Eat St. Depot — Restaurant in Sydney

Owner is trying but seems to have totally missed the mark. Doubt he's local; doubt he researched the local market. Started with half a dozen stations (food hall style). Doesn't sell coffee!!

Venue is overly neon-bright, crisp, clean with garish artwork and a mismatched variety of benches and outdoor furniture. Probably around sixty seats and empty at most times. Occasionally one table of customers, often the owner and staff or business contacts exposed towards the front of the venue. The owner comes across as earnest but disillusioned, wanting this venue to attract customers from all across Sydney! And yet...

A real shame. This is a large venue. And wasted. It could do better as an organic fruit and veg marketplace, lots of local clientele and apartment dwellers here. Or anything else. It's right 'next door' to a Thai, a pizza pasta joint, a very busy cafe, and a pub. Go...

It was Sunday lunch but the resto wasn’t too full. Only a couple of tables were packed. We were asked to sit down anywhere we wanted and the waiter came quickly after to hand out the menu. After we ordered, we waited for another 10-15 minutes for food to arrive. They could’ve employed more staffing I guess as the resto wasn’t that busy but the food came slowly. We ordered a fried chicken burger + chips and pulled pork nachos. The fried chicken was crunchy outside and tender inside. The slaw was average and the pulled pork toppings was a tad salty. The nachos serving was a bit small as they packed more nachos chips underneath the small amount of cheesy pulled pork. I was anticipating the cinnamon donuts that were cooked fresh to order. However their dough wasn’t that great either. The pricing is alright $2.5 for 1...

Food was nice when it arrived but it took a long time, it was just meant to be a quick lunch in my 45 minute break but it nearly made me late for work because it took so long,. For somewhere they seems to be marketed as restaurant standard food but with the speed of a food court I was extremely disappointed. The staff that served me were very helpful and friendly but the guy that seemed to be in charge was very erratic and verging on a aggressive with his staff which I found bizarre and uncomfortable given that the kitchen is completely open so the customers can see and hear everything that is going on. Having worked in the hospitality industry myself, this treatment of his staff made me unwilling to return and give him any more...