{"id":151625,"date":"2025-04-12T10:50:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T10:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=151625"},"modified":"2025-04-12T10:50:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T10:50:26","slug":"where-to-sit-the-total-bill-and-best-dishes-your-cheat-sheet-to-australias-first-ministry-of-crab-by-dani-valent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/where-to-sit-the-total-bill-and-best-dishes-your-cheat-sheet-to-australias-first-ministry-of-crab-by-dani-valent\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to sit, the total bill and best dishes: Your cheat sheet to Australia\u2019s first Ministry of Crab &#8211; By Dani Valent"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Where to sit, the total bill and best dishes: Your cheat sheet to Australia\u2019s first Ministry of Crab &#8211; By Dani Valent<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Source :\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.watoday.com.au\/goodfood\/melbourne-eating-out\/where-to-sit-the-total-bill-and-best-dishes-your-cheat-sheet-to-australia-s-first-ministry-of-crab-20250409-p5lqj8.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">watoday<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-26cb810f-2 gzKVgq\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-testid=\"article-intro\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">A Sri Lankan seafood restaurant with nine international branches has opened on Flinders Lane, bringing bibs, claw crackers and the theatre of wok-cooked mud crabs.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-94d48e02-0 hjfIIk\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">After testing Melbourne\u2019s appetite at sold-out pop-ups in 2022 and 2024, Sri Lanka\u2019s most famous restaurant has just opened on Flinders Lane. Ministry of Crab launched in Colombo in 2011 and is a regular on the Asia\u2019s 50 Best Restaurants hit-list (an offshoot of World\u2019s 50 Best). With branches from Mumbai to Malaysia, the Melbourne venue is the team\u2019s ninth temple of crab.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Why do I care?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The restaurant is a 100-seat stunner in art deco Invicta House, once a silk factory, more recently a hostel. A palette of orange (representing crab) and green (the sea) dominate, and there are elevated banquettes and counter seating overlooking the open kitchen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Ministry of Crab\u2019s \u201cConstitution\u201d promises perfect crustaceans (in this case, mud crabs from Queensland and the Northern Territory), sustainably sourced and ethically killed to order.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-72ca0657-0 cvACHN\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"sc-7e695d1d-0 dtxwlC\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.13553244890641808%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/a0e53aefdb64e62cdda3a265b1b92fd006a93aed, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.13553244890641808%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/a0e53aefdb64e62cdda3a265b1b92fd006a93aed 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.13553244890641808%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/a0e53aefdb64e62cdda3a265b1b92fd006a93aed, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.13553244890641808%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/a0e53aefdb64e62cdda3a265b1b92fd006a93aed 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" \/><\/picture><a href=\"https:\/\/www.watoday.com.au\/goodfood\/melbourne-eating-out\/where-to-sit-the-total-bill-and-best-dishes-your-cheat-sheet-to-australia-s-first-ministry-of-crab-20250409-p5lqj8.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-7e695d1d-1 hYigVs aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.13553244890641808%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/a0e53aefdb64e62cdda3a265b1b92fd006a93aed\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.13553244890641808%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/a0e53aefdb64e62cdda3a265b1b92fd006a93aed, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.13553244890641808%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/a0e53aefdb64e62cdda3a265b1b92fd006a93aed 2x\" alt=\"An open kitchen shares the theatre of crab cookery with diners.\" width=\"602\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-233f49e-0 dpFSQT\" data-testid=\"figure-caption\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">An open kitchen shares the theatre of crab cookery with diners.<cite class=\"sc-233f49e-2 jWQfXD\"><span class=\"sc-233f49e-3 sc-72ca0657-1 jNTXfC fwsdab\">Jason South<\/span><\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">What should I eat?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Crab, of course! It\u2019s hard to go past garlic-chilli crab, wok-tossed with olive oil and soy as well as garlic and chilli. The flavour of the shell permeates the oil, which becomes as delicious as the sweet, plump seafood: you\u2019ll need either bread or rice to mop it up. The rest of the menu nods to Sri Lanka, Japan and the Mediterranean. Funky, rich crab liver p\u00e2t\u00e9 is a shareable starter. Finish with coconut creme brulee served inside a coconut.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">How much does it cost?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Crab prices may fluctuate but, at the moment, a one-kilogram crab is $190. Add entree, sides and dessert and you\u2019re looking at around $300 for two.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-72ca0657-0 cvACHN\">\n<div class=\"sc-7e695d1d-0 dtxwlC\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/facf81cdefe6fb66274eda91cd33760ffd88f0c5, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/facf81cdefe6fb66274eda91cd33760ffd88f0c5 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/facf81cdefe6fb66274eda91cd33760ffd88f0c5, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/facf81cdefe6fb66274eda91cd33760ffd88f0c5 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" \/><\/picture><a href=\"https:\/\/www.watoday.com.au\/goodfood\/melbourne-eating-out\/where-to-sit-the-total-bill-and-best-dishes-your-cheat-sheet-to-australia-s-first-ministry-of-crab-20250409-p5lqj8.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-7e695d1d-1 hYigVs aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/facf81cdefe6fb66274eda91cd33760ffd88f0c5\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/facf81cdefe6fb66274eda91cd33760ffd88f0c5, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/facf81cdefe6fb66274eda91cd33760ffd88f0c5 2x\" alt=\"Wok-tossed crab requires rolling up your sleeves and getting hands-on at Ministry of Crab.