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Awards
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SMH Good Food Guide 2009 - One Chef's Hat |
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SMH Good Food Guide 2008 - One Chef's Hat |
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SMH Good Food Guide 2007 - One Chef's Hat |
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Dropped into this restaurant as our original restaurant was booked out for a function. Had been meaning to try it out as it had received a chef's hat. They definitely know how to cook their seafood!. My seafood bisque was packed with flavour and the fish was perfectly cooked.
Our waiter though attentive did forget to bring out my latte with my dessert as I had asked and just assumed he had got it right, so service though friendly was a little hit and miss. Cosy place for two and maybe up to four but very overpriced and heavy handed with the olive oil. However, they really do know how to cook a fish.
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mtran -
See my reviews 6 , 26 June 2009
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Food 8 |
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Value 5 |
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Perfect example of a place that needs to realise how steep the competition is in Sydney. They cook a sensational piece of fish but I find it hard to understand why they must be so pretentious, it's simply off-putting and unnecessary to be so in one's face. Very loud and crowded atmosphere.
Recently stopped accepting Amex, interesting that they think they can afford to reduce the service they offer, but service was never their forte so shouldn't really be surprised. I'd rather go around the corner and order Onde's spectacular fish and chips, or one of their other fish alternatives, without the attitude and at a much more reasonable price.
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bhw92k -
See my reviews 6, 25 May 2009
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Food 9 |
Ambience 8 |
Service 7 |
Value 8 |
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Great great food. 4 of us had to wait 30-40mins but it was well worth it. Small place but something different and its all about the quality fish.
Starters great, amazing fish rolls to start, so so fresh. All of the mains were great, particularly the trout in filo, very tasty. Deserts were fab also.
BYO very disappointing, 5 dollars per head was crazy. 60 bucks for an average bottle of wine jumps up the bill for all. Expensive night for a byo but great food, well worth the wait and a busy buzzy place to visit.
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cneale -
See my reviews 4, 17 May 2009
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Food 10 |
Ambience 8 |
Service 10 |
Value 5 |
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Food was absolutely sensational. We shared 3 entrees and one main. The sashimi scallops are a knockout. Sit at the bar! You get all the action from the kitchen and get to talk to the chef.
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pepico -
See my reviews 1, 03 May 2009
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Food 1 |
Ambience 5 |
Service 1 |
Value 1 |
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Bad value, bad service and bad food. I have now been here 2 times in as many weeks. Once dine in and once t/a neither experience was any better than the other. The fish was dry whilst eating in and no point eating when take away. Chips were blahhhhn.
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jpugh -
See my reviews 2, 31 March 2009
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Food 6 |
Ambience 5 |
Service 1 |
Value 2 |
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We went for Fish Face for the first time last night. We were pretty lucky that we got a table straight away. The service was pretty bad considering the price that they charge for the food. We asked for a cooler for our wine. but it never arrived. It was so hard to get the waitresses attention. When we finally got the other waitress attention, the cooler arrived when we almost finished our bottle.
Food was a bit slow. They mixed up our order. I can't remember what it was.
Instead of fish A, we got fish B instead. Waitress said it tastes the same anyway.
We said that's ok. When the food finally came, but we didn't see our side order of hot chips. Apparently they forgot about it and we were told they'll be ready in 30 seconds.
One of the main that got mixed up was tasteless considering the price tag of $39!
It was 2 tiny pieces of crispy fish with onions and potato. Hot chips finally arrived when we had finished our mains. The waitress took away our main plates and cutleries and we were left to eat hot chips with our fingers. Definitely will not come back ever again.
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xander_syd -
See my reviews 4, 30 March 2009
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Food 5 |
Ambience 5 |
Service 3 |
Value 4 |
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I tried Fish Face again after some while. I was not impressed by my first visit, but was prepared to give it a go again. However, things have not changed. The sashimi plate was good. Probably the high point of the evening. I had the (famous) fish and chips. The fish was too dry. Flathead is a succulent fish. I don't know what they did, but mine was bone dry. One shouldn't need to resort to the tartare for moisture. The chips are ok. Maybe a little too big. They verge on being wedges.
If they were half or two-thirds the size, it would be better. Overall, portion size is good. That cannot be faulted. The real sting, however, is the price. The fish and chips are expensive. You expect better quality for the price. I have had much better fish and chips, several times in Sydney, for half the price.
The other meal was the kingfish. It was good. And the pancetta works well. Beetroot is a little too sweet. But overall, a nice dish. The wine list is not extensive at all. That might have to do with the size and storage issues. But if that is not the case, don't charge people $10 per bottle corkage. It is inappropriate. Fine if you have an extensive list of wines from which patrons can choose from. Not if you don't.
Service was well below par. It was slow and the wait staff were terse. FF needs to lift its game here. And please don't try and offer patrons the obligatory $5 glass of sparkling water. Tap water is fine. Offer it as an option. Overall, not a great dining experience. I would not recommend FF to people new to Sydney. I know people have different experiences, but I cannot vouch for it.
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DSJ -
See my reviews 1, 12 March 2009
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Food 6 |
Ambience 7 |
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Value 7 |
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Good fresh produce, the fish and chips was a bit disappointing, chips were smothered in salt and not able to eat, flathead was tasty but small portions, not great value at $30. Dessert was sensational.
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karen1975 -
See my reviews 1, 30 January 2009
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Food 5 |
Ambience 9 |
Service 7 |
Value 7 |
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Been here a few times and really really good. Great food, when dine-in anyway. Take-away personally I wouldn't bother again. After calling for takeaway and being told it would be 10 minutes we turn up and no one has any recollection of our order so we have to wait another 20 minutes and pay $44 for two serves of fish and chips only to open then 5 minutes later and they are cold and hard and contain only 2 tiny slivers of fish. Was very disappointed and felt quite ripped off.
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jasoooooooon -
See my reviews 4, 21 January 2009
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Food 8 |
Ambience 6 |
Service 7 |
Value 6 |
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Excellent food and service ok from waitress although maitre d' a bit terse. Good wine list.
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Deborah Halla -
See my reviews 1, 04 November 2008
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