Epicurean Red Hill

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Great large space, great cocktails and appealing menu, service lacking but friendly

I was really excited to try the Epicurean. The menu looked interesting, most reviews were positive so we thought we would give it a try. It was hectic when we got there. So we joined a communal table. The environment was pleasant and the setting homely comfortable.
The wall of breads and pastry cabinet were tantalisingly appetising. Our mouths were watering from hunger and temptation. We sat and waited for the waitress to take our order but after 20 minutes of being ignored I went up and ordered at the counter. Given how busy it was I wasn’t overly fussed and ordered a chocolate chip muffin to tie us over.
The muffin was dry and lacked flavour all in all disappointing. One of the other waiters noticed we didn’t like it and gave us an escargot to apologise. It was ok but nothing to write home about.
After waiting for another 30 min our meals finally arrived and to say they left a lot to be desired is an understatement. The bread was paper thin and and toasted to a cruskit like consistency. It was disappointing as other diners near us had dishes with thickly cut toast. My avocado ricotta mash was also lacking ricotta.
The manager was highly apologetic and gave us our meals on the house which is the only reason they are not getting a 1 star review. I doubt I would go back.

When you venture outside of the city a couple of things happen. You can either be blown away with the quality of regional produce on offer or be led astray with the country roadhouse style of food that seems to infiltrate a lot of cafes outside the ‘burbs.
I was so pleased to find the Epicurean after a few wine tastings. It has fantastic food in the café section and the wood-​fired pizza on offer looked delicious too.
If I had to compare it to something, it’d be like taking one of your favourite inner citty CBD haunts and putting it in the country. The food on offer was fresh, the sweets were super tasty and coffee gets a big tick.
Looks quite unassuming from the outside, what with the open roads and lack of pedestrians, but this is where they’re hiding!!!

Had lunch here a few days ago and absolutely loved it!
They bake bread & sell it, they roast coffee for the café & for sale, bottle wine & also have a huge dining area with the kitchen.
The space is absolutely gorgeous, they have done a lot with an «old shed»… Would highly recommend a trip out here!
Only had a salami panini as we didn’t have much time, but it was delicious and fresh. All the sweet treats in the cabinet looks amazing, if only we had time to try one!