Ezard

On a recent trip to Melbourne, my girlfriend and I decided to try this 2 hatted restaurant (2009 The Age Good Food Guide), Ezard.  This restaurant is tucked away in the Adelphi Hotel, you need to go down the stairs which leads to the restaurant.  Not sure if it was normal or if it was in support of Earth Hour but the restaurant was quite dimly lit.

As my other girlfriend was already waiting for us, we were ushered to our table quickly.  The service was impeccable, we were asked if we wanted drinks and then given the menus.

We opted for the ala carte rather than the degustation menu.  Once we ordered, the bread was served on our plate with an explaination of what the dips were.  Don't ask me what the dips were - it was a bit hard to understand our waiting staff... anyway, they were very nice.  The staff was very attentive and were not stingy with their breads.  They were refilled quickly... as was the dips. 

We were each served an amuse bouche prior to our entrees being served.  Our entrees arrived promptly... the pictures might not turn out very good as we were not allowed to use the flash.  Anyway, we ordered, the "Steamed queensland tiger prawns roll", the "Bangalow pork belly" and the "Kingfish sashimi".  The servings were not large but it was very tasty.

For mains, we ordered the "Roasted Barramundi", "Roast Duck with green chilli and shallot sauce" and the "Seven score Wagyu beef".  They were tasty although I thought the sauce for my roast duck was quite salty.  Nevertheless, we finished everything on our plate...

It was time for dessert... 2 of us opted out - we didn't have anymore room while the others ordered a cheese platter and a great serving of crackers and the "Five spiced honeycomb ice cream".

This restaurant is well worth a try - the service is great and the food very tasty and plated well.