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User Reviews on Cafe Opera
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I'm not sure what happened to r0zle, but we went for Mother's Day luncheon buffet. What a great choice. Having been to a few buffets around Sydney, we found this to be one of the best. Where do you start?
Food - the choices were wide. The seafood was plenitful, no lobster, but who can complain? The oysters were a little small, but still, very tasty. The hot dishes were very tasty, and not suffering from bain-marie-itis. Once slight disappointment, one of the dishes ran out sand was not replaced as quickly as demanded. The salads were plentiful and fresh, and the soup of the day, crab and prawn bisque was very satisfying without any overload of MSG.
Ambience - this eatery is located in the middle of the refurbished Treasury Building. Set just off an enclosed courtyard, the wonderful arched verandahs presents a great place to eat. The furnishings are solid without being heavy, and the table clothes are very crisp. On the ground floor of the atrium, there was a very competent jazz trio which added significantly to the dining experience.
Service - the staff were very efficient in providing water, topping up the (yes) bottomless sparkling wine, clearing dishes, clearing crustacean remnants, and answering queries about what other days the buffet is on.
Value - well, $90 per person is fairly steep for a lunch, but we stayed a good two and half hours, and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. There was no rush, and the queues at the food stations were not excessive (especially when considering it was Mother's Day). The motto "pace yourself" (or Murphy's Law of buffet dining) applied very well.
Highly recommended.
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darkmatter -
See my reviews 16 , 11 May 2009
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I came here a couple of years ago and loved it so I booked a room here for my engagement party. The room setup was nice and our waiter was great but I was shocked at how bad the food was. The worst buffet I've had in a long time. I was so embarrassed and my guests hardly ate. The food offered at the buffet was not what was promised on the menu.
When I questioned the quality of the food, our waiter told us the restaurant was under new management and the food quality had changed. I am disgusted that a 5 star hotel has such low standards. I will never come back and would not recommend it anyone.
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r0zle -
See my reviews 1, 09 November 2008
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Food 4 |
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Very poor quality, tasteless prawns, the great variety of salads all contained celery (may be a special for the week). The lamb on the hot food was tougher than the desk I’m at. The labels for the food were all incorrect. Vegetables were tasteless. We had to ask for utensils to use for most of the cold items. I guess they were busy (doing what there were only 2 tables in the restaurant). Would not recommend, plus they charge $7 for a burnt coffee? There was no customer service buffet not explained or drinks not offered for top up.
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fehc -
See my reviews 1, 03 August 2008
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Food 7 |
Ambience 8 |
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Value 7 |
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This is a pleasant place for a quick lunch. There is a good variety of the seafood and cold meats with plenty of tempting salad combinations for the non meat eaters. We particularly enjoyed the antipasto selection and was tempted to try a little of each of the 8 hot food trays. Dessert choice was taste bud-boggling and the bread and butter pudding was irresistible.
All in all, try Cafe Opera for a bountiful and tempting selection of quality food at a fair price (though wines were a bit overpriced).
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cogginsg -
See my reviews 18, 18 April 2008
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Ambience 8 |
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The seafood selection was good prawns, balmain bugs, crab, oysters and salmon. The hot food and dessert selction were average. Service was friendly although they let our plates build up... Nice dining room though. For the price I would not return again in a hurry unless the hot food and dessert selection were better..
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i*love*food -
See my reviews 4, 07 April 2008
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Food 3 |
Ambience 5 |
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Ordered lobster tails at $30.00 per plate, nothing else on the plate . Needed to order sides. Lobster was a extremely small crustacean.
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j6c -
See my reviews 1, 17 March 2008
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Food 5 |
Ambience 7 |
Service 7 |
Value 5 |
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Had sugar hitz here today, very ordinary dessert. Not worth the $20. Service was nice though.
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bron_foigras -
See my reviews 24, 08 October 2007
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Ambience 7 |
Service 7 |
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Colleagues and I went to the buffet here and I can say that I was glad I wasn't paying. It had the standard seafood, prawns small, oysters and smoked salmon and that was it. As for the warm food, there was 3 different kinds of roasts, steamed vegies and baked fish and rice and seriously that was it. Prawn lovers, go to the fish market and buy 2kg of prawns and have it all for yourself. Done, wouldn't go here again.
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RIBENA*BERRY -
See my reviews 1, 11 September 2007
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Food 7 |
Ambience 7 |
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Value 7 |
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Been here quite a few times. If you want a good buffet style meal, lots of seafood as well as meats, then this is the place. And the desserts buffet is to die for.
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robolb -
See my reviews 7, 29 July 2007
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Food 7 |
Ambience 8 |
Service 10 |
Value 7 |
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This is not at all what it used to be but if you are a buffet fan it's pretty much as good as it gets for Sydney. It's not cheap for what it is. If you were going with a group you could easily put on a buffet of similar food at home for less money.
Prawns and smoked salmon are nice but nothing special. Where they do a good job is the hot bar with plenty of assorted quality dishes to choose from and most of all the dessert bar. The desserts alone would take hours upon hours to make - I personally don't find anything to taste outstanding but the presentation is impeccable. It's a bit pricier on Sunday lunch but it's fun - there's clowns for the kids etc. I find them a bit scary but that's just me. If you are a lover of buffet, go for it. As I said though it's not at all what it used to be back in the day.
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fleurrrr -
See my reviews 29, 02 March 2007
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