Personally I love this place. I love the feeling when you walk into this place, i love that the…read morestaff is so friendly and love the food so much. I have been here few times already. The food is always amazingly done and beautifully presented. All always welly well balanced and the flavors in your mouth....just heaven... I had duck here, spatchcock, beef, lamb and eye fillet steak. Just realized never had a fish ... maybe next time. The menu keeps changing from time to time and there is always few things on special too. They have a great selection of wines too or you can bring your own (corkage $4 per bottle) You are always welcome with some lovely bread and butter. Yum! And of course the deserts..... AMAZING! I'm in love with the chef!! I will marry you! Cant wait to go back next time!

I really liked the food in this restaurant! They're not as expensive for the great food, romantic…read moreambience and good service. We ordered the Spatchcock and Salmon fillet. The grilled Spatchcock came on a bed of couscous, seasoned with mango chutney. The salmon came on a bed of green tea noodles and it was grilled to perfection! The fillet was juicy and it melts in your mouth. The miso flavoured sauce was a great combo too. If I had to pick a flaw, it would be that the noodles are a little too soft. Someone pls tell the chef that he can cook the noodle and immerse them in ice water to make it chewy. The equivalent in Italian cooking is al dente. All in all a great find and we will definitely be back again!

We made a last minute booking for a special occasion to the bridge room and only managed to get a…read moreseat at 8.30pm after explaining it was for a special occasion. When we arrived at 8 though they were happy to sit us down and there were a few other empty tables around. It took a good 45mins after we ordered for the entree to come and then another 45mins for the main to arrive so I was really hungry. I asked the waiter if he could hurry up with dessert and that only took 5mins. Go figure. At least during that time they came around twice to offer me complimentary bread. I had a little bit of a tough time ordering because the menu isn't very extensive. For the entree we had the Raw 9+ Wagyu shoulder, grilled enoki mushrooms which was fantastic. So off to a good start food wise. For mains then we had the John Dory and Lamb. I had a bit of a tough time deciding on my mains as there were 3 fish dishes and the rest were meat dishes. I would've loved there to have been another non fish seafood dish for me to choose. Our mains were accompanied by the potato puree which was far better than either main unfortunately. For dessert we had the chocolate cake with chestnut cream, caramel snap and berries. Not the best dessert I've had but then again not bad either. Overall I think I was just a bit underwhelmed by the experience and was stung with a 1.5% credit card surcharge at the end of the meal. I just don't quite understand how the local asian takeaway shop is able to cop the credit card fee if I spend over $30 but a place like this isn't when I'm spending close to $200. Can someone help explain that to me?

Instead of Michelin stars, Australia uses the hat system, where three hats is the most. This…read morerestaurant is one of those. First, the location isn't as luxurious as I would have imagined. It's on the corner of some busy street in the CBD, and the restaurant itself is pretty small. We were given the option of three courses or two courses. I went with three and started off with the hapuka. It was basically sashimi with some persimmons on top, which added a really nice sweetness! My second course was the lamb which was amazingly tender! It tasted just like the best steak I've had. It came with a caramelized pineapple and some weird cake like thing that I couldn't quite make out what it was. It was good though! Finally, for desert I got the caramel cream pudding, which is basically creme brulee with some caramel on the bottom. A little too sweet, but I love creme brulee so very good nonetheless! Overall, you can definitely tell that this is a great restaurant. I haven't tried any other restaurants with the hats, so I can't compare to others. However, as with most of these restaurants, it's pricy and the portion sizes aren't huge, but each bite is really special and well thought out. Service was friendly and attentive! Worth splurging on if you're a foodie!

We were on a voucher tonight so we thought we had a limited menu. It turned out that we had a full…read moremenu and the voucher was good value. The four of us chose different entree and main. Service and food were good. Not sure that I would pay full price as the "all mains served with potato and vegetables" was really a slice of potato and a slice of carrot. The place was pretty busy too. This restaurant is part of the clubhouse for Barnwell Park Golf Course and this management have been there since September. They have a small carpark but you can park in the street.

Here for lunch on a voucher, daytime view gorgeous on a fine day as is ... very courteous service,…read morerelaxing, tender tasty shank, had deconstructed berry tart (in a glass), now a cuppacino. .. overall lovely, tasty experience here.

I came here with my uni friend and her wife for a catch up dinner when I was back in Sydney. I'd…read morenever heard of it but they live in Chippendale and recommended it. My friend's wife and I are both vegetarian so I knew they were guaranteed to have a reasonable number of options. Note: not really anything here for vegans. My first impression of the restaurant was that it was absolutely huge - high ceilings, a lot of space between tables and very open plan. The tables were low, long wood - really chic, sturdy and comfortable. Our waitress was excellent, very professional and attentive. It was a nice surprised as I'm not used to being 'served' in restaurants the same way I am in North America. Australia doesn't have a tipping culture so often service is lacklustre depending on the individual. Definitely not the case here. After perusing the menu for a while we decided to share the truffle pizza, potatos, squash, broccolini and beet/goat cheese salad. Everything was delicious and really decent portions. My favourites were the potatos and the broccolini but everything was good. I was definitely satisfied - could barely finish and no room for dessert. It came out at around $30pp. We didn't order alcohol or dessert but got sparking water, they offer it unlimited for $5. Really good value for a such a nice dining experience. I'd be happy to visit again.

