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Wildpear Cafe, Dural

Cafes, Modern Australian, Seafood, Good For Groups, Hip and Trendy

Overall 7.7 53

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.3 Average

Food 6 Ambience 5 Service 5 Value 5

A lovely cafe, but parking is a huge problem. Few spots at entrance, large space reserved for nursery customers only. No one is ever at the nursery (not much of quality there) so there's always a big space there. Cafe overflow is in outer Siberia down a loose gravel driveway (choose shoes carefully).

Anyway, food is always lovely. Favorites are the fetta fritters with king prawns and salad, salmon nicoise salad, and specials are good, esp the lamb shank, but they are not available all the time. Desserts are usually nice, coffee good. Shall return, open for dinner soon too!

Revisited and disappointed this time. Entree was ordered but wait staff arrived with the main, entree forgotten. Always a risk when order taken by memory I suppose. Ordered the prawns and fritters for a main again. Sadly only received 3 small prawns, nowhere near kings. Outrageous really, for a main dish. Husband was happy with prawn linguini (similar price, he got 7 prawns).

Anyway, with the entree forgotten, thought we'd order desserts, but the only one that sounded interesting was sold out. Had coffee, left hungry. Also, no water arrived for our table, yet all others seemed to be given it. Had to ask when ordering dessert. Don't think we'll be back.

Jan 26, 2012

I'm Angus Steakhouse, Sydney

Restaurants, Steak House, Serves Dinner, Serves Lunch

Overall 6.7 109

8.3 Highly Recommended

Food 9 Ambience 8 Service 9 Value 7

We came for my meat-loving son's 17th birthday. We all had steaks, all were cooked to perfection, from my rare tenderloin to my boy's well done scotch fillet. Service was friendly and professional. Desserts delicious. We think this is the nicest of all the nick's group. We'll definitely be back.

Dec 12, 2011

Whispers Restaurant, Baulkham Hills

Restaurants, Modern Australian, Serves Breakfast, Serves Dinner, Serves Lunch

Overall 6 9

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful

3 Below Average

Food 3 Ambience 4 Service 2 Value 3

Not great, food ok (but quite bland, nothing creative or interesting) but wait staff very inexperienced. Very overpriced for the experience offered.

Oct 14, 2011

Coffee Club, The, Rouse Hill

Cafes, International, Licensed, Serves Breakfast, Serves Dinner

Overall 3.2 16

2.3 Not Recommended

Food 3 Ambience 2 Service 2 Value 2

Shame there's little competition. This place really needs a shake up. Service is terrible-inexperienced, often disinterested and very y gen. They need serious training. Food very ordinary but hey, it's coffee club.

May 08, 2011

Garden Court, Sydney

Restaurants, European, French, International, Modern Australian

Overall 7.6 27

5.3 Average

Food 6 Ambience 5 Service 6 Value 4

Not what we expected. A fairly casual feel, more like a brasserie than fine dining in ambience. Comfy chairs though. Rolls were quite nice, although cold and not entirely fresh. Not sure why they weren't warmed, takes little effort and makes a big difference. Black mussels for entree were delicious. Husband not so happy with the thick, dark, heavy French onion soup. Bouillabaisse quite nice, husband's lamb perfectly cooked but strangely served with just a corn muffin.

Salad ordered merely a pile of rocket. Had the most terrible French cab merlot ever. Maybe it was even off-shocking taste and nose. Overall, quite ok, but better out there.

Apr 17, 2011

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Wildpear Cafe, Dural

Cafes, Modern Australian, Seafood, Good For Groups, Hip and Trendy

Overall 7.7 53

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.3 Average

Food 6 Ambience 5 Service 5 Value 5

Jan 26, 2012

I'm Angus Steakhouse, Sydney

Restaurants, Steak House, Serves Dinner, Serves Lunch

Overall 6.7 109

8.3 Highly Recommended

Food 9 Ambience 8 Service 9 Value 7

Dec 12, 2011

Whispers Restaurant, Baulkham Hills

Restaurants, Modern Australian, Serves Breakfast, Serves Dinner, Serves Lunch

Overall 6 9

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful

3 Below Average

Food 3 Ambience 4 Service 2 Value 3

Not great, food ok (but quite bland, nothing creative or interesting) but wait staff very inexperienced. Very overpriced for the experience offered.

