Eastside Bar & Grill 8 Kensington Street, Chippendale, New South Wales 2008

"Went there on a quiet lunch. We had the blue fin tuna with yuzu and pea sauces. It was very delicious. The crispy duck legs were also fall of the bone and the sauce reminded me of Indonesian’s ketchup chilli sambal. I had a grilled wagyu for main. It was delicious. I only didn’t like the chewy fat at the end of the meat. My friend’s fish was lovely. We had mash potato for a side, yum. The dessert was choc lava cake. A bit dry for my liking but all together with amaro nonino, was perfect. The dessert drink amaro nonino was very nice. It’s alcoholic drink btw. Price is reasonable for up market dining. Ambiance was good and so the service. Would be back sometimes."

"The food and the atmosphere were great. The prices are higher than other places but the food quality is completely worth it. We had a good service from two female staff until 5 minutes after finishing the main meals one male staff that did not serve us at all from the beginning came straight up and asked if its ok to give us the bill. Other restaurants would come and ask if we want dessert or more wine, but this one acted like they wanted us to leave asap so we decided to take the bill and pay and have deserts or drinks elsewhere instead of here (hopefully this is not due to that we do not fit in their "typical customers" category). We wanted to come back here for beef wellington, but after that, will think again."

"We had our wedding reception at Eastside over the weekend and I cannot thank them enough for making it one of the best nights of my life. Davide was extremely helpful, making the whole night a breeze to manage. The bar staff was very friendly and loved by our guests. I have received non-stop accolades from the guests at the quality of the food. We have been told that this might have been the best food they have received at a wedding reception, so a huge thank you to the kitchen staff for that. Our guests have been raving about the vibe of the venue, the quality of the food, and the seamless experience of it all. We had a few delays and issues that were out of the restaurant's controls, but the whole team handled it in such a painless way that all of the guests thought everything went according to plan flawlessly. We had approximately 70 people and with some light shuffling after meals were served, we still had room for a decent dance floor. Thank you again to the team for a night none of us will never forget."

"Honestly, I don’t think it’s worth the money. Don’t get me wrong, the steaks were delicious, but for that amount of money you can definitely get better value in Sydney. We spent about $140/pp and are still hungry. Steaks set you back about ~$100/pp on average. The side of the truffled mash ($19) was so small we actually thought it was a sauce. It was genuinely small enough that it became a joke at the table. It was about 2 spoon fulls. The sauces are also $4 each and serve about half a steak. The guy that served us was great. The two girls were mediocre unfortunately. One even seemed to scoff at us when we asked for the bill. Probably won’t be back unfortunately. Some great steaks, but overall I don’t think it’s worth it."

"Simply put would be if you're looking for good food cooked by chefs who does every meats, produces, side dishes justice with a laid back vibe, you just gotta go. Only issue is finding parking around that area. Dessert was spectacular *Halal meat*"