SF's Restaurant Guide. (think I've done this before)
As you all may know, I'm a food connoisseur. I eat around as much as Winnie fucks around. So yeh, that's a lotta dicks...
oh I mean food. :D
Here's a list of a lot, if not ALL, the restaurants, bars, cafes, and buffets I've been. And their price range for a table for two. (Will be adding more as I remember).
Norm's Milk Bar - right next to Strathfield station. On the quiet side of the station. Real nice burgers. I usually get
the Burger with the lot for $5.50 and it feels me up real good. Real authentic burgers with real meat. Not that frozen
ready-to-cook shit served from BK or Maccas.
Doytao - one of the best valued Thai restaurants in Newtown. Plenty of tables, but it's packed as on a Friday/weekend night.
I usually go there for a quick and cheap lunch, but the quality is still there. The $6.60 meat curry w/ vegetables is a
top choice.
SushiSuma - a lotta uni students go there, coz it's in the uni/brothel area of Surry Hills. Apart from the extremely hot
waitress, I've come to learn the place is quite squashy, and the boss is quite rude when you're asking if you're ready to
be served. However, the food is "ok", but quantity is "huge". The $30 dinner set seems like the choice for everyone, since
you can share 2 sets among 3, and still walk out loaded.
Bokkemon - North Sydney. Quite a petite place, but has many unique menu items. I had a dinner for two that costed $90, due
to my shitty menu calling skill on that day. But it was a nice experience. Special item is the soft shell crab, and the
salmon belly sashimi.
Kohya - a nice tucked away spot in Neutral Bay. Quite popular, since it's has the cheapest buffet menu out of the chain. Some
nice looking waitresses work here. The $35 buffet includes HUGE prawns, and you will tip the scale the next day.
Suminoya, Pitt St. - second only to Rengaya. The $40 buffet is the best. It has scallops, beef tatake, and green tea ice
cream for desert! I recommend the beef tongue, pork, and beef rib.
Rengaya, North Sydney - top of the line from the Yakiniku chain of restaurants. They have like 10 different cuts of Wagyu
beef...muth-fuckin mouth-watering. The special eel on rice is also gosu. Expect to pay $150 for two. Quality for all it's
worth.
Makoto, City - been there plenty of times. Service is going down hill. Quality is still top-notch, if not the best sushi
train in Sydney. Don't like that fact that you have to wait at least 30-45mins outside. Why don't they serve some finger
food to waiting customers like Western restaurants do? The supposedly "premium wagyu beef" is more hype than what it's named.
Masuya, Wynyard - kinda hard to find, but it's near Wynyard. The place looks real posh, but the scores of Asian diners chatting away jibberish kinda ruins the atmosphere. Nevertheless, the sashimi boat is FANTASTIC! Best fuckin boat I've seen around. They also served wagyu beef which was pretty good.
Prime, GPO - I base all my steak experiences with this one. Prime sets the standard for beef. Period. Voted best steak-house by
SMH does say something. Haven't tried the wagyu steaks, but I'm always looking forward to scoring one, and then getting my $50 meal back at StarCity. The Chocolate fondant was awesome.
Hog's Breath - very good steaks, albeit on the fatty side. I'd say the fat to lean meat ratio to be around 15:85. But still
very mouth-watering. Don't go to the Parramatta one, they had mud in their salad. Very disappointing I'd say. The manager didn't even offer any consolation.
Miss Saigon, Hurstville - I've been here a few times, and the "Roll Your Own" menu always pulls me back. I love rolling my
own shit. It's fun and you can add all sorts of sauces. I like mine packed with herbs...haha. I mean mint and basil, sprouts
and lettuce. And dipped heavily in that peanut or fish sauce. Yum.
Thai Pothong - obviously the finest of the Thai restaurants in Sydney. The papaya salad is prime, but extremely spicy.
The curries are beautiful. Apart from the small serving size and the mainly poofta waiters, I'd say this is one fine dining experience. Pricey too.
Ceci, Strathfield - pretty cheap place for a dinner. The menu isn't extensive, but it doesn't take much since you get those
small side dishes to boot. My fav is their creamy pasta salad, which the bitchy boss always seems to replenish it for me with reluctance.
Kobe Jones - read about the reviews, and they do live up to it. Great setting near the wharf. The Number one Special is
really good, so is the soft-shell crab. Some of the fusion sushi rolls are great too. Will be back.
