Amanda's on the Edge

On a fine day there's no better possie than the shady veranda taking in the view. Vineyards give way to gum trees and paddocks with grazing cattle, with the Broken Back Range hazy in the distance. At night, the focus is on the candlelit, tile-floored dining room with its floor-to-ceiling windows and comfortable, contemporary food. Four plump, golden scallops in zesty soy, sesame and ginger sauce-filled spoons is a fine way to start, as is a crisp-skinned, meaty deboned quail, partnered by a ripe blue cheese-stuffed fig. Meat is well handled. Even if the lamb rack was less than pink, it cut easily and came with Mediterranean-influenced pureed spinach, stuffed baby capsicum and a fetta and spinach filo pinwheel. Swordfish is cleverly teamed with romesco sauce, asparagus and crunchy sauteed potatoes. A dessert of layered chocolate mousse and whipped cream gives new meaning to the word 'rich'. Even the accompanying raspberries don't quite lessen the guilt.