We were promptly served and our waiter was friendly but maybe a bit too eager to take our orders.
Complimentary bread for the table
The entrees were better than expected - the steak tartare wasn't overspiced and the chicken liver parfait with brioche was rich but can easily get too oily after a few mouthfuls.
Steak Tartare
Chicken Liver Parfait with Brioche
The mains however, were a mixed bag quality wise.
Suzuki Jewfish
If I was matt preston in masterchef and a contestant gave me this dish, i can bet you they would be eliminated!! First bite into the suzuki jewfish revealed bones and towards the end of the dish, realised the remaining fish was raw. The waiter apologised and gave us complimentary coffee/tea, which was a nice touch.
Rabbit pie
The rabbit pie pastry was brick solid rather than light and fluffy. My companion ended up just eating the filling. A tad disappointing.
The specials for the night was chicken with braised leek and carrots for two:
The whole chicken was wheeled out on a trolley and the waiter sliced up the chicken at our table. At least it proves they're serving the whole chickena and isn't ripping me off! haha.
We were pleasantly surprised by the juicy and tenderness of the chicken with leek and carrots. However, as i attempted to eat a meal for two by myself, i had chicken overload after my third piece of chicken =)
The sides were quite commendable actually. The roasted mushroom had a very rich garlic butter flavour but did not overpower the freshness of mushroom. The duck fat chips were very crunchy and came in a generous serving.
and finally, dessert time!
As a dessert lover, I was eagerly anticipating the duck egg catalan that i heard was to die for. However, it was definitely not the best dessert I have tasted. It lacked dimension and tasted like normal egg custard made with a lot of cream. I agree that it was smooth and creamy, however, the overly sweet syrup on top of the custard overpowered all other possible flavours.
Duck egg creme catalan
The churros were light and crunchy, dipped in chocolate sauce. A classic.
Churros with warm chocolate sauce
English breakfast tea
It was overal a lovely experience as the service was prompt and friendly. The ambience was lovely and not too loud, despite being quite crowded that night . As we used the entertainment book, it ended up being quite reasonably priced, however if we did not have the entertainment card, it would have killed my weekly budget.
There is room for improvement re the quality of the food. As this restaurant shares the same head chef as the one hatted restaurant Astral, i would love to try that one out next time. Hopefully it would be better than this one.
Sean's Kitchen
Level 2 Star City
80 Pyrmont Street,
Sydney City NSW 2000
Tel - 02 9777 9000
http://www.seanskitchen.com.au/
darn its such a pain when you get bone in your fish for a meal that you paid with by your own hard working monies :s
ReplyDeletei also find it really annoying when waiters/waitresses come back so quickly (and early after you've just been seated) to take your order. obviously if you're still looking at your menu, you havent decided what to order yet! (even if they're asking if we want drinks, we need a min or two to look through the drinks list /sigh)
the desserts look disappointing though.. i prob would've chose the vahlrona one meself!