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Was absolutely blown away with the place. Our waiter suggested the matching wines for the tapas we ordered. Salt Cod Fritters, melt in the mouth. Jamon and Pate was rich and luxurious. Garlic and chilli prawns was very morish with plenty of bread to mop up the sauce. Very sexy and parisian feel. I'd recommend a seat inside as the outdoor terrace is a smoking area. A must to visit.
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pjmcgregor -
See my reviews 10 , 25 November 2008
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Food 9 |
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Dined here last friday with two girlfriends for a monthly catch up and definitely did not regret it! Upon arrival we were greeted by smiling faces, the waitress ran through the menu and we quickly chose a few dishes to share and a main platter, highlights would definitely be roasted bone marrow and chilli garlic prawns mopped up with the beautiful sourdough bread.
The Suckling pig was delicious but a little too salty for my liking, dessert was delicious, all in all we had 5 starter dishes shared, a platter of suckling pig, 3 desserts and a couple glasses of wine for about $65 per person, simply divine!
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Amra.C -
See my reviews 3, 24 November 2008
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Food 8 |
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My friends and I went to Aperitif for a pre party dinner on the suggestion of a chef associate. We were not disappointed. The ambience was warm, stylish and funky - felt very tucked away/Parisian style - great for a date!
We ordered four small dishes and 1 entree to which the waitress said was not much. Lucky we did not take her advice as we became extremely full very quickly. Lambs brains would have been better if not deep fried (tasted to fatty) however, the cured duck wrapped around rock melon (twist on the usual) was orgasmic for the mouth i.e amazing. The white bean soup with truffles was also great value with generous slices of black truffle, enough for all three of us to try. The Turkish delight martini is highly recommended.
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Bewoo -
See my reviews 36, 12 October 2008
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Food 7 |
Ambience 7 |
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Value 7 |
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Our visit didn't start off well at all. First of all they said our booking hadn't been confirmed as they tried to call and left a message and that we hadn't called back. We explained that we were the ones that had called and left a message, and a lady did call back and confirmed our table just the day before. Rather unapologetically they tried to convince us how this could not have been possible, there were only two waitresses and both apparently didn't call us and the waiter/manager was usually the one to make calls.
He apparently called us and left a message which we never received. Anyway, they kept saying that none had talked to us and confirmed our table. Bizarre! We had brought our parents and kids to celebrate my mum's birthday, did they think that we'd just saunter into a restaurant on a busy night without a confirmed booking and that we'd make up a story of someone from the restaurant contacting us?! Instead of just apologising and trying to resolve the matter, we were treated like we had a screw loose.
We probably should have gotten angry but didn't want to spoil the evening so we accepted an outside table. The waiter who seemed to be the senior staff did later have a few words with me when we were seated and muttered an insincere apology, I say insincere because it was followed by how it wasn't possible that they made a mixup. Since I don't work there, I of course don't know how the mixup occurred but we don't often dream up of calls made to us by restaurants!
We had even enquired about high chairs on the same conversation (they don't have any). They really need a simple lesson in customer service. All they had to say was, we're sorry, we don't know how it happened, would you mind sitting outside since we're otherwise fully booked. Is that really so hard?? Anyway we were astounded, I haven't had such a poor level of service in years (excluding rude yum cha restaurants where bad service is a matter of course).
Fortunately, the rest of the evening went well. The rest of the staff were friendly and we enjoyed the food, chilli prawns and lamb cutlets were great. If you like fatty food, try the bone marrow (though I think I was the only one to really enjoy it, it's just not for the girls or anyone who wants to keep their arteries intact!).
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Hooba -
See my reviews 43, 11 October 2008
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Food 10 |
Ambience 10 |
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Value 10 |
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Absolutely fantastic!! Everything was perfect, ambience, the food, the wine, our waiter, the music... the fact the owner was on site and came and chatted with us :)
Tre magnifique!!
The suckling pig is an absolute must! I let my waiter match wines to each dish and he was spot on each time.
Fabulous. I'm adding to my favourites and definitely going back. Perfection has a new name :)
Thanks Aperitif xo
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october.sparrow -
See my reviews 11, 16 September 2008
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Food 9 |
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Value 7 |
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A fantastic place for a late night feed. The food is great, with a wide variety of tapas like selections, although price does add up if you're hungry. We had a range of items starting with the parfait (excellent), bone marrow (unbelievable), suckling pig (nice but overpriced and too small a serving), the cheese platter (good selection) and sweetbreads (very good).
It's good to have another place for some quality late night dining. Ambience is nice especially outside (smoking is permitted...Praise the Lord!). Service is good. The wine list good have been more comprehensive, considering that this is supposed to be a "wine bar" type place, but the existing list is well sorted and faily well priced. A very nice place indeed.
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Dionysios -
See my reviews 29, 10 September 2008
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Food 10 |
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I have to take people out regularly for my job and it's rare for me to rate 10/10 for any restaurant but this is such a delightful restaurant in every aspect. The decor was superb, the tasting plates delish and the service impeccable.
The staff were not pushy or trying to oversell us. They provided us with discreet, friendly professional service. They read us really well... they knew when we need assistance and knew when to leave us alone. We ordered 4 or 5 small dishes and everything was just divine. Can't wait to revisit.
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Sienna64 -
See my reviews 1, 12 August 2008
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Food 8 |
Ambience 8 |
Service 10 |
Value 6 |
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Took my partner here for his birthday and he absolutely loved it! We were greeted by lovely staff and the lovely girl who looked after us was really friendly and took the time to explain the menu. They also anticipated if we had ran out of bread etc.
The salted cod croquettes were yummy, as were the chorizos (they broke an egg on top of it, interesting and divine!). Wasn't too happy with the snails and the paella was overcooked and generally pretty average. The star of the show was definitely the creme brulee. I would recommend this place for the service and desserts alone!
Will try the garlic prawns or salmon next time. When you book request not to be placed in the hallway, I had a view of the kitchen so was a little distracting.
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symphony -
See my reviews 4, 26 July 2008
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Food 7 |
Ambience 9 |
Service 8 |
Value 7 |
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Aperitif is gorgeous! Whether you are inside beside the fire, in the little red booths, or outside on the balcony, you feel like you are somewhere far away from Sydney.
The ambience is sexy yet laid back, the wine list is exceptional (for Kings Cross), and the food is also very nice. I love the Churros (cha chas) with chocolate sauce... so much better than oportos at 3am.
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mishi -
See my reviews 32, 15 July 2008
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Food 9 |
Ambience 9 |
Service 9 |
Value 7 |
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I love this place. I often come for a drink but recently tried some of the food options and was very pleased. The interior is warm and cosy and has a Spanish feel to it, which goes well with the Spanish style tapas we were eating. The jamon was delicious as were the salt cod balls, matched with amazing wines it was a really nice winters night and I can't wait to return.
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king kapisi -
See my reviews 38, 09 July 2008
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