CHAE

I can’t describe it in a way that does justice to chef Jung Eun philosophy on food. She has a passion to share Korean culture with Australia and is doing so in a way that pays homage to imperial dining and her parents. Homemade fermented produces, condiments and sauces feature in every dish, ingredients including her mum’s home made oil makes its way from Korea to Melb.You won’t find the normal k-town restaurant staples here, come for an experience. Menu changes monthly.Note: getting a ticket to this restaurant is extremely coveted, it booked out in the matter of minutes when we got our seating, but don’t let that detract or distract from the story here

Amazing food - beautifully flavoured and presented. Feels as if you’ve been invited to a lovely dinner by a friend (Let’s be honest, I want Chae to be my friend and invite me to dinner all the time :)).

Owners Chae and Yoora have created an intimate dining experience nestled in the hills of the Dangenong Ranges. The setting is calm, minimalist and warm. Although the food is simple, delicious and conveys the wholesome quality of a home cooked meal. It is evident how much time, preparation, effort and thought has been spent in order to culminate such an experience.Thank you Chae and Yoora for being incredibly welcoming, attentive and humble. It was a truly unique experience!

Beautiful food.From start to finish, very accomodating, well presented. Cleanliness. Very attentive to customers and the quality of the food.I enjoyed every bit of it. The experience and the taste was amazing! I’m so glad I got a booking here. We had it at the Lincoln as part of the pop up until renovations at the cockatoo complete. We would love to come back some time and visit around the area of cockatoo. Thank you so much for having us, the food was amazing and great attention to detail.

it was a wonderful experience - every dish and drink were delicious and wholesome! i love that all the kimchi, condiment, sauces and even drinks were homemade, i also loved the attentive service from Chae and Yoora which made us feel so welcomed in their home!

Love this Korean Fine dining place, the chef made most ingredients herself including soy sauce.Everything are well presented with delicate flavours.we enjoy the experience very much Thank you.

Beautifully authentic Korean dining - Chae and her husband, Yoora invited us into their home, where we experienced fine food dining that was not only intimate but utterly delicious too.Chae was very attentive and accommodating throughout the night, taking the time to chat with each of us and making us all feel welcomed. The food itself was superb! There is obvious passion behind Chae's cooking which is reflected in each dish being meticlously presented and flavourful. The ingredients were either freshly sourced or made from scratch through her fermentation processes (including all the sauces). The small treats she shared were an added bonus!Thank-you for the incredible experience. No doubt we will be coming again!

To put it simply, I had a great Korean dining experience where it felt like my mum was cooking me delicious meals.Only 6 people in total at the restaurant made it very intimate but still felt casual. Was a really cozy and comfortable ambience with the fire going in the background and literally being in someone's kitchen.Chae is always smiling and does everything so effortlessly that you forget you're technically in a restaurant.Loved all the dishes and you could see the over arching theme of clean food combined with fermentation techniques that made everything very organic and tasty.My favourite dishes were the deep fried shitake mushroom stuffed with prawn and the spicy braised mackerel with radish. Two dishes that had immense flavours that left me thoroughly satisfied.The kimchi had a crisp and fresh taste that must be from being homemade and paired well with the meal.I also really enjoyed the little treats she served in-between meals such as the banana makgeolli!We purchased a few bottles of the pear and mandarin kombucha and they were amazingly good.It was a 60 minute drive to get there through mountainous roads in the darkness but if you're lucky enough to win a ballot, I highly recommend you give it a go as it is more than worth it.