Sydney, Australia: Opera House Bites
- phoenixxpheasts
- 2 days ago
- 2 min read
Bennelong restaurant was absolutely amazing, fantastic service as well as fantastic food. How many times do you get to have a meal in a UNESCO World Heritage location? This restaurant is in the Sydney Opera House and is stunning and has great views of Sydney Harbour. There was a three course menu when I was there and I selected the squid risotto, duck, and a pavlova for dessert. Pavlova is apparently the national dessert of Australia but New Zealand and Australia fight about who made it first! Anyway, the food: the squid risotto was cooked in an uni (sea urchin) broth and was soft and buttery and rich. Thank goodness it’s served in a small portion since it’s VERY rich. They also give you bread which is like sourdough and comes out warm and chewy and delicious. The duck had such crispy skin which was salted with a flecked sea salt and nice chew on the actual meat, cooked about medium rare and the sides of cauliflower sprouts and potatoes were great! The dessert was a pavlova in an abstract shape of the opera house! It was good but I thought was still a bit too sweet because I personally think it needed more fresh fruit or more passionfruit to offset the sweetness of the meringue. I had a drink called Swan Lake and it was very light and perfect for a hot and humid day! Citrus flavors and sparkling! You definitely need a reservation for the restaurant which you can do through their website (below) but if you just want to sit at the bar, that seems to be easier to get in to if you want to try and walk in! With the three course lunch and some drinks, the total came out to about $200 USD, which is a bit pricey, but was a great experience with exceptional service.
Website: http://www.bennelong.com.au/