Menu

The ESQ menu has been crafted with our take on the classics drawing inspiration from the prohibition era, utilising high-quality Australian produce. From small plates to happy hour and share plates to steaks we have you covered.

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All Day Dining

BAR PLATES

Sprouted sourdough, chickpea miso ricotta butter v, vgo, dfo 9

Warm misto olives, garlic, fennel seed, citrus vg, nf, df 10

Crispy lamb belly, chilli caramel, lime salt df, nf 20

Fried potato, sobrasada, pecorino vo 16

Artisan-cured meats mortadella, wagyu pastrami, bresaola, prosciutto, pickles, toast gfo, dfo, nf 38

Wagyu double pattie cheeseburger, swiss cheese, house ketchup, pickle, lettuce & tomato, fries 29

SMALL PLATES

Sydney rock oysters, nori mignonette gf, df, nf 38/72

Carrot crackers, taramasalata, salmon roe, green onion 19

BBQ leeks, walnut romesco, charred citrus dressing, herb salad vg 23

Glazed bonito, rye crumb, crème fraiche, horseradish, smoked soy gfo, dfo, nf 29

Grilled southern calamari, rouille, XO butter gfo, dfo 28

Smoked chicken & ham hock terrine, wood ear mushroom, caper & raisin, grilled bread df, gfo, nf 28

LARGER PLATES

Market fish, almond crumb, miso butter, fine herbs, chilli oil 38

Potato gnocchi, cauliflower, artichoke, leek, hazelnut, agrodolce v, dfo 32

Aged duck breast heirloom beetroot, pistachio, spiced jus gf, df 44

Roasted lamb saddle & belly, pickled green tomato, smoked yoghurt, pine nut & currants gf, dfo 38

PROTEINS FROM THE GRILL

250g Swordfish, sourced from Ulladulla, NSW gf, df 44

350g Aged pork cutlet, sourced from the Southwest Slopes of NSW gf, df 38

250g Beef Flat Iron Pinnacle MB2+ MSA gf, df 52

250g Wagyu Tajima MB4+ Beef Rump gf, df 55

300g Shorthorn MSA Beef Scotch fillet gf, df 72

600g Beef Rib Eye Cutlet Delmonico Pinnacle MSA gf, df 140

Includes charred lemon and a choice of sauce:
peppercorn gf, nf | red wine gf, df, nf artisan mustards vg, df, nf | pine nut & currant salsa vg, df Extra sauce 5

SIDES

Green beans, XO, cured egg dfo, vgo 16

Shoestring fries, chilli salt vg, df, gf 16

Fire roasted maple glazed carrots with smoked almond mousse, vg, df, gf 16

Green leaf salad, fennel, mustard dressing vg, nf, gf 16

DESSERTS

Bombe Alaska, passionfruit, lychee, coconut & rum gf, df, nf 20

Paris Brest, brown sugar caramel cream, hazelnut, yoghurt ice cream, hot chocolate 20

Carrot cake, candied walnut, carrot curd, frosting ice-cream nfo 20

Selection of cheeses – grapes, lavosh, oat crackers gfo, nfo 34

Shared Menus

$80
SANS PROHIBITION

Minimum two – for the whole table

Sprouted sourdough, chickpea miso ricotta butter v, vgo, dfo

Carrot crackers, taramasalata, salmon roe, green onion

Grilled southern calamari, rouille, XO butter gfo, dfo

Potato gnocchi, fioretto, artichoke, leek, broccolini, hazelnut, agrodolce v, dfo

Roasted lamb saddle & belly, pickled green tomato, smoked yoghurt, pine nut & currants gf, dfo

Shoestring fries, chilli salt vg, df, gf

Green leaf salad, fennel, mustard dressing vg, nf, gf

Paris Brest, brown sugar caramel cream, hazelnut,
yoghurt ice cream, hot chocolate

$99
QUEEN TEXAS TASTING

Minimum two – for the whole table

Sprouted sourdough, chickpea miso ricotta butter v, vgo, dfo

Smoked chicken & ham hock terrine, wood ear mushroom,
caper & raisin, grilled bread df, gfo, nf

Glazed bonito, rye crumb, crème fraiche, horseradish,
smoked soy gfo, dfo, nf

Market fish, almond crumb, miso butter, fine herbs, chilli oil

Aged duck breast, heirloom beetroot, pistachio, spiced jus gf, df

Green beans, XO, cured egg dfo, vgo

Green leaf salad, fennel, mustard dressing vg, nf, gf

Bombe Alaska, passionfruit, lychee, coconut & rum gf, df, nf

Selection of cheeses – grapes, lavosh, oat crackers gfo, nfo

Beverage List

Sip on hand-crafted cocktails that’ll transport you back to the days of speakeasies and flappers. From classic Manhattan to modern house designed cocktails, each drink is a work of art, carefully made with premium ingredients to deliver the perfect balance of flavours.

And if wine’s your poison, then you’re in luck! Our premium wine list boasts of the finest selections from around the world, carefully chosen to complement any dish and leave you feeling like royalty. Whether you prefer crisp whites or full-bodied reds, each pour is a journey to the world.

So come on in and raise a glass to good times and great company. The prohibition may have ended, but the spirit of the era lives on at ESQ.

Pre-Theatre Dining

ENTREES TO SHARE

Sprouted sourdough, chickpea miso ricotta butter v, vgo, dfo

Warm misto olives, garlic, fennel seed, citrus vg, nf, df

Carrot crackers, taramasalata, salmon roe, green onion

MAINS – CHOOSE ONE

Market fish, almond crumb, miso butter, fine herbs, chilli oil

Potato gnocchi, fioretto, artichoke, leek, broccolini, hazelnut, agrodolce v, dfo

Roasted lamb saddle & belly, pickled green tomato, smoked yoghurt, pine nut & currants gf, dfo

SIDE

Green leaf salad, fennel, mustard dressing vg, nf, gf