Monday, April 21, 2014

Ash St Cellar, Wynyard

As we get older, I've realised it' becomes harder and harder to fit meet ups into everyone's busy schedules which is always a shame. But that just makes catch ups (when possible) even more special! Miss LB Slaya and I always try to squeeze in time together to do what we enjoy doing best - eating food! We definitely took advantage of Merivale's $33 meal deals through the month of March and early April and that is how we ended up at Ash St Cellar that night.

L to R: 2010 Villa Maria 'Cellar Selection' Pinot Noir, 2012 Villa Maria 'Cellar Selection' Pinot Gris
This particular deal came with wine! $33 gave you a glass of wine and a main course. Wine is definitely a welcome sight after a long day at work :P Red wine, as always, tastes much better after you let it rest for a while to let the flavours develop.

Complimentary bread
 
Shellfish and chorizo paella
We cooed over how cute the paella was when it arrived - it was the smallest single serving pan! The shellfish gave the paella such a wonderful depth of flavour and finding a piece of chorizo was like finding a little nugget of gold but I was just sad that there wasn't a crispy bottom which is the part I always look forward to most.

Half roast duck, salad of witlof, orange, olives & walnuts
Duck is one of my favourite game meats so I was a tad disappointed that this roast version was quite dry. The rub on the skin gave it a crispiness that really would've gone well together with tender duck meat.

I suppose Ash St's Cellar's specialty wouldn't be their food but their large selections of house wines on offer. Most customers there seemed to be having after works drinks with a few nibbles on the side - that seems like the way to go!

Ash St. Cellar
1 Ash St
Sydney, NSW, 2000

Opening Hours
Monday - Friday: 8:30am - 11:00pm

Ash St. Cellar on Urbanspoon

24 comments:

  1. A shame about the duck. And yes I know what you mean about plans being difficult. I only see a couple of friends on our birthdays because we're always travelling! Thank god for email and other forms of communication :P

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    1. Technology does make keeping in touch much easier! Though face to face catch ups are infinitely better I must say :)

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  2. Luckily the shellfish was split ! I hate peeling prawns or anything that gets my hands dirty. That half duck looks pretty small =\

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    1. Same - I'm a tad fussy like that :P The top piece was covering the two underneath it so it wasn't small at all!

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  3. the paella looks good but no crispy bottom?!?!

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  4. that is a cute paella pan! I have to agree in regards to wine at the end of a working day (esp friday!!)

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    1. Hehe I couldn't get over how adorable it looked :P Wine always helps us relax at the end of a working week :)

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  5. I've only had one dish here before - the ocean trout, and I was very impressed. I'll know to avoid the duck, and you'll know to get something else (trout *hint hint*) next time!

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    1. Aaaah I didn't even see it on the normal menu. But if I see it next time, will definitely order the trout!

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  6. tried their paella at one of merivale's events recently. was sooo yummy!

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    1. It tastes so good! But a nice crunchy base would've been the cherry on top :D

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  7. I'll have to try this place out. It's a shame about that paella crunch and the duck though..those are literally 2 of my favourite things (out of many things)

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    1. Few things can beat crunchy rice :P But I have to agree - I have too many favourite foods!

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  8. Looks like you had a great night! And a pretty good deal too.

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    1. A night is always a great night with wine! The merivale meal deals are always good value for money :)

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  9. I want to try all the specilaties of the Ash St. Cellar..

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  10. Dear Sherrie,

    I have always wondered about this place when I ate a Felix a few times and I have never been disappointed with any of the Merivale restaurants I have been to so far.

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    1. I do have to say I'm generally quite impressed with the Merivale chain - I've had great meals at many of their restaurants!

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  11. Thanks for the review! At least they fared well with the house wines.

    Julie
    Gourmet Getaways

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    1. I suppose being their specialty, it has to be top notch!

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