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Culinary Sensation
One word WOW. We first saw Clare Smyth as a guest on Australian Masterchef. So it was a no brainer to make reservations when we decided to visit Sydney. The restaurant is beautifully laid out with stunning views of the Opera House, the Bridge and the restaurantโs Kitchen. The staff were friendly and accommodating regarding dietary requirements. They were informative regarding the dishes and wine twinning. All the dishes were delicious - but the highlight was the dessert Core-teser which was sublime - thought I had died and awoke in Chocolate Heaven But if I had one criticism - it would be some of the plating accessories as I am not sure what they bring to the dish and sometimes made it difficult to eat the main attraction - the food
Be the first to ReplyPerfection to the core
This was my birthday dinner and was probably one of the very best experiences of my life after Ducasse in Hotel Athenรฉe Paris a few years back. The location is formidable with views of Sydney Harbour and almost 360ยฐ all around and the furnishings are warm and welcoming with a modern twist with shiny steel columns. The service is undescribably perfect in every sense of the word. The set menu was superb. Each plating presentation was a work of art in itself and almost a shame to devour if it weren't all even more delightful and delicious than the presentation itself. Everything timed to perfection. There is nothing out of place or not organized. When we go back to Sydney we'll certainly go back.
Be the first to ReplyThe best restaurant I have been to
The best restaurant I have ever been to. Service was amazing, view spectacular, music playlist was fun and the food was incredible
Be the first to ReplyAverage
A little bit disappointed. The + : The restaurant is beautiful. Open kitchen is amazing. We got the best view overlooking the bridge and Sydney opera house. Food is tasty and look flawless. Service is discreet. The - : We arrive and waited 20mn in the bar. Then, we moved to the restaurant and waited another 10/10 mn (only one table in the restaurant except us). They rushed us at the end, not pleasant, to get the table back even though we ate quite fast. Nobody ask โhow was everything?โ โDo you need a taxi?โ โAny favorite course?โ They just gave us the bill, make us pay, and bye. It was my boyfriend birthday, the receptionist asked us and we told her, we saw they told something to the table next to us during dessert about a birthday, but not our table. It looked too busy. Waiting staff great but asking us questions and not looking/ listening for the answers, they were looking at the door or other tables all the time. You donโt feel very comfortable. The service was average, not personalised, very robotic. Food was very tasty, but nothing special. Bread tasty but very simple. Petits fours were very bad.
Be the first to ReplyMust go Place in Sydney
Fine Dining with view of Opera Hse and Harbour Bridge at level 26 of Crown Towers Sydney. Ordered the 7 course seasonal menu for A$395. Superb. Well worth the money. Comes with a complimentary entree.
Be the first to ReplyFantastic night out with our best meal ever!
If you have a really special occasion then this is the place to go, from the moment you enter the building you are made to feel special. You are greeted as you get off the lift and you even get to say hello to the chefs in the open kitchen, showing you to the table we were thrilled as we had a window seat with gorgeous views of the harbour bridge and the opera house!!! We had the tasting menu which was amazing from start to finish, the core apple and core teaser were works of art, everybite of food was finished to such a high standard and the attention to detail WOW. Every member of staff was so lovely and thereโs no stuffiness at all in this restaurant, always ready for a chat after they described the food which was great. Lovely service, lovely food and we being from the UK love the fact that Claire has made her mark in Australia too ๐๐๐๐
Be the first to ReplyFine dining at an exorbitant price
The menu was fair not spectacular for the price asked ! I felt disappointed by the whole experience
Be the first to ReplyTasteless in passion, creativity and service. Underwhelming, overrated to say the least.
