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20 Alma Street
Hamilton Central, Hamilton
- European
- RANZ Vouchers Beef & Lamb Excellence Award
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- $$$ - Avg Main $30+
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- European
- RANZ Vouchers Beef & Lamb Excellence Award
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BEEF AND LAMB EXCELLENCE AWARDS Whenever you see the Excellence Awards logo or prestigious gold plate hanging on a restaurant wall, you can expect tasty, skillfully composed and superbly presented beef and lamb dishes.
In 2015 Palate celebrates ten years since the restaurant first opened. Head chef and owner Mat McLean and his team deliver one of the best food and wine experiences in the Waikato.
Located beside the river in the heart of Hamilton the spacious, monochromatic, split-level restaurant provides the perfect setting for fresh, seasonal top quality produce matched to a stunning wine list.
Palate has won more national restaurant awards than any other dining establishment in the Waikato, something that Mat and the team is very proud of. Palate was awarded the Best Regional Restaurant in New Zealand in the Cuisine NZ Restaurant of the Year Awards 2011 and 2012.Reviews- Sparkling
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Chardonnay
- Aromatics
- Intriguing Whites
- Pinot Noir
- Merlot, Cabernet and Blends
- Syrah / Shiraz
- Intriguing Reds
Dibon ‘cava’ brut reserve (spain)
Quartz reef methode traditionnelle rose nv (central otago)
Laurent perrier brut nv – 375ml (france)
Andre delorme terroir d’ exception ‘cremant de bourgogne’ brut (france)
Jean milan ‘symphorine’ blanc be blancs grand cru brut 09 (france)
Laurent perrier brut millesime vintage 04 (france)
Starborough ‘family estate’ 14 (marlborough)
Mount brown 14 (waipara valley)
John forrest collection 12 (marlborough)
Misha’s vineyard “the starlet” sauvignon blanc 12 (central otago)
Pegasus bay sauvignon /semillon 12 (waipara valley)
Te mata ‘cape crest’ sauvignon blanc 13 (hawkes bay)
Mystery creek ‘reserve’ 13 (waikato)
Rockferry 11 (marlborough)
Horse heaven hills “h3? 13 (wahington, usa)
Xanadu 12 (margaret river, au)
Babich ‘irongate’ 13 (gimblett gravels, hawkes bay)
Clearview estate ‘reserve’ 13 (hawkes bay)
Milton clos de ste anne ‘naboths vineyard’ 13 (gisborne)
Ara single estate ‘limited release’ pinot noir rose 14 (marlborough)
Avaniel tempranillo rose 13 (ribera del duero, spain)
Babich black label pinot gris 14 (marlborough)
Lamont pinot gris 14 (bendigo central otago)
Bilancia ‘reserve’ pinot gris 13 (hawkes bay)
‘Mon cheval’ 13 riesling (waipara valley,north canterbury)
Passage rock “reserve” viognier 13 (waiheke island )
Villa maria ‘ihumatao vineyard’ gewürztraminer 12 (auckland)
Pegasus bay gewurztraminer 13 (waipara valley)
Marc bredif “vouvray classic” chenin blanc 13 (france)
John forrest collection ‘the white’ 07 (marlborough)
Menganito verdejo 13 (spain)
Tahbilk roussanne/marsanne/viognier 13 (victoria ,au)
Valli ‘gibston vineyard’ 13 – 375ml (central otago)
