Glass Brasserie and Wine Bar (Sydney, AUSTRALIA) ★★☆☆☆

Glass Brasserie and Wine Bar in Sydney is the latest project by celebrity restaurateur Luke Mangan. Situated in the Hilton hotel on George's Street, the restaurant invited world-renowned New York-based designer Tony Chi to handle the interior design and I thought it was tastefully done.

Our first impression of the restaurant - well, it was a little cramped. Just not enough spaces in between tables and seats. We had a party of 5 and had to scramble into a table that normally fit 3-4 maximum.

The second thing we noticed was the service being very slow. We ordered a bunch of food to share but after the arrival of our first two starters, we had to wait over an hour for the remaining dishes. And sadly, consulting with our server did not help speeding things up at all. 

Okay, so back to the food here. The crab omelette was our first starter and it was quite nicely done. 



The next dish, roasted quail with quail egg was also a good one although the portion could have been a little more generous.



As I have already mentioned, most dishes arrived way too late so I lost my patience to take a photo of each course. This was one of the few that I did remember snapping a shot of - beef tenderloin in a light wine sauce. If my memory serves me correctly, it was just average at best.



Food rating: 4.5/10
Price: $$$
Address: 2/488 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
Tel: +61 2 9265 6068
Website: www.glassbrasserie.com.au