Geisha - drunk??

This afternoon, I went with a friend to try out Drunken Geisha in Pyrmont. It is located in 50 Harris Street, Pyrmont.  One of our mutual friends, Huey works here and we thought we'd go check out her cooking.

This restaurant is located not too far from Star City, towards the Jackson Landing side.  It is also next to another established restaurant, the "Blue Eye Dragon".  This area does not have a lot of parking spots (all meter parking) so, for those who are contemplating heading there, it is better to get there by public transport (Bus "11") or take the tram as the tram stop is just opposite the restaurant.  This is not a very big restaurant, it can probably sit about 30 max.

Drunken Geisha used to be a Thai fusion restaurant before it was bought over by Holly and Angie.  Angie used to be the personal chef for the Lord Mayor Clover Moore who apparently loves Indian food.  The previous owner has gone back to what he does best i.e. interior designing.  He designed the restaurant.  While we were there, he came over for a visit as he is friends with Angie.

Angie is Singaporean and goes back to Singapore often to master her cuisine.  She does most of her cooking assisted by 2 other chefs.  The kitchen is quite small which limits her menu.  Through popular demand, Angie said that she had to continue with some of the old dishes from the previous owner namely "Beef and snowpeas stir fried in wasabi and black pepper sauce" and "Pan fried miso barramundi fillet with oyster mushrooms and spinach".

Angie's menu is Singaporean / Malaysian fusion.  There is a light lunch menu while the dinner menu has a wider option.  The light lunch menu is cheaper than the dinner menu.  We ordered the Beef Rendang, Singapore hainanese chicken (served on Saturdays only) and Katong Laksa.  The beef rendang tasted quite good, albeit a tad salty and the beef was not tender enough.  The hainanese chicken rice was nice although I would have referred chicken on the bone rather than deboned.  The Katong Laksa was not too bad - tasty but not spicy enough.  Angie said that due to her customer's requests, she has had to "water" down the spicy-ness of her laksa.

There are only 5 dessert options on the menu.  Huey told us that they make the sorbets themselves so, we decided to share a Strawberry Sorbet with Rose Jelly and Warm redbean pancakes served with chocolate ice cream.  The Strawberry Sorbet was really refreshing and the rose jelly added a touch of difference.  The pancakes were nice and soft.

What we had this afternoon was not terribly authentic.  I guess I will have to try the other dishes to have a better gauge of the restaurant.

Good luck Angie with your restaurant and future plans!!

Warm Pancakes with choice of ice cream

Strawberry sorbet with Rose Jelly