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!

Went there for the bottomless brunch with a friend I was visiting. Food was on point. Service was…read moreamazing. The atmosphere was absolutely relaxed and wholesome. The bottomless brunch menu literally will fill you up and the flavours presentation and dishes are fantastic. The Scottish server that we had was absolutely delightful and made the experience all that much better highly recommend as doesn't hurt your wallet and the quality is beyond. Caters to all dietary needs

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.

This place has closed. COVID has hit a number of restaurants in the Sydney area hard. Make sure to…read moreask a local before going as websites like Yelp or Google might not have the latest information. If the last review is old, beware.

This café has a few locations in Sydney with a brunch centric menu. Heard about the ricotta…read morepancakes and decided to give it a try. They were very good, but I thought it would have a more ricotta forward taste. The coffee was decent and the server had the best attitude with great service. On the pricier side for such items but very enjoyable experience. I'm glad I didn't make a reservation because you need to pay a deposit, but I arrived at 11 on a weekday and it was half empty, but when I left it was getting almost full.

Appreciate that we didn't have to wait long on a busy Saturday morning to be seated table of 3,…read morehostess was kind. After a long journey I was ready for some filling food and the full Aussie breakfast was perfect. My dining companions were on a special diet and were able to eat and order everything they needed as well. Enjoyed the fresh squeezed OJ with ginger and extra sides of halloumi and scrambled eggs. The sourdough toast was also nice and fresh. Left feeling perfectly satiated. Even checked out the bills in bondi after this for breakfast!

Came to Nomad for a work dinner in May 2024 (catching up on old reviews) and it was one of the best…read moremeals I've ever had!! We started with a mini martini and goat cheese tart combo that they promoted as a bite while you decide on the menu for the night... very creative idea! We ordered a bunch of plates to share and everything was delicious but the most surprising was the kangaroo dish? As we were visiting Australia we had to order this off the menu but were not expecting it to be a raw dish like tartare. However, we were so pleasantly surprised with the taste! We shared 3 of the desserts and all of them were heavenly! Such a delicious dinner, great service, and some great people watching as well! This was a dinner I will remember for a very long time!!

This was the most incredibly restaurant we enjoyed during our trip to Sydney. While the food was on…read morethe pricey side, we wanted to splurge on a fancy meal. This was the most highly rated restaurant in Surry Hills, and it exceeded all expectations. I cannot say enough great things about the duck slow cooked in plum sauce. It was perfectly seasoned with a bright, sweet plum glaze-- the meat was so tender that it fell off the bone. This was hands down the most delicious duck dish I have ever eaten. We enjoyed a handful of their appetizers (oyster shooters, mini pancakes with crème fresh, etc), all of which were incredible. Very grateful to our waiter for being so helpful with menu suggestions and accommodating one of the guests with a more complicated food palette. The ambience inside was intimate with low warm lightly. The music was classy and not too loud. Such a beautiful and memorable space.

The Alibi is located at Ovolo Hotel in Woolloomooloo. And no joke, I couldn't resist coming to this…read morearea because of the name Woolloomooloo. That's a mouth full! :D Came across the Alibi from YouTube. The video of this place looks amazing so I was like, this is cute, lets check it out! Not doing a deeper dive to find out this is a vegan establishment. Nothing against vegans, just your girl likes to eat meat! Haha, my bad for not looking more into it. Regardless after a long day exploring Sydney, we had to eat! The Grub. Mac N' Cheese Bites ($12). It was just okay. I wasn't a huge fan of the choice of cheese they used. Cheeseburger Spring Rolls ($12). This was also just okay too, lacking the right flavor in my opinion. But that's probably because its vegan and they are using substitutes. Potato Pizza ($18). This was actually pretty good. You really could taste the truffle oil. And I never have a pizza with thinly sliced potatoes, mushrooms and rosemary. It's a good combination. Aside from the food being a hit or miss, the cocktails we ordered were good. I cant remember the name of these two :( But after a long day exploring the city, these drinks hit the spot. They were refreshing and delicious. Perfect way to end the day.

The hipster bar in the Ovolo Woolloomooloo. It's got a really great vibe with a rockin 80's and…read more90's soundtrack they call radio Ovolo. It's a real see and be seen space in the center of the cavernous old wool warehouse now hip hotel and swanky apartments. We had drinks there two nights in a row during our stay at the hotel. Our room included "happy hour" but unlike other hotels this meant one glaas of house wine and some stale corn chips only. Anyway, it's a vibrant spot for a pre dinner drink.

