What 38 people say about Embarc Restaurant
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The start of restaurant week with Embarc. A new restaurant was such a treat. The service was amazing as they helped me into the restaurant with my 5 month olds pram. The tasting menu was incredible.. the experience of new flavor combinations was just incredible ... tuna and pomegranates, and the mushroom pasta reall...
Read full reviewThe start of restaurant week with Embarc. A new restaurant was such a treat. The service was amazing as they helped me into the restaurant with my 5 month olds pram. The tasting menu was incredible.. the experience of new flavor combinations was just incredible ... tuna and pomegranates, and the mushroom pasta really stood out. Not sure which was my favorite. Only downside was I’m not convinced my meals were vegan like I requested. But otherwise a lovely, relaxing dining experience - great to be back at restaurant week and exposed to some incredible meals.
We had the pleasure of having lunch at Embarc and without doubt would highly recommend it. The service was excellent with the perfect amount of attention given to our table. The food was exceptional and so beautifully presented (suggest you all order a different dish so you can try lots of stuff). The atmosphere ...
Read full reviewWe had the pleasure of having lunch at Embarc and without doubt would highly recommend it. The service was excellent with the perfect amount of attention given to our table. The food was exceptional and so beautifully presented (suggest you all order a different dish so you can try lots of stuff). The atmosphere is classy, chic and relaxed. Loved every minute of the experience, will be back and well worth trying.
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About Embarc Restaurant
Cuisine: Vegetarian, Contemporary
Parkhurst's 4th Avenue gets an elegant fine dining restaurant. This little corner restaurant on Parkhurst's renowned 4th Avenue is where chefs Darren O'Donovan and Lisa de Beer bring their elegant and modern take on fine dining to life.
Their combined resumes would make any foodie blush: Cube Tasting Kitchen, LBV, Aurum and Est Est Alea to name a few. The cherry on top was bringing on Mitchel Du Plessis, their chef de cuisine, who’d been part of their team at Est Est Alea – this trio of culinary stars means the menu is not only dynamite but also consistent, so no matter the day, you’re guaranteed to have the best of the best in the kitchen!
The menu is an ode to their culinary journeys, a highlight reel combining the best of their experiences with newfound inspiration. Each dish is perfectly balanced and exquisitely plated, with a little something for every palate. In Lisa’s words: “It’s contemporary dining – high-end but unpretentious.” The menu is broken into snacks, starters, mains and desserts, but you can have every main as a starter portion (at half the price) meaning you can create your own five- or seven-course tasting menu and it won’t break the bank.
But the pièce de résistance – the dish that all you passionate foodies are going be banging down the door for – is the onion caramel tart with blue cheese ice cream, candied pecan and gingerbread. It’s a crazy, savoury-sweet sensation that will blow your mind.