As some of you know, I'm a big fan of Masterchef (I still have a bit of a soft spot for Gary :P) and I've seen Christine Manfield appear a couple of times with some amazing dishes. Then in the Season 4 finale, she brought out the Gaytime Gone Nuts, which of course I HAD to try! So this was the next stop on our Sydney Food Trip.
We were a little full from our huge meal at Momofuku, so we made dinner reservations for 8:30pm, although when we got there, it was still very packed and busy. One of the first things you notice when you walk in is that everything was pretty much red! Mostly because of this huge red light wall, I don't know how to explain it but it was cool. I also liked how over the bar area they had these cute cut out letters that hung from the ceiling.
On to the food!! We were advised to order 3 main dishes and then a dessert. We only managed to order 2 dishes each otherwise we wouldn't be able to fit in the dessert and we couldn't have that! The waiter also said that because the flavours in each dish are very delicate that we shouldn't share them, although we still sneakily did.
Of course I had to make another video of this place so here it is!
We had a great experience dining at Universal, the atmosphere was comfortable for fine dining, the cocktails were interesting and the food was delicious. Can't wait to try it again, even if it's just for the Gaytime Gone Nuts hehe! Hopefully next time I'll get my photo with Christine Manfield too!
Hello!!
Angel had I decided to have a little food trip weekend in Sydney and one of the places we had to go to was Momofuku! Angel had already tried the one in New York and said it was amazing so I couldn't wait to give the one in Sydney a go. Lucky for us, you only need to book online 10 days before your intended date, some other restaurants were crazy where you had to book 6 months in advance! If you aren't able to make a reservation at Momofuku, there's always walk ins available where you can order from the bar menu.
Everything about this restaurant was really hip and trendy. I even liked the hidden door with the simple peach logo on it. The interior was simple and intimate but didn't feel crowded. The music was pretty funky too. The staff were all very friendly and informative about each dish, they even kept our water glasses topped up and wiped away any messes we made.
I won't go into detail about every single one of the tasting dishes otherwise I could be here forever, but here's a video I made of what those dishes were.
The whole tasting menu tied in together really well, we even noticed this yummy green sauce (couldn't really figure out what was in it) that appeared in a couple of the dishes so it felt like there was an overall theme. The menu may change according to what's in season and they also cater to people who have any particular dietary requirements.
I loved my whole experience at Momofuku and would highly recommend it to anyone. Price wise I would say it's similar to most degustation/tasting menus, we paid $100 for our delicious lunch, so for me that's pretty reasonable for such a well known restaurant.
Hope you enjoy it as much as I did and let me know which was your favourite dish!
Happy Eating!
Joanne :)
PS. We left our complimentary kimchi in the hotel :(...for those that have tried it, was it good?? Actually don't tell me...I might cry.
