@chocolatesuze Finally eating the Freyja waffle #melbourne #freyja #melbournerestaurant ♬ original sound – ChocolateSuze

Freyja is a Nordic inspired restaurant in Melbourne that I’ve been dying to visit.

We start with the Freyja waffle which is outstanding. The waffle has beautifully crisp edges and is the perfect vessel for the smoked sour cream, mixed herbs and Yarra Valley trout roe.

Our second starter is the lamb tartare on rye, it’s nicely balanced with the ginger, green strawberry and crispy Jerusalem artichoke chips.

I loved the mushroom dish which had a perfectly gooey egg, and the combination of the chicken skin butter and leek and fennel was so soul comforting.

The duck was a bit on the disappointing side, the skin wasn’t crisp and the fat hadn’t been rendered out so everything was sadly chewy but I loved the rock ling which had a firm flesh and went perfectly with the fragrant crab bisque and the distinctive flavour of makrut lime leaf.

The fermented potatoes are a must order, these golden orbs were gloriously crispy.

The perfect end to the meal was the passionfruit dessert which had super light house made saffron and honey lavosh layered with tangy passionfruit curd and creamy mascarpone.