Saddle Up: Melbourne Cup at Esther

It’s Cup season at Esther and, this year, we’ve reserved you front row seats to all the frivolity. We’re talking, canapés you’d run in stilettos …

Christmas Day at Esther

Bubbles pouring, spirits soaring. Christmas Day is drawing near, and we’re hosting lunch and dinner over at ours. Pull up a seat at Esther and …

Crushed Grapes: Radburnd Cellars

As twilight falls, step into Esther’s warm embrace where Hall of Fame winemaker, Kate Radburnd joins us for an evening of discovery and delicacy. Delve …

Crushed Grapes: Bilancia

Join us for an evening of intrigue as we sip from the vines of the Hawke’s Bay region. Chef Sean Connolly delivers flavours of the …

Crushed Grapes: Hans Herzog

Join us at the winemakers table on the 18th of September for a night of vinous mischief with one of New Zealand’s most respected winemakers, …

Crushed Grapes: Tales from the Vines

Unfiltered tales from the vines await. Join Chef Sean Connolly and New Zealand’s most audacious winemakers as fresh flavours of the Med collide with boutique …

Esther’s High Tea

On Saturdays we polish off the silverware for Esther’s High Tea. An afternoon affair where the rules are rewritten, the tiers are lavish, and the …

Quick Fire Lunch

Steal away for a midday Mediterranean affair as Esther fires up the grill for a new lunch offering cooked over coals and on the flame. …