Essen Restaurant

Essen Restaurant
Image: At the first sign of chill in the air, I’m ready to declare that schnitzel season is openand wrap myself in a Chicken Jaeger Schnitzel ($21) complete with excellent potato roesti and paprika sprinkled cabbage salad. The crumbing here is great,

At the first sign of chill in the air, I’m ready to declare that schnitzel season is openand wrap myself in a Chicken Jaeger Schnitzel ($21) complete with excellent potato roesti and paprika sprinkled cabbage salad.  The crumbing here is great, so don’t feel piggish to also include a serve of Deep Fried Tim Boon Organic Camembert ($10) served with cranberry sauce. Owner/chef Geert Elzinga has picked an excellent cheese, and I murmur thanks over each golden crumbed wedge. Wine is so well priced that you’d be mad not to sink a few; the 2007 Lenz Moser Pinot Gris ($25.50/bottle, $5.50/glass) from Austria is an easy match for the cuisine. For the designated driver, a Schofferhofer Grapefruit ($6.50) light wheat beer with grapefruit juice is refreshing, and perhaps the best flavoured beer I’ve tried. Even if you’re groaning after the hearty mains, stay for dessert – this is where Geert gets to play. His Trio of Custards with Poppy Seed Sponge ($10) gives you three small pots of light, creamy custard and a wedge of cake to explore them; but elegance and pleasure abound in his Strawberries in Jelly with Meringue, Mint and Vanilla Sauce ($10). Both improve with Lindenhof Peppermint Schnapps ($5.50).

Essen Restaurant www.essenrestaurant.com.au
133-135 Broadway, Ultimo
Ph: (02) 9211 3805
Germanic  $$-$$$

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