Heya Everyone,

Went to Margot last night, was my first time there.

I really love Newtown, has a funny feeling and reminds me a bit of Haight Ashbury in San Fran :) 

Sorry my photos aren’t better! 

So We had an early booking as we had other stuff on (drinking), we are normally more lunch kinder people, it was a bit awkward when we got there, so def recommend a booking for later when there are more vibes. I also didn’t get a picture of the menu, Soz! 

So I have to preface this by saying I’ve been going out for dinner/lunch for the last 27 years or so, so my review may be slightly harsh, because I’m kind of over going out for dinner, I haven’t really been wowed in years

Neat little spot and although the menu is “designed for sharing” which I am kind of over, it worked well, they didn’t just chuck everything at us all at once, so they obvs thought about that. 

Anyway we started with a bottle of bryterlater Pinot noir which was tasty.

We ordered the duck and chicken Terrine, the courette, the lamb and the baked sole fillets, cost of meal was $211, thought that was fair considering the wine was $77 bux on it own. 

The duck and chicken terrine reminded me of the bits of chicken that congeal in the fat in the bottom of a rotisserie chicken bag. Which may sound rude, but was quite yum, it was cold which was expected and the sour dough that came with it was cold and untoasted and I think that actually worked really well, the pickles were standard and the whole grain mustard had a punch which was nice. 

I had thought the courgette  dish would have come at this time as well, I’m a huge fan of vege dishes for an entree as they’re always super funky and a lot of effort can go in to them, but this came out with the meat dishes and was a let down, no interesting flavours and was treated as a side vege dish I guess. I had maybe two bites.. 

The sole was really lovely, it was so fresh, and cooked perfectly, was refreshing to not have crispy skin and all that. The tomatillo salsa on top was next level, zero spice to it but really zingy which paired so nicely with it. It would be a dish I’d replicate at home. 

The lamb was sous vide, the fried/seared  and I guess warmed up, the za’atar was standard and there was like a tomato parsley kusundi underneath that was flavorful, the yogurt could have been nicer, maybe a labneh would have suited better.

I’d give the place a 6 out of 10 for food. Vibes were ok. Most likely wouldn’t go back, and that’s mainly because there’s plenty of other places to try. 

Wellington is lucky to have such a great variety of great places :) 

Margot Newtown Review