Given the choice of a $40, $50 or $65 banquet (or a la carte), my hubby and I decided on the $50 option. The kitchen happily modified my share for my current dairy-free status with no drama at all. The devilled eggs with Korean chilli and sesame, some crunchy grain crackers with olives and epic grilled cheese with ‘Granny Jean’s mustard pickle’ came first. Straight out of the gates we were excited by the spread, which was complemented by a glass of Velo Wines Riesling ($10). Next up was chicken, almonds and salsa verde, also one of the main options, which was topped with heavenly squares of fire-licked crispy skin, alongside the last of the season’s asparagus. We got to choose our shared main and went with pork, chilli and kale – a generous plate of pork chunks in a soupy hot sauce, alongside crispy potato with miso butter. The dairy-laden dessert, I’m told, was a semifredo with peanuts, honeycomb and caramel, while my option had firm chunks of rhubarb and apple doused in caramel and honeycomb. A perfect ending.