Orsum places to eat

Dinner at Etch

I recently started a new job and have been unable to find the time to update my blog :(

However, things have settled down I am planning to get right into the swing of things again! I have plenty to post about!

First up, tucked away on Bridge Street, next to the Intercontinental is a fairly recent addition to the CBD restaurant scene- Etch. Part of the same group as Becasse, it follows the food philosophy of Justin North and adds a contemporary menu containing the freshest ingredients from local producers.

The atmosphere is formal but not prohibitively so. It has a low light setting with a number of tables for large groups or couples. It feels like eating at a friends living room - but with more tables.

Prices of the dishes are fairly reasonably priced considering the quality, however, it's not somewhere I would be eating everyday, haha.



First up, we ordered the entrees. Whilst there were a few choices, the most enticing ones seemed to be the trout and the Quail Kiev.



The Kiev was delicious- de-boned and with juciy filling, I could have easily eaten a few more of these! The garlic shoot puree and the radish sides provided a nice refreshing contrast to the deep fryness of the Kiev.

For mains, we ordered a combination of lamb, beef and spaghetti. The best recommendation I would have would be to order a side of the potatoes for every 2-3 people eating. Topped with proscuitto and roasted to perfection, the potatoes went really well with all the other mains.



The Prawn Spaghetti was cooked well, but a bit underwhelming in the prawn category. The peas also tasted a bit strange with the bisque.

The beef and lamb were said to be mouth-watering, the beef especially- considering it was braised for 6 hours!

Finally dessert came, and this was another highlight to the meal. The Ginger Pudding was served at the perfect temperature and had a real gingery taste, the burnt butter icecream (the first time I've heard or tasted this flavour) was really nice. Caramelly and buttery, and not too sweet. But the tastiest part of the dish was actually the syrup! The streaks of earl grey tea syrup had a genuine earl grey tea taste and everyone was scraping it off the plate! I would love to get a jar of that for my home and add it to my desserts!


Etch Restaurant
62 Bridge St
Sydney NSW 2000
(02) 9247 4777

Opening hours:
Monday to Friday 12pm - late, Saturday 5pm - late

Customary Pizza Dinner

This will be the last post featuring places that I've eaten at whilst at a snow trip (for this year at least :P). As I mentioned in an earlier post, pizza seems to be the traditional dinner fare on any ski trip.



This time, we ventured out into the quiet town of JINDABYNE! From memory when we visited Jindabyne last year, Bits and Pizzas was a pretty cosy and yummy local pizza joint located on the strip of shops which is known as the town centre. However, choosing a pizza place based on memories from a year ago seemed to cause a bit of tension in our gourp, but after a heated kerfuffle, we eventually made it to Bits and Pizzas....

The place is pretty small and mainly caters for takeaway or delivery orders, but there is a few booths to sit at and a stooled bench at the window.

Given that we had around 12 people, and considering that we ordered 10 large pizzas, I think we may have slightly over ordered....

First up was the garlic pizza, which in hindsight we shouldn't have ordered as we also had garlic bread.....it was garlicy and cheesy....but not much flavour other than that....a good substitute for garlic bread but not much else...

Next up was the Jindabyne Special, which was probably the highlight pizza of the place (naturally). Toppings included the usual, plus pepperoni, ham, bacon, mushrooms and...EGG! Not usually seen on pizza, but adds some depth to it I must say....



Last but not least, was the BBQ meat lovers- everything you would expect from a good meaty pizza, but nothing too exciting.

Overall, the pizzas ranged from $15-20 dollars which isn't bad considering that it is peak snow season for the town. One observation I did make of the pizzas was that the cheese tasted different.... a bit more rubbery and oily than I would have expected...but that might be just me...


Bits and Pizzas
Jindabyne Town Centre
Next to the Pub