Lamb was cooked to order and the sauces with it were delicious. Chicken was dry as it was charcoal cooked but sauces improved it. Broccolini was a bit tough. The pumpkin with maple syrup was the pick of the sides. Waiter was friendly but had to learn the hard way not to try and remove a plate when I wasn't finished esp from the right. (A study of the wine and spirits menu would be a good exercise) Coffees were a little cold. Raspberry dessert was yum. On a cold day you will need a jacket and if you sit in an aisle seat you may have to stand to let prams by. Also, beware of parking as you may be parked in read more

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We visiting the highly rated Potting Shed to celebrate an anniversary. The restaurant was jam-packed with people, and the staff were clearly overwhelmed with tables. I ordered the seasonal pasta, which was perfectly seasoned and served with a beautiful presentation. Only removing a star for the slow service and the loudness of the guests in the restaurant. The overall ambiance was beautiful with lanterns and fairy lights, as well as lots of fresh greenery! I imagine this space would be more ideal to visit during a less busy evening. read more

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After a long flight, we wanted to grab some food. This place was so cute but definitely an instagram trap with all the little trendy photo spots. SERVICE - The hostess was able to seat us rather quickly. Our waitress was sort of nice. Just seemed a little impatient with us when we were ordering and she never stopped by our table after she took our order. I do not believe we saw her once after that. DRINKS Raspberry Lemonade - The drinks were very pretty. The lemonade was sweet with a slight tart flavor to it. Berry Jasmine Green Tea - Had fresh berries in it and was very refreshing. FOOD Chicken Tostadas - This was so fresh and the flavors melded well together. The crunch really tied the entire dish. Burger - Of course my husband would come to Australia and get a burger. But, it was a delicious burger. Not sure what cheese they used but it was heavenly. The way it coated the patty...drool! Fries were perfectly crispy and salted as well. My brother and sister ordered the salmon and the mussels and both enjoyed their dishes. Cute restaurant, cute overall space at the gardens, and great meal to start our trip. read more

Good was great, once it arrived... It took about 30 minutes from order to arrival. That's a bit slow in my opinion Otherwise everything else was great read more

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Food was a bit overpriced. But worth it to treat yourself. The dessert was beautiful, every food was like art. The restaurant looked like a garden and was nice and relaxing to sit and enjoy a coffee or chat with a friend. The service was a bit slow, but I think generally in Australia everyone is super laid back compared to North America. read more

The Potting Shed - Bars Near Me - Alexandria, NSW

If you want a restaurant that has rustic flare in the food and the ambience, with delicious cocktails & beautiful photo ops, this is seriously your go to! This restaurant is in The Ground of Alexandria. We came here on a weekday to try to avoid the crowds but it was already a really busy lunch service for them on a Wednesday. We had to really get our waitress to notice us on a occasion as she was so busy with her other tables. We had the kangaroo bolognese empanadas and the steamed mussels for our entrees before our mains and they were soo yummy. I've never tried anything like the kangaroo empanadas before which is why I decided to try it. My best description is it tasted like a fancy meat pie as the kangaroo meat was minced with a bolognese sauce consistency. The herbed aioli that came with it, really complimented it too. It wouldn't have been as impressive if it didn't come with that aioli. The mussels were so good the whole bowl was gone in less than 10 minutes haha. Flavourful and cleaned well. The sirloin steak sadly wasn't the best I've ever tried. They did great on cooking it to medium rare, but I think the choice of steak was the issue. Also we had to add more salt seasoning to the steak and chips, it was tasting a bit bland. I did love the pan roasted barramundi with squid ink pasta though ! One I'd order again! The drinks although pricey ($18+), were so great. Bf said the best bourbon based cocktail he's ever had! That was the "Full Monte". My tip is to go there in the morning and afternoon if you want to see and experience The Grounds in all of its beauty. It's such a pretty place, you can also look at farm animals and buy flowers from there florist there too ! I'd do my best to stay away on weekends as that's when they're at their busiest. read more

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What a beautiful place. It's truly majestic. The pictures dont do it justice. For sure, walk out the entire place. The food is delicious. Mexican cuisine. How amazing. The service is great. We loved it here. read more

