Bloodwood Restaurant & Bar — Restaurant in Sydney

Bloodwood Restaurant is a tapas type style dining experience in Newtown. The 87% like rate is reflective of the great well cooked and flavoursome food, relaxing atmosphere and customer experience. I suggest at least 2-3 dishes per person. Most of the dishes are $17-$25 so it can add up but worthwhile for that taste of a bit posh.

Every single dish that I ordered was so very tasty. Delicious! The polenta chips with blue cheese gorgonzola sauce ($9) are always good to start with. Little rectangles of perfectly cooked polenta with the naughty sauce.

The Wasabi Fried Chicken ($17) with avocado marscapone was very tasty. It was not spicy at all but just very well cooked chicken that sat on smooth avocado marscapone. I wish there were more pieces! A little bit steep at $17 for three pieces but it was delicious

The seared venison with mustard glaze ($25) was served with green garlic, brussel sprouts and kumera. The flavours were amazing and the Venison was perfectly cooked. Again, if only there were more pieces of venison to devour.

Equally enjoyable was a small butter poached snapper ($24) was served with peas, garlic chives, olive oil and tea crumbs. The pea and olive oil broth really brought out the flavours of the fish.

The special one off that night (which was not on the menu) was the miso scallop ($5) which I devoured in an instant. Dessert was asian dumplings, green tea ice cream with black sesame clusters, mango pieces and coconut shavings. Dessert was great but did not quite match the food that I ordered prior. But that's my fault - I choose the dessert!

Overall, a great experience with fantastic food, relaxing atmosphere sitting outside in their court yard and attentive customer service. A good restaurant for date or intimate catch up.

Prices: $50 or...

Until I recently moved to a new place within short walking distance of King Street, I had no idea that Newtown had much more to offer than Thai food and so discovering great new places like Bloodwood has been a dream.

My boyfriend and I had dinner at Bloodwood in mid-March. My first impression of the place was that it was very small and I wasn't looking forward to sitting on a little stool to eat dinner... Not realising that behind the kitchen and up (and down) the stairs there is a considerable amount of seating! After our 1-hour wait for a table, it was a very pleasant surprise.

This is a restaurant where I would happily wait an hour to visit again. Food is designed to share and there is a great variety of interesting choices, which made it choose only 4.

For our shared entrees had the lamb 'nuggets', which I was sceptical of when we ordered, but turned out to be little lumps of smooshed-together braised lamb with a delicious sauce and jalapeños that just made the dish. We also had a scallop dish which was tasty but to be honest, a little boring. For the mains we had the roasted heirloom vegetables and the beef brisket, both of which for absolutely perfect. I've never enjoyed beetroot more than I did with the brisket dish.

I couldn't pass up the trifle for dessert and I was VERY pleased with my choice. Sweet, rich and boozy - just like my Nanna's receipe but with a modern twist. Decent service and a really interesting building topped the night off perfectly.

I can't wait for an excuse to go back with more friends to show them how fantastic...

I've been to Bloodwood twice, and the latest time was even better than the first. It's a bit of a tapas vibe, so we had 8 dishes for 5 people, which was absolutely perfect for us.

The food came out SO fast. The absolute stars of the night were the Ocean Trout, Prawn Toast, and the Beef Skewer. Absolutely incredible flavours. 10/10 for all three of these dishes.

The two I wouldn't order again were the Duck and the Octopus. Duck was cooked perfectly and had a sour rhubarb sauce. Needed a tiny bit more sweetness to be amazing. The Octopus was a weird one. Not a fan of the flavour combo on there. Very bitter with the charcoal.

The drinks were great. Would recommend the Pommy cocktail to anyone. Their spicy margarita packs a real punch.

The staff were absolutely fantastic, attentive, and the drinks were flowing quickly. Our waitress was so caring and supportive of managing our table's allergies. Took her time explaining the menu in detail to ensure we were comfortable.

There were no peanuts on the menu (perfect for peanut allergies) and use minimal dairy. They also offered vegan alternatives for a lot of food items if that's what you're into.

We finished the night with the rice pudding and the chocolate fudge cake. Both were absolutely lovely. The cake was dense and delectable, and the rice pudding had these AMAZING little balsamic grapes on top.

Overall, an incredible evening. The whole table was so happy with the whole night. We'll be back...