Food & Drink Reviews
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CorEat
Food & Drink Reviews
A dainty fried prawn sanga ($23) balances on a collection of tenderly cooked prawns, diced scallops and razor clam. They’re plopped into puddle of beurre blanc that’s been spiked with kombu dashi and drizzled with chive oil. It’s so tasty it… -
Casa Esquina
Food & Drink Reviews
Sydney Scoop is back in Balmain again, this time Jackie McMillon reviews the restaurant Casa Esquina at the old Efendy location. -
NEW Bar Infinita
Food & Drink Reviews
Bar Infinita may be what the upper North Shore was missing, but Sydney Scoop recommends that you don't have to be local to the north side to bring your crew here. 5 stars. -
Dry Dock Public House + Dining Room
Food & Drink Reviews
Balmain has greeted a much needed renovation of the Dry Dock Hotel from the open kitchen headed by Ben Sitton. -
Watan Afghan Cuisine
Food & Drink Reviews
"Watan Afghan Cuisine is the certainly the fanciest Afghan restaurant I’ve visited in Sydney." declares food adventurer Jackie McMillan. -
Porcine
Food & Drink Reviews
There's a relaxed feel when dining in French bistro Porcine that belies the deep knowledge and skill that are the foundations needed for creating highly crafted French food. It's been fascinating to watch - and taste - Che… -
Joe's Table
Food & Drink Reviews
Joe's Table Darlinghurst is a simple Southeast Asian BYO for when you don't feel like cooking at home suggests Jackie McMillan. -
NEW Goldie's
Food & Drink Reviews
Your Sydney Scoop cafes restaurants new discoveries continues. This time Jackie McMillan announces new Goldie's in Dulwich Hill. -
Bart Jr.
Food & Drink Reviews
A cacophony of sound emanates from Bart Jr. as we arrive. The bar, which has occupied a coveted corner spot on Redfern’s main drag for about seven years, is a lively space around knock-off time even on a mid-week hump day. Staff… -
Takam
Food & Drink Reviews
Even for a regular consumer of Filipino food, Takam felt exciting. This Darlinghurst cafe-restaurant takes the all-important next step in widening the audience for Pinoy cuisine by condensing the wide, disparate array of dishes or… -
Bread, Espresso & Gwynneville
Food & Drink Reviews
The cafe menu at Bread, Espresso & Gwyneville reads simply enough. First sitting on the bench against the wall, and making our brunch choices - to be truthful there were no great expectations. Yet this bright, sparkling clean and … -
White Rabbit Marrickville
Food & Drink Reviews
Sydney Scoop trusted cafe reviews continue with this 2024 appraisal by Jackie McMillan of White Rabbit Marrickville. -
Review: Rosie’s Proper Fish & Chips
Food & Drink Reviews
Jackie McMillan heads to Coledale for this review of 'proper fish 'n' chips' at Coledale an easy drive south of Sydney. -
Bistro Nido
Food & Drink Reviews
Regent Place Sydney is the latest location for restaurant reviewer Jackie McMillan. Here's her report on Bistro Nido. -
Miss Arda
Food & Drink Reviews
Jackie McMillan visits NSW South Coast Kiama Cafe Miss Arda, and reports on her latest eating out discovery. -
Toei
Food & Drink Reviews
Jackie McMillan continues the Sydney Scoop discovery tour of Asian fusion restaurants with her next destination, Toei Surry Hills. -
Alma's Currarong Kombi Cafe
Food & Drink Reviews
Laying on the charm, Alma's Currarong Kombi Cafe is a family-run affair operated from the garage of the Borbilas family home. On weekends, between the hours of 8am and noon, you can partake of cakes and baked goods from a series o… -
Barbicrew
Food & Drink Reviews
Jackie McMillan reports on her latest Sydney discovery: Brazilian Barbiecrew BBQ restaurant and catering. -
Fusion Afro Caribbean Cafe & Restaurant
Food & Drink Reviews
Sometimes the best things get relegated to the most liminal of spaces. You’ll find Fusion Afro Caribbean Cafe & Restaurant at the end of a dead end street in an industrial estate that backs onto the railway line. Fringing palms … -
Beverly Hills 888
Food & Drink Reviews
San nin faai lok! There is a bit of a 1990s Golden Century vibe to Beverly Hills 888 Classic Chinese Seafood Restaurant, which inclined me to like it right away. The interior is a clean, bright white with splashes of colour. Down one side, a serie…