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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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Ester is open for Casual Dining and Wine Bar. Ester serves Modern Australian dishes. Incorrect or missing information? Make a report, or claim the restaurant if you own it!Details
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8 Reviews on “Ester”
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 to share. The potato bread with kefir cream, dashi jelly and trout roe was undoubtedly my favourite. The silky cream, umami-packed dashi and beautiful pearls of roe that burst in your mouth was a delightful combination of flavours and textures – 10/10 for sure. The sourdough ice cream was also a highlight, drizzled with some syrupy dessert wine then crowned with boozy raisins and little crunchy knobs of who-knows-what. Wasn’t as impressed with the fried kingfish head (this dish needs more than just lettuce to balance out the strong and salty flavours of the caramelised fish sauce) and the squid ink pasta (interesting flavours but personally, I didn’t like the texture).We thought service was really stand-offish and cold unfortunately. As we’d already had a light lunch earlier, we just wanted to share a few plates but our waitress kept pushing us to order more.So, a pretty mixed experience at Ester overall. Not quite the awesome-level lunch I was expecting with some hits and misses for food, and just a good ol’ thumbs down for service.