This place is fantastic…read more It's a teeny tiny wine bar with a spectacular retro feel. It's all sumptuous vintage, plush antique chairs upstairs, a book case and vinyl records you can play. And of course great wine, and also friendly staff and patrons. Perfection.

I dont know why I havent come in, as a very very local person, to The Temperance society until now,…read moreon a whim as a really half arsed attempt by the husband and I at doing the whole valentines thing. Booze brings us together. Wow. This place is very cool. The staff are rather boisterous which brings down to earth, what could easily be a very snobby little locale ( only because of the the high class booze and all those chesterfields and floor to ceiling bookshelves - sploosh) Not having a good sample to go by, this place seems a go to for girls nights, and the night I visited there was a medium sized group of ladies cutting loose and not caring who heard their hollerin. Wine is a gal's best friend and I watched as they palmed off a would be suitor with nothing more than a glance. Heros. Wine by the glass in big bowled wine glasses with a great selection, and Elvis who I presume is the owner, knows his tipples. My pick of the eve was the Alto Monte - $14 a glass but by George that wine is as delightful as a magical miniature new born fawn prancing across your tongue on a rainbow. Food is basically nibbles. Sharing platters: a cheese one, a meat and cheese one and a Vego one with Cashew cheese. Toasties including one with Brie, cranberry and Rabbit terrine. Delicious. Anyone can google the origin of the name of this place, and I think it does every justice to the moniker. I think this may become my regular hangout.

Amazing service and staff! We have eaten several times for brunch, dinner and attended several…read morefunctions. I can't fault. The food and drinks are outstanding. The place has character and you can have one of to the private rooms which we did use for a dinner with friends. There is the main dining area, plus backside patio as well front balcony that over looks the main street views.

Very good dining experience. Waitress was fantastic with very good recommendations off the menu…read morewhen asked. Drinks from the bar top quality, range on the menu and relaxed trendy vibe make this a must stop noshery in Camden. Bookings are essential to avoid disappointment.

While trying to exit this review after realizing it is not the place I was thinking of, I am now…read moreforced to leave a review that I know nothing about ... BTW: I was not able to de-press the one star, so it is not a true or correct rating, as I have not visited this restaurant & bar!!

Wow !! This place is very well worth the visit .... Great water views ..... great outdoor areas…read more..... Fantastic food ..... service with high friendly standards ..... a good place to impress family and friends with. Come along !! ...... you will regret it if you don't experience the wonderful atmosphere generated here.

Food service ambience the character and atmosphere of a place…read more "the relaxed ambience of the cocktail lounge is popular with guests"

Food was terrible and the server sweared at me food was raw and the waiter spat on it after u…read morecomplained. 1/10 would never go again, waiter didn't speak English only Cantonese

Parramatta keeps growing upwards & outwards at an amazing rate but while there is plenty of great…read morerestaurants, cafes & enough bars that you'll never go thirsty it has been missing small bars that you expect in urban metropolis areas and now after much talk the wait is finally over. Uncle Kurt's is a tiny one room cocktail dive bar in a back alley under a multistorey carpark just across from the old Parramatta Mall not far from the old Roxy. They've gone with a New York theme with heavily graffitied walls, hip hop beats & deli style sandwiches, meats & jaffles. The cocktail list is split into 3 sections of classics, modern & creamy all coming in a shade under $20 a pop created by genuine experienced mixologists. If cocktails aren't your go they also have a mixture of craft beers, a variety of wine & of course straight up spirits. Staff are all friendly, knowledgeable & happy to help.

I have always walked past this place since it first opened and tonight I finally went in after…read morework. Oh my I loved it. Tried out a cocktail called the "first date" very worth it. The people the music the food and the drinks are awesome! Must try this place if you wanna have a good cocktail and a small bit to eat. Had the Reuben sandwich and gosh I could have another one it was that good. They are open late but it was a saturday night till midnight and kitchen closed at like 11:30pm but I dont know about the other nights are like. Anyway totally worth it.

Service Is pretty good in my experience, food was fine we do yum cha , waiters were attentive and…read morehappy yes

A club that is always open without attitude. I needed to have some dinner between clients one night…read moreand most places were closed between Christmas and New Year. A quick meal is all I needed. Yes, they have a small bistro that has either Australian or Chinese meals. The spicy prawns salad with rice... was quite hot, but it was delicious. The bar was open. But just water for me tonight! Oh dear! The atmosphere is very comfortable and quiet. Big high lounge chairs to read for just relax. I also love that they do have a courtesy bus for their members.

It's a little old, it's a little tired and I am quite sentimental, so I like it at Vanilla Room. My…read morefavour is borne from the fact it's a small bar (if you just stay downstairs), it smells great (here's a hint: the name), they do kick ass cocktails and they only charge $13.50 for them. I go there usually for a nightcap, but there is no reason why you couldn't make an evening of it. There's a restaurant upstairs and by all accounts, the food is decent. I cannot personally vouch for it, though. The clientele tends to be locals, so it could be a great way to meet new people from your neighbourhood. I like to support local businesses. Cleverly incorporating dim red lighting and decor, I recommend you go down to Vanilla Room for a schmooze, a smooch and some smooth cocktail action.

Towards the end of the used-to-be-hip-but dead-of-late end of Norton St. in Leichhardt is a cool…read morelittle joint called Vanilla Room. The place is a little worn but that adds to the charm of it. Also, don't be discouraged by the seemingly small space as you walk in, there's plenty of room upstairs (+ a quaint balcony). It's got the best cocktails in Leichhardt (probably the inner west) and a wicked value-for-money tapas menu. Now unlike other places trying to pass off "small-dishes" as tapas and serving up a pathetically small amount of food on each plate and charging $20+ for each one, this place does $5-$12 plates and there is enough on each one to give a group of 4 a taste or, like us; a couple, a hearty bite. The Haloumi, Chorizo and Pear/Rocket/Parmesan salad are a great place to start but really just about anything on the menu is a good choice! Tonight, for a final bill of about $60/pp, my partner and I ate 'til we were on the edge of comfortably full and stuffed (8 dishes in all). We drank 2 cocktails each, I had a starter cocktail which was a Caipiroska variant with Rasberry and Macadamia and my date had the Violent Femme, a wicked dessert-style cocktail with Baileys, French Chocolate and Violet Crumble. We also had 3 glasses of red ($9) between us. The price of the cocktails are reasonable @ $15 - if this place were in the cbd it would command 50% more $$$, but as it's in Leichhardt (down the quiet end), it's very affordable.

Been here millions of times, me and my family LOVE this place, the food is absolutely amazing and…read morethe staff are incredibly nice and attentive. The restaurant itself looks amazing and the outdoor seating is very nice. Will definitely be back again.

Great and fast customer service, tasty food, live music too loud. Not great table set layout as you…read moreliterally lean on person behind you. And I definitely dislike to be close and make that sort of "contact" to random strangers. Weird layout and design of interior.Aircon worked half way capacity as it was really hot and humid day. Bit pricy for certain dishes but again it taste much better than in local club with buffet food. I would give 3 and half stars if l could, but there's no option for it. I will go there again, even though there's no option for split payment! Shame. Hope they'll make more improvements to get 4 and half stars from me.