Have
heard so much good about Epicurean that it has been on my to-eat list since I
came to Perth and of course, the plan was never realized as I am scared off by the
average price of a whopping AUD$90 per person too. A couple weeks ago I got
super lucky to have had the chance to dine at Epicurean though, thanks to my
amazing manager and bosses (yea seriously, you guys are phenomenal to have
chosen this place for staff Christmas party :p).
It
was like a dream come true for me and also a golden opportunity to blog about
this place since it is like Perth’s La La Land. Alrighty, no BS, let’s get
straight down to the environment and food.
Epicurean
is definitely one of the most visually pleasing venues I’ve ever dined at. Every
single bit looks remarkably elegant and classy, even the décor itself is a
feast to the eyes. What is also worth noting is that even though the patrons
are super dressed up, the ambience is still rather casual, which I like a lot.
Afterall we were there to eat till we drop (LOL).
Buffet
table time! From appetizer to after-dinner cheese, western to Asian dishes, as
well as savoury to sweet items, Epicurean has got you covered so don’t feel
guilty to pig out at all.
Here’s a closer look of some of the sections/dishes:
Salads:
a few choices of pre-mixed salad or make your own with all the veggies and dressings available
Cheese
table and crackers
Leatherwood
honey comb (OMG so cool!)
Breads
Seafood
stand: king prawns, crabs and Thai style prawns and squid
Oysters
of the night: Sydney rock and Coffin Bay
Sashimi, sushi and smoked salmon
Western
(meat section): herb roasted lamb racks, Yorkshire puddings, roasted angus beef
and roasted pork
Other
savoury dishes:
Indian
food: quite an impressive section. So many types of curry and dipping sauces
for naan bread!
Chinese/Asian
food: Yang chow fried rice, black pepper crab, Thai style stir fried tiger
prawn and squid, crispy chicken lollipops with ginger soy, Shanghai pork belly with
eggs, roasted Peking duck with condiments
Drum
roll please…just because it’s everyone’s most anticipated part of the meal –
dessert and there are a lot to choose from.
Light
sweets: brownie, passionfruit marshmallow, pistachio financier and raspberry
marshmallow
Vanilla
slice pyramid
Macarons
and chocolate cups
Handcrafted
chocolates
Petite
cakes and desserts
Whole cakes
Ice
cream toppings
Sesame
mochi and peanut mochi
Assorted
fruits
Already drooling all these food photos? You gotta continue reading.
Attention
seafood lover! Go there hungry as nearly everything tasted fresh and yummy. Those
fatty salmon and king fish sashimi, and bouncy chilled king prawns were
must-haves. Oysters were briny and slightly sweet too but a little too small
for my liking. Smoked salmon was just very average and not flavoursome enough.
Make
sure you stuff yourself with loads of roasted angus beef and pork belly if you
are a meat lover. Saffron risotto with crab, pumpkin & feta croquette and
sautéed Lyonnaise potats were surprisingly HEAVENLY, with those ravioli and
paella being quite on point too. That seared king snapper with orange could
have been seasoned a bit more.
Couldn’t
help going for a second round of seafood because of that high quality (probably
cos I haven’t had them for a while too?). Cold cuts were alright but I got too
carried away by the salmon sashimi and prawn.
Crispy
chicken lollipops with ginger soy was my favourite for this round. It was
crispy and pleasantly sweet with a mild ginger kick. How I wish I could have
those every day. Thai style stir fried tiger prawn and butter chicken with naan
bread were not to be missed either. Shanghai pork belly was tender and full of
flavour but forget about the eggs as they were just ordinary hard boiled ones. The
remaining Chinese dishes were not as outstanding either: fried rice didn’t
taste like the authentic ones; peking duck was too dry and they should be served
in thin boneless slices so they can be wrapped in the Chinese pancakes and
eaten more easily.
Could hardly down anything else by the time I finished the savoury items but there’s no way I
would skip the sweet ending so I got some miniature desserts and ice cream :p
Grab
a key lime pie the second you spot them! The combination of sweet meringue
cream, refreshing lemon curd and biscuit crumbs sent me to cloud 9 after my
first bite. Macaron and handmade chocolate were as great as those from
patisseries and gourmet chocolatiers so try your best to devour a few more
pieces. Red velvet & chocolate cake and blood orange jelly were pretty
average. Give that honey jelly & coconut citrus cream and green cream
filled cone a pass. The coconut jelly tasted like some kind of chemicals and
the green cone had gone soft.
I have gone OMG for so many times but hey, they make some seriously delish ice cream too.
The strawberry ice cream was incredibly creamy and rich and mango sorbet was
smooth and tangy.
Apologies
for not being able to try out any of the super tempting whole cakes cos I was
just too full. Despite of a few misses, the overall quality of their food is
really high so it’s definitely worth a visit, especially for celebrating
special occasions or festivals. Would have been better to include free flow
soft drinks or juice for an even fuller dining experience (and for that price
:p).
Epicurean Crown Towers
Crown
Towers, Crown Perth,
Great
Eastern Highway,
Burswood
WA 6100
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