Really popular place. They have street seating and indoor. The only thing available when we went…read morewithout waiting was inside. Inside wasn't bad, the table was big and the chairs comfortable. We were waited on immediately. Servers fly around like dancers, it's actually pretty impressive. Our food arrived in no time. My wife had fish and chips and I had lamb and rosemary pie. She enjoyed her meal. Mine was different than I've had before. It was still ok but I wouldn't order it again. Others would probably like it, it just wasn't for me. We didn't have any dessert but as you walk in the door they have some wonderful looking pies and cakes. Do yourself a favor and save room for one of those. I messed up and didn't try something. This is actually a really cool restaurant that I would like to try again. I wouldn't let one dish that didn't hit my taste buds keep me away.

The Rocks Cafe is set in an adorable part of Sydney. I could see parking being a little challenging…read moreat times, but it's worth the effort and walk to make it to The Rocks Cafe! I understand it can get a little busy at times too, so there might be a wait. PRO TIP: make an online reservation and get seated right away! I had a couple of goals when visiting Australia... and one of them was to try kangaroo. The Rocks Cafe delivers with their Kangaroo Filet! And you can get it gluten-free! The sauce is a bit rich for me, but you can brush some of the sauce off with your fork. If kangaroo is not your thing, then there are plenty of other options on the menu... and the crowd around us all looked pleased with their orders. After you are done with your meal, you just go to the front/reception area and pay your bill. Easy peasy! Overall rating: ****FOUR STARS**** Gluten-free rating: ****FOUR STARS****

The husband and I stopped in here on our first day in Sydney. We were starving and exhausted from…read morethe long flight. We saw that this place offered a lunch special ($12 burgers) and dropped in. I'm so glad we did! I had the most delicious sandwich based on a banh mi. The husband had a great burger. We had a beer. The place was quiet and comfortable. The bartender was friendly. I was so glad we decided to eat here!

Traveling from the United States, this place had good reviews, and pictures of the food looked good…read moreso we wanted to give it a try. Let me first say the bartender working on 12/31 was great, she talked with us for a bit about the local beer there and the NYE fireworks. She gave us great suggestions for drinks and we sat down and ordered some food. The food came out and was honestly pretty bad. The fried squid was soggy, the pork belly was decent, and the duck spring rolls were really mushy. The food fell way below our expectations here but the service we got from the bartender was awesome. If it wasn't for her, I'd probably rate this place 2 stars bc it still seems like a really cool place to grab a beer and watch a game.

My niece and I ate here on my last night of a two week trip to Australia. The meal was…read moreexceptional. The first course was termed snacks, and consisted of an oxtail skewer, a mini-crab tart, a slab of country bread, and a couple of pickle slices. We added two optional items to that: a grilled scallop with Nori butter and a Moreton Bay Bug. The two optional items were excellent. I enjoyed the other items as well but wished the oxtail skewer was served hotter. The next course was a sashimi-like preparation of tuna and scallop, served in a tomato water and accompanies by a thin thin flatbread and a horseradish sauce. At this point, we were happy, but when the next course came we crossed from happy into blown away. The main course was lamp rump crusted with a dill and tarragon mix, and served with Hasselback potatoes in a Comte cheese sauce. The lamb was incredibly tender and flavorful. The potatoes were CRAZY good. The photo that looks like croissants were the potatoes - maybe the best potatoes I've ever had. There was also a small tasty salad. At this point, we were getting full, but there was no way we were leaving a morsel of that main course behind. After the main course came a double dessert. One item was creme brulee, served with a fresh blackberry sauce. The other item was termed a petit four but was shaped more like a mini-muffin. It was a hazelnut based pastry served with a cream made of white chocolate and maybe ricotta or mascarpone. Whatever you want to call it, that petit four was unreal. It was SO good that neither of us left a crumb behind, and both of us concluded that we could eat one every day for the rest of our lives. From the name and the information I had about the menu from Instagram and other sources, I expected a very formal "white-table-cloth" atmosphere. Instead, the restaurant itself was small and casual, with half the dinner service provided on small outdoor tables on the sidewalk. That's not a complaint, just not what I expected. All in all, the meal was outstanding. A wonderful way to end a vacation.

