After The Tears - Elsternwick, Victoria

bloody mary - our homemade garlic and chilli infused vodka with tomato juice & fresh lemon. served with cucumber, celery, olives and tabasco 12.5, perla - a crisp polish pilsner (poland 500ml 6%) 9.5

baltic sea zakaski (a polish shared plate of delights for two or more) - rollmops, herring in sour cream & apple, salmon caviar, house made salt cod fritter, smoked ocean trout terrine, white bait, dill pickles, horseradish marinated beetroot, russian salad, rye bread 27.5

griddled haloumi cakes - haloumi, carrot, zucchini, mint, parsley, coriander, tarragon, with salad and coconut and carrot chutney 16.5

Time and date of visit: 5:30 pm Monday 9 March 2015 (see previous visits)

After the Tears

9B Gordon Street, Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia (03) 9523 0969

Open Monday to Friday, 3 pm - 10 pm and Saturday to Sunday, 11 am - 10 pm

After The Tears - Elsternwick, Victoria

orzechowa - made from immature walnuts, tragically taken before their time 8 and perla - a crisp polish pilsner (poland 500ml 6%) 9.5

bloody mary - our homemade garlic and chilli infused vodka with tomato juice & fresh lemon. served with cucumber, celery, olives and tabasco 12.5

baltic sea zakaski (a polish shared plate of delights for two or more) - rollmops, herring in sour cream & apple, salmon caviar, house made salt cod fritter, smoked ocean trout terrine, white bait, dill pickles, horseradish marinated beetroot, russian salad, rye bread 27.5

Time and date of visit: 5:30 pm Saturday 22 March 2014 (see previous visits)

After the Tears

9B Gordon Street, Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia (03) 9523 0969

Open Monday to Friday, 3 pm - 10 pm and Saturday to Sunday, 11 am - 10 pm

After The Tears - Elsternwick, Victoria

After the Tears

9B Gordon Street, Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia (03) 9523 0969
Open Monday to Friday, 3pm-10pm and Saturday to Sunday, 11am-10pm

bloody mary - our homemade garlic and chilli infused vodka with tomato juice & fresh lemon, served with cucumber, celery, olives and tabasco 12.5

moscow mule - chilli vodka & fresh lime with ginger beer 8.5

baltic sea zakaski - rollmops, herring in sour cream & apple, salmon caviar, house made salt cod fritter, smoked ocean trout terrine, white bait, dill pickles, horseradish marinated beetroot, russian salad, rye bread 27.5

porcini mushroom & sauerkraut pierogi served with brown butter, sage & cranberry reduction (entree) 18

Verdict? Another happy revisit. For more, see posts from 18 June 2012 and 5 April 2013.
Time and date of visit: 5:30pm Monday 2 December 2013

After The Tears - Elsternwick, Victoria

After the Tears

9B Gordon Street, Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia (03) 9523 0969
Open Monday to Friday, 3pm-10pm and Saturday to Sunday, 11am-10pm

bloody mary: our homemade garlic and chilli infused vodka with tomato juice & fresh lemon. served with cucumber, celery, olives and tabasco

cabbage roll (golabki): cabbage leaf stuffed with minced veal & rice, roasted tomato sauce, paprika

bigos: slow cooked hunter's stew - pork belly, smoked hock, cured sausages, sauerkraut, white cabbage, onions, juniper

baltic sea zabaski: rollmops, herring in sour cream & apple, salmon caviar, house made salt cod fritter, smoked ocean trout terrine, white bait, dill pickles, horseradish marinated beetroot, russian salad, rye bread

Verdict? After The Tears is a great pre-movie dinner option. Also great for after the movie. Or just forget the movie. Drink vodka and eat dumplings. It's pretty good for that too.
Meal style: Dinner of 3 shared plates
Cost: $57.00 (between 2 people, not including drinks)
Time and date of visit: 5:00pm Monday 25 March 2013

After the Tears - Elsternwick, Victoria

After the Tears

9B Gordon Street, Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia (03) 9523 0969
Open Monday to Friday, 3pm-10pm and Saturday to Sunday, 11am-10pm

The drink with no name: chilli infused vodka, grapefruit juice, ginger ale & fresh lime.

Baltic sea zakąski: a true taste of the northern baltic states with traditional rollmops, sliced herrings smothered in sour cream & apple, salmon caviar, a house made bacalau fritter, smoked ocean trout terrine, white bait, dill pickles, horseradish marinated beetroot, russian vegetable salad & fresh rye.

Potato & cheese pierogi: panfried & served with sour cream & caramelised onions.

Crispy saffron rice balls: crumbed saffron rice balls of with peas, fetta, celery & carrot.

Potato blintzes: traditional panfried potato pancakes served with sour cream & dill.

Pissiladiere (provençale pizza): a crisp puff pastry base with caramelised onion, marinated artichoke, sun-dried tomatoes, anchovy, black olives & shaved parmiggiano reggiano.

Lazy dumplings (leniwe pierogi): homemade ricotta dumplings sautéed in honey, cinnamon & butter, flambéed with polish plum brandy.

Meal style: Dinner of 5 shared plates
Cost: $93.50 (between 4 people, not including drinks)
Time and date of visit: 6:30pm Saturday 9 June 2012