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Sydney, Sydney Burgers

The Ivanhoe

Is the Ivanhoe home to the best burger in Sydney? Ivan-no! This pub is one of those who has spent a fortune on the fit-out, and not much time on the food. The burger is lackluster and has a dirty, herbaceous flavour that stays with one long into the evening… […]

Cafe, Sydney

Element6

The drab borough of West Ryde has not much to offer humanity; it’s bleak, stale and in a total state of decay, and is only missing that “wild wag of an oculist”, T.J. Eckelburg to preside over the residents. You can imagine my surprise at the discovery of a super […]

Restaurant, Sydney

Pendolino

For an Italian dining experience described as “bigtime Italian” by the handsome Doctor M (my friend is not a doctor, but has insisted I refer to him at this in this post), Pendolino in The Strand Arcade delivers old school charm with sophisticated food. From the pillowy soft focaccia, that […]

Bar, Restaurant, Sydney

Trinity Bar

Monday, as I delightfully discovered, is $10 steak night at The Trinity Hotel in Surry Hills. Usually, any kind of $10 pub meal sends the blood in my veins icy-cold. You know the sort… Some trashy piece of rump steak that is as tough as a saddle and not nearly […]

The Rest of the World

Shorty’s

After a trip to wine country, it was a toss up between visiting a country pub, or making tracks back to the “city” for some lamb ribs at Shorty’s. The Dutchman vows these are the best ribs in Canberra, so off we go, only to find that they are no […]

The Rest of the World

Butty’s Food Truck

With only a few days in Perth, making the call of where the best burger is likely to be found is tricky. With fond memories of the Burger Theory truck in Adelaide, Butty’s Food Truck edges ahead of other burger joints and is chosen. Praise God! This is what burgers […]