Comments on: Universal Restaurant, Darlinghurst

By: piggiepoo

piggiepoo — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:47:04 +0000

I really want to try that Banana dessert! and how can you never been to the Fishmarket?!?!?!

By: Universal Restaurant, Darlinghurst - eatshowandtell

Universal Restaurant, Darlinghurst - eatshowandtell — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 14:24:49 +0000

[...] to go to, but somehow the timing has never quite worked out. Almost 2 years after I first read Squishies post on Universal I finally got to experience the glory that is Christine Mansfield’s [...]

By: FtD

FtD — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 06:21:08 +0000

Totally agree this place is also one of top 3 for me & C. Absolutely top class service that can only be matched by Bilson’s & Rockpool. Everything on the plate just makes sense; the presentation, the aroma, the flavours. Chirstine never made a dish that have us thinking “Why she needs to do that?”….. never! Desserts too are to die for….
oh the other 2 for us; Bilson’s, Marque (but this restaurant is due for review).

By: 25 things every Sydney food lover should try - eatshowandtell

25 things every Sydney food lover should try - eatshowandtell — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 04:06:34 +0000

[...] Bananarama from Universal Restaurant, [...]

By: Bilson’s Restaurant, Sydney - eatshowandtell

Bilson’s Restaurant, Sydney - eatshowandtell — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:11:54 +0000

[...] There is always one dish that reminds F of why certain establishments earns three hats. For F, it was this dish. He thought it had every element of the perfect dish: it was visually orgasmic, mind-blowingly creative and most importantly salivatingly delicious. For me, this was the best dessert I’ve ever had – even better than the Bananarama from Universal. [...]

By: squishies

squishies — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:39:47 +0000

Yas: Oooh that dessert sounds awesome! If I could, I’d eat here every 2nd week haha.

Thanks! =)

By: Yas

Yas — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:23:36 +0000

*sigh*
I love Universal toooooooo! It seems like their menu has changed quite alot since the last time I had visited. My highlight was their dessert – Universal Gaytime and raspberry ripple.
btw, awesome pictures!
.-= Yas´s last blog ..Braised beef to da max. =-.

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Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:28:45 +0000

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By: squishies

squishies — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:16:13 +0000

poptart: Yeah =T It was actually pretty dark in there – phone camera would have struggled hard and it wasn’t worth it. Had an awesome degustation though! I’m so excited for October to come around =D Hehe

Makes me wonder really… =P

By: poptart

poptart — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:04:09 +0000

gasp indeed! not even a PHONE pic?!?! tsk tsk!! lol

yeah Quay’s banned too. decor was SOOO 80′s! :S and the service was certainly not top notch!

By: squishies

squishies — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:59:50 +0000

poptart: I went last year, but I didn’t bring my camera *gasp* hahah

Ah well *shrugs* I suppose you can’t please everyone. I mean, Quay’s named top restaurant again and remember our experience last time? I still am wary about it.

By: poptart

poptart — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:17:35 +0000

wait, so you haven’t been? how come it’s in your top 3?!?!

actually she doesn’t have really high standards, she’s a regular at pancakes on the rocks and lowenbrau et al and she didn’t have to pay so i know it wasn’t a price issue! doesn’t matter selah is on my banned list lol

By: squishies

squishies — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:11:02 +0000

poptart: lol we’re going to Marque in mid-October so look out for the post then ^_^

Oh that’s terrible… I’ve never had anything but good experiences at Selah. Maybe I’ve been lucky or she has really high standards (and different too?).

=T Yeah I read. Sucks… Hopefully it’ll still be good though!

By: poptart

poptart — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:51:44 +0000

marque! yummmm – i’m going back in december!! where’s the post?

selah: fail. *reow* my guest was devo’ed (after the meal) that i took her there and was actually offended that i took her there, thinking that i took her to selah on purpose to psst her off! :S

pedro ximinez tomorrow night at claude’s. BAM! still shattered it lost its 3 hats status 2 days before i go!

By: squishies

squishies — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:41:51 +0000

abercrombie: Hehe that she does.

poptart: Marque and Selah =) LOL I didn’t know you liked that type of wine. I can already see their faces XD

Y: Yeah =( Though it is a bit of a challenge – makes things interesting (if frustrating) haha. Thanks!

Jacq: Everything tasted spectacular too Oh yay! I thought F and I were being weird in being so obsessed about them haha

Simon Food Favourites: Thanks! Nah, no flash used. Noticing that the white balance is a bit more neutral now without the flash and with the use of a grey card =) Yay!

Ah! So that’s the other restaurant. They were really quiet in comparison to Universal and Phamish.

Arwen from Hoglet K*blushes* It was a fleeting thought, but I would have felt so bad if I had.

By: Arwen from Hoglet K

Arwen from Hoglet K — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:52:12 +0000

Very kind of you not to ring and gloat over your dessert – it would have been tempting Sounds like an amazing meal!
.-= Arwen from Hoglet K´s last blog ..No Dig Gardening =-.

By: Simon Food Favourites

Simon Food Favourites — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:25:42 +0000

wow, your photos are looking great. did you need to use a flash. if not, they’re amazing. thanks for the mention of phamish. Lucio’s is also in the same area next to Phamish http://simonfoodfavourites.blogspot.com/2009/06/lucio-pizzeria-darlinghurst-18-june.html After your review I’m putting this on my wish list. sounds worth checking out for a special occasion.
.-= Simon Food Favourites´s last blog ..Cafe Sopra: Italian Eatery at Fratelli Fresh, Waterloo (22 August 2009) =-.

By: Jacq

Jacq — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:28:17 +0000

Oh wow I’ve heard so much about this place but never seen any photos of the food before. Everything looks spectacular and your photos are great! I’ve got a thing for scallops too
.-= Jacq´s last blog ..The Sydney Fish Markets, Pyrmont =-.

By: Y

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 08:43:41 +0000

Cadbury.. hehe. I can relate, unfortunately. And don't you just hate weird lighting?? Your photos still turned out beautifully though. .-= Y´s last blog ..You can take the girl out of the ghetto, but you can’t take the gateau out of the girl =-.

By: poptart

poptart — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 06:08:19 +0000

top 3 aye? what’s the other 2?

btw pedro ximinez is my FAVE wine to order. it’s a sickly sweet dessert sherry and tastes of burnt raisins/sultanas etc. and is thick almost like a sauce (the ones that i like anyway)! think molasses! yummmmm. most sommeliers go :S when i order it as my beverage of choice at the beginning of the meal!