I have read in various places about the over-enthusiastic maitre d'/co-owner of the place, and she certainly most welcoming. She is obviously very proud of the restaurant, and it is lovely to see the pride shine through as she raves about each item on the menu. It is exactly these ridiculously happy, positive people who makes me want to quit my job.
To start: Oysters with pickled cucumber and salmon roe - very fresh, good combination:
Also to start: Scallops with poached apple and hazelnuts - very very good - hazelnuts perfectly complementing the perfectly wobbly scallops:
Third shared starter was salt and pepper squid. Now I must go on another little rant - Sydneysiders love love love their salt and pepper squid, and I'm not quite sure why! It is only absolutely every menu, and never really done particularly well. Again, the squid at Sardine Room had very thick batter, and by the time it arrived was not very hot. Never mind, onwards to the mains, a very luscious scallops with creamy leeks and black truffle risotto:
Accompanied by another main of squid ink taglioni with blue swimmer crab and cherry tomatoes - star dish of the night, excellent pasta:
As you can see, the portions are enormous!!! But us 3 little Asians still managed to polish it off, along with a mixed fish pie (a bit meh) and a coconut pannacotta with cranberry sauce. And as we left, the maitre d' treated Thang to a nice cuddle - he he!
Another plus point is that they have an excellent Alsatian Gewurtztraminer here. Wine is hysterically expensive in Sydney - very difficult to get a decent bottle for less than $25 (and that is just the Aussie wine - for anything imported, it is more like $40/50). Sardine Room's yummy Gewurtz was $48 - the identical wine is available from the deli down the road for identical price, so not bad at all!
Will definitely, definitely be back.
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