My recount on some of the highlights below: Ambience of the restaurant was that it was far too noisy, wasnโt able here ourselves and also the waiters explaining the food clearly - very hard to hear, mostly unable to capture it. To further add to this ambience, complete overload of staff. Very much unnecessary when they would just casually talk to each other doing nothing. Too many people just walking around the small area that it seems - quite disproportionate. Everyone in the kitchen and working in the floor just looked stressed, tired, unhappy which all contributed to hindering our enjoyment of the food. Serving etiquette for a place like this, expected much much better. Sometimes serving female members on the table last when they should be served first - very inconsistent throughout the night which was not helped by different waiters (of varying experience) managing our table. Bread served was cold. Not the norm that Iโd expect. Even in airplanes you get warm bread - doesnโt give me the sense of freshness and the effect of having the butter melt on the bread. Going back to inconsistency in staff experience, there was one time a waiter had almost forgot to explain one of the dishes for a guest (as heโd ordered a different set menu). Again, something that I wouldnโt expect for such a restaurantโs reputatIon Iโve read about. On top of all this, the waiters seemed to be rote learning the menus - instead of addressing us and talking to us about the dish we were served, they addressed someone in โmid-airโ, eyes looking up as if reading from a teleprompter, very strange. Sauce pouring was very inconsistent, some guests receiving a noticeably greater amount or a lesser amount. Simply distorts the whole experience, very unacceptable for a restaurant 3 hatted. Wiping the table seems to be all an โactโ from the staff. Every time they came to supposedly wipe off crumbs/spillovers - they always seem to keep missing the actual crumbs. If you have 2 eyes, you should use them. You should consider coming here if you want to try the most expensive potato. Itโs not a gratin but simply a whole single potato that isnโt even complete (both top and bottom cut off), garnished with some caviar. There is a significant problem when everyone on the table just talks about the sauce/gravy only. One of the desserts called Lemonade and Honey, was quite sour. Unable to the honey and overall reminded me of the honey lemon flavoured Strepsils. Another dessert was their signature โCore Appleโ. Mine came with a bit of dent on the surface and the bottom of it was not cleanly covered, but rather jagged. This was inconsistent compared to others that got served the same dish - accuracy to detail is not there. Whilst serving the final course, being the petit four, one of the waiters dropped one of the wine jelly balls on the floor. When leaving, one of the waiters brought our jackets we wore. She only brought 3 of them and we needed to remind her that we had 2 moreโฆ For a restaurant of this calibre in a 6 star hotel, do we need to remind them? Very disappointed in this experience! As someone who has been to some of the Top 50 restaurants in the world, Oncore across food and service fell significant below par, inconsistent. Will not go again nor will I recommend someone to go unless significant changes considered. Came to give it chance but sadly my thoughts also echo the thoughts from several of our friends who have come here before.
Be the first to ReplyCould have been good but ended up a with a sour taste...
Food was good and the service was also good on the day. However the restaurant did not respect dietary requirements and I was extremely disappointing in their response when this was brought to their attention- they very simply and easily could have shown that they took responsibility for their lack of care on the day. Would expect this of any restaurant, let alone one of this calibre. Pity as the staff seemed very nice and the views beautiful.
Be the first to ReplyLucky enough to have experienced Core now Oncore
Our evening at Oncore was special but we are lucky enough to have been to Core in London a few years ago. That was one of our most memorable worldwide dining experiences, so it was always going to be a difficult one to try to โjudgeโ Oncore, simply because you canโt realistically expect to be wowed in the same way twice. Of course Oncore is not Core in the very obvious ways! But thereโs no doubt itโs aim is to be a replica so you canโt help but naturally compare everything. The โfamous potato courseโ for instance felt underwhelming this time - the first time we believed weโd never seen or tasted a more beautiful potato and wondered could it really BE a potato!?!? This time it wasโฆ.just a potato :( On the other hand, the โCore Applesโ at both restaurants scored equal 11/10. An unforgettable dish both times. The main difference is that in Sydney it felt like there was more fuss and flapping going on around us and we felt the sommelier didnโt have a good sense of when to push his stop button!! The service at the London Core was flawless and just happened around you without you really being conscious of it all - Sydney wasnโt flawless. Itโs great you can choose from two menus. As a couple you can do one menu each and share, if you are comfortable enough reaching over each other and/or swapping plates! Sure it might look like youโve left your table manners at home but I believe in fine dining settings, so long as you are relishing their food, they shouldnโt be looking down on customers for a bit creative table etiquette!! We didnโt feel they had any problem with it. Wonderful dishes on the night in addition to Core Apple were the wasabi marron, the lamb carrot and the duck and nectarine courses as well as the little chicken liver parfaits - they were pure gold! Iโd suggest they scrap the sourdough, but then sourdough is my gripe with most high end chefs and restaurants. Itโs BORING as itโs on everyoneโs menu. Oncore could instead be a trendsetter and present a unique type of bread!!! Finally (and this would not be a unique thing because weโve seen it from other places), it would be fun if Oncore followed up by emailing the menu after your visit so you have a nice little follow up to keep the memories of the evening aliveโฆ.
