High Street Bistro has a little bit of Surry Hills funk about it with a dash of upper north shore…read moresuburbia. The first thing you notice when you walk in is the south side wall art - black and white illustration circle pattern with a retro design feel. It's pretty 'cool' for these parts. The dark timber table and chairs and polished (both in presentation and literally) table setting gives this restaurant an instant luxury dining feel whereas the outside seating area on the main road and side street give it more a chilled cafe feel. The menu is certainly on the fancy end of food standards. Here's my picks to give you an indication of quality: fresh oysters with a Campari and lime dressing for starters (one dozen for $36), Roast baby beetroot with Mt Vikos feta, purslane and truffle honey for entree ($17), Duck confit with frisee salad, lardons and mustard dressing for main ($28), Rocket salad with organic almonds, black pepper and lemon for sides ($8) and an "Orgy" of summer berries, crisp meringue and raspberry sorbet ($14). Oh yeah... it's a nice menu indeed. There's a comprehensive wine and beer list but you can take your own bottle of wine for $10 corkage. Coffee is so so. Breakfasts are also meant to be pretty dam fine. Staff were pleasant and efficient enough but I didn't find them overly warm. Also I'd sit looking inwards towards the restaurant as the streets outside are pretty drab.

Today was my third visit to High Street Bistro and my last. During our first visit we were served…read moreby a lovely young man but there seems to be a change in their staffing of late. The two that served today seemed self absorbed and arrogant. The Spring special did not have a vegetarian option and they weren't willing to substitute anything either. I am not a vego but my husband is and I always look at the options. (Only one entree was vego and no mains) I decided against the special and ordered off the a la carte menu. The spaghetti was almost $30 (special was two courses incl wine) so that seemed a lot. Two in our party ordered it and it was swimming in OIL and tasteless.... They whisked away the plates and did not ask if anyone enjoyed their meals, so it seems they don't care what you think. With average meal prices that high, I would love genuine service and generous serves of delicious food - none of that at High Street Bistro! Save the effort and go to Crows Nest :) P.S I also bought a Cudo voucher a few months ago but after multiple tries I was unable to use it before they expired. Only could be used at very specific times I guess but they weren't willing to say when that was.

Great place in North Sydney to get an amazing sandwich! Choose your bread and choose the fillings…read morefrom the good list of sandwiches they can make. There are really tasty and healthy too.Favourite place for a sandwich.

Chicken Gangnam Sandwich was nice. Worth to visit one more time. Fast serving micro-restaurant for…read moresandwiches fulfilled my expectations. Average price $10

I'll start with the positives first chips burgers excellent…read more I wouldn't go back they don't know how to read I asked twice for salmon both occasions they have given me incorrect orders. When calling to resolve the issue lady who answered the phone claims it was MY fault the door dash app had the incorrect price claims I should be sorting it out with them when my order clearly asked to refund if the item was not available. Then the staff asks me to drive there to give back the incorrect order service experience poorly handled.

This fairly normal looking fish n' chips shop is actually the recipient of all sorts of awards for…read morethe quality of its fish n' chips, including 'Best in Sydney.' Once inside, you'll see the counter isn't filled with your usual deep fried hunks of indistinguishable fish, instead there's an array of colourful salads made up of prawns and other seafood. There are also trays of scallops, crab claws, calamari, oysters and all sorts of breeds of fish marinading in Olde Fashioned's special sauces. These are available to be fried up whilst you order, though it's advisable to order ahead, as we did, so that it was packaged and ready for us when we arrived 15 minutes later. The prices are mercifully decent and service very cheery, especially considering it was the Friday night boom. Our whiting was a cracking blend of crispiness on the outside and tender flesh on the inside, while the chips were chunky and crunchy, the best mixture for any easy as pie Friday night chippie!

