Noir

175 Swan St
Richmond VIC 3121

Located an easy 3-minute walk from East Richmond Station, or 1-minute walk from Stop 11 – Church St/Swan St via Tram Route 70 Wattle Park via Swan St.

Placed in the vicinity of plenty of well-known eateries such as Jimmy Grants, Meatmother, Fonda, Sabai & Bahari, this French restaurant can be easy to miss with such heavy competition.

Noir is decked with mostly wooden furniture, and even though the overall restaurant looks small, the tables are well-spaced so you get the sense of intimacy.

Interior

Wine recommended by the sommelier ($14/glass)

Paired very nicely with our mains unfortunately (for you) we were told this was the last bottle.

Appetiser – Pumpkin, Parsley & Caramelised Onion (Complimentary)

Creamy, light & subtly sweet.

Confit Chicken, Ham Hock & Foie Gras Terrine w/ semi dried grapes, baby leeks & verjus ($22)

Rich, melt in your mouth & full of texture from the chunky pieces of meat.

Cured Ora King Salmon w/ pickled prawns, creme fraiche, smoked caviar & veronique dressing ($21)

Healthy, refreshing and citrusy.

FYI veronique refers to a dish that features grapes.

Complimentary bread on the side with our entrées

Crispy Belly of Pork w/ black pudding purée, rhubarb & confit swede ($37)

Crispy, savoury & moreish.

The confit swede was rather salty, not something you would eat on it’s own.

Crisp Breast and Confit Leg of Duck w/ black fig & pain d’epices purée ($42)

Filling, flavourful & tender.

We didn’t know what pain d’epices was but it tasted very strongly of 5-spice. Upon googling, I found out that pain d’epices is a type of bread and does involve using lots of spices such as nutmeg, star anise, ginger, cinnamon and cloves.