hazel

hazel has one of the best interiors i've ever seen in a restaurant. gorgeous creamy colour palette with lots of natural lighting. exposed brick, tastefully decorated - it's a beautiful place to catch up with friends.

ordered:
entree:
🦪 oysters + mirepoix mignonette ($5.00 each)
🧀 our halloumi + mustard figs ($16.00)
🥖 duck liver parfait, baguette + watermelon pickle ($19.00)

main:
🥩 scotch fillet (medium) + charred onion butter ($45.00)
🍄 john's mushrooms, celeriac + yolk ($25.00)
🥔 kipflers, whey + trout roe ($24.00)

dessert:
🍐 quince + buttermilk sorbet ($14.00)

review:
oysters were plump, but a little salty. can't say they've been my favourite (i prefer marameo) but it's always nice to kick start a meal with oysters.

duck liver parfait was decent, but still prefer the version from small french bar in footscray. it could definitely benefit from mayo to have a hit of creaminess but we're starting to land into banh mi territory. in the meantime, the watermelon pickle was a good way to add another flavour profile (tanginess) to the dish.

in terms of the main, scotch fillet was delicious especially with how salty some pieces were 🤩. fatty juicy hits of flavour accompanied by the surprisingly clean mushroom and egg yolk.
wish the kipflers were fried and crispy but the raw nature with the white creamy (buttermilk?) kept our palates fresh.

wasn't a fan of the dessert of the quince and buttermilk sorbet. cut up in layers, the quince was a bit too sour and the consistency was soft layered apples. what was really cute was the plates - apparently the owner goes to antique stores and picks up unique plates!

stunning interior and we took very nice photos here, service was very friendly but not a place i'd gobackagain.

absolutely loving this place! food was nice and fresh. service was 10/10.
will comebacknext time for different dishes:)

loved every single dish. there are very few places i can say that of, and hazel is one of those few. the portions are small, which means you can order more dishes to try. the service was good and the menu is reasonably priced. we loved that the kitchen cut everything into 4 portions for us, which made sharing so much easier! will definitely be comingbackagain.

really enjoyed eating at hazel - beautiful and bright interior, food is simply delicious - enjoyed the beef tartare and spent noodles the most. service is incredible - the staff are very attentive and helpful. will bebackfor more sure.

we came to hazel for dinner and were seriously impressed. before we even get to food, the restaurant space is beautiful and the open kitchen was great to see. we celebrated a special occasion and multiple staff were aware of this, offering their congratulations which really added to the already amazing service.

it is recommended that food is shared here and thanks to our wonderful waitress we ordered the perfect amount. do order something from the toast section - we loved the beef tartare and duck pate on sourdough. other dishes to try include the lamb, scotch fillet and crumble dessert. we found the other dishes we ordered to be quite nice but not particularly memorable.

we will definitely bebackto try more from hazel!

came to this place for the first time for lunch on sunday. the place is very pretty. they were playing good tunes too. the service is really good and our food came pretty quick. all our meals were delicious. my favourite one was the noodle pork sausages! i will comebacknext time for a dinner.