Category: Steak

All about food blog categorises Steak on its own since most steakhouses do not have association to a particular country in terms of the steak they serve.

FCBA x Butcher and The Farmer Meadowbank

We came to the Butcher and The Farmer Meadowbank to celebrate the fourth birthday of FCBA community. It also coincided with the 2-month anniversary of the restaurant!

Butcher and The Farmer Meadowbank

Butcher and The Farmer Meadowbank has a pretty different concept than the one in Tramshed. Instead of the upmarket style, this one is geared more towards the casual dining with predominantly Italian influence.

Antipasto

The first course that they presented at this event was antipasto.

They had the antipasto platter and a few dipping sauces. Bread and olives were always the staples in any Italian restaurant.

Pizza

At the event, Chef Fabio presented his winning pizza from an event where he came up as a runner up. While the pizza itself hasn’t made it to the menu, he made it for us on this occasion.

They also presented a few of the mainstays in the restaurant, including the quickly-devoured prosciutto with glazed pineapple pizza.

Pasta

The second act in Italian dining is always pasta… yes, right after pizza!

They had three different pasta on display, including the zucchini fettuccini and lamb ragu.

Chicken

They were saving the best for last. It was one of the best rotisserie chicken I have ever had.

The chicken was very juicy and the marinade worked really well with the garlic sauce.

Desserts

Sponsor at the FCBA x Butcher and The Farmer Meadowbank Event

This event was made more awesome by our following sponsors:

Butcher and The Farmer

Million Wines

Prost Beer

Spirits Platform

Milk Flower

Everdure

Cakes by Emily

MWave

Dr Krunch

Butcher and The Farmer

Details:

10 Rothesay Avenue, Meadowbank 2112

+61 2 8629 8828

https://butcherandthefarmer.com/au/

Oct 4, 2019
Rashays Darling Harbour

Rashays Darling Harbour Review:

At the end of 2017, we reviewed Rashays Punchbowl. Shortly after, they decided to revamp their menu and removed one of our favourites: loaded fries. There are a few in the menu that they kept, including chicken with their special sauce.

On this occasion, we went to the Darling Harbour restaurant. It is located in a prime spot, but they still face tough competition from the other steak houses around the area. Their biggest differentiation is the fact that their menu is all halal.

Big Daddy – $65.90 – Lamb rib rack, short beef ribs, 180gr New York Steak & grilled chicken with smoky sticky BBQ sauce and chips

Big daddy is one of the big attractions at Rashays. They put every (almost) every protein that they have on a plate. While the steak and the ribs were at their usual quality, we felt that the chicken was a little on the dry side.

Wagyu Scotch Fillet – $45 – 300g MSA, 450-day grain-fed black label wagyu marble score 4+ from Darling Downs, QLD. Served with garlic & herb butter, chips, choice of side

The wagyu scotch fillet is $10 more than the sirloin steak. I think it’s worth putting in $10 more for a better quality meat. We also swapped chips with mashed potatoes and add a corn cob as a side.

They also have a few off-the-menu steak cuts in store for those wanting a more premium quality meat.

Prawns – $14 – Crumbed prawns with tartare sauce

The prawn is supposed to be served as an entrée. However, we ordered this extra because we weren’t expecting the big daddy to be pretty small to be shared by 2 people.

Strawberry Bubblegum – $10 – Strawberry bubblegum & fairy floss soda float with vanilla ice cream

This is obviously the one kids would love the most!

The final verdict for Rashays Darling Harbour

The revamped menu probably gave their regulars a much-needed refresher. However, we still think the quality was pretty similar.

Do you think I should go?

If you are looking for an affordable and halal steak, then look no further!

