Etta

Julie T

Dined here on a Saturday evening (first sitting), pax 4. Arrived on time, shown to our table with no issues - overcoats were taken and hung up to make our dining experience more comfortable and were asked for drink orders relatively quickly (maybe a little too quick as we had not had the opportunity to peruse the drinks list!) For starters we ordered sourdough, smoked brown butter (the smoked brown butter was generously smothered on my slice of sourdough because it was smooth with a slight smokiness), the Oyster, blood plum and chive, the Greenlip abalone and lardo skewer (was a little dry, almost crispy - would give it a miss.), smoked abalone soy and the Shark Bay Scallop, For mains we enjoyed the raw Hiramasa kingfish, pink pomelo and smoked roe (fresh and light - great way to lead into the mains), the stracciatella, burnt garlic and shredded potato (the shredded potato was definitely too salty and needed a lot of stracciatella to balance the saltiness), the crispy rice salad, red curry pork sausage and mussels (the textures and taste was a great combo and considered the best dish of the night.), the woodfired cabbage flower,roasted sesame and hot oil dressing and the Grilled Blue mackeral, fennel and tamarind and the Western Plains pork belly rib, oyster and navets (pork was juicy and had enough char in the right places). Staff were attentive, food was served relatively quickly, no outstanding/memorable dishes but overall a pleasant dinner.

Barry

Dined here during lunch and was seated on the spacious bar counter; well lit from the natural light. Decided to have the tasting menu which had most of the dishes I wanted to try. The meal started off with a few starters: sourdough bread, heirloom tomato and crab cracker and tempura enoki mushroom. Highlight starter was the enoki mushroom, tempura didn't feel greasy and heavy afterwards; very tasty. This was followed by shark bay scallop, kingfish ceviche and stracciatella with shredded potato. Scallop was aromatic and flavourful with the sambal which was not spicy; kingfish was refreshing and well-balanced with the citrus flavour; and the saltiness of the shredded potato was mellowed down with the creamy stracciatella. Also ordered a greenlip abalone cooked on skewer which was not part of the tasting menu; pricey but glad I tried it. For mains, the pork belly rib was served with a side of crispy rice salad and and Ramarro farm leaves. Pork meat was on the leaner side but still tender; farm leaves were fresh; and the crispy rice texture was amazing, so much flavour with the saltiness balanced with the greens and mint leaves. The dessert was a baked pistachio and blackberry tart, soft, crumbly and tasty. Overall a great selection of dishes from the tasting menu, incorporating flavours from Asia. Good portion size and the flavour profiles were balanced and not overpowering. Staffs were friendly and the dishes were served in a timely manner.

Lisy Kane

One of the best chefs menu I’ve had in awhile. Kind and lovely staff. Great atmosphere.