All of the Grounds of Alexandria is beautiful, so we had high expectations for the food! This cafe was adorable, with everything garden/planting themed. The interior had hundreds of pretty plants and a really nice ambiance. All of our food was delicious as well; we will definitely be returning next time we visit the Grounds. read more

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[i do not understand why this place only have so few reviews! It is hugely popular!?!] The Potting Shed. I'm not sure how I feel about this place. I think the first thought is how family friendly the place is. First time I came was for a casual night dinner, and I thought let's find something like a pub with some good atmosphere and music. Rocked up to Potting Shed, it ticks every box! Good beer, good vibe, good music, great atmosphere (to be honest, it's just hard... but I was with my lady)...ticks all the boxes... but to my amazement.; LOTS of kids are running around! Families bring their young ones for moms/dads parties, kids hang out with their friends on the swing on a side. If you get there early, kids can even visit the little in house farm, which is awesome. Now the food. The food is an interesting one. It tasted great, but awfully small. So small that I think some of the items should not be on the main menu! I eventually resorted to getting an additional pulled pork burger as well, after my initial 'main meal' failed me (no i do not eat a lot). That said, I enjoyed the meal, the place, and will come back again. read more

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A lot of local people love this place so why not I'm all the way here in Sydney so let me try! I ordered Cheese burger- patty was lilbit dry and over cook( ordered medium but it came almost well done) has fried onion ring into the burger was covered dry patty was good combination Pumpkin salad-it came with pita bread especially if you like healthy dishes with good taste of food? Yup this is the one! Panko Pork belly slider-just came without fries or salad nope just two pieces sliders came taste of the sliders was just alright. Nothing special but good. Sample add good . They used the black bread which is squid ink (my guessing) it was good combination! Asahi beer-small size but taste fresh Fresh squeezed juice- So fresh Mule??? (forgot the name ) shaves ice juice? Was good taste but too much shaved ice after I had few sips gone already!! Not worth for the price.. read more

The Potting Shed - I forgot the name of this was too much ice. Never get this again - Bars Near Me - Alexandria, NSW

Rustic & magical! Food was delicious had a geeat twist on their cheeesecake, ambiance was amazing with lots to discover including Kevin Bacon the pig! Fairy lights & lots of greenery, would take someone here to set the mood ;) Going back again!! Loses a star for the price unfortunately.. but worth it! read more

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It's like having a picnic in the garden. So green and so fresh. Full of potted pretties everywhere and a cute little parrot at the entry to greet you. Wow! I can see why this place is so popular. I think it is necessary to book ahead as I saw that some couples were told that there was a 2 hour wait. I was lucky that our hosts booked a table in advance. I went here on a Monday, so I think that this was to our benefit. The menu is mixed, a bit of everything to choose from. Whether you want a burger or salad, you will find something to cater your needs. I have always been a fan of a good ol' platter, something comforting about it. And boy was I glad we ordered it, this thing was massive! Easily enough for 4 people. The serve was very generous for $65. I was really impressed. All of the meats and cheeses are collected from "Salt, Meat and Cheese" store next door. Great if you really want to buy some of the selection to take home afterwards. I just want to make a point that the portions of cheese were great on this platter. I consumed enough tasty fromage to have cheesemares tonight. Oh what a lunch! Haha read more

