There’s a fine line when it comes to being opulent and fancy, overly indulgent, and still personable. Particularly when it comes to restaurant hotels. Luci- the newest kid to hit the block in the centre of CBD is adjoined to the ever so famous Hilton hotel. Part of it screams hotel chain. The bright bold...
Category: Restaurant Reviews
Dinner, Drinks and Dancing – Cardea Bar & Bottega Coco take date night to a next level
I am looking around a decadent red lounge room. These people are good looking roosters. A mere few hours ago a woman with perfectly groomed locks picks up a Forget Me Not Bombay Sapphire inspired cocktail as her date is transfixed, a man at the bar repositions his Gucci interlocking briefcase, whilst a striking white...
Contemporary Asian meets cracking singing at Yum Sing House, Melbourne
If you never thought cutting edge culinary dining, class and sophistication could be in the same sentence as ‘karaoke’, you haven’t been to Yum Sing House (YSH). Literally meaning ‘Cheers’ in Chinese, YSH is a modern and contemporary Asian restaurant hidden in a CBD laneway. Inside it’s elegant and refined. Dark, moody lighting, neatly set tables and a...
Bottomless Brunch at Watsons Bay Hotel. French Rosé, scallops, prawn linguine and a stunning chook – Sensational
Bottomless Brunches and Watsons Bay Hotel are both usually associated with summer, but not so this winter. And let’s face it, the last few Sydney summers have been soggy and sticky; whereas winters, whilst obviously cooler, are usually dry and sunny. So, it’s actually a great time of year to indulge in a 2 hour...
Bitton X brings a fabulous fusion of flavours to Married at First Sight’s SKYE Suites, Green Square
Looking for excellent food and great hospitality around Green Square? Check out our review of Bitton X at SKYE Suites Green Square.
Hotel Review: Sydney Hilton. 24 luxe hours. Afternoon Tea at Glass, Exec lounge decadence and drinks at Marble Bar
The Sydney Hilton – still a classy classic. 24 hours in an elevated stay is best summed up as a swagger from restaurant to suite, to lounge, to bar to breakfast. Hiltons’ reputation precedes a stay, it’s one of the reasons it remains ranked as one of the world’s most valuable hotel brands, every one...
Wham, bam, thank you Bang Bang! Hampton’s newest Asian opens
If you think you need to travel to the CBD for a bustling atmosphere, awesome tunes, excellent service, and outrageously delicious food, you’re mistaken. Bang Bang, the latest eatery to hit Hampton, not only rivals the famous Asian city eateries, it trumps them (and a fraction of the cost). Even on a dark and cold...
Las Tapas, St Kilda, the Spanish institution where Xavier knows best
There’s a cardinal rule in hospitality- the customer is always right. Las Tapas, the authentic Spanish restaurant in Balaclava not only defies the rules but manages to get away it. This restaurant has become a St Kilda institution, much loved not just for its mouth watering traditional tapas and gregarious atmosphere, it’s also renowned for...
Spice Alley’s newest recruit, Tabé-ru (& Nomu Bar) offer Japanese bowls from $15 and killer cocktails!
We love Spice Alley. So any new kid on the block has our attention. On a cold, rainy Saturday night we walk down the Spice Alley strip. The lantern-lit pathways evoke the bustling street markets of Asia. Classier restaurants on the outside and on the ‘inside’ are the more hawker style counters, where you can...
Speakesy bar, Mills Place Merchants opens in Melbourne CBD….a trip down a cobblestone road
It’s all so very fairy-tale. A cobblestone alley. A secret red door. A dressing room with a giant mirror that leads you into the magic. A bit like the lion, the witch and the wardrobe Mills place merchants (MPM) is a captivating journey that begins before I’ve even entered. Housed in a historical building dating...