Nine restaurant opens at Tower Lodge
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Tower Lodge
Nine feet underground. Nine seasonal degustation menus each of nine courses. Nine red, nine white, nine sparkling and nine Tower Estate wines.
Nine Restaurant has now opened at Tower Lodge, setting a new benchmark for Hunter Valley dining, with the aspiration to be recognised as one of Australia’s signature restaurants.
Over the past nine years, Tower Lodge in the Hunter Valley has established itself as one of Australia’s finest and most exclusive boutique hotels. Both Tower Lodge and Tower Wines are creations of the late and great Len Evans.
The consistent level of excellence in product and service delivery has seen Tower Lodge recently accepted as a member of the prestigious Relais and Chateaux hotel group.
The intimate setting of Nine restaurant allows for a maximum of nine couples only, ensuring the highest level of service and attention to detail.
Under the guidance of Executive Chef Daniel Hunt, a variety of degustation menus have been designed using wherever possible local Hunter Valley produce. Both Daniel and Executive Sous Chef Dominic Xuereb are solely responsible for creating and delivering the Nine culinary experience.
Tower Lodge General Manager and Maitre d’ Maison Andreas Breitfuss, is the driving force behind the Nine restaurant project, but sees it as only the beginning of a new range of unique dining experiences at Tower Lodge.
'Firstly we will establish Nine restaurant, and then extend the dining experience to a range of unique locations around the Lodge, which we believe will hopefully see our discerning Guests wanting to return again and again.'
'During a ‘soft’ opening period, the feedback we have received has been remarkable, which convinces me that we will indeed achieve our goal of being recognised as one of Australia’s leading restaurants.'
Nine restaurant at Tower Lodge is open Friday and Saturday evenings, and bookings are essential. Degustation dining is $180 per person, with wines available by the bottle or matched with a variety of Tower Estate wines.
Nine is the latest addition to the Hunter Valley’s Tower Group, which includes Tower Wines, Tower Lodge and Roberts restaurant.
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- Hunter Valley (NSW)
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