SYDNEY where to eat?
Jan 5, 2017, 5:16 pm
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Pub food in oz is waaaaay better than pub food in UK or US. Almost always reliably good, even in remote pubs in country towns. Some sydney pubs would be called bistros in NYC 
and cost a lot more. Great value if you stick to their mainstream fare (chicken parma and fish&chips).
and cost a lot more. Great value if you stick to their mainstream fare (chicken parma and fish&chips).
Jan 5, 2017, 7:27 pm
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Probably not, gastro is nearly always followed by "enteritis" here, it would be a brave yet foolish move imho. Ben, feel free to contradict me, I happily defer to you in the area of pubs and food in Sydney
Jan 6, 2017, 4:32 am
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What the Badger says is correct, don't mention "gastro" you'll get strange looks. Pretty much any pub in inner Sydney will have a menu that looks like the place you're talking about. There is much better though, if you want.^
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Jan 6, 2017, 6:27 pm
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I found the Lord Nelson to be a groovy little pub. There are plenty of pubs around the Rocks area like the Lord Nelson. There's a bit of history there.
Jan 6, 2017, 6:28 pm
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Jan 9, 2017, 4:22 pm
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Although I would still say the best "pub" dining in Sydney is the Four in Hand in Paddington.
Jan 9, 2017, 5:41 pm
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When did you last go? It's gone a fair bit downhill since Fassnidge left. The restaurant is really more like an upmarket bistro than the unique menu that it had under Fassnidge. For the price point they're at, I'd rather eat at Bistro Moncur even if it's ~$10-$15 more/person (ironically they are owned by the same group)
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Jan 9, 2017, 9:15 pm
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When did you last go? It's gone a fair bit downhill since Fassnidge left. The restaurant is really more like an upmarket bistro than the unique menu that it had under Fassnidge. For the price point they're at, I'd rather eat at Bistro Moncur even if it's ~$10-$15 more/person (ironically they are owned by the same group)
Jan 9, 2017, 9:24 pm
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The suckling pig with all the trimmings and a few good bottles of red was a great weekend in July long lunch.
Jan 25, 2017, 6:02 pm
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Jan 25, 2017, 6:26 pm
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Jan 25, 2017, 7:31 pm
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There is a cheap japanese restaurant in the World Trade Center which has remarkably good sushi (e.g. bento box takeaway for circa $15). Huge line of uni students though most of the time (hence why I have only gotten takeaway). While sushi is everywhere, most of it is poor quality, but there are some stunning cheap ones near chinatown. As for oysters in Oz, some of the best in the world if you get it fresh enough. As good as Long Island was years ago before it went downhill.