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There’s a tiny part of Gareth Woolcock that’s disappointed about opening High Road.
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“Because it’s exactly the place I’d come to,” Woolcock says, laughing.
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Woolcock → ’ → ?
“I’d come with four or five mates, order a bunch of drinks, order a bunch of plates, and settle in.
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I → come → plates
It’s such a beautiful space – they’ve achieved this balance of it feeling really open but also cosy and warm at the same time.
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it → ’ → time
“They” is Mulberry Group, the Melbourne hospitality powerhouse that on Friday will open High Road on the ground floor of Novotel South Brisbane.
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The fit-out is all dark timber panelling, marble-topped tables, vertical tiled surfaced, and burgundy and cream tones.
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Low kitchen counters add a sense of theatre to the place, and there’s a separate lounge area for guests wanting a more laidback experience.
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counters → add → experience
Of course, Woolcock is selling himself short.
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Such a swish dining room would be nothing without food to eat.
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Eagle Farm’s Beech Ovens has produced a 1.5-metre wide multi-level grill and custom-designed wood-fire oven that power much of High Road’s menu.
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It’s split into starters, steaks and items from the grill.
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You might begin with a Mooloolaba prawn roll with umami mayo and cos; potato scallops with creme fraiche, black caviar and finger lime; or house-made yoghurt flatbread with Mount Zero olive oil.
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The beef program features four cuts: a 220-gram pasture-fed eye fillet from Toowoomba, a 350-gram Black Angus flank from Mitchell Grass Plains in Queensland, a 300-gram Wagyu rump from Liverpool Plains in New South Wales, and a 300-gram grain-fed Riverina Black Angus sirloin from NSW.
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Other mains from the grill include free-range half chicken with hot sauce and labneh; a 270-gram Oria pork cutlet with salsa verde; and 500-gram slow cooked Victorian lamb shoulder with salsa verde.
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“It’s designed to be good, relatable food that’s had a lot of care put into it,” Woolcock says.
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“We have a signature burger that I’m really pleased with.
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We’re making the patties, the sauce in-house; we’ve tested about 15 or 20 burger buns to make sure we have that right …
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I’m confident it’s one of the best burgers in Brisbane.”
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There’s also a bar menu that throws together a steak and a bunch of the starters with a couple of new dishes: karaage chicken with togarashi mayo, and flame grilled semi-cured chorizo with lime.
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For drinks there’s a cocktail menu that twists the classics, alongside a wine list that favours Australian producers without getting dogmatic about it, and includes a decent by-the-glass selection.
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“I’m really hopeful that what we can do here is really transform the hotel dining scene …
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I got into hotels about 12 years ago and at that stage, hotel restaurants were starting to lose their sheen a little bit.
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“But we’re really lucky with the ownership group here at the hotel that they’ve really bought into the whole process.”
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