wallybyname reviewed Catalina Rose Bay, Rose Bay
Restaurants, Mediterranean, Modern Australian, Seafood, Family Dining
4.5 Below Average
Food 5 Ambience 7 Service 3 Value 3
Sigh! My general belief that restaurants that appeal to tourists are not much good, has sadly been proved correct on many occasions. For a long time, Catalina was a noble exception. Alas, on last visit the food, although good, was no longer great and the service was, how can I put it politely? Disappointing. bye bye Catalina.
May 31, 2012
Restaurants, Turkish, Fine Dining, Good For Groups, Romantic and Intimate
2 Not Recommended
Food 1 Ambience 5 Service 1 Value 1
I have been there, as Tom B. says the service was very very poor, also, small amount of food in the huge plate, you can finish it with one forg action, it was $40 and for small amount of food.
I can tell that, it was the worst and poor service I have ever had. If you want to have this experience, don't hesitate to be at Efendy.
May 31, 2012
keirmal reviewed Mario's Cucina, North Turramurra
Restaurants, Italian, Family Dining, Good for Business Dining, Hip and Trendy
4.5 Below Average
Food 8 Ambience 3 Service 2 Value 5
The arrival of this restaurant in North Turramurra was a welcomed addition to the offerings in the area, replacing the defunct Quattro and hopefully offering more accessible pricing than the upmarket Cooks Garden.
We've eaten there twice and attempted to book for a third time only to find it booked out on a Friday evening.
The menu and the quality of the food are to be commended, this place could be a real gem. The experience, however, is really let down by ambience and most of all service.
The ambience would be greatly enhanced by the installation of a door closer as the door blows open frequently rendering the closest tables useless. The table layout is confusing and cramped but that could easily be turned into an advantage if staff were able to work effectively with it.
The real problem is front of house. Leaving people waiting at the door or outside it causing confusion, the lack of effective table planning (get policy right on reservations), the lack leadership on the floor and the under trained staff who clearly have no game plan to work to. All this can be resolved readily, employ an empowered front of house manager, define a service plan, train the staff, monitor them and provide feedback.
I want to see this place succeed and I hope that they are able to work on this because the food is really good but they are turning off many locals at the moment.
May 31, 2012
Julie W. reviewed Bar Brazilia, Brighton-Le-Sands
Restaurants, Brazilian, Family Dining, Hip and Trendy, Air Conditioning
9.5 Highly Recommended
Food 9 Ambience 9 Service 10 Value 10
Great food and plenty of it. Saf is a great host. Always making sure everyone is looked after. I will definitely be going back again.
May 31, 2012
GoGirlSyd reviewed Hard Rock Cafe Sydney, Darling Harbour
Restaurants, Music Venues, American, Family Dining, Good For Groups
3.6 Below Average
Food 3 Drinks 4 Ambience 3 Service 5 Value 3
Disappointing and over priced. By far the worst Caesar salad I have ever tasted. Absolute rubbish! I will never go back to this Hard Rock Cafe. Give me McDonalds any day of the week!
May 30, 2012
Restaurants, Italian, Pizza, Vegetarian, Family Dining
8 Recommended
Food 8 Ambience 8 Service 8 Value 8
Had a Maranello pizza, a spaghetti bolognaise and garlic bread between 2 adults and 1 little kid for weekend lunch. It was plenty. Pizza was tasty, pasta was good but sauce a little bit on the tart side. My kid must have enjoyed it, he ate 2 cereal bowlfuls of the pasta.
Food was good, was glad when the staff changed the music to some latin stuff. I'm not keen on pop music during my meals.
May 30, 2012
Restaurants, Italian, Pizza, Good For Groups, Hip and Trendy
9.3 Highly Recommended
Food 9 Ambience 10 Service 9 Value 9
Went to Vicini on Saturday night after hearing lots about the place and it didn't disappoint. We are from Surry Hills and have been heading to the Inner West lately and will certainly be back. Arrived about 8pm to a packed restaurant upstairs with the fire place roaring, the restaurant had a great buzz to it. We shared a few starter plates and my favourite was definitely the octopus. I had the lamb special for a main washed down with a bottle of Chianti, it was all first class, the wine list was great. Would highly recommend!
May 29, 2012
Restaurants, Turkish, Fine Dining, Good For Groups, Romantic and Intimate
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
1.5 Not Recommended
Food 2 Ambience 2 Service 1 Value 1
We went here on the weekend with my work colleagues as it was recommended by a very close friend of mine. Service was terrible, we had to ask everything at least 3 times before it got delivered to our table.
Food quality was really average, massive plates with very small amount of food. I also didn’t expect the prices to be 5 star restaurant for this place.
Overall it was a very bad experience for everyone at the table, the place looked nice but bad management!
May 29, 2012
Brooke R. reviewed MUMU Grill, Crows Nest
Restaurants, Modern Australian, Pizza, Steak House, Tapas
8.3 Highly Recommended
Food 10 Ambience 7 Service 8 Value 8
Went to MUMU for a Sunday lunch, were possibly the only customers at the time, which could explain the attentive staff!
Food was amazing, couldn't fault anything. We had the meatballs for an entree, and the steak and roast chicken for mains. Superb! Expensive, but worth every cent.
May 29, 2012
elle xox reviewed Extra Virgin Fine Foods, Crows Nest
Restaurants, Bars, Spanish, Tapas, Family Dining
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
9 Highly Recommended
Food 10 Drinks 9 Ambience 8 Service 9 Value 9
One of the best places to eat in Crows Nest. Fantastic food and delightful service every time. Cosy atmosphere, a real gem indeed.
