Chef Chris Wright, Pauline and Craig Mitchell back on deck at The Terrace
THE TERRACE Restaurant of Maleny is a byword for fine dining on the Sunshine Coast hinterland. Over the years it has attracted many thousands of tourists and locals to its doors, and has helped put Maleny on the map. Winner of best tourism restaurant in Australia in 2002, it was inducted into the Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame by its former owners Craig and Pauline Mitchell.
Craig and Pauline sold the restaurant several years ago, but recently bought back into the business in partnership with one of their former chefs, Chris Wright. It was Chris who developed many of the restaurant’s signature dishes still on the menu today, and he is back with a strong intention to create a renaissance to rekindle the interest of visitors and locals.
Chris is delighted to be living on the Hinterland and to have returned to the Terrace. “I always loved working here with Craig and Pauline, and over the years we have discussed various business options. So, when the Terrace came back onto the market recently we saw it as the perfect business partnership for us”.
Chris’s formal training began under the tutelage of traditional European chefs at both The Hilton and Sheraton Hotels in Melbourne before he moved on to expand his skills in a host of dynamic kitchens throughout Queensland.
Chris has a finely tuned sense of the perfect menu. While retaining the perennial Terrace favourites such as the seafood chowder, granite grill, and the popular seafood platter, Chris has evolved the menu with a range of exciting new dishes to create what Chris describes as a Global Renaissance. This is a dining experience based on various global cuisine styles – dishes prepared with European cooking techniques, but presented in contemporary rather than traditional styles – in other words, classics with a twist.
Wait staff member Coralee in her new Terrace uniform
Examples of new main dishes include: slow roasted pork shoulder and marinated medallions of wild boar on a corn and capsicum espitata with sofrito, Tequila and white tomato caulis $30. Edeowie farm cutlets with mint pea mousse, eggplant and almond baklava with oregano glaze $34. Snapper medallions layered with sand crab, chilli jam, and crisp crust on shellfish bisque $36. 250g Slow roasted sirloin with kipfler potatoes; red currants pine nuts and chocolate Yorkshire pudding with a lime glaze $36.
As for desserts: Try Peach and pear crumble with cardamom and palm sugar ice-cream served with cinnamon yoghurt sauce $16. A 2 course menu for children under 12 for $15 is also available.
Chris prepares food with a total sensual experience in mind and this will include a fabulous banquet menu, and an eight course degustation menu that is a dining experience not to be missed. The Terrace Team have also expanded their extensive wine list to include more affordable wines by the glass, starting from just $5.
For bookings: call The Terrace Restaurant of Maleny on 5494 3700.
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