We cook simply but deliberately. Every dish starts with ingredients from farmers and producers we know by name… vegetables pulled from local soil, seafood from our coast, meat we’ve patiently dry-aged in-house.
It’s not fine dining, but it’s not casual either. It’s just ESSA: thoughtful food, cooked well, shared with people who care.
Our menus change with the seasons. Come for a snack and a glass of wine at the bar, or stay for the full banquet…. we’ll look after you either way.
Our Menu Set Menu
Our Menu
$6 pp
OUR BREAD
tommerups dairy jersey milk butter
$6 pp
$48
OYSTERS
six appellation oysters from different leases, mignonette
$48
$28 ea
OYSTER + CAVIAR
$28 ea
$16 ea
SPANNER CRAB + POTATO BEIGNET
$16 ea
$20
• caviar
$20
$16 ea
BRISBANE VALLEY QUAIL SKEWER
walnut, smoked grape, radicchio
$16 ea
$24
SQUID INK + TRUFFLE SALAMI
pickled chillies
$24
$28
NDUJA
rivermint honey – our bread burnt intentionally
$28
MP
RAW FISH
salted mandarin, smoked chilli, ponzu dressing
MP
$26
SWORDFISH EMULSION
burnt orange dressing, kumquat, witlof
$26
$38 ea
WOOD-FIRED XL MORETON BAY BUG
bayleaf butter, sea herbs
$38 ea
$38
CELERIAC + FONTINA RISOTTO
finished with oregano
$38
$38
WOOD-FIRED SWORDFISH SKEWER
red capsicum piperade, macadamia
$38
$64
BBQ SPATCHCOCK CHICKEN
mortadella, beluga lentils, chilli
$64
$24
CARROTS COOKED IN BEEF FAT
cashew nut, caramelised garlic + miso
$24
$21
FALLS FARM GREEN LEAF SALAD
grain mustard
$21
$330 +
STOCKYARD ANGUS MB5+ STRIPLOIN
On the bone (1kg Min) served with yummy stuff to eat with it*
$330 +
* to put it simply - it’s been aged in house for a long time and it takes about an hour to do it properly, if you can’t wait, all good, grab something else…
menus are subject to change depending on seasonality.
most dietaries can be accommodated with prior notice.
or leave it to us…
118 pp
+wine pairing 98pp
MEALS
ICED VEGETABLES
smoked oyster cream, kombu salt
CHICKEN SKIN + PRAWN TOSTADO
finger lime
FRIED POLENTA
smoked ricotta, pickled pumpkin
SWORDFISH EMULSION
witlof, kumquat, burnt orange dressing
OUR BREAD
• tommerups dairy jersey milk butter
BRISBANE VALLEY QUAIL SKEWER
walnut, smoked grape, radicchio
$38 ea
WOOD-FIRED XL MORETON BAY BUG
bayleaf butter, sea herbs
$38 ea
STOCKYARD TRI-TIP
[kiwami 9+] cooked slowly over the fire, king oyster mushrooms, parsnip, burnt greens
CARROTS COOKED IN BEEF FAT
cashew nut, caramelised garlic + miso
FIG + SUNFLOWER TART
fig leaf ice cream, passionfruit “fruit pastel”
Add Ons
$28 ea
OYSTER + CAVIAR
$28 ea
$48
SIX APPELLATION OYSTERS
mignonette
$48
$24
SQUID INK + TRUFFLE SALAMI
pickled chillies
$24
menus are subject to change depending on seasonality.
most dietaries can be accommodated with prior notice.