Restaurant Hubert is located in the business bustle of downtown Sydney CBD. The unassuming doors on Bligh St open to a speak easy style decent down winding stairs and past display cabinets full of mini alcohol bottles. The quirky fun of this grand entrance continues as it splays out into the dining room. With high ceilings and rich wood mouldings the ambiance is second to none. You really feel like you have been transported to a 1920’s French bistro.

The venue also has a cinema which I popped my head into and was amazed how far this rabbit hole went!!

Service is outstanding. We were served by the ever charming and super attentive Vincent (call him Vinny). A native Parisian who knew his stuff and without any pretence guided us through the menu and drinks and gave excellent advice on what we should drink and eat for our group of two.

We ordered some of the amazing entrées which were all excellently presented and prepared. The attention to detail and the quality of the food is sensational.

The row boats are a tiny serving packed with flavour. As you work your way through the edible boat you are greeted with three very distinct levels of salty ocean goodness. The change is texture adds to the experience.

If you aren’t a fan of snails,don’t worry, it’s almost worth getting the escargots just for the knock out XO butter sauce that coat the shelled little suckers lol. Served with crunchy bread to help mop up every last drip of the delectable butter.

Stand out dish for me was the prime beef tartare. A really generous serving of succulent beef what was marinated perfectly with pickles and condiments. The crunchy potato giving a really lovely contrast to the delicate beef.

For main we shared the Chateaubriand which is a sizeable 500g eye fillet. If you are getting any of their steaks you should spend the extra dosh and get the foie Gras as it adds such an amazing richness and flavour to the dish.

The only downside to our meal was that we got a little exited ordering food and there was no way we were able to fit in desert. We even had to ask for a doggie bag to take home the remainder of our steak and salad.

All in all an amazing place for dinner and one that you should treat yourself to over and over again!! It’s not cheap, but hey, you only live once and eating here is pure happiness!