Otto's in Sydney for 180,000 miles in F
May 30, 2003, 7:24 pm
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Otto's in Sydney for 180,000 miles in F
In order to keep this on subject I am using 180,000 OW miles for a rtw in F to attend a wedding in SYD (if you are curious how this works let me know). Friends tell me that they are taking me to dinner at Otto's. Since I trust FT'ers opinions what do you think of this restaurant?
Thanks for any feedback
Thanks for any feedback
May 30, 2003, 9:20 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by MikeFly:
....Friends tell me that they are taking me to dinner at Otto's. Since I trust FT'ers opinions what do you think of this restaurant?....
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....Friends tell me that they are taking me to dinner at Otto's. Since I trust FT'ers opinions what do you think of this restaurant?....
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May 31, 2003, 5:39 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by dannyr:
Otto is owned by, iirc, John Laws. Beautiful restaurant, one of Sydney's best.</font>
Otto is owned by, iirc, John Laws. Beautiful restaurant, one of Sydney's best.</font>
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May 31, 2003, 6:55 am
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I haven't been but have for what it's worth, I have heard *very* mixed reports from those who have, specifically about real 'attitude' from the staff.
May 31, 2003, 10:49 am
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Food is nice but service sucks. Attitude big time! Every time waiter filled water glass the water went just about everywhere but in the glass. They then tried to overcharge our table by $150 approximately for drinks we didnt have. It was one bottle of wine and a couple of other drinks. No apology from any of the staff when it was pointed out. They just brought the corrected bill back. No tip!!
May 31, 2003, 11:17 am
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Most staff including chef have moved to Bondi Iceberg...food still ok but restaurant has definitely lost its edge amongst Sydney's better restaurants. Personally consider Tetsuya or Claude's as best...
May 31, 2003, 5:40 pm
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Went there last year, food is above average, staff service is horrible, plenty of celebrities regularly go there from what i've heard. When i was there last Rob McGeogh (?), Sandra Sully, Deborah Hutton and a few other local Australian TV ppl were having lunch on another table. It is still busy as ever, I took a walk down there y'day and it was packed.
May 31, 2003, 6:35 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by OzTraveller:
Personally consider Tetsuya or Claude's as best...</font>
Personally consider Tetsuya or Claude's as best...</font>
Great seafood. Great service. Great atmosphere. Great wine cellar [one of Australias best]. Very $$$ thoMy pics for restaurants in Sydney are :
Jordans, Astral, Atlantico on the Bay, Milsons, Iceberg, and Otto.
Jun 1, 2003, 4:16 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by MikeFly:
Shillard - why do you say that?</font>
Shillard - why do you say that?</font>
Mind you, I'm pretty easy to please when the food is good, the service equally good and the prices acceptable, but I don't go for wank-factor eateries at all. You can take your Niel Perry/ MG Garage/ Edna's Table/ Otto's/ etc and stick them up your rocket & balsamic latte-fattened arse.
I'm pretty much out of the loop in Sydney now, as I try to ensure that I spend as little time there as possible. Weekdays/ nights, I'll dine at the Union Club. Pre-ballet or theatre, I'll dine at the Opera Bar, on the concourse under the Opera House.
If you manage to escape from Babylon and reach the holy city of Newcastle to the North, there's no shortage of fine dining - I'll be happy to make a plethora of recommendations.
Jun 1, 2003, 7:02 am
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Great food in a subtle surround, with a good wine list and excellent service.
I was there a week ago on a monday night, (never a great night for food) and had a meal that was as good as I have had anywhere.
Service was friendly and bill was $180 for three of us.
AND, I do recomend staying at the Kirketon if you want an evening that is not just like a Hyatt or Westin etc etc.
Alas, no points are to be had.....
Cheers
Iain
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Great food in a subtle surround, with a good wine list and excellent service.
I was there a week ago on a monday night, (never a great night for food) and had a meal that was as good as I have had anywhere.
Service was friendly and bill was $180 for three of us.
AND, I do recomend staying at the Kirketon if you want an evening that is not just like a Hyatt or Westin etc etc.
Alas, no points are to be had.....
Cheers
Iain
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Jun 1, 2003, 10:48 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by OzTraveller:
Most staff including chef have moved to Bondi Iceberg...</font>
Most staff including chef have moved to Bondi Iceberg...</font>
Not to mention all those illegally parked Mercedes/BMW/Porsche/Range Rover etc...
Jun 1, 2003, 4:27 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Spider:
So, that's why there is always a queue at Icebergs on Fri/Sat nights. Not to mention all those illegally parked Mercedes/BMW/Porsche/Range Rover etc...</font>
So, that's why there is always a queue at Icebergs on Fri/Sat nights.
Not to mention all those illegally parked Mercedes/BMW/Porsche/Range Rover etc...</font>
Jun 1, 2003, 9:12 pm
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I'll put in my 2c and suggest Aqua Dining in Milsons Point. Some of the best harbour views in Sydney and being, on the North Shore, its away from all the Eastern Suburbs muppets 
(and its on the way to Newcastle Shillard!!!)
(and its on the way to Newcastle Shillard!!!)