"Overseas Adventure - Claire Harvey reaffirms that good friends and great surroundings make for a great night out".
Overall: 8 out of 10
"Jane ordered us a bottle of Mudbrick's own superb Marlborough-grown 2005 Sauvignon Blanc which delivered on the wine list promises of cut-grass and marzipan flavours. We nibbled on the vineyard's home-marinated olives - green and black and beautifully big and flavoursome. "
"For entree's we ordered cornmeal-crusted calamari (declared "perfect" by Natalie), pan-roasted quail with honey glazed tamarillo's and a vanilla demi-glaze (Jane loved the caramel flavour) and paua sashimi for me (intriguing - raw paua presented in thin slices - I thought they had overdone the ponzu, but when I followed Natalie's advice to eat each bite with a little of the accompanying grapefruit salad, it all fell into place. Jane went very quiet for a few minutes after her seafood medley was served, which is always a sign of a delicious dish..."
"Whooshing contentedly back home on the ferry, we agreed it was almost a shame our lovely night at Mudbrick was to be recorded in a restaurant review."
"Georgeous setting - first-rate service - the ambience and the friendly knowledgeable service makes this place such great fun... as a night out, Mudbrick makes a great little adventure, especially if you do as we did - assemble a fun group of friends and make sure you get the ferry on time".