Be the first to ReplySo noisy couldnโt hear any of the good descriptions and discussing wine with the sommelier was as bad. Awful acoustics
Eaten several times at Core , London where it has been faultless in every way. This really disappointed in many ways. Many of the courses were identical to those in London , so not many surprises on the menu. Acoustics so bad that the 4 of us just couldnโt hear the explanation of the food or the wines. Didnโt feel the staff had the warmth that one might expect , certainly nothing like the staff in Core. It feels a shame to compare the 2 restaurants but only natural. Left full ,disappointed and much much lighter in pocket !
Be the first to ReplyOnce in a lifetime experience - DO IT ! Incredible.......
One in a lifetime (and even better if someone else pays) - it's not cheap! Location is stunning with views over Sydney Harbour - views of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge are spectacular - and both during the day and at night. Our work group had the 7 course degustation which took 4.5hours to be served - and all dishes were great! Word of warning - don't have the massive hunk of bread as it fills you up and means you can't enjoy the last few dishes. The kitchen is "on show" and the staff in the kitchen greet you on arrival - AND it's possible to have photos taken with the chef Clare Smyth who is just incredible and so accessible - just a massive highlight - and puts Oncore on a totally new level in terms of dining experience. Very highly recommended! Do it once!
Be the first to ReplyA Very Good Facsimile Of Core, But Missed Perfection
Our first visit to Clare Smyth's Australian interpretation of her superb three star London restaurant: Core. My wife and I have been lucky enough to eat there and she still raves about the Potato and roe dish to this day. It's here and happy to say, just as gorgeous down under. The restaurant itself is on the 26th floor of the Crown Hotel which affords guests great views of the bridge and opera house. We also found the welcome excellent and the service all evening was amongst the best I've ever experienced; I don't often say that. Michael particularly, was wonderfully helpful and chatted to us for ages about local cuisine. The menu for Dinner was tasting only (choice of two degustation's mind) and since my wife didn't actually care for either main course options, they were very happy to adjust to her taste. Consisting of seven courses: Fraser Island spanner crab, 'Potato and roe', Roasted coral trout, Cheese and onion, Maremma duck and nectarine, 'Core apple' and 'Core-teser'. My wife also had Murray cod as her main. The best dish was the Potato and roe, it's a signature and rightly so. Gorgeously moreish with a very rich seaweed beurre blanc and adorned with herring & trout roe. It's a potato like nothing you've ever eaten before. The other highlights for me were the Fraser Island spanner crab with a tomato and split basil oil consommรฉ poured over, the Cheese and onion with a very lovely onion broth and the famous 'Core apple' followed by the very pleasant Core-teser; a take on a Malteser chocolate. There were a couple of misses though, I did sort of enjoy the Roasted coral trout but it sat on a very dry swiss chard crust that removed all the moisture on the plate. It became very dry but tasted good. The main issue though was the Duck. It looked really good (as all the dishes did), but it wasn't exactly a triumph. The duck was tough and didn't have a particularly crispy skin. The pretty nectarine fronds covered a dry mix of nothing really and the jus wasn't the best. It was all lacking and not really helped by the fact that I'd had a standout duck dish in a simple London Bistro a few weeks back that puts this to shame. Having said all that, overall, the meal was very good and we also enjoyed the service, ambiance and views very much too. For this seven course tasting menu at AUS $340 a head, glasses of English sparkling wine and a good Pinot, tea and tip, we paid AUS $884 or roughly ยฃ500, ยฃ250 a head. That's pretty much bang on with Core London, a Michelin three star restaurant and bar a couple of niggles for me, Oncore is pretty close all round. Definitely worth a visit.
Be the first to ReplyProbably Sydneyโs best restaurant
Long weekend in Sydney without the kids and this was the number one restaurant on the โto visitโ list. In terms of food, service, and room/view, we think this is currently Sydneyโs best restaurant. Booked about eight weeks in advance and could only get 9:15pm, which was fine as weโd just arrived from Perth and it worked with the time difference. Worries we might get rushed through were baseless as it was relaxed and friendly throughout. The room and view are stunning. The harbour, bridge, and Opera House. Big, open kitchen opposite the view and all the chefs gave a friendly hello on our arrival. Each dish was thoroughly enjoyable. We went for the classics (vs the seasonal) as weโre hoping to visit Core later in the year and thought this would give a chance to compare. Our two favourites were in fact the vegetarian courses, the potato and then the cheese and onion. Loads of bread, delivered with good humour, to โmopโ up the delicious sauces. Although youโre not supposed to say โmoppingโ, according to the French waiter with a smile. Thereโs a very definite British influence to the food. Service was excellent throughout. Returning to the view, it is surely the best of any restaurant in Sydney. Perhaps Quay compares, for a closer look of the Opera House (unless you dine when a cruise ship is docked!). Overall we think this is the only restaurant in Sydney that compares to the best weโve eaten at in Europe and America. Certainly the best of the three hatters here.