Rating for Rashays Darling Harbour:

7.0 / 10

Taste: 7.0 / 10

Price: $25 – $65 steak

Place: 7.0 / 10

Details:

Harbourside Shopping Centre

Level 2, Shop 430B, 2-10 Darling Drive Sydney NSW 2000

13000 13000

https://www.rashays.com/

Feb 8, 2019
Pancakes on the Rocks Darling Harbour

Pancakes on the Rocks Darling Harbour Review:

This will be our third writeups about Pancakes on the Rocks. This time around is from one of their busier branches in Darling Harbour’s Harbourside shopping centre. The restaurant is almost always full and on most weekends you will need to queue.

A couple of years ago when I wrote about Pancakes in Beverly Hills, there were hardly any new thing on the menu, except for the introduction of ‘sidewinder’ wedges. This time around they have a few new items on the menu.

American Style Beef Brisket – $29.95 – Tender, 100-day Grain-Fed MSA, slow-cooked American Style Barbeque Beef Brisket. Marinated and grilled in tangy barbeque sauce, served with golden sidewinder wedges and mixed lettuce.

Beef brisket is one of those deliciously devilish indulgences for us. They are usually full of fat and all of the other yummy goodies – or evil, depending on how you are looking at it. The beef brisket from Pancakes on the rocks was even scarier with their usual barbeque sauce. Let’s just say it’s not for those of you who calories-counted your meal.

Pork Ribs – $35.95 – A generous rack of pork ribs grilled in your choice of marinade barbeque, teriyaki or honey soya. Served with golden sidewinder wedges and mixed lettuce.

Pork ribs have been their mainstays for as long as I can remember. I didn’t realise that you could ask for a different sauce for the ribs. There are better pork ribs out there. However, they usually weren’t accompanied by different kinds of desserts.

Beef Ribs – $35.95 – Tender and juicy marinated and grilled in tangy barbeque sauce. Served with golden sidewinder wedges and mixed lettuce.

Similar to pork ribs, beef ribs have also been there for quite a while now. They were relatively smaller than their pork counterparts.

Pancakes with Nutella – $15.95 – Buttermilk pancakes with Nutella, topped with cream, vanilla ice cream, and roasted hazelnuts.

Pancakes with Nutella – yeah I know everyone is putting Nutella into their menu these days – is actually one of the newer ones. I love how they add a few roasted hazelnuts in what already is a very nutty affair.

The Ultimate – $15.95 – Crepes filled with cream cheese and sultanas, served with raspberry coulis and vanilla ice cream.

One of the only constants in our visit to Pancakes on The Rocks: The Ultimate. This is the main reason I always come back to the restaurant.

The final verdict for Pancakes on the Rocks – Darling Harbour

Going to Pancakes on The Rocks, you should expect the same quality of dishes throughout most of its branches.

Do you think I should go?
I’m pretty sure Sydneysider already makes up their minds about whether they like Pancakes on The Rocks or not.

Rating for Pancakes on the Rocks Darling Harbour:

7.5 / 10

Taste: 7.5 / 10

Price: $12 – $36

Place: 8.0 / 10

Details:

Shop 230, Level 1, Harbourside Shopping Centre, 2-10 Darling Drive, Darling Harbour 2000

+61 2 9280 3791

http://www.pancakesontherocks.com.au/

Jul 13, 2018
Stonegrill at The Builders

Stonegrill at The Builders Review:

We had a bit of a drive to South Coast during the Easter Holidays and ended up in Wollongong to stay for the night. When searching for one of the better meals in Wollongong, we ended up in a restaurant called Stonegrill. The restaurant is located at the Illawarra Master Builders Club.

Stonegrill is a steakhouse where the steak is cooked on a hot stone in front of you. This way, you can control how cooked you want your steak to be.

Truffle and Parsley Bread – $8 – Homestyle bread topped with truffle and parsley butter

It’s a nice few slices of bread to start off the night with a little side of greens and cheese.

Grainge Rump Steak – $31 – 500gr Grainge Angus Beef originates from the fertile Riverina region of NSW, where specially-selected Black Angus cattle are fed a grain-based diet for an average of 120 days

There are quite a few cuts that are better than rump steak on the menu. However, rump steak has always been a personal favourite of mine. The steak came with one side and a choice of 5 sauces. On this occasion, I chose Diane sauce.

