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Overview of Pistachio Dining at Torrens
Pistachio Dining at Torrens is the first solo venture of local chef David Keeley, former executive chef at Sabayon, and brings a beautiful dining experience to the Woden Valley.
David describes his approach as "a commitment to consistently maintain the highest standards. I believe in freshness and simplicity, wherever possible using the best local produce".
The restaurant is conveniently situated in the geographical heart of Canberra with free parking at the front door.
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User Reviews on Pistachio Dining at Torrens
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Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 comments
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Very good, what a surprise.
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Acanbraguy -
See my reviews 8 , 02 August 2010
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I and my husband dined here last night and found it to be very pleasant. The food was great, particularly the caramelised onion and apple tart for entree, the beef for main course and the tasting selection for dessert. Total cost for the two of us for 3 courses (we shared one dessert) plus 2 glasses of wine each was $159. The portion sizes were fine.
The restaurant was about half full and peaceful. Would probably be noisier when full. The waiter was informative and attentive. I would recommend it as a good place for occasions like birthday meals and nights out with friends.
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JJBMinnie -
See my reviews 1, 21 April 2010
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Food 8 |
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Its a nice little restaurant in the suburbs. The food is very nice but the portion is quite small especially the mains. The service was abit slow, waiting for the waiters to order our food and waiting after the entrees for our mains took awhile.
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susan_h0221 -
See my reviews 1, 30 July 2009
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Food 9 |
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After reading the review regarding portion sizes I was a little hesistant however, overall the meal was wonderful. The waiter was very attentive. For entre we had scallops, probably the best I have had and the portion was quite sufficient. For mains I had the crispy salmon, very delicate, perfectly cooked and the portion I thought was quite decent.
My partner had the pork, whilst also delicious it was on the small size. The desserts were divine. The apple crumble mouth watering. The panacotta was interesting with pistachio fairy floss and raspberry cannoli, the flavours/textures didn't quite compliment each other, but indivdually all three ingredients were fabulous. It was slightly expensive but for a restaurant of this standard it was to be expected however all the mains were $25 which I found very reasonable.
I noticed on the way out they had a $20 all you can eat pasta night which I assume is keeping the tradition of the old pinnochio restaurant so I will be back to try that and more items on the other menu.
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Gypsy -
See my reviews 30, 07 May 2009
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0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Food 8 |
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For the entree, I ordered the aptly named 'tasting', a taste tester of various items on the entree menu. This turned out to be beautifully presented and delicious, however, the small size of this entree should have set off the alarm bells inside of me. For the main, I ordered the beef tenderloin with soft mash, mustard crust and red wine sauce. Whilst delicious, this tiny portion of beef set atop a thin smear of mash could hardly be described as an entree, let alone a main course.
Service was polite, however, the long wait between ordering and being served the meals was inexcusable, especially since the restaurant was not even close to capacity. After paying a hefty sum for our meals, we left feeling hungry and more than slightly ripped off. No fine dining experience should end with the consumer travelling to a 24 hour McDonalds drive thru. How disappointing.
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00987 -
See my reviews 1, 06 April 2009
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Food 10 |
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I've dined at Sabyon several time under Chef David so looked forward to dining at Pistachio and I wasn't disappointed. He sure knows how to cook and I always find his meals to be enjoyable. Price is ressonable for a casual fine dining experience.
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JenniW -
See my reviews 1, 11 March 2009
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Food 9 |
Ambience 9 |
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Value 8 |
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I had the brulee and it was just to die for, we ended up ordering a second to share it was so good! Next time I'm going to get the Sorbet, it looked amazing.
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Sherwins -
See my reviews 1, 11 March 2009
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Food 7 |
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Decent entree, great main course with just the right amount of seasoning and splendidly cooked to order. Unfortunately, the desserts left quite a bit to be desired, the brulee, for instance, was more like creme anglaise soup with a cold crust, just not how I'd expect, or like, it.
Floor staff did little to set a calm atmosphere, they buzzed about with what seemed to be no agenda and we were asked 7 times if everything was ok, once would have sufficed.
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sem -
See my reviews 1, 07 March 2009
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