Fresh User Reviews in Newtown

8.3 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  8      Service  8      Value  8     

I dined here on a Saturday night and enjoyed my time here immensely, and would definitely recommend it to others seeking yummy authentic Lebanese food and a fun lively atmosphere.

Our waitress was very welcoming and showed us to a large table near the front window, and was able to answer any questions we had, we enjoyed attentive but not over the top service which was nice for a change.

The food was the star attraction of course with the lamb shawarma having a fuller flavor than many I have had before, the mansaf dejaj had a very nice tenderized pulled chicken topping which I really enjoyed having never had the dish before. And we enjoyed the belly dancing show (if you’re up for some fun: joining in is encouraged!)

All in all a great night out for my anniversary, with a more unusual treat at the end of champagne and shisha out the front under their cozy heaters. I’m really glad I tried it despite mixed reviews online and thought I’d share my experience of a little of Lebanon in Newtown that I really enjoyed.

May 30, 2012

8 Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  6      Service  9      Value  9     

I love this restaurant for attentive and very friendly service as well as wholesome and delicious lebanese food. My teenage boys love it!

May 29, 2012

6.8 Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  4      Service  7      Value  8     

The food was great, tasty and good value. The Sheesha Garden (courtyard) was not appealing as the fluro lighting was very bright and harsh. With the right lighting it would be a much nicer environment.

May 28, 2012

9 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  9      Service  9      Value  9     

Recent visit to this place have had a prolong effect with a damn fine cappuccino had every time I have visited. Service was attentive and super friendly. Seating can get annoying but a great hideaway to visit.

May 27, 2012

3.5 Below Average

Food  3      Ambience  3      Service  5      Value  3     

Was recommended by an acquaintance so I tried it but was disappointed. I was expecting coffee to be great but instead it was flat and lukewarm, the food was pretty average as well. I had their big breakfast and it was just a mess, the eggs tasted like they were cooked and left on the counter for about 1hr then partly reheated and served to me, the bread was tough, the beans were just terrible. I wouldn't recommend the cafe.

May 26, 2012

7.5 Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  6      Service  8      Value  8     

We have breakfast there occasionally and its always been good every single time.
Yummy food, good coffee and good service. Well priced.

May 26, 2012

9.3 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  8      Service  9      Value  10     

This is my favourite Vietnamese restaurant and I have to travel from the north shore! I adore the signature Viet pork and prawn roll entrée, unmissable and the cubed beef and they have the best vegetarian or BBQ pork fried rice that I have ever had. It is deliciously light and flavoursome without colouring the rice with oil, so it is wonderfully colourful with either choice of ingredients but still lovely and fluffy.

Best tofu ever in the vegetable tofu mix, my vegetarian friend said that it taste so good! Love you and your food thanks.

May 25, 2012

8.8 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  8      Service  10      Value  7     

Great place to eat, friendly staff, had my birthday here with friends and will definitely be back.

May 25, 2012

9 Highly Recommended

Quality  9      Food  9      Ambience  9      Service  10      Value  8     

I go here often and love the place. On the one occasion they forgot a meal we got a free drink each and dessert and did not have to pay for the late meal. Now thats superior customer service which always brings me back, the food well its heavenly.

May 25, 2012

8 Recommended

Food  7      Ambience  8      Service  9      Value  8     

I've now been to Grub & Tucker a couple of times. The first visit was as "full paying" customers. I ordered the burger and my partner had the salmon risotto. The burger was okay, but I think the days of the outstanding burger that isn't from a gourmet burger shop have passed. The salmon risotto on the other hand was delicious! A massive serving as well.

This prompted me to jump at the chance of a voucher deal that gave us a full 3 courses for a ridiculously cheap price ($39!). Having had one meal there, we were fairly confident it wouldn't end up like our last voucher (La Kasbah). The voucher menu was separate to the full menu, but it still gave plenty of choice for each course. We started with the Garlic Prawns and Garlic Mushrooms. The prawns were fresh, juicy and tasty. I could have done with more garlic as was the case with the mushrooms, but I Love garlic!

For mains, we had the lamb shank and the barramundi. The lamb shank was fall off the bone tender, but lacked a "wow" factor flavour. It was lovely, just not Wow. The barramundi was much the same. Perfectly cooked, but the tomato relish with it lacked any real flavour. I mentioned it to the waitress when she asked, saying that it could have done with, perhaps, more herbs during cooking, and she happily passed it on to the chef.

