Essen Restaurant *UPDATED*
Image: The mere suggestion of rain has me rushing back here for another plate of Deep Fried Camembert ($10). On a Friday night there’s a regular turnover of tables and a convivial hum from the smiling post-work, post-school crowd, punctuated by the clinking of steins and forks and the odd gasp when one of the plentiful serves lands.
The mere suggestion of rain has me rushing back here for another plate of Deep Fried Camembert ($10). On a Friday night there’s a regular turnover of tables and a convivial hum from the smiling post-work, post-school crowd, punctuated by the clinking of steins and forks and the odd gasp when one of the plentiful serves lands. Drinking is a big part of Germanic cuisine, and the Organic Cider House Mix ($17/litre) is a refreshing start. A Henkell Trocken Piccolo ($9) makes for a nice dry sparkling white to enjoy with your cheese and a freshly-baked Bretzel ($3.50). New menu items include a sterling plate of tender Roast Pork ($24.50), the flavour amped by caraway seeds, pepper and garlic; and a strongly flavoured plate of Blinde Vink ($23.50) or rolled lamb mince wrapped in smoke-blackened speck. Both come with excellent rosti, each strand of potato is perfectly cooked under a crisp, golden top. Desserts are thankfully smaller than the filling mains, and once again proved worth ordering. The stunning highlight was a Bavarian Crème ($10) with light and airy vanilla-bean enriched custard surrounded by berries poached in red wine. If you like German brandy, you can enjoy it with a Rudesheimer Kaffee ($8.20), a favourite of our warm and hospitable waitress.
Essen Restaurant
133-135 Broadway, Ultimo
Ph: (02) 9211 3805 www.essenrestaurant.com.au
Germanic $$-$$$
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