Semolina and Vanilla Bean Pudding with Rhubarb and Intense Orange Sauce - Vulcans AUD14
We didn't think the chequerboard ice cream sounded that great, so we opted for Semolina and Vanilla Bean Pudding with Rhubarb and Intense Orange Sauce. We loved the pudding on it's own with the creamy semolina with the vanilla bean complimenting the mild nuttiness of semolina. It would have done well with just a drizzle of pouring cream and maybe a splash of orangey syrup. The rhubarb was good too, separately, if a touch too sweet. Instead we get too many flavours, and the orange sauce was seemed to overpower the pudding.
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The prospect of slow-cooked food in a woodfire oven had us salivating over traditional roasts and braises, but which perhaps led to our disappointment at Vulcan's, a bustling little restaurant in Blackheath, NSW in the Blue Mountains.
Chalk this experience to flashy Sydney I guess. Or maybe, us Melbournites are too staid, too old-fashioned to appreciate these modern takes on old favourites.
Vulcans
33 Govetts Leap Rd, Blackheath NSW 2785
Tel: +61 2 4787 6899
SMH Good Food Guide 2009
Two Chef's Hats
Reviews:
- Vulcans - eatstreets.com.au utterly irresistible glazed duck sausage with pickled beetroot $19.50. The pot-roasted oyster blade beef $33 cooked in the oven for four hours is always on the menu
- Vulcan's - miettas.com.au flavours and cooking are terrific
- Vulcans - menufeast.com.au cutomer review: sadly the meal was just average. The duck sausage was overly processed and had no distinguishing flavor. The pot roast was well past the point of being done and had the consistency of baby food with a resulting lack of taste.