Best Sydney Restaurants - The Little Snail French Restaurant

Best Sydney Restaurants - The Little Snail French Restaurant

Located at the heart of Pyrmont, The Little Snail french restaurant is just a mere 5 minutes walk from Darling Harbour and the Star City Casino. With over 30 items to choose from, you can have a splendid three courses dinner for only $45 per person every night. This french restaurant is renowned for the snails, so it is a good idea to stuff yourself with some of their finest Snails, often cooked with butter and garlic.

We visited this Little Snail french restaurant on a very busy Saturday night. Well, at least we were told on the phone that the only table that was going to be available would be to get there at eight o'clock. So we got to the Little Snail french restaurant as scheduled but then we soon realized it was not "overbooked" at all. Anyway, we settled down and ordered our meals. The waiter was very attentive though we got mocked by him because he thought we did not understand the meaning of "Pork" rather than "Pork Medallion".

The french garlic snails were not disappointing at all. The scent of the butter, garlic and fresh snails had stimulated every single inch of our appetite. We looked around the french restaurant and soon realized, everyone had pretty much ordered the same dish, snails with very rich butter and garlic. Anyway, the garlic snails will be a must for a starter.

All three main dish were stunning. The Veal with creamy mushroom sauce was nicely cooked. The red meat was very tender and the creamy mushroom sauce was delicious. The Pork Medallion was not disappointing either. The meat quality was superb and the sauce was a great back-up to jazz up the pork. The Baked Chicken Breast with honey and giner sauce was nice too, though the sauce tasted like those honey that you can actually buy from local supermarkets.

The Little Snail ought to be, if not the best, one of the Sydney's finest french restaurants. The dish is reasonably priced and with only AUD$ 5 corkage surchage, this french restaurant has also been known as the finest Sydney's "Bring-your-own" restaurant, The ambience of this french restaurant, the courtous french customer service and the palatable food had won our hearts. We love the Little Snail french restaurant and so will you.

The Little Snail Address: 50 Murray Street Pyrmont NSW


The Little Snail Phone Number: 02 9212 7512

Best Sydney Restaurants - Stir Crazy Thai Restaurant

Best Sydney Restaurants - Stir Crazy Thai Restautant

Situated at one of the busiest destination spot "Kirribilli", the thai restaurant, has now become a the next stop for everyone, kids, funky young and business people. This thai restaurant, Stir Crazy, is almost next to everything. Within 500 metres from this thai restauant, you can find North Sydney train station, luna park, liquor store and bars, not to mention an open spectular veiw for the Harbour Bridge. It is a chic and chilly place for bringing a date or catching up with your girl-friends. Not a bad plan to start dinner-ing at six-thirty, feed yourself with authentic thai dish at Stir Crazy as well as the drinks from the liquor store just nextdoor. After that, take a walk and get indulged with the tranquility of the Sydney scenic harbour view.

There are a number of Thai restaurants in Sydney, but Stir Crazy ought to be the outstanding one wrapped with authentic thai dish, friendly customer service and hippie ambience. As soon as you arrive here, you will see a couple of vintage, wooden bench tops just outside of this lovely thai restaurant and a similar seating inside the restaurant. There is an open kitchen at the back and the whole minuscule place is heated up with the scent of the thai food, people chit-chating and a great selection of funky music in the background.

The food is always authentic, presentable and palatable. This Sydney thai restaurant polishes up traditional thai dish into some nice-looking and tasty divined thai food. The picture attached is the special dish of the night, pad thai and king Prawns wrapped in omelette. The chef was more than generous to give us a dish that had served its purpose to fill up not one but two stomachs. Not only was the pad thai good to look at, it was also very tasty with the special spice that they had put together. Frankly speaking, this ought to be the best pad thai that I have ever had at any thai restaurant in sydney.

The customer serice was reponsive and quick if not excellent. It was not hard to get the attention from the thai waitresses and it did not take long to deliver the dish before us. The price is acceptable, around $20 per person. Stir Crazy is one of my faourite thai restaurants in Sydney. I recommend it to anyone and have no doubts in mind that I will go back in the near future.

Adddress: Shop 5, 1 Broughton St., Kirribilli
Phone Number: (02) 9922 6620

Best Sydney Restaurants - Makoto Japanese Sushi Train

Best Sydney Restaurants - Makoto Japanese Sushi Train (Chatswood)

Whether or not it is a new fad or a fashion, you will now see people queuing up day and night like ants outside of the renowned Sydney Japanese Sushi Train, Makoto. Makoto has two franchised stores located in North Shore, Chatswood and in the city. Japanese sushi has gained its popularity in Sydney and all-over-the-world simply because people are now more concerned about healthy food.

Chatswood Makoto has attracted lots of visitors by deliverying quality and promising Japanese food. This Japanese sushi train serves a great variety of sushi, sashimi, handrolls and other authentic Japanese dish. The sushi plates are often beautiful-looking and polished-up, though sometimes they can be westernized and do not look like the traditional Japanese sushi.


Mind that visitors are sometimes unaware that there is also a great selection of other authentic Japanese food that they can order from the Makoto menu. The Japanese handrolls are always my favourites. Pick your handroll from the menu, and you will see the Japanese Chef starts heating up the stove and preparing for your handrolls. What that means is, whatever you are ordering, you can bite it the next second when it is still fresh and hot. The chefs can often customize your order depending on your request. Some recommended handrolls are teriyaki chicken, salmon and avocodo, wagyu beef and omelette with prawns.

