Monday, January 10, 2005

An ordinary experience at Minc

Minc Restaurant in the Sydney CBD area is located within Blacket hotel, Level 3, 70 King Street. I didn't like the decor, because it wasn't very cosy yet it didn't feel grand. The cushion booths put too much space between me and my friend, but the seats and the tables didn't give us enough space.

But the food was reasonably well cooked. The waygu rump steak with chargrilled mushroom, hollandaise sauce and horseradish mash was delicious and reasonable price tag (about $28), but nothing out of the ordinary, I'm afraid (sorry chef). The lamb shank with rosemary pumpkin and cherry tomato jus was nice, but wasn't fanfare fantastic either. Wynn's Coonawarra Cabernet Shiraz Merlot (2003 vintage) went down well with my steak.

We then each had a sticky date pudding because their berry dessert was sold out. It's a great pity because the sticky date pudding, although yummy and an old favourite, was not outstanding either. It was a good day though, but it was the company that made it good, not the location or the food.