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It's been 10+ years since we first dined at Balthazar and it's still the same classy, dimly-lit and delicious restaurant that it always was. Food toni…
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We decided on Balthazar for our 5 year Anniversary after wanting to try this place for a while. Out of all the dishes we tried, the Kingfish ceviche w…
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8 Reviews on “Balthazar”
It’s been 10+ years since we first dined at Balthazar and it’s still the same classy, dimly-lit and delicious restaurant that it always was. Food tonight was top notch. Menu was very gamey but we managed to find something to suit.Shared the chicken liver parfait with caramelized onion for entree, served with (not quite enough) toasted bread pieces. Probably one of the best of its kind that we’ve ever had.Mains were the braised goat pappardelle + market fish (crispy skinned snapper) with borlotti, clams and leek. Both were divine. Only complaint was the side serve of duck fat potatoes which were dry, overcooked and difficult to pierce with a fork. The dish was promptly removed from our table and our bill.For dessert, we ordered the doughnut on chia with cashew icecream, and the coconut panacotta which boasted Asian flavours that I found very light and refreshing after my main.All up we paid $156 and we’d do it again in a heartbeat because the quality of food and service at Balthazar remains excellent after all these years and puts a lot of newer cafes to shame.
We decided on Balthazar for our 5 year Anniversary after wanting to try this place for a while. Out of all the dishes we tried, the Kingfish ceviche was the only thing with good flavour. Everything else was mediocre in taste which was disappointing as we were hoping for a food experience! And the gin cocktail, well it was by far THE WORST cocktail Ive ever had, I couldnt even drink it. And lets not talk about the almost 3 hours we were there to receive 5 dishes and we didnt even order a degustation! Wasnt impressed with this place at all.
Place was busy on a Saturday night although I did like the dark and understated atmosphere. The food itself was good, but not good enough I felt to justify the prices. We started with the bread in common, nothing unexpected there. We also tried the caramelized pork in witlof which was a too salty for my taste. It was almost like a San choy bow but overpriced.Mains were the lamb gnocchi and pork cheek. The gnocchi was lovely, both in texture and in taste. The lamb was flavourful and tender. However the pork cheek was slightly underwhelming. There was no particular taste that stood out and the sauce that accompanied it did not add much to the taste. The highlight was actually dessert. The donut was warm and the cashew ice cream and chia were perfect accompaniments to it. Balthazar is a nice place for dinner, but at the prices they charge I have to say I was hoping for a little bit more… Either in quality or quantity.
3.6 rating An overall wonderful meal and it wasn’t very expensive either for the quality. Service was slightly slow in the beginning but very polite and pleasant For starters we had king fish ceviche , nice but small portion with very smooth avocado mousse.We had emu fillet which was my favourite, tender and flavourful. Chicken liver parfait with onion jam was a hit, we asked for normal house bread too but staff were mistaken and gave us extra serve of bread that comes with the parfait. The rating would have been 4.2 above if it weren’t for this dish we had – caramelized minced (duck? I can’t remember) with persimmon on witlof. It was like swallowing a bucket of salt. On hindsight I really wish I took a small bite and sent it back to the kitchen (it was really, really, salty and I think someone spilt-salt-and-scooped-it-up-to-salvage-it type salty). All 4 of us jammed the whole thing in our mouths in unison as it was the first dish to arrive. We did provide that feedback to the waitress who was apologetic but since we ate it all, there was nothing else she could do. For mains , we shared a lovely scotch fillet , duck fat potatoes, pork belly and yabby, duck breast with grains. Everything was really yummy (duck breast was cooked well done with no pink but it wasn’t too dry). We were too full for dessert but I shall return to dine here again.
I came here for an anniversary dinner. My partner got steak and loved it. I got the fish special and it was so so, could’ve been better considering the price. The fit out is beautifully designed – elegant yet cosy feel to it. We got a lovely bottle of wine and the service was impeccable and incredibly helpful. It’s worth another try, I may have just ordered the wrong thing.
Our friends had raved about Balthazar and we were looking forward to trying it. I absolutely cannot fault the wait staff – they were brilliant. The food however I’m not sure. Perhaps our expectations were too high. The oysters were okay. The marron was yum but the pasta with it had no flavour and I left most of it. Not sure if the price matches the quality of food here.
Had a gorgeous dinner here last night! The service is EXCEPTIONAL and the food is fabulous. My fish was quite dry unfortunately but the flavours made up for it. Just a great place with a great small menu and amazing wine list. There was nothing that couldn’t be answered by the wait staff as they were just fabulous. It’s quite an expensive night out but lovely and you certainly feel you get the value! Highly recommend and will definitely be back …