Fantastic broad ranging contemporary menu, served in a beautiful setting that exudes the ambience so often found wanting within inner city establishments. Friendly attentive service complimented what was an extremely enjoyable evening. Highly recommended.

I had really great expectations of this place as I have read so much about it. As a one hat restaurant I was quite disappointed by their performance foodwise and in terms of service. I booked a week ahead quoting the merivale three course menu and on the day was given a course feed. When I requested the three course option as I specifically stated over the phone, the waitress insisted there was no such menu when it is clearly labelled on their website.

Despite this, we ate our 2 course meals. Upon sitting on our tables, we were welcomed with complementary bread rolls and butter to get things started and wines to accompany our meals (I did not want wines, but they had already put two glasses on the table for us and felt it was rude to return them).

Our entree was a Confit of Shredded Pork Belly with Apple, Raddichio and Sorrel. It was lovely and the apple and sorrel was so refreshing and accompanied the dish very well. However, the serving size is a but questionable, though this might have been because we hadnt eaten anything all day.

Our second dish was a slow roast suckling pig with crushed peas and carrot puree. It was lovely too but we hoped for the serving size to be a tad larger.

I would be happy to come back again provided they get it right with the bookings and the fact that they should ask us whether or not we wanted wine.

Approximate cost: $35