Mystery creek ‘reserve’ 13 (waikato)
Babich black label 14 (marlborough)
Neufdorf “tom block” 12 (nelson)
Greystone 11 (waipara valley)
Greystone 11 (waipara valley)
John forrest collection 11 (waitaki)
Foxes island 09 (marlborough)
Foxes island 09 (marlborough)
Ma maison 13 (martinborough)
Corofin ‘settlement vineyard’ 13 (marlborough)
Burn cottage 13 (central otago)
Pyramid valley “calvert” vineyard’ 12 (central otago)
Craggy range aroha ‘te muna’ 12 (martinborough)
Ash ridge merlot 14 (hawkes bay)
Clearview estate merlot/malbec 13 (hawkes bay)
Xanadu ‘next of kin’ cabernet sauvignon 11 (margaret river, au)
Puriri hills ‘mokoroa’ merlot/cab sav/malbec/camenere 11 (clevedon)
Miette grenache/shiraz/mataro 12 (barossa valley, au)
Mouton cadet ‘reserve’ merlot /cabernet sauvignon 11 (france)
Horse heaven hills ‘h3? cabernet sauvignon 12 (washington, usa)
Te mata ‘awatea’ cabernet/merlot/cab franc 13 (hawkes bay)
Ata rangi ‘celebre’ merlot/syrah/cab sav 13 (martinborough)
Pyramid valley ‘howell family vineyard’ cabernet franc 12 (hawkes bay)
Craggy range “sophia” merlot/cab sav/cab franc/petit verdot 13 (hawkes bay
Stone paddock syrah 08 (hawkes bay)
Willunga ’100? shiraz/viogner 11 (mclaren vale)
Tahbilk shiraz 12 (victoria, au)
Yallumba ‘patchwork’ shiraz 13 (barossa’ au)
Elephant hill syrah 13 (hawkes bay)
Jim barry ‘mcrae wood’ shiraz 10 (clare valley, au)
Milton clos de ste anne ‘the crucible vineyard’ 13 (gisborne)
Bodega castano ‘hecula’ monastrell 12 (spain)
The big top zinfandel 13 (california, usa)
Rockferry tempranillo 12 (central otago)
Rockferry tempranillo 12 (central otago)
Huerta de albala ‘taberner’ syrah 07 (spain)
Karikari estate pinotage 08 (karikari)
- Sparkling
- Sauvignon Blanc/ Semillon
- Aromatics
- Chardonnay
- Magnums 1.5L Bottles
- Pinot Noir
- Merlot, Cabernet, Malbec and Blends
- Shiraz/ Syrah
Taittinger ‘comtes de champagne blanc de blancs’ vintage 2004 (france)
Brokenwood semillon 2004 (hunter valley, au)
Pyramid valley ‘hille vineyard ‘ semillion 2006 (malborough)
Leeuwin estate ‘art series’ riesling 03 (margaret river,au)
Pyramid valley ‘lebecca vineyard’ riesling
Dry river ‘craighall’ riesling 2000 (martinborough)
Te whare ra ‘the duke of marlborough’ gewurztraminer 94 (marlborough)
Te whare ra gewurztraminer 01 (marlborough)
Vinoptima ‘ormond’ gewurztraminer 2003 (gisborne)
Chanson ‘vire-classe’ 03 (bourgogne,fr)
Penfolds ‘yattarna bin 144? 96 (south australia)
Penfolds ‘yattarna bin 144? 97 (south australia)
Morton estate ‘reserve’ 96 (hawkes bay)
Hans herzog chardonnay 06 (marlborough)
Cloudy bay chardonnay 99 (marlborough
John forrest collection pinot noir 07 (bannockburn, central otago)
Pyramid valley ‘eaton vineyard’ 07 (malborough)
Pyramid valley ‘angel flower’ 2009 (canterbury)
Herzog 2003 (marlborough)
Quartz reef bendigo estate’ 03 (central otago)
Pyramid valley ‘calvert vineyard’ 09 (central otago)
Mt difficulty ‘pipeclay terrace’ single vineyard 04 (central otago)
C.J. pask ‘reserve’ merlot 2000 (hawkes bay)
Ransom ‘dark summit’ cab sav/carmenere 2009 (matakana)
Ransom ‘mahurangi’ merlot/cab sav/cab franc/malbec 2005 (matakana)
