Cafe Review: Cafe Morso Pyrmont

What a lovely introduction to our new team members this morning.... A breakfast at Cafe Morso in Pyrmont, just slightly up from the Star and on the same finger wharf as Flying Fish.

This was my first time at Café Morso and I was so impressed, it's a big call but I have to say I just experienced the best breakfast in Sydney. The menu was like the who's who of breakfast treats.

The special looked pretty amazing: a mix of kale, broccoli and corn fritters served with goats cheese mousse, spicy capsicum relis and avocado and I had the baked eggs with corn and goat cheese mousse, it was amazing.

Excellent coffee, excellent hot chocolate - this is a place for me to bring my husband and baby boy!!!

Visit them at: Cafe Morso, Lower Deck (west side), Jones Bay Wharf, 26-32 Pirrama Road, Pyrmont NSW 2009 Phone: (02) 9692 0111

Restaurant Review: Yellow, Potts Point

Potts Point is my favourite inner-city destination by far, its cosmopolitan, full of life and on a Monday evening seriously going off!! As I walked down Macleay Street almost every restaurant is open and almost every restaurant is completely full.

Marina and I usually head to our favourite food mecca called Fratelli Paradiso http://fratelliparadiso.com/ on Challis Street, however we thought to try somewhere different and very glad we did.

Yellow is located at 57 Macleay Street, just slightly down from the corner of Challis Street, next to the hidden Fratelli Fresh shop.

Yellow is part of the same amazing restaurant group who also own The Bentley Restaurant http://www.thebentley.com.au/ and Monopole http://monopolesydney.com.au/ and it certainly shows.

I always read reviews before attending new restaurants to ultimately see if I agree or disagree with critics verdicts... in this case Terry Durack of the Sydney Morning Herald summed it up perfectly... http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/eat-out/review/restaurant/yellow-20131028-2way1.html it's a French bistro but not as you know it!

From the moment you walk in the door, the atmosphere is calm, cosy and very friendly. Waiting for Marina to arrive I dropped my butter knife (clumsy me) and within an instant a lovely waiter has scooped it up and taken away, returning with a sparkly new butter knife for me to dip into the home made butter and spread it onto my mouth watering home made sourdough... warm and crusty - perfect!

We decided to share the entrée of cured Snapper with avocado and roe, the portion was small and definitely not intended to be shared but never the less we enjoyed the beautifully presented and fresh snapper delight on offer.

Marina then ordered the slow cooked Lamb shoulder with eggplant and kale, she said the it was sublimely cooked and the presentation again was impeccable and the portion as a main was generous.

I ordered the Mulloway with celtuce and shemji mushrooms which was just amazing, again so beautifully presented and the fish was delicious.

We ordered the baby Kipfler potatoes with sour Cream & shallot Powder which I think I could have eaten as a main on it's own :)

The dessert we shared again as it was of generous portion - we still can't work out how they got the passionfruit curd within the chocolate sphere but I guess that is one for my pastry chef cousin to explain.

All in all I totally agreed with Terry Durack 's review. It was affordable, friendly, they take bookings (shock horror for Sydney), beautifully presented and the food was five stars.

Get down there...

Yellow, 57 Macleay Street, Potts Point Phone: (02) 9332 2344 or visit http://www.yellowsydney.com.au

Credit: Imagery courtesy of Yellow


 


 

 

 

 

 

Asian Tapas: Ho Mei Surry Hills

Walking around Surry Hills I came across a restaurant that positions itself as an Asian Tapas bar.

What does this mean exactly? From what I can tell and saw as diners enjoyed their meals, it's essentially modernised Yum Cha with bigger portions that are designed to share with the usual Yum Cha delights like Har Gow, Dim Sum and more.

 

Speaking with a few diners, they say that the food looks simple and not that interesting, however the flavours, quality of produce and the precision cooking one diner compared to Billy Kwong... big call.

 

I haven't been but clearly amazing reviews from diners and equally exciting reviews on line.

 

Check them out at www.facebook.com/homeiasiantapas

Ho Mei, Shop 8/38 - 52 Waterloo Street, Surry Hills Phone: (02) 8021 4806

 

Credit: Photo courtesy of Ho Mei www.homei.com.au  

 

Food Review: Fat Noodle at the Star Casino, Pyrmont

So it’s been a while since we have blogged, our babies have taken over our world but we are back!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today we decided to visit Fat Noodle, the younger sister restaurant to Celebrity Chef Luke Nguyen who also owns Red Lantern www.redlantern.com.au (amazing).

Now, eating inside a Casino is always questionable, however I have to stay that I was far more focused on the food than the flashing / beeping lights trying to entice me to drop a few fine pennies in those sneaky poker machines.

Fat Noodle is located in the heart of the pokies area of the casino, but it is beautifully styled and the open kitchen theatre is entertaining enough to distract you from the fact you are sitting inside the Casino.

After much deliberation, I ordered the Mee Goreng smothered in delicious Sambal – it was divine & mouth-watering. My guests enjoyed the Seafood Laksa, which looked more like a massive bowl of curry with noodles rather than your usual watery Laksa but I was told it was “amazing”. My second guest ordered the Angus Beef noodles and he stated that the beef itself was tender and fresh.

There are some interesting reviews about Fat Noodle - we gave it a thumbs up! The prize was reasonable at $19 a bowl but the servings were large and we left feeling full and satisfied. I’m dying to go back to try the Crispy Barramundi and the Sugar Cane Prawns.

Highly recommended

Fat Noodle, Casino Floor, Level 1, The Star, Pyrmont http://www.star.com.au/sydney-restaurants/casual-dining/Pages/fat-noodle.aspx

Credit: Photos courtesy of Timeout & The Star