Awesome look out in the city, going up the lift is quite cool…read more The food menu was quite bizarre from memory but quite spectacular nevertheless. The vibe did suit it's description of a "stylish 1920s style cocktail and champagne bar"- The range of alcohol and the professionalism of the staff was absolutely awesome at this venue.

Been pre and during covid and for the both times that I have been I have been impressed with the…read moreservice they offer. Ask for a recommendation and the waiters are not afraid to say what they think is good and go into detail with every cocktail... makes for a pleasant and interesting dining experience.

The view here was beautiful, looking out at the beach at Patonga. The decor was very nautical, as…read moremight be expected, navy and white with tables covered in sail-like white awnings. The menu was primarily seafood, also not a surprise. I decided to order a salad, not really in the mood for seafood. There was roast cauliflower, steak, chicken Parmesan, and various pizzas in addition to fishy dishes. The place was also packed, so I was glad we got an outside table. I thought my salad was delicious. It had fennel and Parmesan cheese shavings over the greens. I don't know what the greens were, but everything went well together and it was a generous portion. I had second thoughts about salad when I saw the amazingly presented entrees my dining companions had selected. After starting out with a beautiful Bloody Mary, my daughter-in-law had a crumbed dory burger with chips(fries in the States). It had two fish patties coated in herbed crumbs and she said she almost always ordered it, it was so good. It looked delicious but I stuck with my salad. My son had beer-battered flathead fish and chips. It was perfect with crunchy, lightly browned coating covering flakey white fish. I snagged a few of his fries which were also perfect. Prices in restaurants are always higher than in the U.S., but how likely are we to find fish like dory or flathead on the menu? Additionally, waitstaff in Australia are paid a living wage and don't rely on tips.

Had a fabulous meal! Stunning views and incredible food! The best mussels I've ever had!…read moreThe staff are really friendly - I felt totally at home! The views across Brisbane Water make this place unique! Well done to all - keep up the great work.

It has taken the boy and I 3 attempts to go to Abattoir Blues. Although we are locals to the area…read moreit was harder to experience the greatness than we expected! Our first attempt was for breakfast a couple of months ago but because the boy doesn't like bacon or egg and the menu was limited we decided on another location. The second time was a Saturday... Yep I'd read the website which said closed Saturday & Sunday but oblivious still made my way there! We headed down this morning around 11 found a car spot right out the front (win!), made our way in and planted ourselves at a table in the sun. About 15 minutes after ordering our drinks and burgers arrived at the table... A pulled pork burger and cap for me and a cheeseburger and 50 lashes for the boy. Wow! These burgers are delicious! After trying each other's meals we devoured the rest of our own, ordered a take-away coffee and made our way home! We will be back for sure this time for the live music!

Live music outside was nice, but my burger was way over cooked, burnt even! (Place was not at all…read morepacked, kinda empty even) And one of the main lights flickered the entire meal, causing half the restaurant to go dark every 30 seconds! However, fries were fantastic as was the side jalepeno sauce I ordered. Overall a fine experience, but nothing noteworthy.

We love a fine dining experience and we also love a meal that's good value. You can get both of…read morethese at William Blue Dining. You can get a three course lunch or dinner for just $43. At prime location in the Rocks with A class service, you can't beat that! Why is it so cheap? you might ask. It is a hospitality training school run through Torrens University Australia, it offers courses ranging from diplomas to degree. This restaurant is their on the job work experience. Remember it's a training school, don't be hard on the staff. That said, the staff were incredibly attentive and professional and eager to please. The manager was also an excellent teacher and we could hear her guiding the staff with her knowledge and experience on display. The food can be described as Modern Australian. It's old school food, showing the techniques learnt in training school that term and plated with finesse. We had the beetroot entree, so tasty and beautifully plated, and we also tried the spanned crab, just divine. The Roasted Milly Hill lamb cutlets, rillets of lamb showing great care and precision and skill in its plating. It came with lamb shoulder, confit tomato, crispy cauliflower and jus. We had this with a side of roasted veggies. The Herb and ricotta gnocchi was absolutely lovely and nicely flavoured with with oyster mushroom, Tuscan cabbage and garden peas. After our meal, we were good to try a bit of dessert. The Dark Chocolate delice was nice and smooth, served with burnt white chocolate, a marshmallow whip and a peanut brittle with a bit of Turkish delight too. We loved the marshmallow addition to this dish. Ranked 5th on trip advisor, we can see why! It is a high quality dining experience, marvellous food and served in an efficient manner. What a great initiative to give these staff vocational training whilst gaining support and development.

