RICH IN HERITAGE AND ABUNDANT IN LOCAL PRODUCE, JUNCTION IS A GATHERING PLACE CELEBRATING THE REGION’S FINEST.
A celebrated Moama venue is showcasing the Murray region’s finest produce, premium wines and craft beers, while pushing culinary boundaries with native Australian ingredients and innovative cooking techniques.
Junction head chef Cameron Kydd has unveiled the venue’s latest menu updates, featuring a mix of seafood and game meat dishes that will carry through until the venue’s Christmas break.
“We put a couple of changes on the menu in the last weeks of spring, which we will keep on the menu until we go on our Christmas break,” Cam said.
“Then we come back on New Year’s Eve.”
Among the standout dishes is a kingfish ceviche, cured in what Cam calls “tiger’s milk” — a citrus-based mixture of lemon juice, fish stock, chilli and garlic.
“The kingfish is then finished with some salmon roe, karkalla, which is a beach banana sea herb, and some watermelon radish,” he said.
The menu showcases a delicate squid ink risotto with seafood and chorizo in a saffron emulsion, and locally sourced Murray cod served with broad beans and baby leeks in a cumin foam.
Cam is particularly enthusiastic about the wild-caught venison from the Mansfield region.
“The wild-caught venison will be sous vide, then we roll it in a sesame ash,” he said.
“It is really pink because it is sous vide and then the outside is really black, which makes it look really cool.”
Looking ahead, Cam is exploring introducing more native Australian meats.
“Maybe a wallaby tartar as well, as it is something different, other than kangaroo,” he said.
“I was thinking of adding a bit of emu as well, just because of where we are and there are a lot of emus around the Barham area.'
Located at 2 Shaw St, Moama, Junction is open Thursday and Fridays from 5pm, Saturdays from noon to late and Sundays from noon to 5pm.
Bookings are essential and can be made via junctionmoama.com.au or by calling 1800 806 777.
Junction is an over-18 venue at all times, including newborns and infants.
The venue emphasises that menu items, seasonings and garnishes change regularly with seasonal availability, while maintaining its commitment to quality ingredients and exceptional service.