\" width=\"617\" height=\"411\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-233f49e-0 dpFSQT\" data-testid=\"figure-caption\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Wok-tossed crab requires rolling up your sleeves and getting hands-on at Ministry of Crab.<cite class=\"sc-233f49e-2 jWQfXD\"><cite class=\"sc-233f49e-2 jWQfXD\"><span class=\"sc-233f49e-3 sc-72ca0657-1 jNTXfC fwsdab\">Jason South<\/span><\/cite><\/cite><\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">And to drink?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Nothing too serious. The Silent Noise Mofo Bianco vermentino blend is a fragrant, floral white to carry the garlic chilli crab. The restaurant bought an extra dishwasher to cope with crabby fingerprints so it\u2019s OK to sip mid-feast.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Where should I sit?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The third bar seat from the right is my pick for wok viewing. Eating crabs with a group is fun: private rooms will be opening soon.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-72ca0657-0 cvACHN\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"sc-7e695d1d-0 dtxwlC\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/f06dcedd05c25078eace4b1c4e562667c93c491b, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/f06dcedd05c25078eace4b1c4e562667c93c491b 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/f06dcedd05c25078eace4b1c4e562667c93c491b, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/f06dcedd05c25078eace4b1c4e562667c93c491b 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" \/><\/picture><a href=\"https:\/\/www.watoday.com.au\/goodfood\/melbourne-eating-out\/where-to-sit-the-total-bill-and-best-dishes-your-cheat-sheet-to-australia-s-first-ministry-of-crab-20250409-p5lqj8.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-7e695d1d-1 hYigVs aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/f06dcedd05c25078eace4b1c4e562667c93c491b\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/f06dcedd05c25078eace4b1c4e562667c93c491b, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/f06dcedd05c25078eace4b1c4e562667c93c491b 2x\" alt=\"Sitting at one of the bar stools gives you a front-row seat to the action.\" width=\"603\" height=\"402\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-233f49e-0 dpFSQT\" data-testid=\"figure-caption\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Sitting at one of the bar stools gives you a front-row seat to the action.<cite class=\"sc-233f49e-2 jWQfXD\"><span class=\"sc-233f49e-3 sc-72ca0657-1 jNTXfC fwsdab\">Jason South<\/span><\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Is it really messy?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Don\u2019t come straight from a manicure or wear flowing sleeves. You\u2019ll be given a bib and implements to help you crack claws and dig deep, but if that sounds like too much work, order the baked crab, a gratineed crab risotto, served in a shell for eating with a spoon.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">How close is this Ministry of Crab to the original?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">I ate at the Colombo restaurant last month: it\u2019s a well-oiled, touristy machine but there\u2019s no dismissing the excellent crab, supported by fluffy Sri Lankan-style white bread and hand-pounded sambols. Sri Lanka has bigger, meatier crabs but Australian mud crabs stack up well in flavour. Prawns as fat as your forearm are served in Colombo; we don\u2019t have those, but marron and leader prawns are excellent subs. Sri Lankan team members are on duty for the opening.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-72ca0657-0 cvACHN\">\n<div class=\"sc-7e695d1d-0 dtxwlC\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.14685314685314688%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/77e9d1389b59f81134de243583d038ce30f02a07, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.14685314685314688%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/77e9d1389b59f81134de243583d038ce30f02a07 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.14685314685314688%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/77e9d1389b59f81134de243583d038ce30f02a07, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.14685314685314688%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/77e9d1389b59f81134de243583d038ce30f02a07 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" \/><\/picture><a href=\"https:\/\/www.watoday.com.au\/goodfood\/melbourne-eating-out\/where-to-sit-the-total-bill-and-best-dishes-your-cheat-sheet-to-australia-s-first-ministry-of-crab-20250409-p5lqj8.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-7e695d1d-1 hYigVs aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.14685314685314688%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/77e9d1389b59f81134de243583d038ce30f02a07\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.14685314685314688%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/77e9d1389b59f81134de243583d038ce30f02a07, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.14685314685314688%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/77e9d1389b59f81134de243583d038ce30f02a07 2x\" alt=\"Coconut creme brulee is served in the fruit.\" width=\"605\" height=\"403\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-233f49e-0 dpFSQT\" data-testid=\"figure-caption\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Coconut creme brulee is served in the fruit.<cite class=\"sc-233f49e-2 jWQfXD\"><span class=\"sc-233f49e-3 sc-72ca0657-1 jNTXfC fwsdab\">Jason South<\/span><\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Who\u2019s behind it?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Ministry of Crab\u2019s Japanese-Sri Lankan co-founder Dharshan Munidasa partnered with local restaurateurs Harsha Kumarasingha and Jayantha Warnakula to open Flinders Lane. The duo\u2019s H&amp;J Restaurants oversaw the Melbourne pop-ups and has previously focused on fast-casual (Nando\u2019s, Jamaica Blue) but they\u2019re expanding their repertoire. As well as crab central, they are soon to open II II VI (Two-Two-Six) steakhouse in the clubby basement space below.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em><a style=\"color: #800000;\" href=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/elanka-newsletter-sign-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly\u00a0to\u00a0your\u00a0inbox!<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where to sit, the total bill and best dishes: Your cheat sheet to Australia\u2019s first Ministry of Crab &#8211; By Dani Valent Source :\u00a0watoday A Sri Lankan seafood restaurant with nine international branches has opened on Flinders Lane, bringing bibs, claw crackers and the theatre of wok-cooked mud crabs. 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