This is an interesting and fun concept, where culinary students prepare the food and wait on the…read moretables. But don't assume that makes anything about the experience amateurish. All of the food we had was top notch, and the service was friendly and professional, even if there were a few details that weren't perfectly polished. Perhaps because it is a training environment the prices are extremely reasonable, both for food and wine. There's no question that it's the best value of all of Sydney's fine dining restaurants.

One of my favorite places to chill. Great priced drinks. Friendly service. Respect for our diggers…read more The food is always good wether it be in the cafe or restaurant

Parramatta RSL Club is a great, inexpensive venue for food, entertainment and drinks…read more They have shows in the auditorium and Turbo Trivia on a Tuesday night which starts at 7:30 pm. Turbo Trivia is hosted by the notorious drag queen Portia Turbo. It's always good for a laugh and it packs out. Be sure to get there early to secure a table. There also is a Board Gamers meetup group that meets on a Monday night to play board games. Check meetup.com and search for the group Game Lovers for more information. The club also has a restaurant with Asian and Aussie cuisine which is reasonably priced. Discounts if you're a member. There is also a cafe who's serves coffee, tea and cakes. There is also a outdoors smokers area, snooker tables, pokie machines etc. Membership is cheap and also gives you access to the Castle Hill RSL Club for discounts for food and drinks, which is owned by the same people. Membership at Castle Hill RSL costs about $80 a year so having this access is a great bonus.

Outstanding experience tonight. Best meal we had in Sydney. Great ambiance. Fantastic staff…read more Flawless alcohol and dinner meal. Couldn't have picked a better place for dinner tonight. Tonight's manager, Marion, was an impeccable host who ensured our entire dinner was fun and flavorful. Highly recommend.

Angeleea waited on us and she was AMAZING.My friend and I were here on December 17, 2017 and we…read moreexperienced the BEST SERVICE in Sydney. Over the top service. Our lovely waitress not only gave us excellent food recommendations, but she even showed me a map of where we needed to walk to find some fresh flowers for the crematorium. We are just tourists and have no clue where to go, and it was so nice to have a helpful person. NOW...THE FOOD. Oven baked scallops with clam meat, garlic butter and flatbread. Holy cow! Delish, and just the right amount. Loved the presentation in the pretty white shells. Next we tried the fried squid with squid ink aioli. Again another great little meal. Very crisp and tasty. Hot. Cheese. Dip. YESSSSS!!!! This is the one thing on the menu that we saw on their website that made us want to come here in the first place. A hot sizzling iron plate of gooey white cheese, served with warm toasty flatbread. YUM. Elegant atmosphere and a great view of Darling Harbour. Very impressive place.

Love love love Papa Gede's! It's rare to find a five star with so many reviews but the attention to…read moredetail, cool concepts, ambiance, and bartenders really make this a great experience. The front page drinks are all based on memes, and the descriptions are really funny. I first ordered The Zombie which is one of their most popular drinks if not the most popular, they said. It came in the coolest class with an extra shot in a lime that was on fire. Like, how cool! It had a really unique and different flavor - I liked it but got sick of the absinthe flavor, that's my taste though. For my second drink I ordered The Saint and I LOVED that drink. It tasted so refreshing and healthy and overall delicious. The cucumber flavor really made it nice. On top of that, the bartenders were so great. They were chatty with us without being overbearing and made great recommendations. Definitely a great spot to check out.

Environment is splendid. Very good taste in music. The dude who served me is super friendly.read more

Our meal here greatly exceeded my expectations. In fact, the five-course tasting menu was superior…read moreto the tasting menu we had the previous night at the famous Quay restaurant around the bend. Each dish was comprised of a perfect melding of ingredients and flavors, with the John Dory and the perfectly cooked lamb being particular standouts. The dessert--which was really three desserts on one plate-- was also outstanding. The wine list is a bit limited, but there are some gems such as Tyrell's Vat 47 Chardonnay. The only failing was the service, which although attentive missed a lot that you'd expect in this caliber of restaurant. Empty plates stayed on the table too long, and I think we must have requested our wine to be repoured at least a half dozen times. I wish restaurants would just leave the bottle at the table in the European style, as it would be better for both guest and server. Nevertheless, it was a fabulous dining experience, and perhaps my favorite restaurant experience other than Tetsuya in all of Sydney, so they are definitely knocking it out of the park here. Great restaurant.

