Frank Restaurant

Frank Restaurant is located at Franklin Wharf in Hobart and offers a menu designed for sharing, with a strong focus on grilled meats, seafood, vegetables and South American-inspired flavours. The restaurant’s website presents both an à la carte menu and an optional set “feed me” experience for tables of two or more, allowing the kitchen to choose a selection of dishes for the table.

The set menu is available in two formats: a three-course savoury option and a five-course option that includes oysters and dessert. Guests who prefer to choose their own dishes can order from a broad selection of snacks, small plates, sides, mains and sweets. Highlights listed online include fire-roasted oysters with chorizo and garlic butter, white fish tiradito with ají amarillo, Robins Island wagyu skewers, octopus skewer with causa, and grilled chorizo with chimichurri.

The menu also gives considerable space to grilled and barbecued meats, including scotch fillet, entrana, hanger steak, tenderloin and rib eye, generally served with sauces such as chimichurri or salsa picante. Other substantial dishes include chicken barbacoa, adobo lamb rump, Brazilian braised beef cheeks and beef and lamb mole. Vegetarians have options including grilled cabbage, grilled pumpkin, broccolini, spiced cauliflower and fried corn ribs.

Desserts include tres leches cake, dulce de leche crème brûlée, chocotorta and sweet coconut sorbet with sticky pineapple. With its share-style format and tableside choice between set dining and à la carte ordering, Frank suits groups looking to try several dishes together, as well as diners who want a more structured meal. The restaurant notes that not all dietary requirements can be accommodated, so it is worth enquiring before booking. The website also advises that public-holiday dining attracts a 15 per cent surcharge and card payments incur a small additional surcharge.