360 Bar and Dining
February 11th 2008 04:59
Address:
Entry via Centrepoint
Gallery Level
100 Market Street
Gallery Level
100 Market Street
City:
Sydney
State:
NSW
Postcode:
2000
Telephone:
61 2 8223 3883
Email:
reservations@360dining.com.au
Website:
http://www.360dining.com.au/home
I brought my family here last night Satuday to celebrate my mum's 60th birthday. My mum doesn't get out much so I thought it would be nice to bring her to a place that's well known and brag to her workmates about it.
The 360 Bar and Dining is located on top of Sydney's famous icon, the Centrepoint Tower. I've been here once before but I recall the name of the restaurant was different. Being smack bang in the middle of the city, it is virtually impossible to find street parking on a Saturday night. If you do find one, it's most likely limited to 2 hours only. So instead, we chose to park in the Piccadilly carpark on 137 Castlereagh Street, Sydney. This is only about 200m from the tower. I was told you can get a discount if you are to dine at the 360 restaurant. I totally forgot about this, so I wasn't able to get it this time. Instead, we paid $18 flat weekend rate.
As we entered the restaurant after the fast ride up in the elevator, the matre' d and waiters were very polite and accomodating. The place was very chic and classy as you would expect from a top fine dining restaurant on Sydney's iconic symbol. We were quickly ushered in to our tables. I requested for a window location which was no trouble at all and then handed over a birthday cake I bought for dessert. We were quickly served a glass of water and given our menus. The waitress we had was very nice and very patient.
My parents and grandparents has no idea I was bringing them here. They were awe of the beautiful Sydney view from above. The sun had almost set so it was a beautiful seeing the different hues of the sunset. Dad was quick to point out where he used to work. Grandma was a little confused pointing outside, saying "wasn't Star City over there a moment ago?" We forgot to tell her it's a revolving restaurant.
We then got served with a selection of breads. Knowing from past experiences with ritzy restaurants, the serving can tend to be small. So I definately didn't refuse the bread. It wasn't till later, I realised how wrong my assumption was.
We then started to order. My brother, Brian ordered the
for entree and
His girlfirend, Kerri ordered the Summer Bean Salad -
for entree and
for main.
I ordered Eight freshly shucked tasmanian pacific oysters with cucumber and apple granita with chardonnay vinegar for entree and
for main.
The rest of the family ordered similar dishes.
The waitress kindly recommended to order some side order too. I took the hint and ordered all three: Green leaf salad with sherry vinaigrette, Baby potatoes with garlic butter, Steamed green beans with extra virgin olive oil.
I got a little worried at first when the first entree's came out. The scallops came in a large plate with only a fraction of it covered by food. I knew for certain, I would probably need to bring them to a MacDonald's drive thru afterwards. We all received and enjoyed our entree's.
When we finished, the waiter took our empty plates and politely offered if we would like some more bread. He said it in an encouraging way as if to say, we should have more bread. Now I'm thinking at this stage, 'Yep, definately macca's after this'.
Nibbling on the extra bread did help in passing the time before our mains arrived. This is when my assumptions of small serving was corrected. The servings were just right. It really helped having the side orders too.
My brother really enjoyed the Trout to which he kept calling it tuna, hubby was a little quiet having his poached chicken. I sensed he regrets not getting the Beef because the beef not only looked great, it was absolutely devine. Mum also ordered it and loved it. It was cooked to perfection. It was tender and had a melt in your mouth sensation. Dad and grandad wasn't too fond of their Trout. They are more accustomed to fat drenched buffet style food. So I wasn't surprised. All that mattered is mum liking it, for it was her brithday.
Later after our tables were cleared, and a few... well.. more than a few kodak moments, we were then serenaded by the waiter with a "Happy Birthday" as he carried the lit up cake to Mum. It was a delight. I was so impressed with the service they provided throughout the night. I didn't need to call them or look for them. They were always there when you need them. A quick gesture to them from across the room for more water, they were on the ball.
Oh, I forgot to mention the price. This was something I was dreading at since I booked the place. I chose the $75 pp for a two course meal since I was bringing cake. The BYO cake added an extra $5 pp. A bottle of wine was approx $50, side orders were $11 each.