Newton forrest cab sauvignon 06 (gimblett gravels, hawkes bay)
Millsreef ‘elspeth’ malbec 01 (hawkes bay)
Te motu vineyard ‘dunleavy’ cab/merlot 06 (waiheke island)
St nesbit merlot/cab franc/petit verdot 2005 (karaka, south auckland)
Paritua ’2112? cab sav/merlot/cab franc 2007 (hawkes bay)
Providence ‘private reserve’ merlot/cab franc/malbec 04 -375ml (matakana)
Puriri hills ‘reserve’ 06 (clevedon)
Unison selection merlot/cab sav/syrah 2000
Clearview ‘the basket press’ 07 (hawkes bay)
Sileni ev estate merlot 2000 (hawkes bay)
Esk valley ‘reserve’ merlot/malbec/cab sav 98 (hawkes bay)
Fox creek ‘short row’ shiraz 2000 (mclaren valley,au)
Fromm la strada ‘reserve’ syrah 97 (marlborough)
Kilikanoon ‘covenant’ shiraz 02 (clare valley,au)
Claredon hills ‘piggot range’ shiraz 97 (blewitt springs,au)
Providence ‘private reserve’ syrah 2008 (matakana)
Baulkham shiraz 2003 (hunter valley,au)
Millsreef ‘elspeth’ syrah 2000 (hawkes bay)
Freshly shucked mahurangi oysters
Seared tuna, spiced calamari with papaya, radish and chilli jam
Price: $19.00Artichoke veloute, ham hock ravioli, scallop and truffle oil
Price: $17.50Snapper and scallop tartare, pickled vegetables, fried oyster, wasabi mayon
Price: $18.50Goats cheese souffle. heirloom tomatoes, basil, olives and almonds
Price: $18.50Fried baby chicken, proscuitto, honey roasted figs, fried mushrooms
Price: $19.00Panfried halloumi, courgette, eggplant, pesto and rocket
Silverfern farms venison loin, chocolate, beetroot, shiitaki, confit potato
Price: $39.00Market fish, tomato ebly risotto..
Price: $37.50Spiced lamb cutlets, crisp shoulder..
Price: $38.00Reserve eyes fillet, shortrib ravioli..
Price: $38.00Broccolini with toasted almonds
Price: $7.00Polenta chips, garlic mayonnaise
Price: $7.00Rocket, pear and shaved parmesan salad
Price: $7.00Volare sourdough with simunovich olive oil and smoked butter
Price: $3.00Hawes wensleydale cheddar – england – cows milk
Price: $15.00Camembert du bocage – france – cows milk
Price: $15.00Bleu d’auvergne – france – cows milk
Price: $15.00Combination – all three cheeses
Classic vanilla creme brulee with tamarillo sorbet and biscotti
Price: $16.50A study of granny smith apple
Price: $16.00Brioche and almond pudding, rhubarb, custard and vanilla ice cream
Price: $15.00Milk chocolate mousse with..
Price: $16.50Rusty nail coffee
Price: $13.00After five coffee
Price: $13.00Butternut coffee
Price: $13.00Black forrest hot chocolate
Price: $13.00Palate Set Menu Option 1
Price: $65.00Palate Set Menu Option 2
Price: $70.00Palate Set Menu Option 3
Price: $80.00Freshly shucked mahurangi oysters
Served with: natural – white balsamic and lemon or craft beer battered – with wasabi mayonnaise
Artichoke veloute, ham hock ravioli, scallop and truffle oil
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Price: $17.50Seared tuna, spiced calamari with papaya, radish and chilli jam
None
Price: $19.00Goats cheese souffle with heirloom tomatoes, basil, olives and almonds
None
Price: $19.00Reserve eye fillet
shortrib ravioli, smoked mushroom, shallot puree and blue cheese pudding.
