5th Earl Rosebery
Located inside The Cannery
34 Morley Ave
Rosebery, Sydney
Under new management for a little while, 5th Earl is located within the iconic and rusticly beautiful The Cannery situated in the heart of Rosebery. For history buffs, the Australian food manufacturer Rosella started canning their soup on this site in 1913. The venue itself is cosy and friendly with an industrial feel teamed with nods to nostalgia with the gorgeous coachlike light lanterns. There’s such a nice feel to 5th Earl. The good news for this daytime cafe is that they are now open for dinner on Friday and Saturday nights. They offer a great new menu too and it’s somewhere well worth trying. Once you do, you’ll be hooked!
We both started our meal with a cocktail - as we often do. Mlady had a lovely Aperol Spritz and Sir chose a very nice classic Margarita. Both were vibrant, tasty and very good sized too! There’s a good range to choose from as well.
How good were the warm Sambucca olives! They were so moreish with their wonderful subtle aniseed Sambucca flavours. It was so hard to stop eating them - so we didn’t until they were all gone!
Next we had ciabatta with EVOO and balsamic glaze. The ciabatta was nice and soft and dipping it into the EVOO and balsamic glaze was another tasty way to start our meal. Then the burrata with heirloom tomatoes arrived and it was so fresh and vibrant. We fused together the ciabatta with the EVOO and balsamic glaze and the burrata and heirloom tomatoes, and what an incredible taste sensation it all was. They were all equally delicious by themselves and delicious combined all together.
The chargrilled octopus marinated with EVOO, lemon and parsley, served with chat potatoes, had such a really nice charred smoky bbq flavour. It was cooked perfectly soft and tender, and the chat potatoes were oh so good. The chat potatoes complemented the strikingly pretty octopus so well.
The Hiramasa Kingfish tartare with capers, finger cucumbers and crispy wonton wrappers was beautifully presented. We both love seafood, especially Mlady. This was a lovely refreshing dish where the capers were very well balanced and not overpowering. Scooping the Hiramasa Kingfish with all the other ingredients and eating it on the wonderfully crisp wonton wrappers made for a really nice soft crunch with an enlivening taste.
Sir had another drink and tried a mocktail mojito. This was such a nice Summery drink that he thoroughly enjoyed. This vibrant green fresh flavoured drink was perfect for the warm evening of our visit.
Sir loves a steak. He had the T-bone cooked your way - medium rare in his case. He had both the peppercorn and creamy mushroom sauce with it too. We were given steak knives to share it all, as you expect with a steak. The T-Bone was cooked perfectly and was full of flavour and so tender. As it turned out, we did not even need to use the steak knives to eat this delicious steak which is testament to just how beautifully soft and tender the meat was cooked. It was a big sized serving too, yet again, and beautifully presented, sliced and served on a wooden board and topped with a sprig of rosemary.
We each had a glass of wine with our main meals. Again, it’s a habit! Mlady had a nice crisp Rose - Excuse my French - yes that’s the name - which went very well with the dishes. Sir chose a red, a Pinot Noir - Deliverance - which also complemented his meal.
We are both very partial to Paella and the Traditional Paella here was incredible. It’s yet another new dish and there was so much going on with the wonderful flavours. They were all so scrumptious. It was so visually appetising too as it arrived in the pan it was baked in, bursting with heaps of seafood and conjuring up wonderful memories of our trips to the Mediterranean and of course Spain in particular.
The crab ravioli coated in a Napoletana sauce topped with prawns has to be one of the best we have ever tasted. When it arrived, the aroma was incredible and the colour simply amazing. This really was a divine dish. The ravioli was perfectly cooked, soft with an oh so good crab filling and topped with plenty of prawns too. We both loved this - especially Mlady!
The cauliflower steak served with a creamy coconut cauliflower purée and topped with a walnut salsa was a vegetarian dish that was very much full of flavour and one that we both enjoyed. There was a lot going on with this, but it just worked so well together where everything complemented each other perfectly. It was again huge and something for more than just vegetarians!
What a colourful salad dish the radicchio, caramelised walnuts, feta and roasted red grapes was. This really was a uniquely flavoured combination. So visually vibrant. The snow-white feta against the purple radicchio combined with the caramelised walnuts and roasted sweet red grapes was vibrant and a real winner.
We were so full we had to share a dessert and had the “oh this is so good” sticky date. We loved the delicious sauce. Mixing this with the pudding and salted caramel ice cream was just so tasty. Mlady grabbed the strawberry before Sir and dipped it into the sauce. Very nice!
The food at 5th Earl is absolutely Delicious with a capital ‘D’. The dishes are all incredibly substantial with amazing fresh flavours with wonderful unique tasty combinations. The presentation was beautifully appetising. Seriously to coin a phrase ‘Do yourself a favour’ and enjoy the incredible food and friendly service at 5th Earl Rosebery. It’s worth noting that this place also has areas that can be booked for groups and functions. The outdoor patio has a lovely feel to it and there’s always the indoor area for others too.
We want to add again that the food being very substantial. We had to have some portions of the dishes put into containers and take home with us. This allowed us to savour these all again! What a bonus!
Sir and Mlady dined as guests of 5th Earl Rosebery. A very special thank you to Alyssa for taking such great care of us on the night. Big thank you to chef Bishal for his incredible creations and for also chatting with us in-between creating great food. Thank you also to Eduardo for the cocktails and for recommending the wines. Huge thanks to Beyond Media for arranging this delicious visit.