Media Luna Mexican Kitchen
Image: It’s even shocking to me that this tiny restaurant produced the first perfectly balanced Lime Margarita ($15) I’ve had in Australia - but it did. Equally as impressive was the heart-felt, authentic Mexican cuisine
It’s even shocking to me that this tiny restaurant produced the first perfectly balanced Lime Margarita ($15) I’ve had in Australia – but it did. Equally as impressive was the heart-felt, authentic Mexican cuisine – from the rich, fragrant Enchiladas de Mole Poblano ($22.90), a celebration dish featuring up to thirty different ingredients and seven types of chilli; to the supple Corn Tortillas ($5.90/3 pieces), it’s all hits and no misses. Most enchanting was the Cochinita Pibil ($23.90), a pre-Hispanic pork dish cooked with Valencia oranges in the Mayan style –perfect summer eating, wrapped in pliant corn tortillas with a Habanero and pineapple salsa. Warm weather also suits the vibrant red bowl of Vuelva a la Vida ($15.90), a seafood cocktail you spoon onto crackers. More heat can be added via a creamy green jalapeno sauce made from garlic, lemon and jalapenos – we liked it so much we asked for a takeaway pack. The specials board won favour with a Tamal Oaxaqueño ($12.90), a finely ground corn dough cooked in a banana leaf. A small but beautifully spiced serve of Tamal de Frutas ($14.90) saw seasonal fruits and honey cooked the same way. Savvy locals have already discovered this gem, so if you travel from afar (and you should), book!
Media Luna Mexican Kitchen
309 Clovelly Road, Clovelly
Ph: (02) 9665 8942 www.medialuna.com.au
Mexican $$$