Be the first to ReplyA memorable luxury dining experience
Oncore is one of the most memorable dining experiences I've had. Every detail was refined, elegant and very enjoyable. It was a delectable culinary journey from start to finish. Also, I love how they bring you a little stool for your handbag.
Be the first to ReplyHalf way through already wanna get outta here if not for the credit card cancellation policy
Except the first few nibble dishes, the food is really average and over priced with horrible service to top it up. Firstly told us thereโs a window seat to move us to, then a different waiter came around and told us someone booked 3 months in advance had requested window seat as well so they got the priority. Sounds pretty bs to me as when I requested window seat, this information was never shared! Lots of other fine dining places provide far better service than this one with better food. Please avoid the TRAP!!
Be the first to ReplyGreat meal
Great experience, Food was excellent, service was well coordinated, very good value for money, Would definitely return
Be the first to ReplyAbsolutely Outstanding.
This restaurant is absolutely outstanding. Everything i love about fine dining. The service was outstanding. The menu at this time of year is degustation and the artistry is amazing. We started with Spanner Crab, then Potato and Roe, Asparagus tart, Coral trout an Lamb. Then two deserts. Simply outstanding. The view from the 26th floor is amazing. The room is amazing. One of the best pieces of theatre is when they bring out each course. we were 6 at table and 6 waiters came from the kitchen and did a circuit of the table and one stopped behind each of us. Wonderful theatre. This is somewhere you should really should go if you can get a booking. I havenโt enjoyed a restaurant so much for a long time.
Be the first to ReplyOver-rated and Over-priced
Very good presentation but the taste of the tasting menu was just average. The service was not bad but also not as good as many other fine dining restaurants. All in all over-rated and over-priced.
Be the first to ReplyOff a climax
I will start off with the petty comments: I cannot comprehend why a restaurant of this standard recommend patrons take public transport or park at a public car park 10 minutes walk away with no protection from the elements. We happened to dine on an evening that was drizzling and windy. Our wait person was quite tired, I believe: wrong menu given to start with (main course listed being venison instead of wagyu), one of us asked for a glass of hot water and order was completely forgotten, cutlery was placed in haste not bothering to line them upright. Wine pairing was half half as first two courses were not enhanced by the wines provided. However, my long holding view on Shaw & Smith preferring the whites over the reds was completely smashed by the final red pairing. While every dish being served by kitchen staff was impressive, it did not add value to the food served but rather stroke one's ego. First two courses were impressive, especially the appetisers. However, none of the following courses match the same excitement we had. The oyster and wagyu was confusing as we could not work out how they complement each other. I am hoping that our next visit would see different courses presenting more excitement (unlike one of our world renowned degustation restaurant in Sydney which uses the same menu for years). Finally, to be fair to other wait staff, they did a brilliant job.
Be the first to ReplyExcellent - expensive but very good value
Price is what you pay, value is what you get. I've been to places where I've paid one quarter as much and felt ripped off, so don't necessarily let the price put you off -- this is a memorable dining experience and well worth every cent. Ask for a window table because the view is fantastic and you'll be there for a solid three hours.
Be the first to ReplyOutstanding
This was the most expensive meal I have ever had in Sydney but definitely the best and well worth it. The bill was $885 (before the tip) with 2 martinis and one bottle of a mediocre red. On arrival one is taken into the kitchen and introduced to the chef. The view is outstanding (be sure to ask for a window table) and the food is beyond compare. It starts with a range of delicious nibbles and each dish is exquisitely prepared and served. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
Be the first to ReplyIt's a one-off special occasion kinda place...
I've been more than once. The experience is super fun and the service second to none. Pricey. The view is lovely especially if you've clear skies. The degustation is the only way to go here.
Be the first to ReplySydney or Australia hottest / best new restaurant
Dined here on the Christmas week, my family and I loved it. First of all what a stunning and beautiful location . Food was excellent especially the crowd favourite potato and roe and also the core-teser was absolutely to die for. Amazing experience, we never experienced anything like Oncore, seeing chefs come out from the kitchen and help the front of house to deliver the food and tell the story about the dish at the table that something new and fresh i never see in Sydney. Highly recommended
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