From the ashes rises the phoneix, like... well, like a phoenix, I guess. Cool story Hansel…read more This used to be my favourite seafood takeaway, but then the owners had a dispute and it closed, massive wahh face, but then I came by here yesterday and it's back open under new management, there's a happy Asian family that's taken it over and they're doing a damn fine job of things. They've also reduced the prices to pre-1980 level, I can't even tell you the joy I got at paying $4.80 for a cheeseburger that was jacked up high with fresh salad and big slices of crunchy pickle and topped with something they call Whirlwind sauce, which is kind of like the Big Mac Special Sauce I guess but way better if that's possible, and it totally is because Big Mac sauce ain't even all that. But yeah, the burger is a real two-fister, and there's lots of other stuff besides, octopus salad, chicken salted potato scallops, heaps of fish. Save some bucks, stuff your face.

Can't go wrong for the prices. The fish is not outstanding, but far from terrible (battered fillets…read moreon the dry side). Crunchy chips, solid salad with good soft fetta. There's a lot to like here. Honest family business.

The guy that runs this is like the fun, nice, cool Uncle I wish I had instead of the old, drunk,…read morepervy one I actually have. He's genuinely Italian (not like those awful fake Italians that seem to be everywhere you look these days) and is chronically happy in the most relaxed and infectious way. And hells, why wouldn't he be when he's blessed with the God-given talent to create the most awe-inspiringly, pants-wettingly delicious pizzas in Sydney? You may guess from that little paean that this is my go-to 'za joint and you'd guess right. None of this pan base crap. No bike wheel-thin, brittle dough with an artisan scraping of tomato sauce and three pieces of gourmet pepperoni. These bad boys are dripping with love and quality toppings, stacked high with colour and juice and topped with tasty cheese and chilli flakes and those ace little Italian anchovies I can't get enough of. My fave is The Special with pretty much everything and the kitchen sink on it. But NO PINEAPPLE. God help you if you order pineapple on a pizza. What are we, Polynesian cavemen? It's cheap, too. 2 families feeds three of us with lunch left over the next day. Boom. All hail Antos, king of pizza parlours!

While Benjamin's review above is fantastic (truly, laughed out loud) and 100% correct, I could not…read morestand the fact that it is the only review for the best pizzeria in Sydney (we are locals too and stalk the place incessantly). Thankfully, Benjamin said most of it for me. The only thing I will add is that their Vegetarian options are also unparalleled and they will happily change toppings for you, or you can create your own. P.s. PINEAPPLE ON PIZZA FOR LIFE! *shakes fist at sky*

Quite a nice place for ribs in Chatswood. Convenient location, with a nice outdoor eating area…read more Quick and efficient service. Reasonably priced for this sort of cuisine.

Many friends and acquaintances of mine have mentioned/hyped/bragged about Hurricane more than any…read moreother ribshouse I've heard about before. The place was called Hurricane's Express and by the name it looks like the smaller version of the flagship franchise found near the harbour. Contrary to what the name may imply there was plenty of tables and seats both inside and outside. Ordered the half rack of lamb with baked potato. The portion was quite large and the lamb was very tasty. Didn't feel like the lamb was too fatty which was a good thing and the bakes potato was large and enjoyable. For a "half portion" this really felt like a full blown meal. Service was satisfactory, food didn't take too long to come out. Definitely satisfied with the meal and enjoyed it enough to come back and try something else.

I miss this place!!!! So crunchy and fatty. Can you open one up near a train station or a tourist…read morearea? Bit of a trek to this area. The meat portions and skin is good. I think about this place every time I visit fr america.

Oink Oink! This place is meat heaven. This is a small little shop, there's a few seats with a…read morecounter to eat at, but I believe most people order take away. This place was recommended by an Aussie friend. She said if i eat anywhere in AU, to make sure it's at Mr. Crackles. We ordered the ever so delicious "Sweet Pork" -Master stock braised pork belly served with a cabbage salad, mayo in a soft bun, I'm still dreaming about that sandwich. We also ordered the "Sticky BBQ Pork" BBQ pork, Smokey BBQ sauce, Ranch salad and onion rings in a soft bun. Can't wait to go back and try some other delicious sandwiches, they also have some fries, nacho fries, bbq fries, onion rings and other tasty little bites. It's cracklin' and I'm drooling over my next visit.

Tasty food, but the cheese taste processed but the nuggets are delicious. I would recommend chicken…read morenuggets.

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