Ester - Chippendale

Went there for accompanied friends and the food were so nice, unfortunately, some highly recommended menus were not available at that time, however, the friendly and nice services also splendid! Love all of it and will visit again as soon as possible!

This was my second visit to Ester and I haven't been there in nearly two years. We went for dinner on a Monday night and the restaurant filled up pretty quickly. We had a look over the menu and it was quickly decided that we would order the dry aged grass fed sirloin on the bone for main so we decided the rest of the dishes based around this. We ordered two king prawns in fermented shrimp butter and capers that was served as our entrée, it was perfectly cooked with the prawns dripping in the butter. We also order the Galette which is thin slices of potato layered on top of each other and served in smoked whey (cream) and Kombu that had a crispy top layer. The Galette was another great dish but after two dishes that had a lot of butter and cream the meal was starting to feel a bit rich. We looked through the rest of the menu and were hoping for a side of green vegetables or something to break through the richness but unfortunately there wasn't any and we had to settle for the Cos, pumpkin seed and praline. The lettuce was ok and I did enjoy the pumpkin seeds but it didn't really do the trick and for $16, I probably wouldn't order it again. Finally it was time for the Sirloin on the bone which was served with a scoop of butter on the top, the steak was cooked rare, juicy and tender with a nice charred flavour. I enjoyed each of the dishes but found by the end of the meal it was so heavy that it needed some other dishes that didn't contain butter or rich flavours to provide some relief.

This was my second visit to Ester and I haven't been there in nearly two years. We went for dinner on a Monday night and the restaurant filled up pretty quickly. We had a look over the menu and it was quickly decided that we would order the dry aged grass fed sirloin on the bone for main so we decided the rest of the dishes based around this. We ordered two king prawns in fermented shrimp butter and capers that was served as our entrée, it was perfectly cooked with the prawns dripping in the butter. We also order the Galette which is thin slices of potato layered on top of each other and served in smoked whey (cream) and Kombu that had a crispy top layer. The Galette was another great dish but after two dishes that had a lot of butter and cream the meal was starting to feel a bit rich. We looked through the rest of the menu and were hoping for a side of green vegetables or something to break through the richness but unfortunately there wasn't any and we had to... read more

Wow, just YUM and so cosy. We loved this restaurant... book ahead as seats are limited although they have a few seats for walk-ins. We were a group of 5 so we booked a Thursday evening table for 7:30 PM (so no 2 hour seating limits). Loved the menu and we got bits of everything - cauliflower, huge prawns with miso butter, potato bread, steak on the bone, chicken, steak tartare. Everything was so yummy and immaculate. The leftover sourdough ice cream was delicious too although we were mixed on the 3 milks dessert (a 'savoury' dessert).  The wine list is mostly organic stuff so not the usual stuff you'd expect although the riesling was very food. The waiters are very good at guiding diners through the menus and we thoroughly enjoyed our evening.

Wow... what an amazing experience. I made a last minute booking for my wife's bday and managed to get a table by the bar. The restaurant is small and snug but packed full of seats. The each dish that came out was creative and a work of art. I usually find that restaurants that get too creative generally don't taste too good, but Ester totally smashed it out of the ball park. Must try: blood sausage sando, kingfish, and oysters. The drinks were a tad bit expensive.