Black by EZARD

As part of Good Food Month, Boyfriend and I headed to Black by Ezard at The Star for their ‘Let’s Do Lunch’ special.

The special:

$38 for a selection of two dishes from:

** Sashimi of hiramasa kingfish, sesame custard, edamame puree, chardonnay and shallot dressing

** Corn-fed chicken faro risotto, parmesan cream, exotic mushrooms, blueberries and roasted chicken jus

** Chocolate warm couverture ganache, dulce de leche ice cream and peanut butter mousse.

We had all intentions of going main and dessert, but on arrival, seems we didn’t have so much of a sweet tooth that moment, so we decided to go the first and main course.

Oh, it also included was a choice of tea, coffee, a glass of Brown Brothers Wine, Coopers Beer, a 500mL S.Pellegrino sparkling or Acqua Panna still mineral water. Being all TGIF that day, I had myself a glass of the Pinot Grigio and Boyfriend had a Coopers.

Walking into the restaurant you were hit in the face with the amazing fresh buttery smell of warm brioche loaves. 

These are given complimentary to each table with butter and black salt. YUM! We quickly tear this into pieces and scoff it down. 

We are asked if we want some more bread to the table, but give each other the look and politely refuse as we don’t want to spoil what is to come.

While we wait for our Sashimi, we look around the room and it seems almost everyone has opted for the dessert option. I do start to have some food envy, but then our plates arrived.

A huge serving of sashimi. So thinly sliced and fresh. The serving size is one I have shared at other restaurants I have been too, so pretty happy with the value for money at this point. Go Good Food Month, woo!

The sesame custard is so creamy and smooth and compliments the sashimi so well. There are also what I think are little crouton like things sprinkled over the top of the dish, these create a nice crunch to each mouthful to break up the textures of the fish and custard.

After our plates are cleared, it doesn’t take long for the main to arrive. Ok, so chicken or risotto are both something that I wouldn’t usually order given another option. But I have to say, this was pretty damn good!

I’m sure there are other places that cook their chicken just as well, but this chicken was cooked to perfection. It was so soft and still juicy and cooked perfectly the whole way through – how do they do it?! It was so tender, arrgh, yum!

Mushrooms, parmesan cream and jus, delicious! Also, the blueberries worked… who would have thought?! There was only a few on the plate but enough to give a little fruity flavor explosion every few mouthfuls.

Again, serving size was decent. By the time I had finished this, I didn’t need to eat any more!

Thank you Black by Ezard for a great lunch and taking part in Good Food Month. Will definitely be back!