Ezard

I had a lovely experience dining here. Staff were knowledgeable, friendly and helpful, and the overall experience is very high-end. I had the 5-course vegan tasting menu ($95) which I highly recommend. It’s also less expensive than the meat option which is a bonus. All of the dishes were delicious & presently beautifully, with interesting flavours and textures(the lighting is very dim so pictures don’t do it justice). These were the dishes: 1. Black radish, fermented red chilli, avocado, qukes, puffed rice, yuzu 1.5. Bread with oil & nori for dipping 2. Heritage tomatoes, black plum, toasted rye, hijiki, cabernet vinegar, shiso 3. Tempura tofu, aged hon mirin dressing, chilli sambal, sweetcorn, Chinese broccoli 4. House made rice noodle, chick pea miso, shiitake mushroom xo, pickled turnip (really nice) 4.5. Pre-dessert cleanser - pomegranate sorbet (I think) 5. Ruby peach sorbet, pina colada, pink peppercorn, raspberry, native plum The highlight for me was actually the dessert & the pre-dessert palette cleanser. House-made rice noodle dish was also a winner. My suggestion: Have a list of vegan-friendly alcoholic drinks to accompany the vegan menu. There are some non-alcoholic drinks but it would have been nice to have other options.

We had a nice degustation dinner at Ezard for our anniversary. Loved everything about this small cosy restaurant. I tried the vegetarian option while my husband tried the non-Veg option. The veg options were really good. The dessert tasting plate were top notch ..yumm!!! And the flavoured butter and bread served in between....wooohooo goodness gracious :)

We came here for my wife's birthday and it was amazing. The team here at Ezard have held their two hats for 20 consecutive years and they have demonstrated that it has been no accident. The restaurant itself isn't large which when coupled with their popularity makes it apparently why it was a little hard to get a booking. The ambience itself was low light and moody, perfect for a long romantic dinner and the staff, while a little flustered and rushed at first (they forgot to give us bread and our water glasses stayed empty for quite sometime. Staff were also a bit rushed, giving us a very abridged spiel about what's on the plate and quickly disappearing) they kicked into gear as the full restaurant began to wind down. The food itself was excellent, it became very apparent to us that the Ezard philosophy is to balance bold flavours (the head chef Jarrod explained he always works with sweet, sour, spicy, salty) which explains why most of the dishes had a bit of a kick at the end. Everything was beautifully presented and when paired with the expertly crafted non-alcoholic beverage pairing (developed by their world class bar staff) everything fell perfectly into place. We left extremely satisfied and full. We would definitely come back and recommend this place to anyone in Melbourne who enjoy fine food.