Presse Cafe Review

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A coffee bar with more to offer

When it come to coffee, most places are fairly unremarkable. More often than not, your local shop serves as good as any. There are of course, exceptions. Kent St Specialty Coffee is a small coffee bar, located on Kent St (surprise, surprise!) not a stone's throw away from the QVB. KSSC sets itself aside not with its coffee, but by everything else it provides. With a large selection of food and drinks, live music and atmosphere, KSSC is certainly worth paying a visit.

1/414 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000 (02) 8005 4480

Your Great Uncle Ming

Are you a whisky lover? Enjoy atmospheric venues with friendly staff? Then this next number is the one for you. Uncle Ming's is a small bar, hidden away in York St, close to Wynard Station. It offers very fine Japanese Whiskey, along with plenty of exotic and wonderful side dishes. The staff are always friendly, with an all-round pleasant experience.
Uncle Ming's is a guaranteed delight, for when you feel like a quiet night out. Highly recommended.

Uncle Ming's
55 York Street,
Sydney, NSW 2000

Drummoyne sailing club: Where tranquility comes in with the tide

The title "Sailing Club" on its own adds a certain level of prestige to an establishment. The venue resembles greatly many bowling clubs around Australia, until you step out onto the expansive waterfront balcony.

I took great notice on entry of the sign; "$3 schooners on NRL nights" which it happened to be, so I ordered one of course. It was everything you'd expect out of a cold beer on tap for just 3 bucks.

When we ordered the food, I opted for the largest most expensive single item on the menu; the 500g T-bone steak. Regarding this choice, $33 closer to bankruptcy, I have no regrets.

I asked for medium rare and I received a lovely chunk of meat seared dark on the outside with a delectable shade of pink on the inside. The serving of chips was scaled up sufficiently to the steak and there was a dash of salad on the side to round out the appearance of a balanced meal.

Overall I left satisfied, having had just enough beer to make the meal reasonably priced factoring in the usual  cost of drinks. Guests can enter without a member for free and enjoy a nice meal and a few drinks on the waterfront here.

This is a fair way into the meal, beer not pictured

Drummoyne Sailing Club

2 St Georges Crescent

Drummoyne NSW 2047

+61 2 9719 8199

Mr Crackles

With promises of some of the best crackling in Sydney, I was taken by a friend to check out Mr Crackles on Oxford Street. As a big fan of pork (mainly bacon) aswell as raving reviews from said friend, I had high expectations as we walked into this brightly lit restaurant. The sweet smell of slow cooked meats instantly made my mouth water as I gazed over the vast menu helpless in deciding a single item.

Roast Pork and Crackling sandwich

Pulled Pork sandwich

155 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney NSW

Pho Gia Hoi

An awesome place for a quick and cheap meal, Pho Gia Hoi is located on the boulevard of Eastwood. With Sydney weather heating up past 30 degrees over the weekend this cosy and at times rowdy restaurant had exactly what I needed to help cool down from the heat. Their main attraction is the beef noodle soup (Pho Tai) that is the symbol of Vietnamese food, however fearing the hot broth on such a warm spring day I turned instead towards the cold vermicelli noodles. A mix of clear vermicelli noodles, chopped lettuce, grilled meats and dressed with a sweet chilli dressing, this dish is hard to beat for both its flavor and price.

Though the service may be lacking at times, the price aswell as the quality of the food makes up for more than enough, this place is a must visit for those in search of quality Vietnamese dishes.

Pho Gia Hoi
02 8084 2588
219 Rowe Street, Eastwood, Sydney

Pub food: convenience versus quality

I was at the commercial hotel in Parramatta with friends last night. We went with the intention of drinking together and being rowdy, as is the usual. We quickly realised we were all hungry, and this place had a fully functioning kitchen with a moderately extensive menu. I ordered a chicken schnitzel, as I usually do at a pub, which was about $16.

While not unappetising, its diminutive size instantly put doubt in my mind. The salad was bland, but that's a given. I can't fault them for having normal salad.
The chips came in a decent portion, and were of roughly McDonald's quality, take that as you will.
The schnitzel, the centrepiece of the meal was not lacking in taste, and of that I was appreciative. It was however, roughly the size of an iPhone 6+. Needless to say, I ordered another one and for the total price of a nice restaurant meal; had roughly one satisfying schnitzel.
Which in retrospect may have been a financial mistake.
When you're enjoying beers with friends though, that kind of apprehension can slip your mind.

Overall, the food was acceptable, while overpriced. Their objective is to sell me as much as they could, and in that regard, they did well.

Commercial Hotel

2 Hassall St, Parramatta

New South Wales 2150

p: (02) 9635 8342