Church Street Enoteca

4th May 2011


Number 15 on the list is now complete with a trip to Church Street Enoteca with my friend Clare (who herself has now been to 5 of the restaurants). Having not seen Clare in a while it was great to catch up and talk about her trip to Perth.


On church street, the restaurant was a little way from the rest of the shops and given its large dining room and fairly large clientele even on a Wednesday night was a testament to the notoriety and confidence in the food.


We were offered bread with olive oil. The bread was cold but the olive oil was great. I followed that with a starter of Guinea Fowl Ravioli with a port and orange reduction, with orange segments. Great large ravioli pasta filled with a good guinea fowl filling. The orange segments didn't really add much given it already had a strong orange flavour and the texture was strange compared to the pasta.


For main course i choose Veal Loin. A beautifully cooked piece of veal loin which a slight charred outer and peppery crust but a still pink middle. Excellent piece of meat supplement by quality cooking made for an amazing dish. Supplemented by small sauteed potatoes, beans and balsamic vinegar with chianti jus, with a slightly spicy feel and bold warm comforting flavours made the dish even better.


To finish the dish i went for desert as well. After reading some reviews of the restaurant i was excited about trying the chocolate mousse but after a brief scan of the desert menu i did not find it. (Even though it was on the website menu and seemed to be a  signature dish). I instead choose the chocolate fondant with toasted marshmallow and a cinamon milk. Good gooey chocolate fondant with delcious marshmallows. The cinamon milk was amazing and had great flavours. There were some additional squares of fruit that added very little to the flavour of the dish and again was weird in texture.


Overall it was a decent restaurant that had some great dishes especially main course. But it was far from the best restaurant on the list. However it was a good night out with a friend and some good food.