Elysium
Editorial
Randwick is renowned for its hodge podge of different cuisines and you’re likely to come across everything from Mexican, South American and Vietnamese to Lebanese, Italian and Thai in your travels around the area. What’s been missing until now has been a great modern Australian restaurant – which is quite ironic when you think about it. Elysium (Latin for heaven) is an appropriate name for a restaurant that seems heaven sent to fill the gap. Tastefully decorated with earthy tones and cosy, cushioned banquettes, Elysium is a lesson in understated elegance. Escape the hustle and bustle of Avoca Street to candlelit tables and exquisitely crafted cuisine.
Start with a delicate tortellini of pea with spicy roasted prawns and mint cream sauce, or grilled black figs stuffed with gorgonzola dolcelatte with crushed walnuts and rocket salad. The crispy skinned kingfish fillet with chorizo sausage, kipfler potatoes, asparagus, red capsicum sauce and basil oil is a popular choice for a main course. Finish with the thin-based hot mango tart with caramel glaze and green apple sorbet. The moderate price-point and BYO for $2.50 per person makes this a feasible option for a mid-week treat or an all-out weekend extravaganza.
Shelley Hepworth, February 2007
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