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Contemporary$$
Summer lovin’, all year round.
At first glance, The Basin’s location above Mona Vale Surf Lifesaving Club might not promise much other than knockout views, but don’t be deterred. Not only is this room fresh and modern, the menu is rammed with appeal.
Snacks might mean crisp tartlets of sweet foie gras with port jelly or scallops with chilli and kombu butter, while an entree of blonde calamari with aioli and rocket plays the crowd far better than your average surf club.
It’s no surprise that seafood reigns: saffron risotto is studded with petite prawns, finished with raw zucchini and flowers and capped with a chargrilled king prawn, while mussels come tossed with tomato and fermented chilli butter. (They might lean salty, but a flash of gremolata and good sourdough keeps them right in the comfort zone.)
Service is Beaches friendly, and with a good drinks list and lemon sorbet with yuzushu to finish, there’s nothing more to do than relax, enjoy and soak up the sunset.
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Last visited: 2024
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