Chophouse *UPDATED*
Image: It shouldn’t surprise that the restaurant that dished up Michael McGurk’s last meal, is a men’s meat and greet club. Stellar waiter Adrian Chambers hints Thursday lunchtime is the preferred timeslot for tableside wheeling, dealing, and bloody good steaks
It shouldn’t surprise that the restaurant that dished up Michael McGurk’s last meal, is a men’s meat and greet club. Stellar waiter Adrian Chambers hints Thursday lunchtime is the preferred timeslot for tableside wheeling, dealing, and bloody good steaks – the 400g Dry Aged Delmonico 2+ ($48) being a particular beauty. It just melts in your mouth with all the complexity of a great red wine. If you’ve managed to slip in at night wearing a skirt, the Dark Ale Marinated Wagyu Flank ($26) is a manageable proposition, weighing in at 200g. Whilst the cut itself is chewy, it’s also packed with flavour and enticing notes of Little Creatures’ White Rabbit, piri-piri and chimichurri. The accompanying lemon is overkill. Despite being a temple of meat, entrees are surprisingly delicate, suiting a top 2006 Foxeys Hangout Chardonnay ($68/bottle). The pretty lil’ Fig and Jamon Salad ($18.50) outperforms the Ceviche of Hiramasa Kingfish ($18) dotted with Avruga caviar by a whisker. Neither kill your appetite, though a chopped salad of Crisp Pork Belly and Sea Scallop ($19.50) might, so densely dotted is it with nicely-cooked proteins! Despite bursting at the seams, the Alpine Strawberries and Cream ($8.50) verrine makes me smile before I back slowly out of bloke’s world – alive.
Chophouse
25 Bligh Street, Sydney
Ph: (1300) 246 748 www.chophouse.com.au
Steakhouse $$$-$$$$
