welly on a plate

Con­grat­u­la­tions to Tracey who wants to be burg­ered sense­less but will also be enjoy­ing a good time at the Gen­er­al Prac­ti­tion­er as well. This week, to cel­e­brate Welling­ton on a Plate, thanks to the love­ly Pos­i­tive­ly Welling­ton Tourism, we have a $100 vouch­er to Sojourn Cafe in the James Cook Grand Chan­cel­lor to give away.

It’s true that hotel cafes might not be the first place that springs to mind when you’re think­ing about where to eat, but maybe it’s time to recon­sid­er. Sojourn’s lunch spe­cial dur­ing Welling­ton on a Plate sounds deli­cious: 

Lunch Offer – $25 set menu

Choose any two cours­es plus a glass of Welling­ton region­al wine, and a cup of tea or cof­fee

Starter
Smoked salmon tim­bale, filled horse­rad­ish, cream cheese, olives and arti­chokes or

Moz­zarel­la wrapped in zuc­chi­ni over aubergine galette with a vino cot­to reduc­tion

Mains
Char­grilled lamb rump over pota­to gratin infused by rose­mary, served with chico­ry and radic­chio or

Poached thresh­er shark laid over a Chardon­nay risot­to infused by lemon pep­per and rus­tic toma­to sauce

Dessert
Straw­ber­ry and mint mar­ti­ni har­monised with 42 Below vod­ka and a lemon and lime sor­bet or

Blue­ber­ry mousse cake with plum coulis and a choco­late gar­nish

Lunch wine:
Te Kairan­ga Estate Pinot Noir

Of course they also have a reg­u­lar menu as well, and offer a grand High Tea every day as well between 10am-5pm. Jol­ly good!

So, in order to win the $100 vouch­er, we want to know: what have you ini­tal­ly over­looked in Welling­ton that turned out to be great? Leave us a com­ment before 5pm next Wednes­day to be in to win when we’ll draw one per­son at ran­dom.