If for any reason like you hate seaweed and rice or you are not too much of a handroll person, try other Japanese dish. All their udons are served in a Japanese-made hot pot. It is always great to have something hot in your hands while you are freezing in winter. Nabeyaki Udon is always a good one.

When it comes down to Dessert, it is worthwhile to try one of their greentea brulee. The greentea bruless is topped with fruits and whipping cream. A very tasty choice to end your sushi night. Overall, the decor, customer service and top-notch of the Japanese food have won my heart completely. The pricing is acceptable and it is not a bad place to chill out. They have special nights on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday which mean that you can have all Japanese food on the sushi train for only $2.80.



Address: 336 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood, NSW 2067

Best Sydney Restaurants - Umi Kaiten Zushi Japanese Sushi Bar

Best Sydney Restaurants - Umi Kaiten Zushi Japanese Sushi Bar

Address: Shop 1, Lower Ground Floor,
Sydney Central, 477 Pitt St., Sydney
Phone: 02 9281-2006

A culinary experience in the best of expertly crafted traditional and creative sushi from highly talented and masterful sushi chefs.

Comments:
The food is fresh, colourful and palatable. This sushi train has helpful staff and the decor is almost overwhelming. You either get to sit facing chefs making sushi or in front of the big fish tank. A highly recommended sushi train for sushi lovers.

Best Sydney Restaurants - La Grilldade Restaurant & Bar

Best Sydney Restaurants - La Grilldade Restaurant & Bar

Address: 118 Alexander St., Crows Nest NSW, 2065
Phone: (02) 9439-3707

La Grillade Restaurant & Bar is a welcoming blend of classic and modern. An open kitchen framed with dark timber beams and French provincial décor is perfectly balanced with a New York style bar.

‘The Grill’ offers a unique combination of fine food, world-class wines, friendly service and warmth of atmosphere that is rarely found in today’s dining scene.

La Grillade’s head chef, Roger Barstow has created a menu that is a well-crafted blend of classic and modern French cuisine.
‘The Grill’ also has a well-earned reputation for serving some of the finest char-grilled steaks available.

Winner of:

• SMH Good Food Guide Award – “Favourite Steak”
  

• The Restaurant & Catering NSW – “Best Steak Award”

Comments:
La Grillade is not as good as it looks. The quality of the food just does not match with the price. If I were to choose between the 5 dollar steak at some random bar and La Grillade, I prefer not to burn 80 dollars from my monthly savings and have the 5 dollar steak. Their dessert, chocolate souffle is worth trying though.

Best Sydney Restaurants - Tetsuya Japanese Restaurant

Tetsuya's Restaurant

529 Kent Street,
Sydney NSW 2000
Lunch: Saturday from 12noon
Dinner: Tuesday to Saturday from 6.00pm
Telephone: +612 9267 2900

This restaurant owner chef Tetsuya Wakuda is the fifth most highly acclaimed chef in the world. The 2006 SMH Good Food Guide deems dining at the restaurant an experience so superlative that it urges readers to make sure they dine there at least once in their lives. Tetsuya's cuisine is unique, based on the Japanese philosophy of natural seasonal flavours, enhanced by classic French technique and the freshest possible ingredients.

Tetsuya’s ten-course degustation menu changes frequently. But Tetsuya’s signature dish follows, confit of ocean trout served with unpasteurised ocean trout roe, followed by double cooked de-boned spatchcock with braised daikon and bread sauce, followed by a grilled fillet of grain fed beef with sansho & shiitake mushrooms.

Desserts include an orange, honey and black pepper sorbet served prior to a blue cheese bavarois. Finally, early season berries with orange and Grand Marnier jelly and champagne ice cream, a floating island with vanilla and praline anglaise, and a flourless chocolate cake with a bitter chocolate sorbet and orange ice cream.

However, I must warn you, this fabulous ten-course degustation will cost you $180 per person. But what the heck, because its worth it, even at least once. So take your girl there this Christmas 2006.

Best Sydney Restaurants - Kura I and Kura III Japanese Restaurants

Kura I Japanese Restaurant and Takeaway
Shop 3, 76 Ultimo Road, Haymarket, Sydney
Tel: +61 (02) 9212 5661
Open Mon - Sat 11am-10.30pm,
Sun 11am-9.30pm

Kura III Japanese Restaurant and Takeaway
Shop 1, 6 Dixon Street, Haymarket, Sydney
Tel: +61 (02) 9268 0016
Open Mon - Sat 11am-10.30pm,
Sun 11am-9.30pm

Kura I is this cosy little restaurant hidden in the busy streets of Chinatown. The food is great. My personal recommendation is Karage Don (Deep fried chicken on rice) and Teriyaki Chicken Don. Their side dish specialty will have to be Takoyaki (Octopus balls). The price is also relatively cheap in comparison to other Japanese restaurants in town. But do not think that their food quality is compromised by their cheap price, because I can guarantee you now, this place has tasty food. Individually, you can basically get in and out and still have change from $15. The waiters and waitresses are polite but it’s not a place for first dates or anything. It’s more like the place where you want a quick tasty dinner before a movie or something. The turnaround is pretty high, so don’t worry if you see lots of people lingering around the footsteps because they are most probably the takeaway people.

A few streets away from Kura I is Kura III. I have no idea what happened to Kura II. Either it existed before or never existed, I do not know. Maybe the number II is an unlucky number in the Japanese culture? Kura III is a little bit bigger with both indoor and outdoor seating area. The food is just as nice and the price is still as cheap.