navi

we found navi after reading a news article and cannot stop telling people about navi.

what first drew us in was the very well priced degustation menu and what a night.
highlights of the meal included the appetiser snacks at the start, the possum and also the duck.
the presentation, flavour and quality of thedisheswere on par with some of the city’s best degustations.

the beverage pairing was amazing value at $80 per person, with great quality beverages.

the only feedback we had was with regards to the beverage pairing, that a drink should be included for the dessert course.
we found the beverage match finished at the cheese course, and as there was still one dessert course to go (aside from the petit fours), we would happily pay an extra $10-20 for the beverage pairing to include the extra beverage.

it wasn’t the end of the world, we ordered additional drinks from the menu, however would have been nice to have a beverage picked out to match the dessert to complete the experience.

this was only a very small detail and the amazing food & drink, customer service and attention to detail made this an incredible experience.

we can’t wait to go back and highly recommend a visit!

after waiting 2 months for navi, the place certainly did not disappoint. we had great seats right in front of the kitchen and saw them plate up every one of ourdisheswhich was great to see. we preordered the 8 course and it certainly did not disappoint. it was certainly one of the best value 8 courses around.
my favouritedisheshas to go to the 10 year old wagyu (starter), mains - corn fed duck and cuttlefish and dessert - white chocolate, apple, verjus.
amazing service and great execution on both the flavours and balance of combinations. what really impressed me was the utilising of a lot of australian native ingredients and flavours.
i can't wait until these guys get a hat as they certainly deserve it.

waited anxiously for our booking for 4 made some months earlier to come to fruition.
it is well worth the wait. casually dined finely.
attention to detail is evident here. the chef and his team cut no corners. complex and we'll balanceddisheskept coming for nearly 3 hours. every dish was as exciting as the last. 'wow' was heard from the dining party quite often. somedishesdelivered by the chef himself. describing each dish with a look of a proud parent on their childs graduation day. brilliant food. brilliant service.
matched wines were perfectly in sync with the dishes. (i recommend). extra $80 ph.
loved it! thank you👍

definitely worth for what you pay! you can see the creation and passion the chef put in. service was attentive. the presentation is outstanding. most of thedishesbalanced pretty well. only the pork belly was at the dry side and a bit let down. looking forward to come bk!

dined here few weeks back.disheshere are a hit and miss, i liked the suckling pig, duck and favourite is the maroon. least favourite was the cheese dish which for such small portions i couldn’t even finish. nonetheless great experience. service was also good except kept getting our glasses filled with sparkling when we requested normal water.

as soon as we were seated, the waitress unruffled our napkins (which wasn’t really necessary) followed by procession of 5dishesarriving at our table. absolutely elegant and beautifully crafted. i am not quite sure why this restaurant is listed as “casual dining” on zomato when it was fine dining indeed! my napkin was absolutely clean as hardly any content of thedisheswent astray. superb 5+!

was super excited to get reservations here especially being booked months in advanced. it was quite far from where we live, being in the westside but was it worth the drive? i’m not 100% sure. located on a strip of small little shops, navi is a new restaurant that recently opened showcasing australian native ingredients. as we walked in the atmosphere was really calming and a lot more chilled than i thought it would be. there was an open kitchen where you can dine at the chef’s table and see how the magic is created.

we started off with 3 little appetisers, the macaroon with the trout roe was quite interesting, sweet yet salty. the wallaby egg yolk and preserves flowers was my favourite one out of the bunch. it had this nice smokiness flavour about. i really enjoyed it. last but not least, the smoked eel, apple and native tymes, it had a really nice crunch to it.

moving on to the first dish, the marron, omg favourite dish of the night. the marron was cooked beautifully, i loved the creaminess of the egg yolk with the maroon. all the flavours worked so well together, i wouldn’t mind eating a bowl of that.

next we had the murray cod, i wasn’t the biggest fan of the acidity from the lemon aspen in the dish. it was very overpowering.

now, i’m not the biggest fan of vegetarian dishes, so the next dish didn’t excite me as much however first bite, i guess i could say i spoke to soon. i actually didn’t mind this dish and if my greens were plated like this, i’ll eat them everyday. when the next dish hit the table, it was absolutely plated beautifully.

the hapuka fish was so tender, silky and flaky. i loved the sauce as well!! next dish we had to get a little bit messy with our hands! it was a suckling pig wrap. it was a mediocre dish, the flavours were a bit lacking. i love seeing duck on the menu! so i couldn’t wait for this duck dish to come out. they cooked the duck in two different way. the first way was a piece of of duck and splatter of sauce underneath. the duck skin was crispy and the duck was cooked to perfection. i loved it.

next was my least favourite dish, i’ve never not finished a dish in a fine dining setting so this says a lot. it was a very weird dish. it was a savoury yet sweet dish, what i didn’t like about it was the cheese.

the cheese that were used was so overpowering and was extremely sickening. next we had a palate refresher which i really enjoyed.i loved the milky sorbet, it really complimented those really intense in flavoured strawberry gums. our last dessert was nice however it was very rich in flavour. felt really sickening eating and i could only take a couple of bits and i was already parched. i enjoyed the chocolate surprise underneath!

the petit fours were nothing special. my least favourite was the native jelly fruit. i enjoyed the s’mores.

throughout the night the waitress was pouring us sparkling water which we told them we only wanted still water however the kept refilling our water with sparkling, never really experienced that before??

overall, somedisheswere a hit some were a miss. not the best i’ve been to, would i return??? ummmm maybe not.