The desserts were a step above. My partner loved her Chai and ginger creme brulee, and I inhaled the berry trifle, and loved the pashmak that was put on top.

Service was very friendly, non obtrusive and efficient. Could not fault it at all. Overall, the food here won't blow your mind, but it will satisfy you, and give you a pleasant meal out for a reasonable price, even without a voucher.
I'll definitely be going back again.

May 25, 2012

9 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  8      Service  10      Value  8     

This place is awesome! The food is great and comes fast and the service is incredible! Everyone is very friendly and helpful. I have been there twice and will definitely go back.

May 25, 2012

8.3 Highly Recommended

Drinks  8      Ambience  8      Service  10      Value  7     

This is a great place for a quick drink before dinner. The staff are always fun and attentive and give that little bit more to make sure you feel relaxed and content. In summer, watching the sun set on the terrace out the back is the place to be. In winter, snuggle up with a bottle of red in the lounge.

May 25, 2012

1.5 Not Recommended

Ambience  2      Service  1     

Really uncomfortable experience here recently! I ordered a vegetarian dish but when it arrived was full of meat! I explained this was not what I had ordered and I am vegetarian so cannot eat it. The waitress insisted that the other waiter said it was what I had ordered and we 'can't just take things back when people order the wrong thing'.

I refused to pay for something that I did not order nor touch and she made me very uncomfortable calling me rude and saying 'the cafe will lose money because of you' and 'it is so impolite of you'. Well I definitely won't be eating here again and either will my friends!

May 24, 2012

9 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  10      Service  9      Value  8     

Went here tonight for dinner and loved it! Service was friendly and professional. All the waitresses were lovely and attentive. I had a delicious salmon dish cooked perfectly and beautiful chocolate and coffee meringue cake for dessert. Ambience is gorgeous with candlelight and lovely decor. Highly recommended!

May 24, 2012

7.8 Recommended

Drinks  7      Ambience  9      Service  8      Value  7     

We love the Corridor! Rustic interior, love the fairy lights, lovely friendly, happy staff. We usually go upstairs, preferably in the garden outside, but the inside upstairs is nice too. One of the things I like about this place is that people are there to sit and chat...it's mellow, happy..not rowdy. Love it!

May 24, 2012

9.8 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  10      Service  10      Value  10     

Went to Moo Newtown last night with a couple of friends from uni, we had such a fantastic night! The courtyard area was heated and private, the food was incredible and the waitress was super friendly. If you're going out in Newtown definitely visit this restaurant.

May 24, 2012

8.5 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  8      Service  8      Value  9     

Food was spectacular, and the service is friendly and oddly genuine. (since we are all so used to fast food service). It can get a bit busy, but its worth the wait.

May 24, 2012

8 Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  7      Service  8      Value  9     

Went there with booking on a Friday night. The place was full by 7pm. So an early booking is recommended!

Food: Very nice with generous serving, we had the gnocchi and tortellini for entree. You should try them if you go there.

Beverage: We brought our wines, and at $4 per bottle, it is a bargain. Instead of some cheap and small wine glasses, they give you decent glasses which is a nice gesture.

Service: Friendly and fast.

Value: 3 courses for $55, it is fantastic value.

Highly recommended, but not if you are on a diet.

May 23, 2012

7.8 Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  5      Service  7      Value  10     

This place is cheap but tasty. It doesn't look like much on the outside, and the decor is truly wanting, but the food is really really tasty. Nothing about this place is delicate, the flavours are bold and adventurous. The chicken risotto (while a little bit on the oily side) is just fantastic, every time!

May 23, 2012

2.2 Not Recommended

Food  1      Drinks  4      Ambience  4      Service  1      Value  1     

Shocking service and a substandard meal. Ordered a thai beef salad and a pork belly, pork was ok, nothing to write home about but the Thai beef salad was the worst meal I've ever ordered! burnt cashews, limp lettuce, a bland creamy dressing passed off by the chef as "thai mayo", very overcooked beef, plus there was no onion and no herbs, just a pathetic tasteless salad but the real problem was the service.

I complained to the waitress - useless, no communication skills, then I went into the kitchen and came across another useless staff who "understood" my complaints but offered no remedy. I left 2 phone messages and sent 3 emails to the senior staff complaining and received no reply. This place is terrible and I will never return - shame of Newtown.

May 22, 2012