A hard earned thirst needs a big cold beer, just like a girlfriends birthday deserves a fancy meal and this fancy meal was at bondi, bondi icebergs (please read to the tune of the VB ads) The interesting thing was while the setting and for last nights meal can fit the tune of the golden backbone of our beer industry, the beverage itself could not be had at the restaurant - it was that fancy!
Icebergs Dining Room and Bar is the very swanky place above the sea water pool at south bondi - the home of the icebergs swimming club. The restaurant has been open for 4 years now and throughout that period has regularly been in Sydney's top eateries but TK and i have never had the pleasure. While it is of no surprise that i like the finer things in life, like the best 5 Star Kebab has to offer, every now and then i will settle for a meal in a 2 chef hat establishment with all the trimmings. Having eaten at places with more hats than a gaggle of women at the races (yes collectively same as geese) over my short life i can honestly say that this was excellent and well worth the wait.
MENU:
Icebergs is officially Mediterranean cuisine (and since they eat everything over there what the hell isn't? Get a meat pie and bung on some balsamic and presto; you now have a Mediterranean pocket with meat ragu) so that translates to a menu with seafood, pasta and meat dishes all with olive oil or balsamic vinegar. The dishes are all very tempting and are created with the finest ingredients and some of them sounded special - particularly the ones with the pancetta or bacon :-) The wine list was very extensive,with a large selection of Italian wines, and had some great wines at decent prices.
FOOD:
The food at this place was excellent with nothing eaten on the night disappointing, even something a simple as the bread was great. They actually sell the olive oil that you dip it in and it crossed my mind to grab a bottle as it was tasty.
For entree i had crab served with polenta, chilli and garlic that was beautiful. The polenta was very rich but the serving size was spot on, as you were not overwhelmed and it perfectly complemented the fresh crab - recommended. As TK has a sweet tooth she decided to forgo the entree and have main and dessert.
Mains for TK was the Rib Eye steak - a 550g monster served with this very tasty 'Salsa Erbe' herb and chilli sauce. It was cooked perfectly and was top quality animal flesh but i would only recommend it for the serious meat eater as it was too much for TK. I ordered the Ox Fillet which was served with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar, it was so good that i can not write about it
for my lack of vocabulary and grammatical prowess would hugely diminish the accolades that this taste sensation deserves. Needless to say that it has become a personal reference point for meat dishes. The only downside to it was that it was so good that i had to swap with my better half.
Icebergs Dining Room and Bar is the very swanky place above the sea water pool at south bondi - the home of the icebergs swimming club. The restaurant has been open for 4 years now and throughout that period has regularly been in Sydney's top eateries but TK and i have never had the pleasure. While it is of no surprise that i like the finer things in life, like the best 5 Star Kebab has to offer, every now and then i will settle for a meal in a 2 chef hat establishment with all the trimmings. Having eaten at places with more hats than a gaggle of women at the races (yes collectively same as geese) over my short life i can honestly say that this was excellent and well worth the wait.
MENU:
Icebergs is officially Mediterranean cuisine (and since they eat everything over there what the hell isn't? Get a meat pie and bung on some balsamic and presto; you now have a Mediterranean pocket with meat ragu) so that translates to a menu with seafood, pasta and meat dishes all with olive oil or balsamic vinegar. The dishes are all very tempting and are created with the finest ingredients and some of them sounded special - particularly the ones with the pancetta or bacon :-) The wine list was very extensive,with a large selection of Italian wines, and had some great wines at decent prices.
FOOD:
The food at this place was excellent with nothing eaten on the night disappointing, even something a simple as the bread was great. They actually sell the olive oil that you dip it in and it crossed my mind to grab a bottle as it was tasty.
For entree i had crab served with polenta, chilli and garlic that was beautiful. The polenta was very rich but the serving size was spot on, as you were not overwhelmed and it perfectly complemented the fresh crab - recommended. As TK has a sweet tooth she decided to forgo the entree and have main and dessert.
Mains for TK was the Rib Eye steak - a 550g monster served with this very tasty 'Salsa Erbe' herb and chilli sauce. It was cooked perfectly and was top quality animal flesh but i would only recommend it for the serious meat eater as it was too much for TK. I ordered the Ox Fillet which was served with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar, it was so good that i can not write about it
for my lack of vocabulary and grammatical prowess would hugely diminish the accolades that this taste sensation deserves. Needless to say that it has become a personal reference point for meat dishes. The only downside to it was that it was so good that i had to swap with my better half. TK ordered Cannoli for Dessert and she really enjoyed it. I only had a mouthful so can not really comment but the flavour was not to my liking. Coffee was very cool as my machiato came on its own little tray with a shot of coffee and a little thing of milk to add to your liking - tres cool. I have included a very bad photo - must remember to bring my camera.
COST:
This is not a cheap meal with mains around the $45 and entrees starting at $25 but it was excellent. While the price was high it was not one of those places that have serving sizes inversely proportional to the price tag and we both left feeling very satisfied. All in all the expense for us was worth the meal so did not hesitate to pay it - but would not make it a regular at those prices.
OVERALL:
Icebergs Dining Room and Bar was thoroughly enjoyable and i would highly recommend it to anyone who would like to go somewhere a step above the norm. The atmosphere for us was ruined by being right next to the kitchen and having the staff fly by constantly but the food was top shelf.
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