dining in Graze at elements is a unexpected experience. Not only is the food outstanding however it’s not until you’re walking back to your space that you realise you’ve just eaten in a hotel lobby.*
It’s been a while since Mrs romance as well as I were last in Byron Bay. It’s great to be back in this fun coastal town on the northern end of new South Wales.
Famous for being the most easterly point of mainland Australia, Cape Byron likewise has a keen surfing culture as well as attracts visitors from all sorts of walks of life – particularly during the whale as well as backpacker migration seasons.
But while the town itself still has that somewhat hippy, celebration quality, the surrounding areas have truly developed into fantastic destinations on their own. focus in the hospitality market has truly looked to sustainability as well as using regional produce, which is something we truly love.
Elements of Byron – the newest hotel to pop up in the area – is very much focused on its ‘radius dining’, as well as its restaurant Graze at elements works difficult to source create from regional growers as well as producers. This coupled with talented back-of-house personnel makes for some astounding results.
*Thanks to a recent email from a visitor who stayed at elements (late 2017), we’re unfortunate to hear that the environment of elements has ended up being less about charming couple’s escapes as well as more household getaway. This is regarding the resort accommodation as well as pool – I hope the high quality of the dining experience at Graze hasn’t suffered.
But before you book your table at Graze, we’d suggest checking out up-to-the-minute ratings sites for what it’s like there now. Fingers crossed this part of the resort hasn’t changed as we’d love to come back to this restaurant again.
Graze at Elements
To the left of the grand primary entrance to the building, opposite the reception area, Graze provides some incredible lunch as well as dinner options to visitors as well as guests. frequently a new hotel with a new restaurant can begin showing holes in its service as well as food high quality when it’s just starting out. Not here.
We were truly amazed with our dinner, as well as were keen to include this location in our top places to eat in as well as around Byron Bay. The menu brings regional create to your table in abundance – from the ocean to the hinterland – as well as it’s all superbly cooked.
Entrée
Mrs romance purchased the Moreton Bay bug tail from the specials menu, which was a surprisingly big serve. It was tender, juicy as well as moreish, as well as a delicious crusty top.
I had the crab doughnuts, which were like tiny creamy crab-filled cob rolls or profiteroles. The crab filling was driven by truffle, citrus as well as spicy sumac. The doughnuts themselves were light as well as bready, as well as the thousand island sauce had a enjoyable smoky spice to it.
Mains
Mrs R had the grilled red emperor with preserved lemon, as well as roasted shucked corn salsa. The fish was light yet firm, as well as the zingy salsa matched perfectly.
I felt like a meaty feast, so I purchased the Cape Grim aged eye fillet with watercress. The steak, a big 250g towering hunk of meat, was superbly cooked as well as rested. even though I asked for it rare, there wasn’t a indication of blood on my plate at any type of time, however the meat was red, juicy as well as precisely rare. The red red wine jus it came with was very savoury as well as thick.
Both mains came with a generous part of the most fantastic chips. The only shame is that they’re served with ketchup, which doesn’t do the chips justice. I was expecting something a bit more innovative or at least home made.
Dessert
We were quite stuffed by the end of the meal, however managed to capture in a shared dessert. It’d be impolite not to, right?
Graze’s interpretation of a golden Gaytime was calling our name too loudly. This deconstructed traditional Aussie ice cream comes as a dome two-tone layer of ice cream under a shell of tempered chocolate, dolce de leche, honeycomb biscuit crumb as well as brandysnap wafer. It’s a genuine work of art as well as it tastes amazing!
We were truly amazed with the service here, as well as the seating is developed to almost hide you from the rest of the hotel. Yes, that implies it’s private, however it likewise implies you can’t truly see the reception desk as well as the hotel entrance, even though it’s in the exact same room.
It was only as we left that we remembered that we were staying here… which is most likely just as well. I don’t think I might have fit into our vehicle anyway!
After dinner, we walked through the hotel’s gorgeous lagoon pool area as well as had a quick look at the beach. then – sleepy, stuffed as well as very satisfied, we strolled back to our cabin as well as a fantastic night’s sleep.
Graze at Elements
Open 7 days a week: breakfast – 7.00am-10.30am, lunch – 12.00pm-3.00pm, dinner – 6.00pm-9.30pm
Good for: fantastic breakfasts as well as lunches, however particularly dinner. The perfect meal to punctuate a charming holiday away in the Cape Byron area.
Elements of Byron
144 Bayshore Drive
Byron Bay
New South Wales
W: elementsofbyron.com.au
Fb: @elementsbyronbay
Ig: @elementsofbyron
If you’re searching for other ‘food-spiration’ for Byron Bay, check out our publish on where to eat in Byron. as well as if you’re wondering what else there is to do right here other than eat, here’s a link to our publish on top things to do in the Cape Byron area.
In fact, here’s a link to our whole library of messages about Byron Bay!
Have you been to Byron Bay recently? have you been amazed by dinner at a hotel – great or poor – in the past? tell us in the comments!
Images by Mrs romance using an OM-D E-M5 mark II Olympus camera. We dined as guests of Destination NSW.