![]() ![]() The coconut ‘husk’ is made of dark chocolate, sitting on a bed of raw shaved coconut. This particular dish is a must to be taste-tested to truly understand its greatness. If it’s amazing, we’re absolutely going to get it.” MENU HIGHLIGHT – Muse Coconut We shine a spotlight on the Hunter Valley, and I try to use as much as I can out of my garden from home, but we don’t say I’m not going to get something from Port Macquarie just because it’s out of the Hunter region. “We are trying to create an experience that champions local produce, but we don’t hold ourselves to only using produce within a 25km radius. Whilst produce-driven, locally sourced restaurants seem to be quite the buzz lately, Troy is big on not only promoting and working with local suppliers but building relationships with suppliers further afar that are producing the absolute best in their field. Locally, when possible, it’s these producers and suppliers that have the same attention to detail and love for their work as our chefs in the Kitchen.” ![]() “At Muse, we are very passionate about sourcing the best produce. Troy’s philosophy and passion for food, treating each and every piece of produce with care and knowledge to bring out the best in each ingredient, has continued to put Muse Restaurant on the radar of keen foodies and unique experience finders. With Chef and owner Troy at the helm, having spent much of his younger years devoted to training under the best chefs in the industry, following a short stint at The Ledbury in London under the Brett Graham scholarship, Troy returned to the Hunter Valley where Muse Restaurant soon started to take shape.Ī whopping 13 years on and the restaurant has become one of the biggest names in the area’s dining scene having earnt itself Good Food Guide’s Two Chef Hats every year from 2015 to the present, and Good Food Guide’s One Chef Hat over the prior years from 2011 to 2014. ![]() The interior perfectly matches the overall Muse Restaurant experience, giving you the opportunity to take it all in. Take in the high ceilings, exposed wooden beams, huge fireplace, glass surroundings, and the open-styled kitchen. Step inside and be greeted at the foyer before being transported into a foodie-haven unlike any other as you take your seat. The spectacular building sets the scene for what becomes a food journey to remember. To be that place to come together to celebrate the anniversary, the big birthday, and we will continue to critique that and do that as best as we can, which is exactly what we do.” ![]() “We’ve really decided to just focus on dinner. So, we stepped back, made some changes, and really champion that special occasion experience. “We don’t want to be a restaurant for everyone, we’ve pigeon-holed ourselves to really be that special occasion restaurant. Which was, to have a bit more balance.”ĭeciding to shift their perspective and focus on finding a balance to both run a successful business and allow staff to have a strong work/life something which has been almost unheard of in the hospitality industry for years. But really, we just needed to step back and get that confidence of deciding what we really wanted to do as a business. We were really trying to be there when we thought the guests were there in the Valley. “What we found we were doing, we would be booked out Friday nights, having to back up for a Saturday lunch, going straight into a Saturday night then backing up again for a Sunday lunch. Taking covid lockdowns as a time to reflect on the business offering, Troy decided to pair back and simplify the restaurant offering by now only servicing dinners, five nights per week, from Tuesday to Saturday. Having had to weather the covid world just like us all, Muse Restaurant has emerged tightening their sophisticated dining offering and a strong, connected, and dedicated kitchen and service team, with creating that truly exquisite dining experience still at their core.Ĭatching up with Troy, we hear all about how the business made the most of the pandemic, how the team has come out stronger, whispers of a new addition soon to launch, and how Muse Restaurant plans to continue its dining legacy in the Hunter Valley for years to come. The brainchild of the ever-so-humble kitchen mastermind, Troy Rhoades-Brown, this iconic dining institution has been the go-to for special occasions for both locals and visitors alike since its inception in 2009. One of Pokolbin’s best restaurants, Muse Restaurant, offers a unique and award-winning dining experience in the heart of Wine Country on Broke Road right next door to the equally impressive, Hungerford Hill Winery. For a truly exquisite one-of-a-kind dining experience, you must book a table at Muse Restaurant in the Hunter Valley. ![]()
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