In the end, I was so impressed with the service, I didn't care about the bill (as much
). The staff's attentiveness and politeness was a key ingredient in making the evening a success. My fear in choosing a dud place for my mum's very special day had all disappeared.
at the Sydeny's Centrepoint Tower
The 360 Bar and Dining is located on top of Sydney's famous icon, the Centrepoint Tower. I've been here once before but I recall the name of the restaurant was different. Being smack bang in the middle of the city, it is virtually impossible to find street parking on a Saturday night. If you do find one, it's most likely limited to 2 hours only. So instead, we chose to park in the Piccadilly carpark on 137 Castlereagh Street, Sydney. This is only about 200m from the tower. I was told you can get a discount if you are to dine at the 360 restaurant. I totally forgot about this, so I wasn't able to get it this time. Instead, we paid $18 flat weekend rate.
As we entered the restaurant after the fast ride up in the elevator, the matre' d and waiters were very polite and accomodating. The place was very chic and classy as you would expect from a top fine dining restaurant on Sydney's iconic symbol. We were quickly ushered in to our tables. I requested for a window location which was no trouble at all and then handed over a birthday cake I bought for dessert. We were quickly served a glass of water and given our menus. The waitress we had was very nice and very patient.
My parents and grandparents has no idea I was bringing them here. They were awe of the beautiful Sydney view from above. The sun had almost set so it was a beautiful seeing the different hues of the sunset. Dad was quick to point out where he used to work. Grandma was a little confused pointing outside, saying "wasn't Star City over there a moment ago?" We forgot to tell her it's a revolving restaurant.
We then got served with a selection of breads. Knowing from past experiences with ritzy restaurants, the serving can tend to be small. So I definately didn't refuse the bread. It wasn't till later, I realised how wrong my assumption was.
We then started to order. My brother, Brian ordered the
Lavender consomme, sea scallops, hawkesbury calamari and sorrel
Crispy skinned ocean trout, white asparagus barigoule, hazelnuts, pea shoots and veloute of white asparagus and truffle for main.
His girlfirend, Kerri ordered the Summer Bean Salad -
Seasonal salad of summer beans
Poached free range chicken breast, fricassee of mushrooms, carrot puree and oloroso sauce
I ordered Eight freshly shucked tasmanian pacific oysters with cucumber and apple granita with chardonnay vinegar for entree and
Slow roasted beef fillet, braised cheek, foie gras, zucchini blossom and eshallot puree
The rest of the family ordered similar dishes.
The waitress kindly recommended to order some side order too. I took the hint and ordered all three: Green leaf salad with sherry vinaigrette, Baby potatoes with garlic butter, Steamed green beans with extra virgin olive oil.
I got a little worried at first when the first entree's came out. The scallops came in a large plate with only a fraction of it covered by food. I knew for certain, I would probably need to bring them to a MacDonald's drive thru afterwards. We all received and enjoyed our entree's.
When we finished, the waiter took our empty plates and politely offered if we would like some more bread. He said it in an encouraging way as if to say, we should have more bread. Now I'm thinking at this stage, 'Yep, definately macca's after this'.
Nibbling on the extra bread did help in passing the time before our mains arrived. This is when my assumptions of small serving was corrected. The servings were just right. It really helped having the side orders too.
My brother really enjoyed the Trout to which he kept calling it tuna, hubby was a little quiet having his poached chicken. I sensed he regrets not getting the Beef because the beef not only looked great, it was absolutely devine. Mum also ordered it and loved it. It was cooked to perfection. It was tender and had a melt in your mouth sensation. Dad and grandad wasn't too fond of their Trout. They are more accustomed to fat drenched buffet style food. So I wasn't surprised. All that mattered is mum liking it, for it was her brithday.
Later after our tables were cleared, and a few... well.. more than a few kodak moments, we were then serenaded by the waiter with a "Happy Birthday" as he carried the lit up cake to Mum. It was a delight. I was so impressed with the service they provided throughout the night. I didn't need to call them or look for them. They were always there when you need them. A quick gesture to them from across the room for more water, they were on the ball.
Oh, I forgot to mention the price. This was something I was dreading at since I booked the place. I chose the $75 pp for a two course meal since I was bringing cake. The BYO cake added an extra $5 pp. A bottle of wine was approx $50, side orders were $11 each.
In the end, I was so impressed with the service, I didn't care about the bill (as much
). The staff's attentiveness and politeness was a key ingredient in making the evening a success. My fear in choosing a dud place for my mum's very special day had all disappeared.| 80 |
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Comment by Thoraiya Dyer
Demented World
Too many reviewers don't mention it, and you can't have a relaxing, special dinner if you're already riled up from trying to find a park!