Kuniya (Ayers Rock, AUSTRALIA) ★★☆☆☆

I had to admit, this was not one of my most adventrous trips. But it had to be done. Ayers Rock was one that I needed to check off my list.

During our 3-day stint, we tried to photograph this magificent piece of rock from different angles during different hour of the day.



After all the hard work done photographing the Ayers Rock while fighting off the incredible number of attacking flies, we had to treat ourselves something nice for dinner.

Only one problem here.....

There were only a handful of restaurants in the region. We decided to first start with Kuniya, which was located at the hotel where we were staying.



Our dinner started with a galette of scallops on crisp green apple and fennel, witlof salad. The dish was beautifully decorated and we particularly enjoyed the delightfully sweet taste of raw scallops (5/10).



But the next starter, spiced kangaroo carpaccio with truffled parmesan shavings, sour dough grissini, rocket lettuce and baby capers was able to top it.

The kangaroo carpaccio tasted a bit like a beef carpaccio but with a little gamey flavor (6/10).

Our main course turned out to be a bit short of disastrous. It was a pan seared yellow fin tuna steak served alongside a nicoise salad and quail egg in a gazpacho.

The tuna steak had a pretty hard crust probably due to overcooking and we all knew what happened to an overcooked tuna steak (1/10).



After a simple petite four, we decided to crash. We have a morning call set up to catch the Ayers Rock before sunrise.

Food Rating: 4/10

Price: $$$

Address: Sails In the Desert Hotel, Yulara Dve,Yulara, Uluru (Ayers Rock), Australia
Website: www.ayersrockresort.com.au