Silvester's Restaurant & Lounge — Restaurant in Sydney

The place is located very close to Circular Quay train station, at most a 5 minute walk.

The place truly is fine dining and the customer service is exceptional. All the staff were extremely nice and professional. Our waiter Brenda, she was extremely courteous, friendly and gave us great recommendations on what to order and explained to us nicely how the menu worked. She would also continually check up on us just to make sure that everything was okay.

The two entrees that we got were the Vannella Burrata which is like a creamy cheese with a similar texture to mozzarella with zucchini flowers and confit zucchini. We also got the Rockliff Spanner Crab which was wrapped around in avocado and was extremely delicious.

For the mains, we got the Glacier 51 Toothfish, Berkshire Pork Cheek & Hervey Bay Scallops and Riverina District Lamb Belly all of which were extremely delicious. The fish was well flavoured and tender, the pork cheek was not rough and the lamb belly would just simply melt in your mouth. The lamb does have a bit of a gamy flavour but for me personally, I didn't mind it.

For desserts, we got the Uji Matcha Lava Tart, Milk Chocolate & Peanut Butter Ganache and Blood Orange Sorbet all of which once again, were faultless and delicious. For the Blood Orange Sorbet, it is layered with some white chocolates at the bottom, followed by some cake and panna cotta followed by the sorbet. There's also a special spectacle for at the table as well with the waiter pouring liquid nitrogen into some coriander and crushing it to make a fine coriander powder to add to the top as well.

I'd definitely recommend this place if you are looking for some fine dining around Circular Quay and celebrating a special event or occasion. If you're planning to go here, definitely expect to pay a quite a bit but I assure you that you wouldn't be...

I experienced outright discrimination towards my disabled aunt booking this restaurant in which they would not accommodate her.

I made a booking for Silvester's for 3 people for the 3-course menu, and they called me to confirm. My disabled aunt is deaf, has no teeth and also has a health condition where if she overeats, she vomits. She can only eat soft foods and cannot bite or chew down hard foods. I asked for an option where if, on the night, she could not have the three course set menu to have a la carte option of smaller portions. I did not outright rule out that she could not participate in a three course meal, but we would have liked some flexibility depending on how she was feeling. If she were ok with a three course meal we would have gladly ordered that, but if, due to her disability and health condition could not stomach that much food, we would have appreciated the flexibility in offering her say, just a main course. This was rejected by the host and the manager, and they told me she must participate in a set menu, no exceptions. The excuse given was that they were recovering from covid and needed to make as much money as possible. If it were a case of meeting a minimum spend, I would have gladly made that shortfall through the purchase of beverages; however, they outright said no.

My aunt's requirements are not dietary preferences. They are health and disability concerns. And my aunt wouldn't be the only one to have such issues.

I do wonder, when parents bring their kids along, do they force the kids to order a 3-course adult menu knowing they can't finish it? Or an elderly couple who don't eat as much as they used to, are they too force to either have the set menu or...

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Do you want to impress your romantic interest or loved one? Because SIlvester's has got you covered! From the get go, I knew this was going to be an amazing experience that would impress my fiance. AND IT DID! Just to give you an idea, here are some of the key points I want you to take away from this review:

The waiting staff are top notch! Knows exactly what you are thinking. The way they explained the menu and the service provided was impeccable. The proactive attitude was key and that was what made the experience so memorable.

The food... oh my. They're masterpieces put together by a culinary artist. The Tajima waygu was cooked perfectly. Toothfish was to die for - the sauce was so well balanced. The dark horse was actually the Grima Brothers Farm vegetables because the portion was just so generous and you could definitely tell it was top notch produce. They were root vegetables cooked in a way that accentuates the natural flavours - nutty and fresh! For dessert, I could not decide between the Uji matcha lava tart and the pavlova 2.0. When they say 2.0, they mean 2.0 - a beautiful deconstructed pavlova that highlights the flavour of the raspberries. So you wonder, why I'm writing such a long review. It was because I was so inspired by the whole experience. It was my first time going to a restaurant with an open plan so you could see exactly who and what is being cooked from your table. But to be honest, I would come back here regardless of whether or not it was restaurant month. I've already booked my next experience. So go and get yours too! Many compliments to the chef. See you...