Hens Night
So last Friday I went along to my sister Kayo's Hens night.. I know traditionally guys don't go along, but it ended up just a casual drinks and dinner night, so I was welcomed! Yay.
First we had drinks at the Zeta bar, level 4 in the Sydney Hilton - flash.
Then to the 3rd floor Restaurant Glass. It is the new one for chef luke Mangan - I only ate at his previous place Salt once in Darlinghurst - the week it was closing - and it was fantastic.
This is more a brasserie style place - but being in the hilton it is still very beautifully decorated, and very pricey. Above is the Seared scallops, unagi, cauliflower puree, nashi pear radish & walnut salad, baby coriander, tahini dressing ($24.5) - it was very nice - but not outstanding really. The Unagi was lost in the puree, and whilst the scallops were perfectly cooked, they were a bit small really...
Above Kayo's good friend and co-worker Winnie - and her Salmon. Below is my main, Wagyu rump, fragrant pumpkin puree, tongue, snow peas, bitter chocolate & coffee sauce ($41.5) - the beef was good (except for a piece of grissle), but I had a hard time identifying the vegetables - perhaps they were substitutes... and the sauce was good but wasn't that punchy. Nice though.
This was mums Barramundi with calamari and what not.... it is not on the website so I can't put on a copy of the full description - very nice though. As was my sisters Aged sirloin with mustard herb crust... mmmmm herb crust.
Sorry for the poor photo quality - my phone camera struggles in low light. Above is Kayo in the vale with Singaporean flowers her friend Manfred made here, and me! It was a really fun night - we ended up at the Edinburgh Castle Hotel in the city, as we felt we had all blown our budgets already without proceeding to Hugo's bar. Great great night - but where were all the male strippers etc?
First we had drinks at the Zeta bar, level 4 in the Sydney Hilton - flash.
Then to the 3rd floor Restaurant Glass. It is the new one for chef luke Mangan - I only ate at his previous place Salt once in Darlinghurst - the week it was closing - and it was fantastic.
This is more a brasserie style place - but being in the hilton it is still very beautifully decorated, and very pricey. Above is the Seared scallops, unagi, cauliflower puree, nashi pear radish & walnut salad, baby coriander, tahini dressing ($24.5) - it was very nice - but not outstanding really. The Unagi was lost in the puree, and whilst the scallops were perfectly cooked, they were a bit small really...
Above Kayo's good friend and co-worker Winnie - and her Salmon. Below is my main, Wagyu rump, fragrant pumpkin puree, tongue, snow peas, bitter chocolate & coffee sauce ($41.5) - the beef was good (except for a piece of grissle), but I had a hard time identifying the vegetables - perhaps they were substitutes... and the sauce was good but wasn't that punchy. Nice though.
This was mums Barramundi with calamari and what not.... it is not on the website so I can't put on a copy of the full description - very nice though. As was my sisters Aged sirloin with mustard herb crust... mmmmm herb crust.
Sorry for the poor photo quality - my phone camera struggles in low light. Above is Kayo in the vale with Singaporean flowers her friend Manfred made here, and me! It was a really fun night - we ended up at the Edinburgh Castle Hotel in the city, as we felt we had all blown our budgets already without proceeding to Hugo's bar. Great great night - but where were all the male strippers etc?
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