Reviews
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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. -
Frame Narrative
Arts & Entertainment Reviews
Playing at the historic Old Fitz Theatre is award-winning playwright Emily Sheehan’s Frame Narrative. The story stems from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein looking at what it means to create something new. In the case of Frame N… -
Zombie! The Musical Hayes: Opening Night Review
Arts & Entertainment Reviews
Can musical theatre save Sydney from a zombie apocalypse? Zombie The Musical a world premiere new… -
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. -
Grain In The Blood
Arts & Entertainment Reviews
Have you ever asked yourself what is the difference between ethics and morality? For me, I see ethics as a way of thinking, a set of rules and standards that one uses as a foundation when processing right from wrong. Morality is a code of behavior… -
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 … -
Dirty Laundry
Arts & Entertainment Reviews
Busting for a giggle and a chance to air your deepest, darkest secrets? Roll up to the Sydney Spiegeltent for Briefs: Dirty Laundry. It’s raunchy and ribald, an adults-only queer cabaret, and it’s running as part of the Sydney… -
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. -
The Australian Ballet: Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
Arts & Entertainment Reviews
For the first show of the season, Australian Ballet Artistic Director David Hallberg chose the topsy-turvy world of Alice’s Wonderland. Whilst the story is based on the well-known children’s book, British choreographer Christopher Wheeldon tak… -
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.