The waitperson told us that if we wanted to cook the steak much quicker, we should slice it into thinner pieces. It was actually a great advice – unless you want your steak blue rare.

If 500 gr is a bit too much for you, they also have the smaller portion.

Mixed Grill – $36 – A juicy selection of rump steak, lamb cutlets, chicken breast, and seasoned Roma tomato

When I posted the image on one of my bloggers’ facebook group, there were many squeamish faces. Especially when they looked at the raw chicken being cooked together in the stonegrill.

We are used to all-you-can-eat-style grill, so I’m not quite sure what’s the fuss is about. For the sauce, we chose the creamy mushroom sauce.

The mixed grill has quite a good value for money if you want different cuts of meat… and a curious slice of tomato.

Smash and Crash – $11 – Vanilla gelato served on a frozen-cold stone with your choice of Maltesers, Marshmallow, chocolate flake, cashew nut or mini M&Ms and finished with warm chocolate ganache or butterscotch sauce. Choose two of these extras for you to smash, crash or fold into the gelato on the stone.

This is a dream of probably every kid in the world. You can mix and match basically everything your parents don’t allow you to eat (excessively). Yet, it’s an excessive serving of everything.

Pineapple and Macadamia Steamed Pudding – $9 – Steamed pudding enriched with caramelised pineapple and macadamia nuts topped with an indulgence of butterscotch sauce and served with coconut gelato

I’m not quite sure why we ordered this after all of those things above. It was a pretty nice steamed pudding with a consistency that resembles more of a cake.

Ingoldby Cabernet Sauvignon – $7 – McLaren Vale, SA

The final verdict for Stonegrill at The Builders

The quality of meat in Stonegrill was very good. The smash and crash desserts also did not last that long on the table.

Do you think I should go?
I’ve had a few stonegrill dinners over the years and so far I have been enjoying it. It goes without saying that if you don’t cook your own steak, then it’s probably not for you.

Rating for Stonegrill at The Builders:

8.0 / 10

Taste: 8.0 / 10

Price: $100 for two

Place: 7.0 / 10

Details:

Illawarra Master Builders Club
61 Church Street, Wollongong 2500

+61 2 4229 6466

https://www.thebuilders.com.au/dining

Apr 17, 2018
Lone Star Rib House – Top Ryde

Lone Star Rib House – Top Ryde Review:

We were walking around in Top Ryde Shopping Centre when I saw a signboard with my biggest weakness written on it: All-you-can-eat. That’s when we decided we should give Lone Star Rib House a try.

Upon arrival, you were given a bucket of free peanuts. Not a bad start, we thought.

Big Spring Beer Battered Onion Ring Tower – $16.95 – Feed the whole dang posse with a Tall Tower of Onion Rings

The onion ring tower was quite massive. They were also super crunchy with very nice sauce.

Unfortunately, it also turned out to be the best dish of the day.

All You Can Eat Ribs & Wings – $29.95

With the all you can eat ribs&wings, you are required to finish everything that they gave you before you move on to the next plate. It’s quite challenging as the ribs also came with wings and chips.

The wings have quite a few different sauces that you can try: BBQ, Sweet Chilli, Satay, Coriander Ginger & Lime, Hot, “Hot Ass” sauce. Despite the sauce, they were super dry. The chips were also chunky and a bit much. I guess it’s much cheaper to serve a bucket of chips than risking people ordering the second plate.

Little Kids’ Beef Ribs – $8.95 – with chips and all you can eat ice cream.

Interestingly, our little one could not eat the beef ribs as it was super dry and hard. It was very different than our ones.

Brownie Blast – $12.50 – Homemade Brownie Fudge Sundae, Crowned with Creamy Vanilla Ice Cream, Hot Chocolate Fudge, Whipped Cream and a Maraschino Cherry

The brownie was pretty decent. However, the rest was just stock standard.