Amazing! Came here…read morewith a few foodie friends to celebrate my birthday and it was sensational! Arrived just around 6pm on a Sunday and it wasn't too busy yet. The interior for this place somewhat reminds me of New York! High ceilings with an open kitchen that extends for most of the length of the restaurant. Still or sparking water is $2 per person either way so go for the sparkling and get some fizz in your life! ;) Items we ordered form the snacks section were: -Squid ink crackers, trout roe, cucumber $8 -English breakfast tea & toast, wild mushroom tea, gentlemens relish and bone marrow toast (for two) $14 -Tongue and cheek croquettes, picallilli $15 -'Social dog' pork and fennel sausage, green apple, black pudding, cheddar, mustard $15 From the vegetables: -Kale, chilli, garlic, corella pear, bottarga $15 From the raw & cured: -Tataki hiramasa, kingfish, dill, kahlrabi, togorashi $19 - Grass fed veal tartar, egg yolk jam, radish salad with sourdough $19 From the sourdough flatbreads: -QLD blue pumpkin, oyster & portabella mushrooms, blue cheese, walnut $16 -Lartisan 'mountain man' washed rind, white onion, smoked potato, bacon thyme $16 All this was to share among four people. All dishes were small to med servings so we got to sample everything! Loved everything that was brought out to the table. The english breakfast tea for two come out on a stand which you got to pour the mushroom tea into little tea cups - very nice. Service was excellent and very attentive. We all agreed that we would indeed be back as everything was spectacular!

Small restaurant, had heard great things so but the bullet and made a booking for my partners bday…read moredinner. We ordered the shared tapas platter for 2. Presentation was great and looked delicious. We also ordered a litre of the traditional sangria. The Sangria was great, very tasty, one of the better ones I've had. The food was average for Tapas. It tasted nice but I was expecting more flavour and to be wowed. I've tried some exceptionally nice tapas in my time and I guess I was expecting it to be above average considering the word of mouth. The churros were also a nice way to finish.

Went for weekend lunch, and was not busy which can only be a good thing in balmain, as the crowds…read morekill you. Usually I look for the busiest place to eat but this was a parental recommendation so not necessary. Tapas were YUM, all tried were awesome. Inclusions were spanish tortilla, garlic prawns (just ask for no chilli if someone on the table doesn't like it) marinaded artichokes, meatballs, chicken croquettes, grilled octupus, green olive bread. Also got a paella to share, which melted in your mouth. Just the right amount of gooey garlicky rice and plenty of seafood and chicken. Was too stuffed for dessert. Potential downside is there are only 2 toilets in the whole restaurant - could be nasty when it gets busy, especially due to the richness of the food and the copious amounts of wine or sangria that may be consumed...

I had low expectations.. I knew it was a touristy area.. I knew it would be overpriced.. I knew it…read morewouldn't be anything special.. With all that in mind, this place meets my expectation as a hungry person needs her food.. The waitress was inexperienced, perhaps a summer part time intern.. She didn't know anything we ordered on the menu and was confused.. But she didn't mess up our order! The pizza portion is small... With a small salad on the side, it's an okay lunch size... It's in the Rocks/nurses way.. It's crowded.. That's about it.. Just don't expect too much going in, you will be okay..

When the powers working, this place has great potential…read more We arrived around 1830, orders taken by 1900, but only delivered salads and breads until around 2040. The power went out at 2000 but the food seemed to stop there. We didn't hear much until around 2045 when staff told us the kitchen ran on electricity so the food would be further affected, but served us the chorizo which was prepared at the table. We left shortly after as we still had a chance to make another restaurant. Nice ambiance, it can get quite noisy inside if there are some large groups. The electricity is known to go off from time to time, and from what we were told it was due to the wiring and the age of the building, and that they were limited to what they could do due to its heritage listing. The staff could do well to communicate the impact of this to guests though. They were quite friendly none the less. The building itself is beautiful, and retains this beauty even if you are in the dark.

Ate here for my mums birthday with a big group. The entrees were delicious, lovely bread and meats…read moreand buffalo cheese. Also the squid was lovely too and all beautifully presented. However....the mains were nothing special I think mainly because it was so busy that they rushed our dishes. The pizza was soggy and the pasta dishes were a bit bland... And the veal dish was very fatty. That being said, they change the specials board fortnightly and their specials are creative. Also the atmosphere in the old habberfield post office is delightful. The wait staff are all Italian and so beautifully friendly. The service made up for the food. They didn't push us out and brought us all home made limoncello at the end of the meal. A pleasant night overall

we had a great night party of 10 for a birthday, great service food was delicious , very busy and…read moregreat atmosphere . very relaxed no stress specials of boar ragu and goat ragu ,which change were perfect, stuffed courgette flowers ,everything made on site yum

I went here for Valentine's when they had a prefix tasting menu. The wine pairings were superb and…read morethe Grouper was a very special dish. There are not many places that can pair white fish with sichwan peppercorn and have it be so perfect.

It's dark, it's small, and it's oh-so delicious…read more The concise yet interesting menu at Bar H proves the consideration behind each dish, with execution of meals to match. My old office was just around the corner, and co-workers and I would relish any excuse to head here for an after work drink and share plate or two. The menu has since changed, but at the time we would return for the mulloway sashimi dressed with soy sauce, orange zest and shredded pickled beetroot - delicate, zingy and fresh. The cucumber salad with white anchovies and vinegary dressing was also a great play on crunchy and soft textures as well as fresh flavours. Some items are quite overpriced for what you get, like the prosciutto plate which was simply drizzled with olive oil and scattered with a few raw almonds and dried fig bits. The plates are only small so the cost can add up if you're not careful, so come with a nibbles-and-drinks approach rather than a full-blown dinner in mind.