Level G, Harbourside,
The Star,
80 Pyrmont Street
Pyrmont
Lunch: Fri 12pm - 3pm
Dinner: Tue - Sun 5.30pm - 11pm
Ever since we starting reading about the grand plans for Star City, we have been looking forward to its opening, hoping for a dining precinct similiar to Crown Casino in Melbourne. We certainly felt as though we were getting our wish, when we heard David Chang & Teage Ezard had jumped on board & were both opening restaurants at the newly named 'The Star'.
As soon as bookings opened for BLACK we secured a table for a Saturday night that seemed 'oh so far away'; so we counted down the weeks, then the days until our designated Saturday arrived.
We arrive at 'The Star' early (luckily), as we do two laps of the casino before we actually find the restaurant.
The restaurant's timber facade is warm & inviting, the room with its dark tones feels comfortable, with large well spaced tables, with most facing the wall of glass looking out onto the harbour.
We are lucky indeed to score a table right beside the window as we watch day, slowly turn to night.
Wharf 9
56 Pirrama Road
Pyrmont
(opposite Star City)
Brunch
Saturday - Sunday 10.30am - 4pm
Lunch
Monday - Sunday Noon - 3pm
Dinner
Monday - Sunday 6pm - 9pm
There are some days that Buggles and Squeak just sit back and think...we love living in Sydney! Today was one of them, as we sat at Ripples on Sydney Wharf.
Look at that view. The air was chilly, but the sun was warm and the water was glistening. It was a great day to be alive! As you all know though, there is one thing that can make living better - and that is great food!
So we decide to see what Ripples on Sydney Wharf has to offer in the brunch stakes. We booked a table, anticipating a large crowd on such a beautiful day, however when we got there we saw the reservation was unnecessary at 11am on a Saturday morning. The table we were shown to by the lovely waiter was perfect and our view was exactly as the picture shows - no zoom cameras here.
Lower Deck (west side), Jones Bay Wharf
Pirrama Road,
Pyrmont NSW 2009
Monday - Friday 7 to 4
Saturday - Sunday 8 to 3
** UPDATE**
Squeak and I decided to join some friends for an early Saturday breakfast at Cafe Morso based on our last visit, which was quite pleasant. On this occasion we could not have been more disappointed. Despite the fact we had booked a table in advance we were given the table that probably sat the furthest from the views as possible. Service was aloof and disinterested. This was most telling when it came to the food. At no point did anybody ask the question if we were happy with the food. It is probably lucky for them they didn't, as on the whole we were most certainly not happy. Squeak did the best with the Bacon and Egg Gnocchi which she found to be okay, M1 & M2 felt their breakfasts were average, but the creme de la creme came with my dish. I opted for the Baked Bean and Ham hock cassoulet. This sounded delicious and flavoursome. On arrival it was a very 'grey' looking dish. The beans were undercooked and had literally no flavour whatsoever and the ham frankly tasted like it was possibly on the road to being bad. The best part about the dish was the chargrilled bread. I did not finish this dish - which, as most would know, is quite unheard of.
When the dishes were retrieved (largely unfinished) noone thought to enquire about our meals. I think this sums it all up. We will not return, or recommend this place to anybody.
Buggles
Read more for our earlier, more pleasant experience if you would still like to visit Cafe Morso.
