WAQU Crows Nest, Sydney

Located in the heart of Crows Nest, WAQU offers a unique dining experience featuring contemporary cuisine with fine Japanese touch. With a stylish interior and warm friendly service WAQU is the perfect setting for your dinner. Also suitable for functions and group bookings.

User Reviews of WAQU, Crows Nest

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5.5 Average

Food 7 Ambience 6 Service 4 Value 5

The food here is pleasant. When we came here a season ago, the seafood froth looking thing reminded me of smelly fish market and uncleaned aquarium, so it made me a bit sick. There was a trout entree and that wasn't fresh either as it had the fishy smell which fresh fish don't have, so those 2 dishes were disappointing, but other dishes were pleasant.

The service is quite pretentious, impersonal, they just state what the dishes are really quickly, giving the impression they don't want to be there and left quickly. When asked to repeat what they say (cus they really mumble it really quickly), they say it really quickly again and left. Overall experience was "rushed", "pretentious" and "impersonal". Back then, we thought we may go back there in a month or two time, but we hadn't been back and don't think we will.

Feb 02, 2012

Eatingstar
23

8.3 Highly Recommended

Food 8 Ambience 8 Service 7 Value 10

Had a very reasonable and delicious 6 course menu for $60 which was great value. Food is fresh and inviting but a little lackluster in the service. Well worth a try.

Jan 28, 2012

ColeenTobin
3

9 Highly Recommended

Food 9 Ambience 9 Service 9 Value 9

Wow, we had the 6 courses and were treated to a taste sensation, the fusion of flavours and textures was a dining delight. Both the trout and smoked lamb were equally good. The wine list is complementary to the food and the front of house staff are knowledgeable about the food they are serving, attention to detail is a plus from the time you walk through the door, you are special. Thank you for a beautiful evening and I will definitely be back.

Jan 20, 2012

sue1
19

8 Recommended

Food 7 Ambience 9 Service 9 Value 7

We had the 6 courses for $60 early bird special on a Sunday evening.
The restaurant offers nice ambience, great service, and offers delicious cocktails.
Fancy menu with French infused ingredients and cooking. Overall satisfied but personally I'm not a big fan of fusion dishes, especially the excessive foam they use on plate.
I would recommend to dine at Waqu, for special occasion or just simple enjoy the Jap-French fushioned food.

Jan 06, 2012

Vickstar2012
2

8.7 Highly Recommended

Food 9 Ambience 9 Service 8

Took a couple of friends here on Friday night and it was absolutely Awesome! $60 a head is extremely reasonable for a 5 course degustation, and I simply could not fault the quality of the food we had. The presentation was absolutely flawless, and all the flavours worked really well together. The ocean trout 3 ways and Barramundi courses were standouts, and the vegetarian in our group absolutely raved about her meal, in particular the tempura camembert!

I also had the matched wines which also turned out to be really good value. The wines complimented each course beautifully, but were also stunning to drink in their own right. A full glass of bubbly, whole glass of red, and 2 half glasses of white, plus a glass of Japanese plum wine to finish, awesome value.

My only slight criticism of the evening would be that all of the waiters who served us had very thick accents, which sometimes made it difficult to understand their descriptions of the courses or wines, but we managed and it really wasn't much of an issue. Otherwise the courses were spaced out well, with enough time to savour and chat between each course without the meal dragging on.

Overall this restaurant was fantastic value and I will definitely be going back!

Jan 03, 2012

Jordan G.
3

9.3 Highly Recommended

Food 10 Ambience 8 Service 9 Value 10

Came here for my 10th anniversary.
Simple food done very very well. I still think about that trout.
Fantastic value for money, almost too good.
Can’t wait to go back

Dec 11, 2011

dan_mci
2

8.8 Highly Recommended

Food 9 Ambience 9 Service 9 Value 8

I have been to Waqu 4 times, and they never disappoint. I try to go there every time the seasonal menu is changed.

At $60, the degustation is still one of the better value degustations around, especially for the quality. The dishes are always inventive, fresh and delicious!

Nov 28, 2011

xtirax
5

8 Recommended

Food 9 Ambience 8 Service 7 Value 8

Food was remarkably inventive and delicious.
Nice atmosphere - classy, though buzzy.
Only negative point was having to wait for over 30mins after the amouse bouche course for the next course.

Oct 31, 2011

CatBee
4

9 Highly Recommended

Food 10 Ambience 9 Service 8 Value 9

Was taken to WAQU last night by husband for birthday dinner, it's not the first time we've been but prompted me to write this review. The food was outstanding, so elegant to look at, incredibly creative combinations and after the 6 dishes you feel full... Although that could have been helped by the matching wine menu we went for! This place really works for romantic couples and larger groups. The decor is subtle and whilst minimalistic is still warm. The staff are very pleasant and professional. It is a fabulous dining experience. As always, I will be back again to try the next seasons menu.

Oct 08, 2011

Kelly77
12

9 Highly Recommended

Food 9 Ambience 9 Service 9 Value 9

Food was excellent, very well presented with nice combinations of flavours and textures. $75 for 7 courses was good value, and the portions were the right size for a degustation, leaving us feeling sated but not stuffed or hungry.

The dining experience was top notch, waitstaff regularly checked on us, each dish was described in detail and they were quite happy to alter dishes in the set menu to accommodate my partner's allergies.

The menu changes seasonally so we'll be back to try the new spring menu.

Sep 05, 2011