Eschalot

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Eschalot. (2026, October 22). The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/nsw-good-food-guide/eschalot-berrima-20240212-p5f47z.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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The Sydney Morning Herald · collected 2026-10-22

Quick Summary

Eschalot Contemporary is a restaurant located in Berrima that blends heritage charm with modern Mediterranean cuisine. Known for its innovative dessert menu featuring maple ice cream and a rosemary olive-oil version, it also offers hearty dishes like lamb shoulder with mole rojo sauce. The venue is housed in an 1840s inn decorated with antique elements such as fireplaces and gilt mirrors. Reviews highlight the restaurant’s commitment to using local ingredients and its enthusiastic service.
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Story summary

Eschalot, an 1840s inn located in Berrima, has been reviewed by The Sydney Morning Herald's Good Food Guide and received high praise for its contemporary Mediterranean-inspired menu. The restaurant offers a variety of dishes such as leek, chilli, and manchego croquettes; eggplant sticks on burrata with local honey; and a sizeable lamb shoulder served over a rich yoghurt base. Service is described as enthusiastic, with an emphasis on locally sourced ingredients and wine. The review predicts that Eschalot will continue to thrive in the dining scene for many more years.

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Topics

Berrima Bowral Eschalot Mediterranean the Good Food Guide

Subjects

Eschalot ORG · 2× Berrima GPE · 1× Bowral GPE · 1× Bundanoon GPE · 1× Mediterranean NORP · 1× the Good Food Guide ORG · 1×

Narrative

These days it’s Mediterranean-ish with a small-to-larger-plates menu: leek, chilli and manchego croquettes; crunchy sticks of eggplant on burrata with a swipe of local honey; and maybe a sizeable lamb shoulder, flaking apart over a rich yoghurt base (more mole rojo sauce next time, please!).
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🔮 These days it’s Mediterranean-ish with a small-to-larger-plates menu: leek, chilli and manchego croquettes; crunchy sticks of eggplant on burrata with a swipe of local honey; and maybe a sizeable lamb shoulder, flaking apart over a rich yoghurt base (more mole rojo sauce next time, please!).
2026-10-22 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Eschalot · assertive framing

Claims (10 extracted, 0 hedged)

Eschalot Contemporary$$ Berrima heritage meets mod-Med share-plates. asserted
heritage → meet → plates
Food-writing cliches aside, we’re still swooning over Eschalot’s maple ice-cream – and a rosemary and olive-oil version, over a single size plum tarte tatin. asserted
we → swoon → tatin
They’ve nailed the churn, for sure. asserted
They → nail → churn
We’d have those again any time. asserted
We → have → those
This 1840s inn, filled with heritage fireplaces, gilt mirrors, charcoal walls and the occasional stag’s head, has seen many life cycles, even through this restaurant guide. asserted
inn → fill → guide
These days it’s Mediterranean-ish with a small-to-larger-plates menu: leek, chilli and manchego croquettes; crunchy sticks of eggplant on burrata with a swipe of local honey; and maybe a sizeable lamb shoulder, flaking apart over a rich yoghurt base (more mole rojo sauce next time, please!). asserted
it → ’ → base
Service is enthusiastic and ingredients and wine have a local focus, including greens from the kitchen garden. asserted
ingredients → have → garden
We predict many more dining decades ahead. asserted
We → predict → dining
Good Food reviews are booked anonymously and paid independently. asserted
reviews → book → ?
A restaurant can’t pay for a review or inclusion in the Good Food Guide. asserted
restaurant → pay → Guide
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