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| Restaurant |
Long Pavilion |
| Cuisine |
Modern Australian |
| Location |
qualia, Hamilton Island |
| Opening Hours |
BREAKFAST 6.30am - 10.30am LUNCH Closed DINNER 6.30pm - Late |
| Dress Code |
Smart casual / resort wear |
Booking Details
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Exclusively for qualia guests or by invitation only. Bookings recommended. Please note that qualia only caters for guests 16 years and over. |
Long Pavilion at qualia
qualia’s signature restaurant – The Long Pavilion – presents modern Australian cuisine across three menus which rotate daily to ensure diversity.
Serenely set overlooking the surrounding Coral Sea, the Long Pavilion is the exclusive fine dining destination for guests of qualia, Hamilton Island’s most luxurious resort. Culinary triumphs created by qualia’s executive chef might include succulent terrine of Barossa Valley chicken, crispy-skin coral trout, luscious crayfish cannelloni or a zingy citrus ravioli with passion fruit. The impressive wine list features, local, international and boutique wines.
Exclusively for qualia guests or by invitation only.
Meet the Chef - Alastair Waddell
Waddell previously held the position of sous chef for nearly three years under the tutelage of qualia’s former executive chef, Jane-Therese Mulry.
Prior to qualia, Waddell was chef de partie at the 2 hatted Bistro Guillaume in Melbourne. Preceding his move to Australia, Waddell worked in his home town in Glasgow, Scotland with renowned chef, Paul Tamburrini. He held the position of sous chef at The Bistro, at One Devonshire Gardens hotel and the Georgian room in Cameron House, Loch Lomond. Both hotels were awarded the prestigious 3 AA Rosette rating. Learn more about Alastair Waddell
Sample Menu
Entree
spanner crab and beetroot “cannelloni”
soy emulsion – crab biscuit – sesame
cured tasmanian salmon and heirloom carrots
apple – radish – lime air
organic egg, mushroom and truffle
golden egg – mushroom cream – truffle brioche soldiers
wild abalone and scallops
shaved abalone and scallop ceviche – cucumber and shitake – oyster emulsion
air dried duck and black pudding
aromatic cured and dried duck – pea mousse – caramelised apple
Main Course
coral trout and mussels
crisp skin coral trout – mussel vinaigrette – cracked buckwheat
beef eye fillet and ribs
grass-fed fillet and braised short rib – smoked potato and burnt onion marmalade
kingfish, cuttlefish and zucchini
squid ink poached kingfish – herbed cuttlefish – curried zucchini linguini
pork, olive and pecan
twice cooked pork – olive blinis – white peach – dijon mustard
red claw yabbie tail, leek and potato
butter roasted red claw – sweet and sour leeks – jamón crumb
Dessert
pear and chocolate
caramelised pears – milk chocolate ganache – pear and vanilla sorbet
lemon and vanilla
sablé biscuit – lemon curd – vanilla marshmallow
hazelnut and caramel
caramel brownie – hazelnut cream – cocoa sorbet and
nut butter crumble
mango, coconut and passionfruit
mango – coconut sorbet – passionfruit
berries and basil
berry ravioli – strawberry consommé – strawberry and basil sorbet
cheese and biscuits
selection of australian and international cheeses – lavosh and spiced fruit chutney