Reviews
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The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
Arts & Entertainment Reviews
Regals Musical Society is currently presenting a world class musical production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame based on the Victor Hugo novel, with … -
Joh-Eun-Nal
Food & Drink Reviews
Lidcombe has a bewildering array of Korean restaurants located in a relatively small, double-sided shopping strip on the south side of the station. With convenient angle parking as well as a multi-storey car park, it’s easy to s… -
Salam Café + Restaurant
Food & Drink Reviews
At Salam Cafe & Restaurant in Auburn you can experience their bilateral relationship on a plate between neighbouring Ethiopian and Somali, writes Sydney Scoop restaurant reviewer Jackie McMillan. -
Ikura Canterbury
Food & Drink Reviews
Don’t let the big burst of lobster salad catch you unawares as you bite into a crisp zucchini flower ($12/2) at Ikura Canterbury. They were my meal highlight at this tiny new Japanese fusion restaurant in Canterbury, though spurting bright orang… -
Co Ba
Food & Drink Reviews
If you've spent as much time in Marrickville as I have, you'd know the 300 metre strip on Illawarra Road between Marrickville Road and Petersham Road serves some of the most accessible Vietnamese cuisine in Sydney. In such a small… -
Self Raised Bread Shoppe
Food & Drink Reviews
The suburbs can surprise you. Carlton isn’t particularly known for its eateries, but Self Raised Bread Shoppe is attracting people from far and wide. This bakery-cafe is the brainchild of Sal Sanan and siblings, Amani and Hussein Rachid. If youâ… -
Dunes By Dish
Food & Drink Reviews
With the weather busting straight through early spring and directly into mid-summer, Dunes by Dish was the place to be last weekend. The long, white and plainly furnished dining room gives off a cafeteria vibe bar for the magnificent view. Sitting… -
Sto Lat (Polish Club - Klub Polski)
Food & Drink Reviews
Three weeks after the late completion of their whole building renovation, Sto Lat, at the Polish Club/ Klub Polski Ashfield, is cooking at the top of its game. This complete rebuild, said to have cost something in the tune of $72 million, sees the… -
Berliners: Sydney Fringe Festival
Arts & Entertainment Reviews
Berliners is an absurdist comedic play about two roommates sharing an apartment separated by the Berlin Wall. The play explores an alternate-history of 1989; one of the most influential moments in history. The stage is sp… -
Osaka Bar
Food & Drink Reviews
While the mini kaiseki menu ($80/head) at Osaka Bar might not fill you up, it’s a chance to get amongst Sydney’s Japanese omakase experiences without the $200+ price tag. Chef Kazu Nakatani also offers you the opportunity to supplement this fi… -
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Arts & Entertainment Reviews
Words have more power than given credit. Our words have the ability to help, to harm, to heal, to educate and to inspire. The words we choose and how we use them can build others up or tear them down; bring the community together or rip it apart.… -
Sydney Fringe Festival: Crème de la Crème
Arts & Entertainment Reviews
COVID-19 was a tough time for everyone, and people working in performing arts sat at the sharp end of that dilemma. Crème de la Crème, a second show by Head First Acrobats for this year’s Sydney Fringe Festival, gives y… -
Calico
Food & Drink Reviews
Set on a sunny corner in Redfern, Calico puts the hospitality back into all-day venues. We were greeted and seated the second we walked in the door. Despite it being a busy Saturday lunch, staff emitted a relaxed vibe, taking time at the table to … -
The Northeast Restaurant
Food & Drink Reviews
Dishes from north-east of China often use wheat and maize. It was the latter that drew me to The Northeast Restaurant in Kingsford in the form of corn cakes cooked along the edges of their hearty hotpots. Her… -
Kinx Cafe
Food & Drink Reviews
You often hear that Australia doesn't have a distinct cuisine. It's easy to take this at face value in a nation of immigrants since it's hard to pinpoint an actual national dish, and overseas visitors only hear about vegemite and meat pies. In Ame… -
Whisky Dinner @ Eaton Chinese Restaurant
Food & Drink Reviews
Just Liquor Cellars gave me cause to return to Eaton Chinese Restaurant for another of their good value whisky dinners ($110/person). This price included a shared banquet of dishes starting off with giant, gently … -
Wicked In Oz 2023
Arts & Entertainment Reviews
Wicked opens spectacularly. From the first bar of music, the curtain opening, a giant winged dragon overhead and flying monkeys scampering up and down the stage extensions, the opening night audience knows Sydney is about to see s… -
Sydney Fringe Festival: Class Browns
Arts & Entertainment Reviews
Class Browns is an amateur comedy show that brings together the comedic talents of Akila, Riv, and Sath, three Sydney comedians who are on the cusp of greatness. And if not, as the show humorously suggests, one of them might just … -
Sydney Fringe Festival GODZ
Arts & Entertainment Reviews
Pec. flexing, hip thrusting, ball tucking, butt polishing... funny men. GODZ is a ribald and engaging deep dive into the hedonistic and homoerotic playground of the gods. With a very self-aware gaze, this four-man crew put as much… -
Sydney Fringe Festival: Gary Starr
Arts & Entertainment Reviews
Gary Starr: Greece Lightning at Sydney Fringe Festival Prepare to embark on an uproarious journey into the heart of Greek mythology with the one and only Gary Starr, a comic force of nature whose sheer audacity knows no bo…