Dinner at Ezard's

Last night I had one of the most extravagant and expensive dinners in recent memory.
My friends and I have always been talking about dressing up, getting together and catching up over a fine dining experience somewhere.

So we did, and made a reservation (1.5 months in advance) for dinner at Ezard's


Ezards is located at 187 Flinders Lane, next to Adelphi Hotel.

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Run by owner, Teage Ezard, this establishment has already won accolades of awards the last 2 years for its innovative representation of Australian free-style cooking with strong influences from Asia.


I ordered a smoked duck salad for a starter, which came with pickled beetroot, pink grapefruit and topped with a hot and sour dressing.


For mains, I ordered the barramundi, served on a bed of roasted eggplants, tomato and lime salad and finished with a thai-style yellow curry dressing.

The service was impeccable, the wait staff always hovered nearby, with slick hair and suits, they were extremely attentive and knowledgeable about all the intricate aspects of the food and drink.

Everybody in our party was very impressed by the food.
I'll have to give it a 10/10 score, every dish was a sensational work of art, pleasing to the eye and bursting with flavour on the palate.

Equally impressive was the bill which came after rounds of coffee and dessert.
Thien took a peek, eyes widening as she gasped and quickly put the bill down. I picked up the book and took a look, never have I seen that many digits towards a dinner party of 6.

The wine alone cost $308..... (we had 2 bottles of merlot and 2 bottles of chardonnay)

The total bill was.... (drumroll please!)......
....
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$1085 ++

ouch.

We walked out with our stomachs feeling very heavy after all that rich food, and our wallets feeling much lighter.

It was worth it though.