Embrasse ❤❤ – Express Lunch MFWF 2012
Embrasse <WEB>
$$$$ • $35 up • Vegetarian Friendly
<03 9347 3312>
Opening Hours:
Lunch: Friday – Sunday: From 12pm
Dinner: Wednesday – Sunday: From 6.30pm
I wanted to go to Embrasse so bad because I was truly attracted by their food presentation as shown on their website and by other food bloggers; fresh, pretty, unique, creative and very attractive (especially the mushroom dish!). Very disappointed when the food came to the table; it looks ‘okay’ or more to the ‘boring’ side – not as beautiful and divine as their show case gallery. It’s probably because the Lunch Express only costs $35 which means we must have less ‘decorative’ food 
. In my defence, if they put the masterpiece work on their showcase, it means I have the right to have a high perceived value of the food, in this case, the presentation.
Squid Cooked In Red Wine, Parsley, Zucchini And Family, Lemon, Bergamot Oil
Black Pudding Croquette, Garden Peas, Dried Bay Leaf Oil, Pickled Beetroot
Roasted Corn Feed Chicken, Eggs, Stone Fruits, Our Own Rooftop Honey, Baked Onion
Fish Of The Day Poached In Brown Butter, Burnt Onion, Chive, Carrot Cooked Under A Pile Of Mud, Grapes, Cucumber, Cauliflower, Custard
Coconut Mousse, Frangipane, Passion Fruit, Corn, Orange Blossom
Food:
From the short two courses that they offered, I personally think it’s pretty standard and nothing special about the food. Yes, it showed some cooking technique; it was perfectly cooked, it was fresh, the taste was not bad, but it’s also a typical dish that you will forget five minutes after you ate it. It seems their dinner menu had mesmerised quite a few bloggers, even though they have failed to impress me at the MFWF ‘promotion’, I would give them another chance for the dinner experience, but it might not be in the short period time.
Service:
Can’t really fault the service; strong customer service and high quality staff with generous smiles.
Venue:
It is a small venue with a decent space between tables. Very simple design and it has a similar atmosphere to a classic old European restaurant even though they serve a contemporary French cuisine.
