Introduction: The botanical name for Persimmon is Diospyros Kaki and in Japan, where it is extremely popular, is called kaki. Diospros comes from dios - divine and pyros - grain or food. A great name for a restaurant.
Even as a member of the NGV I would not have noticed this place and only discovered its' existence through Ed Charles blog at http://www.tomatom/ Being a fan of Raymond Capaldi I took the first opportunity to go for lunch (They're only open daily 11 - 4 daily) last Sunday. The menu is designed by Ray but the catering is by Peter Rowland.
The venue is extremely pleasant
looking out over the gardens at the back of the Arts Centre and towards Hamer Hall. The seating is comfortable, the small unclothed tables, however, are very close together resulting in a full glass of red landing on my shirt and lap when a gentleman tried to squeeze past to his seat!
Presentation is very attractive (there are more pic's and a nice review on http://www.eatalmostanything.com/ ) and the prices are very reasonable. NGV members also get a 10% discount.
We started with the smoked eel 'parfait' chicken liver, apple, mushroom ($16).
I loved it with its well integated but distinct tastes BUT my partner proclaimed it "The best chicken liver I have ever eaten" Yes, of course she is prone to exaggeration, but I wish there was more of it. An exceptional entree.
I followed this with roasted flounder, cavolo nero, potted shrimps, spiced bread ($23).
I asked if it was a whole flounder and was told it was however by the time it got to the table it had the head removed and had been skinned and severely trimmed. I really like the skin and if I get it, the roe, and am happy dissecting my fish off the bones. This was a really tasty dish beautifully presented but I would have liked the rest of it.
My partner had the plat du jour which was a traditional Sunday roast, cooked rare with Yorkshire pudding, parsnip, potato
and a side plate with a cauliflower cheese and choice of mustard ($32) 
The meat was as tough as leather which was particularly unfortunate as the rest of the meal was quite excellent.
For dessert we could not go past the Tahitian vanilla creme brulee ($14)
which was first class and I'd have it again any time.
Ambience: Children friendly, they have a smal menu for kids, and we also had an accompaniment of music which added to the noise rather than the atmosphere
Service: Reasonable
Wine: We drank Mojo Shiraz ($6) which was a little softer and less acid finish than the Grampians Shiraz ($8)
Price: Extremely well priced in the present environment.
Comments: A very good restaurant for lunch and I'll be more than happy to try other offerings on their menu
Score:14.75 /20
Even as a member of the NGV I would not have noticed this place and only discovered its' existence through Ed Charles blog at http://www.tomatom/ Being a fan of Raymond Capaldi I took the first opportunity to go for lunch (They're only open daily 11 - 4 daily) last Sunday. The menu is designed by Ray but the catering is by Peter Rowland.
The venue is extremely pleasant
looking out over the gardens at the back of the Arts Centre and towards Hamer Hall. The seating is comfortable, the small unclothed tables, however, are very close together resulting in a full glass of red landing on my shirt and lap when a gentleman tried to squeeze past to his seat!Presentation is very attractive (there are more pic's and a nice review on http://www.eatalmostanything.com/ ) and the prices are very reasonable. NGV members also get a 10% discount.
We started with the smoked eel 'parfait' chicken liver, apple, mushroom ($16).
I loved it with its well integated but distinct tastes BUT my partner proclaimed it "The best chicken liver I have ever eaten" Yes, of course she is prone to exaggeration, but I wish there was more of it. An exceptional entree.I followed this with roasted flounder, cavolo nero, potted shrimps, spiced bread ($23).
I asked if it was a whole flounder and was told it was however by the time it got to the table it had the head removed and had been skinned and severely trimmed. I really like the skin and if I get it, the roe, and am happy dissecting my fish off the bones. This was a really tasty dish beautifully presented but I would have liked the rest of it.My partner had the plat du jour which was a traditional Sunday roast, cooked rare with Yorkshire pudding, parsnip, potato
and a side plate with a cauliflower cheese and choice of mustard ($32) The meat was as tough as leather which was particularly unfortunate as the rest of the meal was quite excellent.For dessert we could not go past the Tahitian vanilla creme brulee ($14)
which was first class and I'd have it again any time.Ambience: Children friendly, they have a smal menu for kids, and we also had an accompaniment of music which added to the noise rather than the atmosphere
Service: Reasonable
Wine: We drank Mojo Shiraz ($6) which was a little softer and less acid finish than the Grampians Shiraz ($8)
Price: Extremely well priced in the present environment.
Comments: A very good restaurant for lunch and I'll be more than happy to try other offerings on their menu
Score:14.75 /20
4 comments:
We ate at Persimmon last week, and we must say the food is fabulous. We did the full degustation menu and it did not disappoint.
Food and service were on point and the food looked and tasted fantastic.
What a great dining experience!
Hi Clinton
We can't keep up with the changes in Chef so what's good one month may be fantasstic the next, or awful. Going to the masters exhibition asap and hope to enjoy Persimmon again. tx for the comment.
Hi
Nice blog about famous restaurant i like it and also i like it's all food images thanks for this information.
Hi Famous,.
Comments, and compliments are most welcome
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