Oct 14, 2011

Coffee Club, The, Rouse Hill

Cafes, International, Licensed, Serves Breakfast, Serves Dinner

Overall 3.2 16

2.3 Not Recommended

Food 3 Ambience 2 Service 2 Value 2

May 08, 2011

Garden Court, Sydney

Restaurants, European, French, International, Modern Australian

Overall 7.6 27

5.3 Average

Food 6 Ambience 5 Service 6 Value 4

Apr 17, 2011

Botanic Gardens Restaurant, Sydney

Restaurants, Cafes, Comfort Food, European, French

Overall 7.4 49

6.3 Average

Food 5 Ambience 7 Service 7 Value 6

Had lunch here on a rainy day before visiting the art gallery. Was cozy looking out on the gardens with the rain falling. Food was only average. Ordered asparagus risotto with a poached egg, hoping the egg would drizzle down into a lovely asparagus-filled risotto. Alas, egg was fully cooked, more like hard-boiled, and asparagus pieces far and few between. More like a plate of plain (as in totally without flavor) risotto. Husband's fish n chips were fine though. Service friendly.

Apr 17, 2011

Italian Village Restaurant, Sydney

Restaurants, Italian, Outdoor Dining, Restaurant Bookings, Water View

Overall 5.9 111

9.8 Highly Recommended

Food 9 Ambience 10 Service 10 Value 10

Read the previous reviews and came anyway. So glad we did. After a weekend in the city, dining at botanic gardens restaurant and the garden court restaurant in sofitel wentworth, This was the standout. Streams ahead. Gorgeous harbour front setting, amazing bruschetta (even pronounced correctly!) with the most delicious vine ripened tomatoes.

Best barrumundi ever eaten, with asparagus, fennel and an amazing tomato sauce with just the slightest touch of chilli. Mentioned my love of blood orange sorbet (not on menu) and wonderful waiter George, who couldn't do enough, brought it forth with a lovely chocolate gelato and pistachio biscotti. Have rebooked for a family lunch on mothers' day. Delightful.

Apr 17, 2011

Kashi Indian Restaurant, Annangrove

Restaurants, Indian, Serves Takeaway, Restaurant Bookings, Open on Christmas Day

Overall 7.4 19

6.8 Recommended

Food 8 Ambience 6 Service 6 Value 7

We ordered takeaway and it was delicious. We have dined there before and enjoyed a delightful barramundi dish, so we ordered barramundi. It wasn't the same dish and a little robust in flavour, but it was enjoyable. The lamb on the bone melted in your mouth with interesting flavours. The veggie korma was the best I've ever had. Soaked it all up with beautifully cooked naan, and a good red. A lovely Friday evening.

Apr 10, 2011

Regal Rendezvous Restaurant, Annangrove

Restaurants, International, Citibank Dining Program, Has Bar

Overall 6.3 33

7.8 Recommended

Food 8 Ambience 7 Service 9 Value 7

A lovely evening. Friendly, efficient staff, pretty tropical gardens, delicious food (though quite on the pricey side). We enjoyed crunchy, warm, homemade bread with olive oil and an amazing balsamic, followed by a delicate bug curry for an entree. Delicious. We both felt like steak-I had the scotch fillet with red wine jus and béarnaise sauce (rare, cooked to perfection) and hubby had the sirloin with Diane sauce, loved it.

Accompanying vegetables were delicious and beautifully presented, so nice not to have to add on 'sides'. Servings were ample and we really couldn't fit dessert, but just had to try the poached pear, which was wonderful. Wine list interesting, coffee good. Recommend!

Jan 15, 2011

Olivo Woodfire Pizza & Pasta, Castle Hill

Restaurants, Italian, Has Bar, Has Cafe, Restaurant Bookings

Overall 5.7 27

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful

3.3 Below Average

Food 4 Ambience 3 Service 3 Value 3

Overpriced for an eatery in a homemaker centre in kellyville. Food average, ordered seafood dish with pesto risotto-bug dry and hardly any meat, prawns also overcooked, risotto watery. Asked for a larger table for our group of 4, but this was denied 'in case larger groups come in-of which none did, to 4 larger, empty tables).

We had to squish together onto a table meant for 2 with no room for side plates! Witnessed an argument between the senior staff, we presume, and a nice waiter, who was doing his best. Awkward. Coffee good. Overall, prices pretentious for what it is. I reckon stick to pizzas, which seem to be good by reports, and coffee.

Jan 13, 2011