Food & Drink Reviews

  • Best High Tea MODE Four Seasons

    Food & Drink Reviews
    High Tea is for me one of the great indulgences in life. Traditionally served at 3pm, High Tea or Afternoon Tea most usually includes scones with jam and cream, dainty sandwiches and bite size cakes. As an avid traveller in a different era, and ev…

  • Bar M

    Food & Drink Reviews
    "the young people, the crowd, the music… it’s like a cinema, it’s like La Dolce Vita all over again..." our No. 1 Sydney Scoop spot for a first date!

  • The Botanica Vaucluse

    Food & Drink Reviews
    Are you dreaming of a restaurant where you are welcomed as a warm friend; are provided with seamless friendly professional service; can relax in a pleasing to the eye environment; and dine on dishes that not only use fresh well-source…

  • I Feel Pretty

    Food & Drink Reviews
    “ No Matter how many times we hear “its on the inside that really counts”, woman know deep down its what’s on the outside that the whole world judges” and for Renee Bennett (Amy Schumer) she desperately wants to be one of the “pretty…

  • Still My Favourite Bar

    Food & Drink Reviews
    Four years since opening, three years (give or take a few months) since my last review, Knox Street Bar is still my Sydney favourite. It's not only everything a small bar should be, but perhaps has even blossomed as it has settled into its back st…

  • 18 Billion Old Fashioneds

    Food & Drink Reviews
    18 billion Old Fashioneds in one bar? You betcha. Before we checked in for our latest visit at Smoking Panda we checked out the Facey page of bar head Iain Guthrie who wrote the list and found this: "Hey math nerds, I need some help. …

  • Jardin St James Pop-Up

    Food & Drink Reviews
    The team behind King Street's Jardin St James have just launched a pop-up venture in Potts Point, adding some of Sydney's finest baguettes to the lunch time options around Kings Cro…

  • White Rabbit Sydney

    Food & Drink Reviews
    Café by day, wine bar by night, the White Rabbit has something for everyone. On a busy CBD corner, the veranda bar is the perfect place to people-watch no matter what time you visit. We were there for dinner on a Thursday night and the pl…

  • The Thirsty Wolf

    Food & Drink Reviews
    Newtown lovers take note - there's a new cocktail happy hour on King Street and it is a winner. Freshly opened bar The Thirsty Wolf has taken up residency near the Missenden Road corner and is tempting passersby with its daily happy hours …

  • Forest Lodge Hotel

    Food & Drink Reviews
    Located on a quiet corner but in walking distance from Parramatta Road and Sydney Uni, time to get yourself into Forest Lodge Hotel for a craft beer, boilermate or spirits, pool, trivia and a bite to eat.

  • Parsons Bar

    Food & Drink Reviews
    Scoop was there when Parsons Bar opened, and return now to this Potts Point favourite of ours to catch up on their latest menu offerings. Named after the elusive Mr Parsons, a…

  • Via Alta

    Food & Drink Reviews
    Via Alta literally means High Street (the same as the street where it is situated) and is a classic neighbourhood Italian trattoria. With bare tables and casual friendly service by day, transforming with white table cloths for a more elegant restaurant setting by night, the contemporary Northern Italian restaurant is a delicious joint venture from Alessandro Pavoni (Ormeggio and Chiosco) with talented Head Chef Alex Keene (MasterChef alumni and Ormeggio), and restaurateur Bill Drakopolous.

  • Via Napoli Surry Hills

    Food & Drink Reviews
    Via Napoli has been trading off "Voted Best Pizza in Sydney 2013 by Timeout Magazine" for the last few years, and in that time since winning the award in the year it opened, has expanded the operation from Lane Cove to add Hunters Hill and Crown S…

  • Kittyhawk Bar Sydney

    Food & Drink Reviews
    "That's what happens when you have beer taps" Kittyhawk Groups Operations Manager Dre Walters responded when I wondered why so many blokes were drinking beer. Week 2 at new Kittyhawk Bar Sydney, Friday afternoon 5pm and the new joint from the Lobo…

  • MediTrainean

    Food & Drink Reviews
    You know the concept don't you? The little covered domes of food come along the conveyor belt train, with different plates of different colours different prices. You're thinking sushi, right? Well now in Crows Nest the food train is Mediterranean…

  • Darlo Country Club

    Food & Drink Reviews
    New Darlo Country Club brings a complete change of look and pace to Sydney, Darlinghurst and Victoria Street.

  • DAMDA New Korean Restaurant

    Food & Drink Reviews
    Innovative Korean food with traditional flavours, Norton Street Leichardt. Snacks like Korean Tacos and DAMDA Nachos. And of course there's K.F.C. Still hungry? DAMDA dish up one hell of a serving of BBQ ribs on the signature platter for two.

  • One Ford Street

    Food & Drink Reviews
    Bennett has raised the bar to deliver what is possibly the new next best thing.

  • Wok On Inn, Zetland

    Food & Drink Reviews
    In the past year or so, a brand new community has popped up in Zetland and has brought some fantastic shops and restaurants with it. Wok On Inn is one of these great new spots that’s recently opened in the East Village and with it’s wide selec…

  • The Brewery Bar

    Food & Drink Reviews
    I don't know about you, but I think that Sydney has some of the best craft beers in the World. No longer just the beverage of choice for hipsters, independently crafted I.P.A's, lager, ales and stouts can be found in bottle shops and hotels all ov…