155 Victoria Street,
Potts Point
8313 1000
Lunch
Friday 12pm - 3pm
Sunday 1pm - 5pm
Dinner
Monday to Sunday 5pm – 11pm
Bar opens until late
Charlie & the Chocolate Factory - what an evocative title for an event! Straight away we are envisaging all sorts of 'Heston-esque' delights and surprises. We're expecting playful; we're expecting a 'world of imagination!'
Level 1, Ivy
330 George Street
Sydney
9240 3000
Lunch: Mon-Fri 12pm-3pm
Dinner: Mon-Sat 6pm-10.30pm
Maybe it is just me, but when I read American Diner I think: Fried Chicken, Foot Long & Beans, Onion Rings, Burgers, Corned Beef Brisket, Cheese Steak, Mac n Cheese, Coleslaw.....you get the picture.
It needs to be stated that Buggles and Squeak love these American Diner classics.
So when we saw that Mad Cow were hosting an American Diner Degustation as part of March into Merivale, well we couldn't contain our excitement!
Shop 4001 Level 4
Westfield Sydney
188 Pitt Street
Sydney
+61 2 9226 9988
restaurant-syd@caraandco.com
Cara&Co restaurant has been on the Buggles and Squeak radar for a while now, so when our planned Australia Day lunch to Spice Temple did not eventuate, we figured this was as good a time as any to pop in to Cara&Co for a visit.
Upon entering the Cara&Co Concept Store we are immediately dazzled by its beauty & the amazing array of clothes, handbags, sunglasses (theo etc) and niche fragrances (think M.Micallef, G.Nejman).
Cara&Co aim to cater for all the senses, so as we make our way to the restaurant we certainly hope our sense of ‘taste’ will be well and truly engaged.
The restaurant flows on beautifully from the store, it is both warm & inviting and sleek & modern all at the same time. The tables are well spaced & generous.
1 Broke Road
Pokolbin 2320
02 4998 6777
muse@musedining.com.au
Restaurant Wed - Sat 6-10pm
Café Open 7 days 10am-5pm
On a recent trip to the Hunter Valley (for our beautiful niece's wedding), we decided to pay a visit to Muse Dining which resides within the Hungerford Hill Winery.
We are sitting down to lunch in the cafe, which is sleek & quite modern with a very relaxed feel.
Having scoffed a huge breakfast earlier, I am concerned that I will not be able to manage three courses, so Buggles & I opt to share a starter.
384 Oxford Street
Paddington
NSW 2021
Phone: (02) 9360 9668
Fax: (02) 9361 0779
Email: bar@paddoarms.com
12pm-3pm; 6pm-late 7 Days
Don't you love it when a dining venue lives up to all that you hoped it would?
Nothing disappoints more (in Buggles and Squeak world anyway), than a restaurant that doesn't live up to expectation.
Thankfully, the restaurant at the Paddington Arms Hotel not only lives up to expectations, it exceeds them.
One could argue, how can they go wrong? Under the watchful eye of Colin Fassnidge and Neil Thompson, this is a venture that is bound to succeed.
We arrive early on a Tuesday evening and score one of the very roomy booths.
The fitout is fantastic.... well spaced tables/booths, loads of gorgeous timber and brickwork. The vibe is warm, comforting and relaxed. You immediately feel at home.
1385 Botany Road
Botany (cnr Botany Rd & Bay St)
Tel: 8668 5777
e: agaperestaurant@me.com
Dinner: Tues - Sat from 6pm
Lunch: Fri-Sun 12pm - 3pm
Our last experience of a restaurant that attempted any form of 'organic' was a rather disastrous meal at Newtown's The Peasant's Feast many, many moons ago. It did not inspire us to give it another go! This is probably the reason we had not tried Agape Organic Restaurant & Bar before now. One evening though, Squeak suggested a spontaneous visit, so we headed out to Botany to see if they could erase all Peasant Feast memories (horrors?!) from the past.
141 Belmore Road
Randwick NSW 2031
Tel: 61 2 9399 9660
e: enquiries@montpellierpublichouse.com.au
Public Bar – 7 days – Midday to Midnight
Dining Room – Tuesday to Sunday – from 6pm
I ended up losing count of the number of times we said we would book a dinner at Balzac. It seems everytime we planned to, something came up, until finally Balzac closed its doors.
Thankfully we didn't have to wait too long for Matthew Kemp to reopen the doors again, this time under the guise of The Montpellier Public House.
Having learnt our lesson, we decide a visit this time is very much in order.
The restaurant is split in two - the Public Bar & the Fine Dining Restaurant. Tonight we decide to dine downstairs in the Public Bar.
38 Waterloo Street
Surry Hills
0431 212 453
dine@ortotradingco.com.au
Dinner - Tuesday to Saturday nights from 6pm.
Brunch & Casual Lunch - Thursday to Sunday 8am to 3pm.
Buggles and Squeak have a favourite breakfast spot, Bar Mattino in Chippendale.
Bar Mattino is closed Saturdays, so we have always faced the dilemma of where to breakfast when those Saturday morning hunger pangs hit.
Fouratefive hit the spot for a while.... but seriously, who can be bothered queueing (no matter how good that toasted sandwich is!).
Well thankfully, Orto Trading Co has stepped up to the plate and is serving one of the best & most imaginative breakfasts in Sydney.
The Star
80 Pyrmont Street
Ground level
cnr Edward & Union Street
(Entrance opposite Adriano Zumbo's)
Dinner only from 7pm
Mon-Sat
Could we have been more excited to snare a booking at the hotly anticipated momofuku seiōbo? Excitement and fear (given David Chang's infamous dislike of bloggers) are all melded into one as we prepare for dinner.
Squeak's food idiosynchrosies discussed and confirmed by the restaurant the day before we are truly excited by the prospect of dinner at Chang's first restaurant venture outside NYC. This excitement probably accounts for the fact we unintentionally turn up half an hour early. This is despite the number of times we walk past the place, and all around the casino, until a friendly casino staff member directs us to the ultra chic and understated entrance to Momofuku.
All credit to the staff who do not bat an eyelid, seat us in the (what we thought) bizarrely empty restaurant and set us up with drinks.
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.
