic, the dark chocolate and hazelnut liqueur crème brulee, served with home-made pear wine on the side, was probably better.