4/5 NoWongFood 4 years ago on Google
Opened
for
10
years,
a
year
after
Cumulus
Inc
now.
A
mission
to
offer
top
end
dining,
yet
you
feel
relaxed
without
feeling
out
of
place
if
you’ve
dressed
up
or
down.
As
you
approach
Gertrude
St
of
Fitzroy,
you
see
casual
dining
table
and
chairs
outside,
that
day
was
filled
with
many
people
unwinding
for
a
drink
after
work.
High
ceilings
and
large
windows
made
us
feel
very
welcomed,
and
right
at
the
door
was
someone
ready
to
help
me
with
my
reservation.
Complimentary
dish
as
a
appetiser,
lightly
fried
tomato
based
crackers
with
delicious
salsa.
Bread
also
came
as
complimentary,
they
came
out
warm,
and
as
we
tore
the
bread
apart
in
quarters,
we
saw
the
steam
come
out.
The
bread
was
delicious
with
the
umami
butter,
the
other
salted
butter
was
a
little
too
salty
for
me.
I
enjoyed
the
umami
butter,
it
had
a
sweet
aftertaste.
Cutler
&
Co
was
so
generous
with
bread
and
butter,
when
they
offered
us
seconds
they
gave
us
new
quenelle
butter.
We
ordered
the
Yellowfin
tuna
crudo,
Tasmanian
wasabi,
finger
lime
&
celery,
$34,
it
was
very
fresh
with
very
little
flavouring.
The
dish
looks
small
below,
but
that’s
because
they
plated
in
two
for
our
convenience.
Love
it
when
restaurants
do
this
for
us.
Not
only
is
it
prettier
than
us
grabbing
off
each
other’s
plates,
but
it’s
not
as
messy.
J
could
taste
the
wasabi
flavour
from
his
dish,
but
I
couldn’t.
I
could
taste
the
celery
more
in
the
dish.
J
preferred
this
entree,
whereas
I
enjoyed
the
Asparagus
and
Pistachio
Entree.
Jonella
farm
asparagus,
pistachio,
egg
yolk,
black
garlic
&
rye
$32
A
vegetarian
dish,
but
I
enjoyed
the
black
garlic
addition
bringing
a
stronger
tastes
than
just
veggies.
The
finely
sliced
asparagus
were
crunchy,
never
had
asparagus
like
this
before.
Crispy
pistachio
in
fine
bits
and
pistachio
puree
were
really
good
to
dip
the
asparagus
with.
The
egg
yolk
was
thick
and
I
just
mixed
it
with
the
puree.
For
mains
we
ordered
the
O’Conner
Rib
Eye
of
1.1
kg,
with
house
made
mustard,
shaved
cabbage
and
fennel
salad,
$180.
We
were
advised
upon
ordering
that
it
would
take
1
hour
to
prepare
and
checked
if
that
was
OK
with
us.
We
thought
we
were
fine,
we
were
very
hungry
at
6.30pm
and
could
take
our
time…
but
I
think
we
had
a
lot
of
bread
and
two
entrees
got
us
half
full…
My
first
bite
of
the
rib
eye
was
quite
chewy.
But
after
my
next
piece
it
was
fine.
I
think
it
depends
on
which
part
I
pick.
Lightly
grilled
on
the
outer
and
blue
to
medium
rare
inside.
It’s
not
very
common
we
eat
blue.
We
weren’t
asked
how
we
want
our
meat
cooked,
so
if
you
can’t
take
blue
meat,
i’d
suggest
to
speak
with
the
waiter
first.
My
favourite
sauce
to
dip
was
the
yellow
mustard.
Sour
enough
to
keep
me
going
with
the
enormous
amount
of
meat
we
ordered.
Shaved
cabbage
and
fennel
salad
were
great,
I
couldn’t
have
any
more
of
the
meat,
but
I
could
continue
bit
by
bit
with
the
salad.
Finely
shaved
and
easy
to
eat.
Unfortunately,
we
couldn’t
make
it
to
dessert.
There
were
two
other
desserts
we
wanted
to
try
but
just
didn’t
have
any
more
room
for
it.
The
waiter
mentioned
we
can
have
dessert
next
time
at
the
front
of
restaurant
if
we
don’t
want
to
have
the
full
dining
experience.
Service
was
brilliant,
ambience
was
very
warming,
both
of
us
had
a
great
time.
I’m
still
longing
for
the
desserts
I
couldn’t
get
to
try.
So
I’ll
definitely
revisit
just
to
be
completely
content.