Price: $38.00silver fern farms assiette of lamb
with broad beans, artichoke, peppers and olives (silver fern farms premiere selection awards 2015)
Price: $38.00market fish
asparagus, anna potato, prosciutto, poached oyster, smoked butter sauce
Price: $38.50panna cotta with raspberries, lemon curd, and yoghurt sorbet
None
Price: $16.00milk chocolate mousse
peanut brittle, bruleed banana, salted caramel ice cream
Price: $16.503 cheese combination with accompaniments
None
wagyu beef bresola, artichoke mayonnaise, truffled asparagus salad
None
Price: $12.00crumbed smoked brie, tamarillo jam, celeriac and apple remoulade
None
Price: $12.00truffled asparagus salad, slow cooked egg and parmesan
None
Price: $12.00lamb neck fillet, romesco salsa, anna potato
None
Price: $18.00fried chicken, creamed sprouts, bacon, roasted baby vegetables
None
Price: $18.00grilled hapuka, smoked eel, asparagus and sweet garlic risotto
None
Price: $18.00Salted caramel ice cream affogato with frangelico liqueur
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Price: $12.00doughnuts, lemon curd, roasted rhubarb, yogurt sorbet
None
Price: $12.00mahoe very old edam, beetroot relish, hand made crackers
None
Price: $12.00freshly shucked mahurangi oysters
served: natural – with white balsamic and lemon or craft beer battered – with wasabi mayonnaise 1/2 dozen $16 1 doz en $32
seared tuna, spiced calamari with papaya, radish and chilli jam
None
Price: $19.00artichoke veloute, ham hock ravioli, scallop and truffle oil
None
Price: $17.50market fish and scallop tartare
pickled vegetables, fried oyster, wasabi mayonnaise
Price: $18.50goats cheese souffle. heirloom tomatoes, basil, olives and almonds
None
Price: $18.50fried baby chicken, proscuitto, honey roasted figs, fried mushrooms
None
Price: $19.00panfried halloumi, courgette, eggplant, pesto and rocket
None
roasted duck , duck fat croquettes, pickled mushrooms, black garlic aioli
None
Price: $39.00market fish
asparagus, anna potato, prosciutto, poached oyster, smoked butter sauce
Price: $38.50silver fern farms assiette of lamb with broad beans
artichoke, peppers and olives
Price: $38.00reserve eye fillet
shortrib ravioli, smoked mushroom , blue cheese pudding, shallot puree
Price: $38.00broccolini with toasted almonds
None
Price: $7.00polenta chips, garlic mayonnaise
None
Price: $7.00rocket, pear and shaved parmesan salad
None
Price: $7.00volare sourdough with simunovich olive oil and smoked butter
p/person
Price: $3.00mahoe very old edam – new zealand – cows milk
each combination
Price: $15.00evansdale ‘tania’ smoked brie – new zealand – cows milk
each combination
Price: $15.00mahoe blue – new zealand– cows milk
each combination
Price: $15.00all three cheeses
None
ulee with tamarillo sorbet and biscotti
None
Price: $16.50panna cotta with raspberries, lemon cured and yoghurt sorbet
None
Price: $16.00brioche and almond pudding, rhubarb, custard and vanilla ice cream
None
Price: $15.00milk chocolate mousse
with peanut brittle, brulee banana and salted caramel ice cream
Price: $16.50Powered by OpenMenu
AwardsProfessional Reviews: Palate
Average Professional Review Score
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Restaurant Review: Palate
4.0 Cuisine 14 October 2018continue readingPalate is a restaurant that consistently produces well-thought-out and executed dishes matched perfectly with thoughtful, knowledgeable service, a fabulous wine list and a beautiful riverside setting. This a feat for any eatery but when you consider how long chef-owner Mat McClean and his team have been meeting these standards, Palate can be considered top of its game. There is real thought put into the ingredients used and well-considered vegetarian options are a delight, too, such as delectably light tortellini stuffed with Clevedon buffalo ricotta. The menu is forever evolving, showing a flexible and creative kitchen with the ability to keep people coming back by offering them something new, and with such simple yet elegant food there’s nowhere to hide. Sommelier Larissa Muller is an expert guide through the massive drinks list, which refreshingly offers many reasonably priced options.
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2018 Cuisine Top 100 received @ 9 September 2018 This restaurant is in the Cuisine Good Food Awards Top 100 for 2018 and will be featured in the Cuisine Good Food Guide 2018. The Top 100 restaurants are also the finalists for the Cuisine Good Food Awards 2018, and the Winners will be announced on the 15th of October.
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Beef and Lamb Excellence Award received @ 13 September 2018 The restaurants who currently hold the 2018 Excellence Award have not been compared with each other in the assessment process. Rather, they have been judged on their individual merits and style of cuisine. So, whenever you see the prestigious gold plate hanging on a restaurant wall, you can expect tasty, skillfully composed and superbly presented beef and lamb dishes. So take the guess work out of deciding where to dine and check out our restaurant directory to visit a restaurant near you serving exceptionally well executed and delicious beef and lamb dishes.
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2018 Cuisine - 2 Hats received @ 15 October 2018 The hat awards are the most prestigious awards that Cuisine offer.
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