Eating Out - City Seafood
Reporter: TODD McKENNEY
Sydney & seafood go hand-in-hand. Todd’s checking out a couple of very different restaurants on the Sydney seafood scene.
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East Ocean Restaurant
Chinese food is now part of the dining furniture on the Sydney food scene. We’re all dab hands with chopsticks and yum cha has replaced bacon and eggs as standard weekend fare. Now days you don’t even have to head to Chinatown to get an authentic Chinese feed and if you want the authentic experience, it’s best just to say, “I’ll have what she’s having”.
East Ocean is a Chinatown classic. Operating for what seems like forever, they pride themselves on serving authentic Cantonese cuisine from banquets to yum cha. This is one big restaurant seating 400 patrons.
Some of the dishes you may find on the menu:
Entrée
- Steamed Live Scallop with Ginger & Shallot
- Stir Fried Live Baby Mussel with XO Chilli Sauce
Mains
- Live Lobster (2 Courses):
- 1st Course: Stir Fried Lobster with Egg White
- 2nd Course: Deep Fried Lobster with Black Bean, Roasted Garlic & Dried Chilli
- Braised Mud Crab with Garlic, Minced Pork and Vermicelli in Claypot
- Roasted Peking Duck (2 Courses):
- 1st Course: Crispy Duck Skin served in Pancake with Spring Onion & Slice Cucumber
- 2nd Course: Diced Duck Meat served in San Choy Bau
Dessert
- Red Bean Pancake served with Lychee Ice-cream
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More Information East Ocean Restaurant Open Monday to Friday 10am – 2am. Saturday and Sunday 9am – 2am. Mains start from $20. |
Prices correct as 29/12/07
Post Seafood Restaurant
At the business end of town in the catacombs of the GPO you’ll find Post Seafood Restaurant.
The GPO was built in 1887 and really is the centre of Sydney – well, the interesting point about the building is that, because it was the GPO, it’s the point from which all distances in NSW are measured.
There’s a lot of history surrounding this place. The bell tower’s chimes were based on the chimes of Big Ben. The main bell weighs in at 5 tonnes and there are 4 quarter bells as well. And for over a hundred years now, Sydneysiders have been arranging to ‘meet under the GPO clock’.
Down into the basement of the GPO…who knows what used to happen down there…some serious mail stuff…but now it’s serious seafood.
Actually, Post is a part of the new building attached to the heritage building and hence its modern feel (new building houses the Westin Hotel and Macquarie Bank).
Crystal Bar
Once the GPO's mail-sorting area, this cavernous place with more than 100 years of history now lives for cocktails and after-work beers. Chandeliers and sandstone provide the backdrop.
Crystal Bar, together with the restaurants at No. 1 Martin Place, offers you a total dining and entertainment experience every Saturday night.
Pre Booking Package for Dinner, Cabaret Show, Dance
Start with a 2 course dinner at either Prime, Post or Intermezzo Ristorante including side dish, followed by a glamorous Parisian cabaret performance before you dance the night away.
Some of the dishes you may find on the menu:
Entree
- Spicy Calamari Tempura with a Mango, Avocado and Coriander Salsa
- Wagyu Tataki with Green Tea Noodles, Beans Sprouts, Ponzu and Mayonnaise
Mains
- Char Grilled Sashimi Tuna Crusted with Fine Herbs Served Rare, with Truss Tomatoes, Black Olives, Eschalots and Soy Balsamic (160g/SA)
- Pan-fried Whole Snapper served with Asian Greens, a Melange of Ginger, Bamboo Shoots, Leeks and a Sesame Soy Glaze
Dessert
- Dark Valrhona Chocolate Tart with Orange Pieces Marinated in Grand Marnier & Double Cream
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More Information Post Seafood Restaurant Open for lunch Monday to Friday and dinner, Monday to Saturday |
Prices correct as 29/12/07