Comments on: Baroque Bistro

By: Amy CCC

Amy CCC — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 05:32:50 +0000

ooh this looks fantastic. Just found secret foodies and seems like such fun! Count me in next time

By: Ali

Ali — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:43:55 +0000

Amazing! this was my first Secret Foodies event and I must say I loved everything from the concept to the food to the company. I loved the excitement of not knowing where I was going until 30mins before I arrived and I loved that it was Baroque Bistro as I had never been to this restaurant before but had heard a lot about it! It was a very engaging experience where I learnt alot about the history of the restauarant and food as well as met new french friends!!!

Thanks again Miss Darlinghurst!
x

By: Nicola Swankie

Nicola Swankie — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:53:33 +0000

What is it about the French that they have this weird ability to make everything so god damn sexy? The hot wine waiter, the mouth watering macaroons, even the plat du jour NTT… Which we found out meant Nose to tail – only the French could have an ability to turn any single part of an animal into something scrumptious. Baroque Bistro absolutely delivered a great Frenchie experience, a great night and some gorgeous company too. x

By: Jenni Cubis

Jenni Cubis — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:08:54 +0000

It was bad luck you guys didn’t order the “seared scallops, roast cailiflower, Jerusalem, artichoke and truffle gastrique”. It’s not often I go over an 8, but I’d give that dish 9.5/10. It was AMAZING! And a generous sized portion too.

If I had to say anything could be improved, although it was a nice place, it was very brightly lit and needed a bit more intimacy and warmth for a dinner venue. Would be great for long lunches though.

By: Donna Freak

Donna Freak — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:46:54 +0000

Karl, I would have to agree with your opinion about the Boudin of prawns lacked the intensity. Not being a connoisseur on the French cuisine I think I just happened to picked the incorrect entree as my eyes were in envy of the other entrees that sat around me.
For my main I had the ‘nose to tail’, which was a delightful blend of rich full flavours and matched with a fantastic Chardonnay picked by the greatly helpful sommelier. Dessert.. ahhhhhhh a taste of everything they had to offer – This was by far my favourite part of the night!

Service- Waitstaff great. Ambience – The crowd was a mix of tourists and local foodies which was nice to see. Location definitly added some points to my overall rating.

Overall 3.8/5 – With the exception to the desserts, wine and location being excellent!

By: Karl Melrose

Karl Melrose — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:25:50 +0000

All in all an enjoyable meal, excellent service from the wait staff and the sommelier was really on his game, steering me in the direction first of a Pinot Noir that drank like a full cab sauv (exactly what I asked for) and then back to a second Pinot Noir when the latter parts of the evening demanded something more subtle.

The name of the game on the food menu was combinations, the subtleties of the menu were not immediately apparent during the first mouthful and really needed to be sampled in combination with find the real sweet spot.

The Boudin of prawns lacked the intensity of some of it’s traditionally spicier Cajun counterparts – although this could also be down to the intensity of the EXCELLENT, anything but subtle Pisco Sour cocktails supplied beforehand.

All in all the Boudin was light and subtle with a VERY subtle lift given by the spinach cream and shellfish corn broth, and while it lacked intensity it delivered an enjoyable starter only diminished slightly when I found an only half shelled prawn half way through. This boudin appeared to lack the intensity of some of it’s traditional Cajun counterparts so be prepared for a taste that really needs to be savored slowly to get the most out of it. The lack of perceived intensity could also have been light in comparison the excellent and extremely intense Pisco Sour that I was treated to immediately prior.

The nose to tail thursday night special required some care to experience the full flavor and was only to be fully enjoyed when mouthfuls were combined with the mesculin lettuce and light french dressing. The gentle acidity of the dressing providing everything needed to bring out the full flavor of a dish that was excellently put together and thoroughly enjoyable – even if difficult to enjoy gracefully.

The desserts were a joy. Nothing more need be said. Sample them all. I did.

All in all an excellent night in great company, i score Baroque 3.5/5 – good to very good without knocking my socks off.