Who is Erin?
Originating from our popular degustation concept Messina Creative, the restaurant has evolved and been reimagined into a savoury à la carte menu, wine & cocktail bar where we feature gelato in all of our dishes.
Book a table online or just walk in!
1 Rich St, Marrickville
@erinatmessina
0489 951 972
Three Martini Dinner
The three martini lunch had a moment in the 60s. We're bringing it back, except it's dinner, it's Friday, and there's nothing to be productive for in the morning.
Three martinis, three snacky courses (plus dessert), built specifically to be eaten with three martinis, and one very good night at Erin.
BTS tour + dinner at Erin
Give the Messina lover in your life (or yourself) an unforgettable night out. Go behind the scenes with a Messina factory tour, followed by dinner at Erin, the full farm-factory-plate experience.
Your evening starts with a welcome drink and factory walkthrough, before heading to Erin for a four course dinner featuring exclusive Erin dishes and an one off Messina dessert.
Get in quick, these always sell out fast!
Thursday 23rd April 6pm - SOLD OUT
Thursday 28th May 6pm - SOLD OUT
Thursday 25th June 6pm - SOLD OUT
Thursday 30th July 6pm - SOLD OUT
Dinner Set Menu
Enjoy a curated set menu of our dishes, each incorporating a gelato or sorbet element. Carefully composed to highlight balance, creativity, and the best of the produce from Messina’s Erindale farm.
$89 per person for 5 courses. Minimum 2 guests.
Bookings recommended. Walk-ins welcome.
Take a peek at what we're serving
These are our most recent IG posts which is a nice little snapshot at what's on the menu currently + a bit of BTS at Erin - if you want to follow us, that would be nice too :)
What Happened to Messina Creative?
For long-time Messinaverse fans, Messina Creative has meant a lot of things over the years. Some knew it as our R&D department, others remember it as the Darlo test kitchen where we pumped out bespoke sundaes. Then came the Creative Department—our world-first gelato degustation, led by Remi Talbot, serving just 16 people a night.
When Remi moved on to Shadow Baking, we relocated to Marrickville, where it ran for the last two years with rave reviews.
However, despite its success, we knew it wasn’t the easiest experience to access. With all the restrictions around bookings, plenty of people missed out, and that didn’t sit right with us.
So after a long break (and with the addition of Go Amano, ex-Lumi and Sepia), we decided to strip away the barriers and turn Messina Creative into something more people could actually enjoy.
And so, ERIN was born.
Our new restaurant and bar, with a touch of gelato in every dish. It keeps everything you loved about the degustation, just in a more approachable format.
ERIN isn’t your standard dinner or dessert -it’s both, combined into a one-of-a-kind dining experience, with the same meticulous attention to what we do best… making beautiful, tasty things.
To recap:
✔ No bookings required (but you can book)
✔ À la carte + set menu options
✔ Savoury & sweet dishes with gelato elements
✔ Amazing wine and cocktails
✔ Open Thursday, Friday & Saturday, every week