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Dear god, if I could marry a cafe, this would be the one. Everything about the Potting Shed (and the Grounds, for that matter) is PERFECT. I love every single thing about this place, I'm still frothing in the mouth over it. First of all, it is absolutely stunning. You are in an enclosed garden area, surrounded by pots of small succulents and climbers and ferns and everything in between. To be within such a cool green environment is seriously the best thing. They've got mist machines installed overhead as well which cools down the place significantly. What's even more amazing is how much they are on top of the cool factor. Hash tag your instagram photos with #swingbytheshed and the printer (located by the entrance near the sqwuaking parrot - a parrot!!) will print them out almost instantly. How cool is that?! We got a few snaps printed. It was too cool. On top of that, the staff. They must've culled through human beings and picked out the most attractive and nice human beings in Sydney. The girl who served us (holla!) was not only helpful, she was bubbly and very attentive and was doing her job as a waitress incredibly well. We loved her! Food wise, it was just about one of the best breakfast/brunches we've ever had in our lives. We got the large Pimms which came in a massive glass bowl with fresh fruits swimming in it. I got the chicken with chips and they were both to die for. The chicken breast was so juicy and tender I died and went to heaven. The chips were well seasoned and the sauces were amazing. Because we wanted to stay longer, we got dessert which was the tarte tatin one and the fruit salad with cake underneath - both absolutely mouthwatering. Oh my god I would love to come back here asap. Thanks, Potting Shed crew for making our visit so memorable. Protip: The place opens at 11am so don't come earlier if you want breakfast! read more

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Staff extremely helpful and food fresh and inventive. The ambience is great but be prepared of a lot of background chatter and birds screaming. It's all apart of this hotels charm! Food never fails you. It's just so joyous and with the times. I love everything to do with the whole grounds. read more

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A little late for this review ! But why not while I look back at the year that made 2015 :) Don't get me wrong with the whole 3/5 stars review. This place is beautiful and the atmosphere is amazing There's a bird to say hello to at the front while you wait for a seat (not a chicken, it's a parrot ). A little wheelbarrow with some hot logs to cook some marshmallow ! (Who doesn't like a good melted marshmallow ? ) Let's get to the food! Now looking at the selection of food, they kept it to the bare minimum which is good because it shows that they really want to focus on flavor (which is what I assume anyways ) We picked our food which consisted of pull pork, potato gnocchi and fish. Let's start with the pulled pork, everyone loves a good sandwich but what makes a good sandwich ? One that is juicy and is dripping of juice, flavor that takes your tastes buds to a new planet ! That's how I see it anyways. However this pulled pork lacked that, it didn't quite have that flavor that you usually find in a pulled pork. The bread was nice, but considering you're eating it head on.... It was a little hard for my liking maybe a little Au Jus on the side is needed to help break down that crispy bread whilst retaining the juiciness of the pork ! Next !! The potato gnocchi, this was first time eating it in all honesty ! But this felt heavy and overall too much with the eggs. So close yet so far... Hit and a miss for me Lastly the fish ! Ahhh the fish, the dish that usually saves you when you don't know what else to get ! and it turns out my friend hit the jackpot choosing this as it was delicious, fresh and juicy. So what did I learn ? I learnt that when in doubt ... Choose the fish !! You can't go wrong with a good fish dish !! read more

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This place was so cool! I honestly loved it so much and can't wait to go back when we come back to Sydney next weekend. The atmosphere is amazing with tons of cool stuff. They have pigs, goats, chickens all in a beautiful garden environment. I loved the fresh flowers and all of the greenery. The food was okay. I think the atmosphere is what makes it so awesome, not the food. I went with my mum and husband. I got the eggs over toast, my nun got the breakfast burger and my husband got the Big Brekkie. Mine was good but not amazing (but it's just egg and toast so I didn't have high expectations), my mom really liked her breakfast burger and my husband wasn't crazy about his big brekkie. The Big Brekkie had a lot of flavors and we didn't like all of them mixed together. We also got dessert which consisted of the raspberry cheesecake, eclair and the Paris bris dessert. The Paris dessert was PERFECTION. It is one of our all time favorite desserts. If you don't get anything else at this restaurant, get this. It is a caramel and hazelnut piece of absolute bliss. All 3 of us loved this dessert and my husband and mom really loved the cheesecake also. Eclair was not good, so don't get that. The Potting Shed is definitely somewhere you don't want to miss when visiting Sydney. We stayed at Sir Stamford near the opera house and it was about a 15 - 20 min uber ride to get over there but it was worth it! read more

