Assiette

7.8 Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  8      Service  7      Value  8     

Food was good. Its not really french, its just modern cursine. Service was good. We had the degustation menu. It is mainly seafood but well balance. If there are any complaints, then it will be the serving portion. For any big eaters, you may want to ask them for more bread. But overall, venue is nice, service and food are both good.

May 13, 2012 

7 Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  7      Service  4      Value  7     

The food was superb. Beautifully orchestrated dishes with visual impact and match of flavours. The beef was cooked and rested perfectly. Entree and dessert faultless on presentation and high quality ingredients. The host was less than welcoming on entry and we felt rushed to finish and leave the restaurant, although it was a fairly quiet Wednesday night. For this reason I will not be returning to the restaurant.

Mar 17, 2012 

8.3 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  8      Service  9      Value  7     

This was our second visit and we were not disappointed. Although there was no vegetarian option on the menu, a pea risotto with a dear little quail egg on the top was made for my veggie friend with no fuss. I had the Hapuki fish with the same risotto and it was done to perfection. We finished with a beautifully presented, delicate dessert each - mine the chocolate marquise and my friends the creme brulee.

The service was attentive but unobtrusive and the amuse bouche and palette cleanser delightful. My only complaint is that there are too few wines by the glass, but otherwise a wonderful dining experience.

Mar 05, 2012 

7.8 Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  8      Service  6      Value  8     

We have been wanting to eat at this Surry Hills restaurant since 2009 but had been put off because of our bad experience in booking the place 3 years ago. Back then, we enquired online through their website a couple of weeks before for an anniversary booking, but it was almost a week before someone actually replied. By then, we had to look for another venue so as not to ruin our special day.

But fastforward 3 years (and with a pram in toe), we rang up in the morning for a same day lunch and whilst the lady on the phone got out of her way to accommodate us and the pram, our experience with the floor staff was cordial at best. We had the degustation menu and it wasn't until the 5th or 6th course that the head wait staff approached our table to ask about our meal. We were the first customer for that day and the hubby noticed that she had been going around tables before coming to ours. Apparently some customers are more well known to them.

Going on to the food, it was quite pleasant actually. As aforementioned, we had the degustation and it is actually quite nice:

1. Sashimi of scampi (8 out of 10)
2. Kataifi quail egg (6 out of 10 - a bit bland)
3. seared tuna with oyster beignet (9 out of 10)
4. seared mackerel (7 out of 10 - has a fishy after taste)
5. quail ballotine (8 out of 10)
6. roast beef fillet (7 out of 10)
7. pre dessert (6 out of 10)
8. strawberry and raspberry salad (7 out of 10)

Overall our experience is quite good. The place is quite small (though our pram found quite a parking spot) and the ambience has a homely small restaurant feel to it.

But alas, when I enquired the head wait staff as to which of the chef in the cooking area is Warren, she told me that Warren does not cook at this establishment anymore as he had to divide his time between his other venture in sydney and also in NZ. What a shame.

Feb 17, 2012 

9 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  9      Service  9      Value  8     

We came for dinner, food very delicious, good service, good staff attention, good value, absolutely recommend. We will come back soon.

Feb 17, 2012 

9 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  9      Service  9      Value  9     

It's hard to comment on the value as I went on the Festival Fast Feasts deal, but the food was amazing. Outstanding flavours, enough food given the food is pretty rich. In fact was too full to have dessert. Highly recommended.

Feb 08, 2012 

7.5 Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  7      Service  8      Value  7     

Portions on the small side, and Friday lunch special is no longer at $35. However, the service and overall tone make up for it.

Jan 31, 2012 

8 Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  8      Service  9      Value  6     

Six of us went here on Friday night with old friends we hadn't seen for 10 years.

The décor was very nice without being OTT and I was pleased to see carpets as I hoped it would make the place quieter. It was noisy but we added rather detracted from the noise - sorry about that!

We ordered all different mains and entrées and everybody thought their meal was wonderful. Mine was the venison and I enjoyed it very much. The food has nice touches to it that add rather than detract from the main ingredient. Very clever and cooked to perfection. I do not like degustation and having seen a couple eating their mouthful on the next table I suggested we skip that.

I thought the food was excellent value and we had plenty to eat.

Now the wine. I ordered from the bottom end of the menu ie $50-$75 per bottle. We ordered a bottle of Riesling to start which was a bit too sweet without much promise for the future, then a bottle of Moss Wood Semillon which was wonderful as all MW wines are, so we ordered another. The Coal Valley Pinot tasted as if it had been bottled the week before and was a disappointment. All (except Moss Wood) were very expensive for what they were.

If this restaurant has a weakness it is in the wine list and prices. We are not poor but with the quality to price ratio of wines out there at the moment Assiette could have done a lot better.

An excellent experience for the food alone and I do not regret choosing it. We would go again but buy less wine.

Jan 29, 2012 

5.8 Average

Food  6      Ambience  6      Service  7      Value  4     

Food was not bad but portions were so small I found it hard to get a firm taste before all the food was gone.

Jan 19, 2012 

8 Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  8      Service  9      Value  6     

Every course was divine! Staff were great! And even gave us an umbrella to help our walk to our hotel in torrential rain. Wine was expensive but I think this is fairly common for a place of this standard. Thoroughly recommend this restaurant.

Jan 13, 2012