Baroque Review

Baroque | Bistro Bar Patisserie -
88 George Street, The Rocks, Sydney NSW 2000 

This is a great restaurant in Sydney which is tucked away at the end of Hickson Street at the Rocks and we stumbled across it when looking for somewhere to eat at the Rocks during the ROCKS VILLAGE BIZARRE  event.

The atmosphere was classy with delicious pastries and macaroons in the entrance window which were likely from their La Renaissance Patisserie and the stone interior. However, the plastic chairs could have been wooden or something less tacky. 
We ordered our mains from the menu and we had the following dishes:

ENTRECÔTE D’AGNEAU, RATATOUILLE
Lamb scotch fillet, pearl barley, ratatouille, red pepper coulis, lamb jus $30 -

• Very tender lamb cooked medium rare
• Flavours complemented each other and textures were great

ASSIETTE DE PORC Pork belly, pork sirloin, apple fondant, cabbage and smoked speck, calvados jus $35.

• Was reviewed as tasting great as well, I didn't eat this one but looked awesome

Dessert:

BAROQUE’S CHOCOLATE MOUSSE CAKE $12
Valrhona ‘Araguani’ chocolate mousse, salted caramel and
dark chocolate ganache, mini chocolate macaron

• Very rich but delicious chocolate mousse cake
• the white sauce on the side tasted like white chocolate

 

POMPADOUR $10
Raspberry mousse, passion fruit cremeux almond nougatine

• Really nice raspberry mousse. Not as sweet as the chocolate one and was very light.
• You can eat more of this than the other one as dishes that are too rich can make you feel really full

Overall
Brilliant restaurant that we stumbled across.
Would definitely go back again as the food was worth it and the taste which is really important was amazing.

Waterfront Grill Darling Harbour Review

I ate at the Waterfront Grill Darling Harbour recently and wanted to review the very average restaurant.
I had their rump steak special for $26.50 including a glass of wine, beer or softdrink.
The atmosphere in Darling Harbour was nice with a water view but the food was not as nice.
They have a lot of meat dishes like steak and ribs on the menu and all you can eat ribs on Tuesdays for $27. However, I saw the plates of ribs which were very dry looking and not the proper char grilled or smoked ribs which you would get at hurricanes, save your money for Hurricanes upstairs.
The steak i had was very dry and really had to be eaten with sauce which you had to pay extra for.The serving size though was quite large.
The very open entrance meant the wind constantly blew in and made the food cold quickly. The best part of the dish was the fries which were crispy and thick cut.
Overall, i won't be going back as the food quality is poor and the price isn't very cheap either.

I've attached a picture of the steak: