The Essential Ingredient Surry Hills

Smaller than Roselle, Now Closed ! 😕

Parking not as good as old Rozelle site

Pretty disappointed to receive my order and half of it has less than 10 months expiry on the products, for things that should have years. Sent an email and was basically fobbed off about best before dates v’s used by. Either way if I’m paying for a premium product I expect it. Won’t be ordering from them again

Lovely products lovely staff

This rating is primarily for the Nose to Tail Butchery class hosted here which was excellent for those who want to get very much hands on in learning to breakdown a whole porker and then preparing different cuts, cooking and of course eating it. And you will eat plenty at this course and be rolling out of the place at the end of it. Andrew Morabito is a great teacher and the course as a whole was very well run and I would highly recommend it for anyone who has interest in learning more about what they see presented at your local butchers. So many questions were answered for me as to where the different cuts are taken and prepped. Great! The store itself is also full of great items for cooks from herbs, spices condiments and kitchen tools. I found certain food items here that I struggled to get anywhere else. You could happily browse here for quite a while. The staff are helpful and it is just a pleasure to come here. Certainly worth a visit.

Absolutely terrible service. When asked about an item on the website and “in stock” but not in the store, rudeness ensued. When asked to check the item they did have it was exasperated sighs and harrumphing. Just avoid this store. Pointless.

Lots of hard to find and exotic ingredients and lots of cooking and baking hardware

The only positive about this store is that it is in a great location. Otherwise, the staff is very unfriendly and rude and you will get served with some attitude if you ask any of them to find something for you. The last time I was there, I asked for a bag for some products that I had purchased and the store associate laughed at me for asking such a question. I would much rather go out of my way to go to Williams-Sonoma at Bondi Junction to get better service and higher quality products.

Awesome range of supplies. Good prices. Amazing and smiling staff. Great hygiene. Recommend for anyone looking for inspiration and great ingredients.

Good selection of food and equipment