Exceptional is how I would describe the Gantry in one word…read more In particular, the service was outstanding. The Gantry is located in the Pier One hotel. The 5 star hotel delivered top knotch 5 star service at the Gantry and throughout the hotel (I find that some 5 star / hatted restaurants do not quite deliver on the service front - but not with the Gantry!). After taking a leisurely stroll along the harbour on Walsh Bay, my dining partner and I arrived at the steps of the Pier One hotel for lunch. They say first impressions count, and I was wowed. We were greeted with friendly, genuine smiles upon arriving at the steps to the hotel, from the bell boys outside, door staff, conceirge and reception. The reception staff guided us to the restaurant. The hotel and restaurant are new, shieke, and have a vibe of understated luxury. The bathrooms even had a couch and a framed, wide floor to ceiling mirror! The restaurant staff were just as friendly, and extremely attentive and polite. We were sat right next to the harbour on a table on the outside section of the restaurant (on the wharf) straight away. Our waitress was lovely. No request was too much - from asking for a cocktail list when the bar was not open, to requesting the sun-shade to be raised up so that we could get a better view of the harbour. The food and drinks were outstanding - especially the mains! We had: - Salmon gravlax and grapefruit entree - extremely fresh, clean taste. I'm salivating thinking about this dish. The novelty of the dish was that the grapefruit was the same colour as the salmon so you wouldn't know if you had a piece of fish or grapefruit until you eat it or inspect it closely. - Scallops (one with coconut and lemongrass, one with ginger and soy sauce) - average. - Grilled garlic butter prawns - average. - Fish and chips main - the BEST fish and chips I've ever had, hands down. My dining partner had the same thought. The fish was very fresh, perfectly cooked, the batter was crispy and airy at the same time. The chips were fat, a little bit like potato wedges, and were seasoned just the right amount. The crisp on the chip was just right. I'd given up all hopes in finding fish and chips I actually like - and to my surprise, I found it when I wasn't looking for it! People say that certain beachside kiosks / cafes have the best fish and chips and I've been disappointed every time. Now this truly is the best fish and chips I've ever had!!! - Duck breast steak main - juicy, tender duck, and the vegetables, seasoning and sauce made the dish taste delicious. - Sourdough bread with butter - good, but not amazing. Unfortunately, we didn't leave enough room for dessert. Prices are very reasonable considering the location, service, quality of food and ambience. We were so impressed by the Gantry that my dining partner promised a return trip on the spot! This is definitely somewhere I could go again and again.

Yum! We stopped by…read moredeadringer immediately after getting into Sydney for some much needed fresh food. We were not disappointed. We ordered the salmon, burrata, and something else I can't remember with tomatoes. All were delicious and a good amount of food for 3 people. The staff was nice and understanding of us being tired/having all our luggage. Would totally recommend, really cool and hip place to check out.

Delicious food. Incredible Service. Very small intimate restaurant. The passionfruit maid is the…read morebest drink I've had in my entire life. So fresh and light. The lamb shoulder was to die for. Perfect flavor. Super tender. The pumpkin hummus was delicious as well. Everything we had had distinct flavor. You could really tell it was made with love and quality ingredients. A must try when you're in Sydney. Worth the splurge!

Why doesn't Chatswood have any cool bars? Like, it's growing. Exploding, almost. Nobody but oil…read morebarons and foreign princes can afford property here now. But there's no small bars, and no late-night nightlife. Mike Baird, what have you done here? And why doesn't anyone know about it? Anyway, that's clearly a digression. This place bucks the no-bar trend, in fact it's the only place worth drinking in Chatty. (Chelsea Hotel and The Orchard are both soulless). It's *gasp* trendy, if I can say that and not sound like a dag. Probably too late for that. Ah well. There's craft beers you've never heard of and a thoughtful wine list and creative (and affordable!) cocktails and lots of different places to sit depending on whether you're on a date, a corporate lunch, or a catch-up with an old friend that likes playing pool. Magical trees covered in fairy lights welcome you, there's couches, and fun outdoor areas. Come. Drink. Liven Chatswood up with the sound of your laughter and Viking-like merry-making.

Good times great place. Highly recommended! The funky…read moreatmosphere is only topped by the yummy food.