squishies 15 June 2008 Dinner, European, Sydney, CBD 5 Comments  Print This Post  Email This Post

We used to frequent Oscars so often last year that we had to call for a stop to holding our birthday dinners there.

The 2 biggest draws to the bar restaurant for us were: the ribs and the cocktails. The meat’s also wonderfully drenched in hickory sauce and the wide-range of cocktails are usually very well prepared and presented.

Vegetarian Nachos with Sour Cream, Guacamole, Spicy Jalapenos and Cool Salsa

Salt and Pepper Squid Salad – Tender Squid Battered in a Salt and Pepper Coating with Mixed Leaves Tomato and Salad Onion with a Zingy Chilli and Lime Dressing

Oscar’s Chargrilled Pork Ribs with Tangy Hickory Sauce, Mixed Salad & Mash Potatoes

Chicken and Mushroom Linguine

Barramundi Fillet – Glass Noodle Salad of Fresh Coriander, Mint, Cucumber, Shallots and a Tangy Chilli & Garlic Soy Dressing

Umm…Steak cuts with roasted chat potatoes (?)

Oscars can get quite busy on Fridays and Saturdays, where the wait on your meal can be up to 45 minutes. The food is usually quite decent, but the ribs are still the best thing on the menu (even if they’ve really raised the price up since we first started eating here).

It’s matter of luck in getting a good rack of ribs though, where the meat on the ribs would just fall away from the bone (that usually happens more often than not). I’ve had ribs where the meat would stubbornly stick to the bone, but it’s quickly forgiven as the meat’s still deliciously tangy.

Oscars Restaurant
84 Union Street
Pyrmont, NSW 2009
Ph: (02) 9660 5933
Web: www.oscars.net.au