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Geez The Grounds peeps sure know how to deck out a place. Next to their ever-so-popular cafe is a newish bar/wine-garden/restaurant. If you found their cafe presentation impressive, you better sit down (preferably at The Potting Shed, with a cocktail) before you check out this joint's decor. As the name suggest, the whole place looks like one massive greenhouse/shed with lots of plants, gardening tools, buckets, and other gardening apparatus that I cannot name. It's cute, charming and flatteringly lit. Best of all, they take bookings, even large groups. No I will not get out or shut up. Have been a couple of times and it seems kitchen mix up/issues seems to be a bit of a common theme but once we chased them up, they were very apologetic and hard to stay mad at (especially since their cocktails are so good and well presented...punch from your own personal tap anyone?). read more

The Potting Shed - Adorably presented selection of desserts - Bars Near Me - Alexandria, NSW

Actually went to this place in December 2014 and the Chef at the POTTING SHED, AMAZEBALLS, I went today at 3pm July 2015 and the Chef cooked Pasta, I ate it because I was hungry however the food was AWFUL!!!! When the wait staff asked how my food was, well I was so impressed with his acknowledgment of my constructive comments, I did say that that food wasn't cooked All-Dente and he said if he told the Chef that he'd "spit it" cause he's Italian, How HILARIOUS!!!! Anyho, Chefs need to understand that, YOU NEVER STOP LEARNING! Just Sayin'!!!!! read more

The Potting Shed - These are the PORK SLIDERS from the Potting Shed, they're actually Potting Sh-t! YUK!! SLAPPED up! Aesthetically revolting! - Bars Near Me - Alexandria, NSW

I have been to the ever popular grounds of Alexandria many times and have been wanting to visit their other venue on site; the potting shed. A casual Thursday night family dinner catch up was the perfect occasion to check this restaurant out. We arrived with out a booking and as to be expected had to wait for a free table. We were assured tge wait wouldn't be too long. We didn't mind as we were kept entertained by Fluffy the mecaw and by cooking marshmellows on the fire in the vintage wheelbarrow out front of the restaurant. The staff were also friendly and willing to chat about Fluffy. Once the table was ready we were taken through the maze of tables is this rustic potting shed themed restaurant decorated with plenty of greenery, wood and vintage garden implements. We ordered a number of meals from the menu to share. We had the gooey cheese croquettes pretty hard to go wrong with crumbed and fried cheese. I had a small portion of mussels. The mussels were delicous and I used the bread to mop up the tomato based sauce, which was a little acidic. We shared some of the crisp taco's with smoked trout with 3 potions of these tasty morsels. We shared the pumpkin with fattoush, a garden salad with radish, spanish, onion, peas and cos lettuce and sebago lemon potatoes. The meal was very tasty, in a cool setting with good service. Another plus; The knafeh pop up just happened to be set up next door, for our dessert. read more

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Amazing place! From the place to the food and without forgetting the service, the place was perfect! Invited there for my birthday, I really enjoy everything! I took the risotto which was delicious and ended my meal with an amazing chocolate brownie that I will remember for a long time! read more

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The venue itself is quite enchanting. At night there is a fire pit in front in a wheel barrow with marshmallows to roast. The white lights in the courtyard type setting feels a bit like something you might expect out of Alice and Wonderland but sadly the food and service do not measure up. We had the gnocchi but the sauce was quite bland. Our friends ordered the fish and chips and pulled pork sandwich and were not blown away either. The chocolate pot and pavlova for desert were certainly quite nice but I might just use it as a drinks and desert place from now on. It would be a sweet date venue for sure. read more

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I came here for dinner with two girlfriends. I loved the ambiance - very similar to Grounds of Alexandria next door. However, the food was overpriced and at best average. We ordered a platter of meats/cheese, roasted pumpkin with yogurt sauce, meatballs and a few other dishes to share. Unimpressed. Thus there isn't a desire to return here or recommend the place to others. I've read similar disappointing reviews on Urbanspoon. Go to Grounds of Alexandria for brunch instead! read more

