V Rating: V-ware A little while ago I wrote about how much time you can waste trying to find a nice Sydney restaurant for a vegetarian friendly work Christmas lunch. The answer, by the way, is a lot. After much agonising, we settled on the The Wharf restaurant at the Sydney Theatre Company. There were a few reasons for this choice. One was the menu on the Internet, which looked veggie friendly. Another was the recommendation from a fellow vegetarian. The third reason was the view. On this last count, the restaurant exceeded my expectations. It’s at the end of the Sydney Theatre Company (STC) on pier 4 at Walsh Bay in a converted warehouse. To reach the restaurant, you walk over creaking railway sleeper floorboards, and posters reminiscing about the stellar stars and shows that have graced the STC boards. The restaurant is in three parts - a main indoor area with two outdoor verandahs on the wings. The large, glass windows that surround the open plan restaurant let the light come flooding in. They also happen to look out on a beautiful harbour vista taking in Luna Park and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The venue was a great choice for lunch, even on the stormy, overcast Friday that we visited. Unfortunately, the menu didn’t quite live up to our heightened expectations. Perhaps we misread the menu that fateful day when we booked. It turned out that there was only one vegetarian main on the menu. Out of ten options. It did not fill me with confidence that the option was a salad. We ended up asking the restaurant to modify the seafood pasta dish. Much like last year. The entrees were more promising. Two were vegetarian, and one was figs with goats cheese. It is hard to go wrong with this dish. The figs were fresh. The goats cheese was tart, and the sprigs of baby mizzuna added a touch of pepper. However, it wasn’t quite as special as the fig and goats cheese entree at Ravesi’s, maybe because the fig wasn’t caremelised. I loved the atmosphere at the Wharf restaurant but am a bit over having issues ordering a decent vegetarian dish for Christmas lunch. This year I’m not leaving anything to chance - I’m booking something in July!
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3 Comments posted on "The Wharf restaurant - Walsh Bay, Modern Australian, V-ware"
kathryn on January 3rd, 2007 at 4:53 pm #
Bummer Kate, I remember going to the Wharf years and years ago and having a lovely lunch with a choice of vegetarian mains. How annoying to have done your homework and still be let down for your Christmas lunch. Happy new year though and best wishes to Veggie Friendly for lots of good eating and vegetarian filled menus in 2007.
kathryn on January 3rd, 2007 at 4:53 pm #
Oh yes and happy anniversary too - well done for one whole year of posting.
kpounder on January 5th, 2007 at 8:11 am #
That’s very sweet - cheers Kathryn. I’m very excited about reaching my one year anniversary! Will have to come up with a special way to celebrate. I’m hoping the Wharf was just going through a bad veggie patch because I’ve heard good things about them from other vegos, and the venue is beautiful. Hope that you had a great Christmas and New Year as well! Post a comment
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