May 29, 2012
Restaurants, Asian, Asian Fusion, Tapas, Family Dining
4.5 Below Average
Food 6 Ambience 6 Service 2 Value 4
I came here and was not impressed. You can tell straight away that the place is poorly run. Pricey and small portions too.
May 29, 2012
somethingforky reviewed Verde Restaurant Bar, East Sydney
Restaurants, Italian, Good For Groups, Hip and Trendy, Romantic and Intimate
8.5 Highly Recommended
Food 9 Ambience 8 Service 9 Value 8
Visited Verde for the first time last night with my partner and we both really enjoyed ourselves. Service was efficient and not intrusive. Food was well presented and delicious, zucchini flowers were amazing, nice wine list as well. Would definitely recommend.
May 29, 2012
Restaurants, Chinese, Air Conditioning, Child Friendly Highchairs, Karaoke
6.5 Recommended
Food 7 Ambience 6 Service 6 Value 7
Good parking discounts for customers in CBD. I came with my family and we orders many dim sums from the trolleys. The steam dumplings are healthy and tasty, pork buns are hot and delicious.
May 29, 2012
kololee reviewed Laze'n Graze, Bexley North
Cafes, Tea Rooms, Modern Australian, Family Dining, Hip and Trendy
7 Recommended
Food 5 Drinks 8 Ambience 8 Service 7 Value 7
Good meals are cooked to specifications. While the service is friendly, it can take a while though, perhaps, that is why it's called 'Laze' n Graze? Bad pun I know. You get free wifi in the meantime. So I recommend this if you have time to kill.
May 29, 2012
tangled reviewed Landmark Double Bay, Double Bay
Restaurants, Modern Australian, Family Dining, Good for Brunch, Good for Business Dining
7.5 Recommended
Food 7 Ambience 8 Service 8 Value 7
We decided to have a quick meal here before going to the movies and was positively surprised about the food and service we received. I had the lamb shanks and it was the best lamb shanks I have had in a long time. My partner had the black mussels in saffron broth and she loved it too (the broth was so good that we could almost drink it). Definitely will come back soon to try other things on the menu.
May 28, 2012
Restaurants, Italian, Fine Dining, Hip and Trendy, Romantic and Intimate
7.8 Recommended
Food 8 Ambience 7 Service 9 Value 7
Good location, always busy with full of customers. Nice and fast service but a little bit pricey. We are regulars here and would always go back.
May 28, 2012
Restaurants, Modern Australian, Good For Groups, Hip and Trendy, Romantic and Intimate
4 Below Average
Food 4 Ambience 6 Service 4 Value 2
Wow, what a let down. This restaurant is punching way above it's own weight! With swish styling and prices to match, we were very excited to try Pony but were so disappointed.
Small plates of crispy prawns were fine, but nothing great. I can't even recall what the second one was as it too was mediocre.
I actually sent my main of scallop tortellini back as it was dry, thick, cold and with not a spot of sauce or dressing on it? The manager apologised and organised a different meal. I had to go through 2 clueless waitresses first.
They did give me a complimentary dessert which was nice. $130 later... Choose somewhere else!
May 28, 2012
Marsdo reviewed Phulkari Indian Cuisine, Balgowlah
Restaurants, Indian, Family Dining, Air Conditioning, BYO
4.8 Average
Food 4 Ambience 6 Service 5 Value 4
Had the rogan josh and was disappointed. The meat was tough/chewy. Would have expected better.
May 28, 2012
moutho reviewed Gatto Matto Trattoria, Five Dock
Restaurants, Cafes, Takeaways, Italian, Mediterranean
8.5 Highly Recommended
Food 9 Ambience 8 Service 9 Value 8
Gatto Matto in place of the old Qui, itself a pretty nice little place in an odd spot behind the Five Dock library. Thought we would give it a whirl considering we were locals and the mrs has an Italian background. We were not disappointed as it was a very nice meal with the only annoying thing being how quick we were served and I mean overly quick.
Tried the fried olives, arancini and pizza bread for starters. All really good, very enjoyable and tasty, as it was being washed down with one of our own nice bottles from home (love BYO) things were looking very good. Being seated right near the front door had its ups and downs as the cold air rushed in with newcomers but not much can be done about that.
Not facing the kitchen I was not aware that our mains were already up when we had not finished entree, the waiter came and asked if we would like our mains 'soon' and I said sure. At that point was impressed they were asking for them to commence (assuming a wait of 15 minutes or so). He came back immediately, entree plates still there and had the mains, pretty much had no choice to keep them.
Mains were both fantastic though, my pasta with meatballs was outstanding and the wife's fish of the day was excellent as well. We left in just over an hour, half a bottle of wine tucked under the arm and no way we could fit dessert in. If they got the timing right, I would have been inclined to give some 10's. Don't be put off though, this is a seriously good place!
May 28, 2012
horhay reviewed Sienna Marina, Woolloomooloo
Restaurants, International, Italian, Mediterranean, Modern Australian
8 Recommended
Food 9 Ambience 7 Service 7 Value 9
My girl and I wandered into this restaurant for breakfast and were very happy with our meal. I ordered the open omelette, which was rich and full of flavor without being too greasy. She ordered the folded omelette, which she loved as well. The coffee had flavor without being heavy. A great meal at a reasonable price.
May 28, 2012
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