Let's do lunch!

Sydney International Food Festival is back with a vengeance!  The program contains a lot more varieties and festivals and events around the city - awesome.

Let's do Lunch is one of the events that showcases various restaurants and is only available weekdays.

My colleagues and I decided to try out Ash St Cellars last Wednesday.  Tucked away in a laneway, the furniture had a Parisian feel.  This restaurant is not very big and tables are small.  There were not many people when we arrived but it was soon filled with the lunchtime crowd.  Note that they do not take bookings.  There were two other choices offered but the three of us decided on the spiced pork cutlet with spanish onion, cherry tomatoes and wild olives.  We enjoyed it tremendously, it was tasty and the pork was nice and tender.  The service is a let down and we were not offered coffee with our meal.

The following day, I went with another friend to Est.  I haven't been to this restaurant before and it did not disappoint.  The service was impeccable and the restaurant (on the 1st level) exudes a warm feel.  Both of us settled on the duck confit which was nice and tender - with the meat just dropping off the bone.  We then finished it off with coffee and petit fours.  Definitely a place to go again.

Check out what else is on for the rest of this month ... http://www.siff.com.au/