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We visited Ester for a late Sat lunch today and even at 3.30pm, it was a pretty full house so booking is highly recommended. We ordered a few plates t…
Orange_tree
Ester
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+3 standard starting pts for location, food, and service.+1 An incredibly well curated food experience+1 Amazing ingredients, artistic execution.-0.5 …
Catherine
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As a Melburnian visiting this place, I had high expectations and it did not disappoint! I tried an orange wine, the viognier which was good paired wit…
Joy Du
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8 Reviews on “Ester”
+3 standard starting pts for location, food, and service.+1 An incredibly well curated food experience+1 Amazing ingredients, artistic execution.-0.5 flathead wing was overcooked and bitterSet menu $88 pp. Breakdown:Highlights:1. Roasted Rock Oysters: sweet, buttery, do yourself a favour and get two or three.2. Jerusalem Artichoke: egg butter was the star, I didnt think butter could be richer, but boy was I wrong. The little gem of an artichoke was like a potato from heaven, satisfying without starchy grainy-ness, subtle artichoke flavour enhances by the char and seasoning. 3. Blood Sausage Sanga: I really appreciated the bread! I guess I was foolish to expect a typical white bread, but it was steamed and reminiscent of an asian steamed bread/bao. As was the whole dish though more subtly so. It was a wonderful surprise.4. Burnt Pav: perfection. Cream for richness, delicate almond and egg white flavour, texture from the crisp outside, tartness from the lemon curd, complexity from the browningThe Good:5. Bread and butter! Sourdough had great bounce and was satisfying. Cultured butter had its thunder stolen from it by the egg butter as the artichokes came at the same time. The only starter dish that didnt hit the highlights. 6. King Prawns: Sucker-punches you in the face with ocean flavour. Koji was the highlight, seaweed with some sweetness, it was so aromatic. Really intense though, so I understand its standalone placement on the set menu running order.The so-so:Cauliflower, gem cos, steak trio. All good main fare. Almonds under the cauliflower were wonderfully aromatic, and you can taste the pure richness of the shitake sauce under the steak. Onions were nice and tart without the raw sharp bite. Gem cos was oh so refreshing. The bad:Overcooked fish 🙁 flesh was dry, and the bitter charred top made it worse. Sauce would have allowed natural sweetness to show.Drinks:Soda is not sweet, a pleasant point of difference.Ambience:Comfortable, unpretentious, perfect for a good conversation.
As a Melburnian visiting this place, I had high expectations and it did not disappoint! I tried an orange wine, the viognier which was good paired with everything we had. The highlights were probably the potato bread, king prawns and sourdough ice cream though everything was good.
One of the best restaurants and bars ever MUST ORDER: bread with caviar & jelly, egg pasta, shrimps, quail, and ALL OF THEIR DESSERTS (esp leftover sourdough icecream).Food comes around 15 mins. Amazing and friendly service!
Ester is a trendy restaurant with rustic interior. Pictured are roasted oysters with horseradish emulsion, Moreton Bay bug with salt & pepper sauce (cooked to perfection with just the right amount of spiciness) and quail with salted egg yolk, cauliflower with almond & mint.
Tucked away in the back streets of Chippendale, Ester carried both a relaxed and serious atmosphere. The relaxed atmosphere came from its concrete walls and warehouse feel none of the stiff white table cloth setting. The serious atmosphere came from watching their staff including the chefs and bartender work their magic you could just tell that they were serious about getting the food right.The set menu was excellent value for $88, and took the difficult decision of choosing from my dining companion and me. By the time the larger plates were served, I was absolutely stuffed but pushed on nonetheless.The meal began with one of my favourite courses of any meal, the bread. You get a massive slice of the sourdough with some cultured butter, and I could just tell, as a carb lover, that it would be satisfying. Dark brown in colour, with a strong crust on the outside but super fluffy on the inside. The only downside was that it was absolutely huge and I was torn between finishing the whole slice and saving my stomach for the rest of the meal ultimately eating the whole slice and hoping for the best won out.This was followed by several smaller plates. My favourite was the roasted rock oyster (1 each) with sake and pepperberry sauce. The oyster was extremely juicy and flavoursome. The raw kingfish, sashimi style was also nice.The interesting dishes for me though were the corn fritters and the blood sausage sanga (sandwich). The corn fritter was different to other corn fritters I have had and looked more like fried fish, but the server had me sold as soon as he told me it had fermented chilli. The corn was served as if you sliced down one side of your cob of corn, cooked this, and then layered on parmesan cream and fermented chilli on top…..For the full review, visit imhangry.net/2018/12/29/ester-chippendale/
Was soo looking forward for Ester! So disappointed! So overpriced! And the taste are really not my cup of tea. Especially the dessert. Rock salt on the sourdough ice cream. Seriously?? Sorry wont recommend
A very solid 4 and probably one of the better restaurants weve visited this year. Every dish definitely was oozing finesse and we could definitely see the extra steps that were taken. Honestly wed be quite happy just having the same dishes – they were all hits! Maybe a potential candidate for a 5, well be back to see if they deserve that consistency point 🙂