Jordan's - hyped-up seafood restaurant. Apart from the great view and elegance that comes with the name, food is average.
I've had better seafood at better prices. Still, you have to go there just to tell everyone about how shit it is.
Meat Wine Co. - another too good for the food restaurant. Nice decor, and nice location. Steaks are average. I'll rather
spend it on a roulette table.
Big John's, San Souci - my favourite steakhouse before I discovered Prime. HUUUUGE steaks, but poor quality. Usually packed
to the max, with dozens of hungry Wogs outside waiting to be seated. Booking also means a 30min wait coz everyone's finding
it hard to stuff down the 500g steak or the mountain-sized salads. If it's price to steak size ratio you're after, come
here. If not, try Prime.
Sushi Train, Town Hall - right next to the station. The $2.50 per dish neon sign really grabs you when you're on a runner.
Cheap, sorta fresh, and limited variety. Other than that, good for a buck or two.
Hurricane's, Bondi - fantastic setting and atmosphere. Lotta people, and a great bar with flatscreen of footie. My steak
and ribs combo was fantastic. Took my breath away. Price was around $80 for two.
Icon's, Circular Quay - inside Marriot Hotel. Used to be called Crayons. Only been here when the seafood buffet is on.
Fantastic cold seafood selection consisting of lobsters, massive peeled chilled tiger prawns, oysters. And a live chef to
cook you noodles. Get him to roast your lobster in garlic and butter...fuckin marvelous. Cream brelee is unsurpassed.
Sheraton on the Park - fuckin fantastic. Atmosphere, the non-shoving, and professional manners of the service and the diners
makes this place posh as. $200 for two. Worth every cent.
Tasman's - cosy East Sydney. Good if you're going to Kings Cross later to check out strip shows. Steaks were great. I had the Scotch Fillet with potato mash, which was very creamy. Of Prime standards. Oyster entree were marvellous and fresh. Desert creme breele was to die for. Around $120 for two.
Burgerlicious - Newtown and Bondi stores. So many different burgers to try. The burgers were of great size, and the sides of house cut chips and salad were great additions. Price? $11.90 for a very filling lunch. The Gringa is real good.
Ribs & Rumps - pretty much the only restaurant good enough to dine in Gordon. I had this 500g steak which was very tender and juicy. Wouldn't mind trying the other menu items like Wagyu steaks and the combo with ribs. Mmmm would come back. Cons: waiters were all high school students yet prices for steaks were well into the Prime ranges of $30-40.
Musashi - owned by Makoto. Not too bad atmosphere. I do like the fact that it's close to Chinatown and the City. The lamb cutlets are a gem.
Kintarou, Neutral Bay - one good thing about this place is the damn good value and quantity. The fact that it's only one of a few Japanese restaurants that actually serve real wasabi rather than those crappy sealed packages (eg. Makoto).
Thai Terrific, Bondi - recently re-furbished, and WOW! The Special Salmon curry with water cress was FANTASTIC! Great food. Great service...great venue. What more can I say?
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Cafe Mix, Shangri-La - at $95 per head, you'd expect no less than lobsters, prawns and oysters. And that's what you'd get...plus heaps more. Meat galore...authentic Indian...Chinese...Japanese. All dishes combined in this magnficient seafood buffet. Not to mention the real gelato in the desert section that begs for mercy as patrons mercilessly dig into the tub.
Regal, Sussex St. - one of the earlier Chinese restaurants to open. And still they don't advertise! Why? Because the number of loyal customers that support it by word of mouth more than covers any advertising ever needed. I usually come here for Yum Cha, which is usually jam-packed with Chinese and white folks alike. Great unique dishes...although at a slight premium.
Dragon Star, Market City - after changing it's name from Kamfook due to Credit Card fraud, this place still is buzzing with hundreds of Chinese patrons on the weekends for Yum Cha. Huge place with great dishes and atmosphere. Occasional glimpses of Triads and Triad wives among the diners. Why not try the Spa and Massage at Babylon afterwards?
Kamfook, Chatswood - been here several times, and never disappoints. Another big place with many different variety of choices during Yum Cha. Daisy is a hot waitress btw.
Chequers, Chatswood - another competitor to Kamfook in the Yum Cha market. Small place with great food...I guess you get your dishes more frequent since it's a smaller place. Has a higher rating than most Yum Cha places according to eatability.com.