Reviews of The Foraging Quail (28)
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Very good dining in a casual style. A little out of the way location but easy once you find them. Have been here several times and enjoyed the interesting combinations of Euro and Asian. Would highly recommend.
My wife and I visited the Foraging Quail on the evening Saturday 3rd September. The décor and ambience is nice and the meals look good but our expectations were let down: Starters: The tempura asparagus batter was heavy and hard while the asparagus was over-cooked and mushy. The beef with lemongrass in beetle-nut leaves was very bland with almost no lemongrass flavor and little other seasoning. Main: The slow-cooked beef ribs were coated in a solid, inedible crust and were luke-warm with no jus or gravy. The mixed green vegetables were beautifully presented but again luke-warm. Wine: limited selection of wine by-the glass but good selection of full bottle. The wine waiter ungracefully sloshed the wine into my wife's glass. Thanks but we wont be returning.
Food was great, however the slow service let them down, despite it being a very quiet Saturday night with only 4 tables occupied at the peak.
I am so very glad for this opportunity as pairing a wonderful experience on one hand with a disastrous experience on the other deserves some acknowledgement. The food was wonderful. Brilliant. Compliments to the chef please. The wait service was appalling. A sloppy, dirty, careless, unappreciative, condescending, intolerant, agumentatuve, yes I mean that, inhospitable, flippant, even rude waiter, marked our first and last visit. I would have complained to management but for fear he was management. Appalled. Karen and Klaus.
Absolutely stunning avant-garde cuisine, and exceptional depth and maturity both in flavours, presentation, and informed guidance in the selection of accompanying wine and relevant historical heritage and background, presented with unobtrusive grace and poise - well done Min! Ric & Sue.
Food and wine were excellent. Range of tastes all of good quality. Restaurant dealt well will inconsiderate patron without spoiling the night for others in the restaurant.
Fantastic food and service as always; great range to the menu and absolutely excellent environment and service. Best value fine dining venue in the city.
Not worth the money spent and Very small food Portions - which seems to be the theme from other review we read. Food tasted ok. Good wine list.
Food was great, but service and overall ambiance of the restaurant was not great. Also although previous reviews had discussed a couple of options for degustation menus the menu we were presented with was an ala carte menu.
Lovely food, very innovative and tasty dishes, impeccably presented, an excellent selection of beers and wine by the glass, and friendly staff - a great dining experience.
Food as usual was nice But .. We Booked the early bird special And were disappointed as no choice of dishes was offered and no significant discount applied A new bottle of sparkling water was brought unannounced after we had finished dessert We were charged for it even though it was completely unused
Absolutely Devine!!!! We ordered 8 share plates- each beautifully crafted and delicious clean food, each standing out on their own merit! Could not share my dessert though- creme brûlée X 2 next time!!
Great night, with very friendly staff and great food. The only negative we had was that the restaurant was a tad empty which affected the atmosphere.
Style over substance. All food looked beautiful, only some of it tasted that way. Service got better throughout the night, but overall wasn't as professional as expected.
Delicious meal, good service. That dessert! (9 textures of Choc). Would go again, wine list, comprehensive, but spirits far less so. Well worth a look.
Very pleasant setting and interesting food that was presented well. The background music could do with some variety, particularly if you are not a fan of Michael Buble.
The food was ok, not as tasty as I expected it to be to be honest. Quail great, pork too, chicken was dry and not a great flavour. Dessert was good. There was a bit of heat that isn't really explained. Table near us struggled. Waiter couldn't explain the dishes well, and in some cases, at all- kept referring to the menu and coming back. At one stage, he actually described a completely different dish to us. All interactions were like everyone was doing us a favor by being there on a Friday night. Coffee took an age. After all I've heard about this place, I'm actually quite disappointed. Not sure I'd go back.
Great food, lovely service. Well worth a visit. We had the banquet and it was delicious. The wine list had great variety and good knowledge of the wine from the staff.
Great food, the staff were friendly. We went for our anniversary. Had the banquet - good variety, nice wines. Would be happy to go back for sure.
Food was excellent, fresh, lovely flavours. However, more attention needed to front of house, not enough staff, stressed, mistakes made, it distracted from the meal.
The service was a little slow to start with - tables seated after us had their orders taken and drinks provided before we were even approached (despite having closed the menus and moving them away from us). Plates and cutlery were not changed between share plates, despite some dishes having quite a strong sauce. We were recommended a salad to complement the share plates we had chosen, rather than vegetables, but the salad came out with the last dish, a lamb belly. We felt that, given the timing, vegetables would have been a much better fit. The salad, though described as "crispy whitebait, dried shrimp and banana flower" was devoid of anything crispy, we couldn't identify any whitebait and found 3 small pieces of dried shrimp. The main ingredient was banana flower and it was over-dressed in a strong chilli dressing. None of our issues were major and could be easily improved. The food was otherwise delicious, it is a beautiful location and the wine list was excellent, and the wines we chose were very good. With a few small improvements, the rating could well be a 6/6.
Excellent food, great diversity and variation in the menu, all prepared excellently. Very good wine list also. Have dined several times and will definitely return again.
The meal was superb, only thing was the menu was a little hard to get your head around to start with, we had 5 people an odd number which seemed to make it difficult for some reason ordering.
We had the 10 course degustation, with one of us having the matching wines. It was fantastic. Lovely food. Great presentation. Nicely matched wines. Not too much food, just right! Nice atmosphere. Made for a great anniversary celebration.
A five star experience. Every course was well thought out, beautiful and delicious. The wine pairings were exceptional. It was one of our favourite dining experiences. The staff were friendly and knowledgable, without being stuffy or pretentious. We can't wait to go back.
Had the 5course as a sampler! So delicious! Will be back to have the full 10course soon! Great service, lovely setting and perfect place for midweek fine dining!
Always great, 7 courses with matching wines was perfect. All of the courses executed brilliantly and the wine pairings were spot on. Look forward to the next time
Thanks for a great night! First 5 courses were ok, highlight was the cheese and chocolate courses! Would come back just for those 2 courses!