Edwin Wine Bar & Cellar

3 Reviews on “Edwin Wine Bar & Cellar”

• CLABEL

  The place was very quite for lunch. It’s located at the ground floor of a hotel/apt, easy to get access by public transport, not so much for car parking spot.The waiter was friendly and informative. However the quality of food was not as expected. For appetiser, we got toasted bread and homemade butter, which I personally think has a very yeasty smell but good saltiness.We ordered the pommes and sadly it’s burnt. It was a let down when we saw it. But good thing it’s not too bitter. Then another starter was white asparagus, which was so thin, might because they’re out of season by now. But the sauce has saved the dish.For main, we got the pasta, blue eye fish, pumpkin and roasted carrots. The pasta of edwin was the seafood pasta. It’s spaghetti with some kind of bisque sauce, few charred prawn and crispy kale. It was alright, not really a fan of bisque, but the prawn was good.My fave was the blue eye fish. It was perfectly cooked, well seasoned. Even though the veggies was overcooked as they’re very very soft. Same thing with the charred carrots dish, they were overcooked and went mushy in your mouth. The pumpkin was not bad, it was soft (not over), sweet and has a good charred on it, but the sauce was a bit to bland and didn’t really go well together with the pumpkin.Overall, it was not a very good experience. But the staff were so lovely and friendly. Hope the food quality can be improved and the ingredients can be utilised with more respect and care.

  May 20, 2020, 2:22 am

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• Ashleigh Michelle

  Edwin Wine Bar is a super elegant, classy bar/restaurant located on the ground floor of the stylish Shadow Play by Peppers hotel.It was very quiet when we went in, however the ambience is very sophisticated and has relaxed lounge music playing in the background.Our host provided us with extensive information about the wine and produce. I love that almost everything is sourced locally – they have such a strong focus on supporting regional Victoria.Our favourite dishes were the Great Ocean Duck as it was cooked to perfection and the dish was full of flavour. The organic beef steak was absolutely mouth watering and I loved the onions on the side – very happy I chose this dish.This restaurant is such a gem, definitely the perfect spot for a date night.

  December 20, 2019, 2:22 am

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• Jess (@isthatmyfood)

  Found this little gem tucked behind the Crown complex in Southbank. This restaurant is spacious, intimate and very classy. The staff were very professional and very knowledgeable about the food and wine on the menu.For starters we ordered half a dozen of the Oysters with cucumber, finger lime and Murray Valley olive oil. Very fresh and I loved the taste of the olive oil with it. We ordered the Portarlington Mussels Escabeche with smoked paprika. This complimented the oysters very well. Lastly, we had the hot Croatian style salami which was one of my favourite starter dishes. The portion was perfect, the flavours were rich and packs a punch. It was the perfect ending to the starters.For mains, we ordered Hagen’s organics beef. It was beautifully plated and very creamy. I find it a little salty but I still thoroughly enjoyed it. We also had the fruit-fed Great Ocean duck with daikon and rhubarb jus – this was by far my favourite dish. The duck was cooked to perfection, the jus was enough to compliment but not over power the meat and the portion was perfect – not too small. For sides, we ordered the heirloom carrots, they complimented the creamy beef the best. They have a nutty flavour to them and I love how they were presented on the plate, very rustic in flavours and looks.We also had a couple of wine pairing – The 2018 Pennyweight Beechworth Gamay with the duck and the 2016 Fighting Gully Road Tempranillo with the beef. Both wines are from Beechworth as Edwin supports local winemakers. It was a really special place to dine. I thoroughly enjoyed wining and dining here.

  October 20, 2019, 2:22 am

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