The Union

The problem with smallish share-plates is when they’re as good as this you can easily blow a $30 budget. Produce is fresh,seasonal,locally sourced:the meat platter,the goat’s curd on sweet roasted tomatoes,liberal splashes of good olive oil,stand-out wines from Mudgee and Orange (other restaurateurs please note). Lovely,clean flavours and clever touches abound on the ever-changing menu:plumped sultanas and wilted parsley bed pork and fennel chipolatas,a touch of sherry lifts light-as-air chocolate mousse. Decor is distressed industrial,service fast and enthusiastic. To hell with self-control.