A regular stop when Vikki and I travel to Coffs Harbour for a
holiday, is Cassegrain Winery at Port Macquarie. We usually have a quick taste
and as our timing usually gets us there at lunch time, we take advantage of the
opportunity to break our journey with a leisurely lunch.
The entry to the tasting room is through the barrel hall,
rich with the smells of wine maturing.
After a quick tasting session it was time to have some lunch. Ca
Marche overlooks the vines with ample indoor and al fresco dining areas. The
menu features produce predominantly from local producers.
We decided to start our lunch with some warm damper served
with relish, extra virgin olive oil and artichoke dip. We also decided to share
the charcuterie plate. Terrine, pate, smoked salmon, prosciutto, with
artichokes, confit garlic, cornichons, sundried tomatoes and crusty bread. Very
filling and we still had mains to go.
For mains Vikki chose a chicken breast stuffed and then wrapped in
prosciutto, roesti, asparagus and confit cherry tomatoes.
Nothing beats fresh seafood especially when it is local, so I chose the seafood plate with Balmain bugs, local calamari
and scallops.
After all that we decided to have dessert before hitting the
road again. We thought we were getting the lightest item on the dessert menu by
choosing the chef’s specialty French cinnamon doughnuts served with a warm
amaretto chocolate Grenache and orange scented mascarpone. We were slightly
mistaken but enjoyed them very much. Gave us a good sugar hit for the next leg
of our trip.
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