Omakase (degustation) @ Rise Restaurant

Zen was back on Friday night after his first working week in Wollongong; so we caught up over an initimate dinner at Rise. Heading straight to Darlinghurst after work, we were rather early... though this meant we were able to grab the cosy window seat :-)

The restaurant's interior reflected owner chef Hideki Okasaki's Japanese / European fusion style. The menu was really impressive and forced a battle in my mind between the degustation or the a la carte. There's actually 30% off the Omakase menu on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays, but we decided go for the whole experience anyway. The degustation it was. First of the 7 dishes was the chicken and tofu salad. The tofu was chilled and silky soft. Its flavour was so refreshing with the crisp spanish onion and shallots, and the chicken was tossed in a flavoursome sesame and miso sauce. Mmmm, give me more.

chicken and tofu salad with sesame miso sauce Next was the soup, which was cleansing and fragrant with kaffir lime leaves and lemon grass. The fried tofu and calamari mince had such a nice complimenting texture.

clear broth with fried tofu stuffed with calamari mince Aww, sashimi. Check out this piece of artwork! It was so beautiful... each shot glass was filled with such tender flavours.

sashimi

king fish

salmon

oyster

jewfish And then we had the seasonal plate which consisted of:

spicy tuna tartare in wonton cup

soft shell crab sushi roll... spiced with paprika... yummm

cured salmon with spiced mayo

seasonal plate The pasta dish featured lightly blanched rice noodles with shredded green papaya and a large scallop which was seared to perfection. Topped with dill, coriander and chilli, this dish was uber tantalising.

grilled scallop with rice noodle and green papaya salad

steamed rudder fish wrapped with banana leaf and served with zucchini flower tempura

Inside the banana leaf was a tender piece of rudder fish, some shitake mushrooms and Chinese choy sum.

miso soup

dessert!!!

berry granita with champagne infused panna cotta I heart Rise. Rise Restaurant 23 Craigend Street, Darlinghurst Phone (02) 9357-1755　 Web http://www.riserestaurant.com.au