We attended as the oldies in a family celebratory dinner and were not disappointed. Our group of 15+ ranged in age from 2 to almost 60 years, we were welcomed and cared for without too much hassle. The menu was adequate without being baffling and the house wines of good quality. The group had fish, pork and steak dishes with all pleased by the quality of their meal. Only a couple had dessert which they said was nice. The setting is a refurbished industrial complex, as the name implies, that has been done very well and for this alone is well worth a visit. Given the opportunity we'll dine here again. read more

not sure why this place got such bad reviews. however the service does SUCK, probably because they are so busy. they really need to hire some more waiters, especially during peak times. my coworker and i came for a late lunch around 1pm and the restaurant wasn't filled but it took forever for them to even come around and get our orders. however the food was delish we ordered: - spiced steak tartare w/quail egg! - omg so beautiful and delicious, worth getting just for the photo, plus it was a bigger portion than i expected - rocket & pecorino very tasty, very refreshing salad - pink snapper - grilled and made well and not dry at all read more

The potting shed is a big bar restaurant venue, very efficient service (if not particularly friendly) and the usual gorgeous greenery that we have come to expect from the Groundspeople. We shared a small bowl of mussels, chips and pan baked bread, as well as trying a couple of their fruit sodas. All the food was very good and it was also pretty reasonably priced. It was also great fun afterwards wandering about looking at the various animalia (that is one fat hog!) and drooling over the gorgeous pastries and doughnuts. A must do for anyone visiting Sydney, which is completely unparalleled elsewhere. read more

My new to-go place! Great ambience, excellent food and pretty good value considering the big portion of serving. The waiter who served our table was awesome. He was very attentive, checked on us with food and drink, if we need anything and we never had to asked to fill up the water jug!!! Which I have not had this great customer service in Sydney restaurant like, forever! Probably because he is an American but this just tops our experience at the Potting Shed today and would highly recommend this place to anyone I know. Another great venue by The Grounds of Alexandria. Keep up the good work guys. read more

I was pretty disappointed at how long the waiting time was to be seated for dinner. We were told it would be an hour wait but were seated after an hour and half after. The service was just as bad. We ordered a few drinks and we had to ask the waiter twice where our drinks were when 45 minutes past. The food was tasty and of good quality but definitely not worth the wait or the slow service. Wont be back. Seems the only reason it's a popular eatery is because of the trendy outdoor decor. read more

Conceptually really cool. I gotta give them credit for all the cool decor and punnines (i love a good pun), but food really hit the mark. I wish I would've came while it was still light out so that I can see more of the intricacies of the decor, but unfortunately only saw it in the very very dark. I loved the Good THYMES sign, the wait to be planted sign and the cool wheelbarrow roasting marshmellow stand outside. Now for the not so loved items: we ordered the fried chicken bun and it was just over sauced and lacked complexity. The bao was soft and chewy, but not the fluffy that I would have liked. We also ordered the burrata salad which came with lots of varying sizes of tomatoes, but again the dish was lacking something. Maybe it should have added some balsamic glaze to cut the richness, but we found the burrata to be really runny and very plain. I would've liked it dressed with some salt and pepper even. We also ordered the bread with butter - the bread was soft and yummy but may have too sesame seeds for my liking. Definitely don't order that on a date because you're just going to have black specks everywhere! read more

Great place and great drinks but some of the wait staff is extremely rude and confrontational. We were relocated due to a reservation at our table to an area by the bar. During our time there one of our party bumped a waiters tray as he walked by spilling two drinks. We quickly apologised but to one of the wait staff that was not good enough. He walked by a few times bumping into us on purpose, swearing at us and just stairing at us. Not sure why he was so upset but aggressively yelling at customers is not a way to get repeat business. read more

My friend and I dined at The Potting shed for lunch today, the restaurant itself was amazing, you could literally sit there and watch the day go by, we were both very pleased with the food however we were extremely disappointed with the service. Firstly, we felt like a glass of wine/sparkling & wanted to try something new, unfortunately the staff member had no idea of the wine menu so in the end we went with something we knew. Upon receiving the glass of sparkling, we both commented on the amount poured.. We called the same waiter over and explained it was smaller than expected I.e less than half of a flute... To that she agreed and said she would organise for the manager to discuss, 30 minutes later we were still waiting whilst our drinks were getting warm. We noticed the manager and our waitress constantly looking at us but no one approached us about the situation. Not the most professional way to handle a complaint... read more