strip – too touristy, too pricey, even if the views of Darling Harbour and
Sydney CBD skyline are simply stunning. This time a friend suggested we catch up
at Blue Fish at Darling Harbour. After reading all the reviews on Urbanspoon
and Weekend Notes about service and food quality, I really would have suggested
we go somewhere else quite frankly had it not been for an Entertainment Book
voucher that gives you a buy one get one free main deal.
ignored their off the cuff reviews and dined there. I wonder now after visiting
Blue Fish last Wednesday evening whether the grumpy reviews were fair. Fair enough if you were unlucky to be
allocated a bad waitstaff who has bigger problems than not wanting to give you
100% good service but perhaps the establishment has taken on board all the feedback and have attempted to turn things around. Who knows
but I can say the food we ordered for dinner was good and the service we had
was pretty darn good, which do not reflect the negative reviews you see in
Urbanspoon. A reformed establishment
that has taken on customer feedback should be applauded with some credit and
recognition. After all I hate to see people not support this local establishment
and miss out on the one thing that is consistent and that’s the beautiful city
skyline of Sydney.
Location & Ambience
You can sit indoors or out. On a Sydney summer day, you’d be
foolish not to sit outside and admire how beautiful the views are of Darling
Harbour and the city skyline. I’ve been to many places in the world and we
really are lucky to be living in such a beautiful city.
My friend and I shared two mains, the crab pasta and the
seafood paella. They weren’t massive portions but were decent size that filled
us up. Both dishes had food sitting on about a 25cm in diameter plate.
wasn’t heavy with sauces – only fresh shell pasta and stringy crab meat.
The seafood paella was equally delicious with its rice mixed with chorizo, chicken, mussels, clams, BBQ king prawns, and calamari rings. There was no strong fishy smell which is usually a good sign the seafood is fresh.
The service of the waitstaff for our table was exceptional,
though he did underestimate the amount we could eat. He suggested the seafood
paella was enough for two of us (interesting how people just assume). But as regular dancers and very active people
with huge appetites we ordered two main dishes and shared. We finished all of
it – no doggy bags.
fine and whether we wanted anything else.
Cost
the crab pasta was as we go that one for free (Entertainment Book voucher).
Looking at the prices of the mains on the menu, they do
range from $28 to $45.
The prices set for each dish at Blue Fish means it is not
really an everyday dine in dine out establishment. But if you haven’t seen
someone for a while and want a place for easy speaking then Blue Fish is a
great convenient location in the heart of Sydney.
When? Sun-Thurs
8am-10pm; Fri-Sat 8am-11pm
Where? Harbourside
Shopping Centre/287 Darling Dr, Sydney NSW 2000
Phone: (02)
9211 0315
Website:
www.bluefishsydney.com.au