If you're not familiar with the area (like me), look for the storefront named Ken's, and Farmhouse…read moreKings Cross is next door with a tiny little sign. With a prix fixe menu (AUD 85), all you have to decide is whether to eat here or not and whether to pair it with wine (AUD 70). If you choose the wine pairing, you will find that the pairing was thoughtful and generous. Here's what we ate and drank: Country Loaf with House Butter/Pickles/Snacks (fried tapioca and salmon with nori rice cracker) Cremant de Loire Farmhouse Terrine aux Fruits de Mer Manoella Duoro Branco Aylesbury Duck Breast & Confit Leg served with potatoes and leeks Pinot Noir Baba au Rhum + Orange & Yuzu gelatin Armagnac + fresh white grape juice Surprising me the most was the terrine aux fruits de mer because of the delicate texture and taste. While the baba au rhum was prepared well, I was more interested in the gelatin. Dining outside proved to be quite noisy with the ambulance, horn honking, and a motorcycle engine revving several times. For next time, I would choose indoors.

Meh, For a…read moresupposedly nice steak restaurant the steak was overcooked. More of a business setting than nice family restaurant setting.

We ordered the "AGED wagyu tartare" and 650 gr of the "Butter AGED Southern Range Rib-Eye+" for 2…read morepeople. Both were delicious! The tartare tasted nice, fresh, beefy, the taste of aioli came through. The crispy chips were also really nice to complement the tartare. The steak itself was so aromatic. I could smell the truffle aroma when I was brought out. The menu said the steak was "Encased in beef dripping butter infused with Bone Marrow & Confit Garlic" - must I say more? Super moist, juicy, aromatic, tender and delicious steak. The crust was really aromatic with all that encasing. But still found a small piece of inner fat a little undercooked, tough and greasy.

On the third morning of our stay, we were looking for an early-open breakfast eatery or coffee shop…read morebecause we wanted breakfast but not to stuff ourselves before our late lunch at the Sydney Opera House's Bennelong restaurant. Our hotel's concierge suggested we look into breakfast eateries or a bakery at nearby Barangaroo wharf and pointed us two blocks down on Sussex Street, where we stumbled upon Wild Sage. Walking up to their patio dining area, we were greeted by a friendly young man who offered us a choice between patio and indoor seating and provided menus. We chose to dine outdoors to enjoy the beautiful sunny weather and cool yet comfortable temperature. After being seated, the young man, brought us glasses of chilled water while we waited for the server to take our morning beverage and breakfast orders. Our cheery server, Marissa, came by shortly after delivering another table's order and we were ready to order right away. FOOD & BEVERAGE: -Sticky Chai Tea: I requested the chai tea as its blend of natural spices with soy milk appealed to me on this slightly chilly morning. As I poured the steamy steeping hot chai tea through the strainer into the glass, its full aromas wafted towards me as I "aerated" or pulled the tea. $8.50 AUD -Proscuitto Toastie: Triple cheese (Gruyere, mozzarella, & scamorza), sliced proscuitto, truffle bechamel, & pickles on soy linseedsourdough. Although we're slightly lactose-intolerant, my husband decided to order this "upscale" ham and cheese sandwich. It was so rich in flavors and textures that he could only eat half the portion even though he was tempted to finish both sandwich halves. Notably, the toasted sourdough's crisp, crunchy, exterior and warm chewy interior tasted of caramelization and nuttiness. Its tangy sourness offered a savory balance to the creamy, slightly nutty and sweet scamorza and mozzarella cheeses. The creamy cheeses balanced the savory saltiness from the proscuitto and Gruyere. $24 AUD -Truffle Mushroom Toast: I selected this open faced toasted sourdough sandwich which was generously topped with roasted mixed mushrooms, confit garlic and truffle butter, thyme, goat cheese, crispy leeks, and poached eggs. The roasted mixed mushrooms flavors were enhanced "just right" with the truffle butter without being overpowered. This vegetarian sandwich was protein-packed, filling, and very flavorful. $26 AUD We took our time over breakfast while discussing our Sydney exploration plans at this clean, bright, and friendly cafe. It's too bad we didn't have more time in Sydney to return for more but, isn't that the dilemma while traveling? "Too many restaurants, too little time."

Really wanted to get the Tuna Poke Bowl for lunch but I was too late by the time I got there at…read more2:48pm. They close at 3:00pm and the kitchen closes early so make sure you get there before then! Came back the following day for breakfast and got myself Mango Coconut Chia Pod. I love the puffed rice granola combined with all the colors of the seasonal fruits :) As for my drink, the strawberry matcha was meh, nothing great-- wish there was more strawberry puree ratio to it though. And I should have skipped the whipped cream on it if I read the menu closely. But the iced drink definitely helped with the summer heat!