Long Island Ice Tea – $12.95 – Tequila, Rum, Gin, Vodka, Triple Sec, Lemon Juice, Topped with Cola

I reckon this has got to be the cheapest long island ice tea I have ever seen. Either way, you get what you paid for.

The final verdict for Lone Star Rib House – Top Ryde

I guess Lone Star would be worth it if you could finish at least two plates of all-you-can-eat ribs, wings, and chips. However, given it’s a fixed set menu, I think most people would be reluctant to order a second serving.

Do you think I should go?
If you can eat a whole bunch of ribs, wings and chips… then yes. However, quality-wise, there are a lot of better rib houses out there.

Rating for Lone Star Rib House – Top Ryde:

6.0 / 10

Taste: 5.5 / 10

Price: $29.95 all-you-can-eat ribs, wings and chips

Place: 7.0 / 10

Details:

Top Ryde Shopping Centre
Devlin St & Blaxland Rd, Ryde 2112

+61 2 9808 2939

http://lonestarribhouse.com.au/

Apr 1, 2018
Rashays Punchbowl

Rashays Punchbowl Review:

This week’s review comes from a restaurant that opens on Christmas Day, Rashays. It is a franchise restaurant and we went to the one in Punchbowl.

Their menu is quite interesting. It actually starts from desserts and drinks instead of appetisers. Being a franchise, you can rely on uniformity of its taste in their restaurants.

Loaded Fries – $15 – Hot crispy chips topped with premium slow-cooked beef, our signature RASHAYS creamy mushroom sauce & smokey BBQ sauce.

Loaded fries is part of the menu called ‘hot specials’. Hot specials is a slightly smaller version of the main course and priced under $20. I do not think the loaded fries is small at all. The chips is much more than what you get in your average pub steak.

I think it could very well be a main for some of us.

New York Steak – $33 – Darling Downs 300g MSA, 120-day grain-fed New York cut complimented with golden fried onion rings & RASHAYS dark mushroom sauce

There is only one type of steak on the menu in Rashays: New York Steak. You can then choose to have it with add-ons or not. On this occasion, we choose to have the steak with 4 onion rings for an extra $6.

Kids Steak & Chips – $15 – 180g New York steak served with chips & tomato sauce

It’s quite interesting to learn that the steak for the kids meal has the same size as the one in the ‘hot specials’ menu. However, instead of the mushroom sauce, you get a tub of tomato sauce instead.

The kids’ meal also comes with a soft drink or a plastic bottle of kids drink.

Iced Coffee Frappe – $7 – A shot of espresso & vanilla ice cream blended with ice & topped with whipped cream

This is so good. You have to order it. Period.

Churro Split – $6 – Creamy vanilla ice cream topped with chocolate syrup, crushed Oreo & cinnamon churros

Churro split is part of the kids menu as well. However, if you barely have enough space after the main, kids desserts are a decent option.

The Mega Breakfast – $25 – 180g MSA New York Steak, oven-baked eggs, toasted ciabatta bread, Mediterranean spiced beef chorizo, baby spinach, crunchy hash browns, haloumi & RASHAY tomato chilli jam

This is actually not from my visit to Rashays Punchbowl but from the Lidcombe branch. It deserved to be noted because of the great value for your money. You can easily share this with anyone and still have a decent breakfast.

The final verdict for Rashays Punchbowl

Rashays is a decent steakhouse with great value for money.

Do you think I should go?
Don’t come to Rashays if you are looking for the best steak in Sydney. It’s more about getting the same steak everywhere you go.

Rating for Rashays Punchbowl:

7.0 / 10

Taste: 7.0 / 10

Price: $15-$49 main dish

Place: 7.0 / 10

Details:

The Broadway Plaza, 1-9 Broadway, Punchbowl 2196

13000 13000

Dec 29, 2017