Elysium Restaurant is located in the popular suburb of Randwick right next door to the Randwick Ritz cinema at the 'Spot'. The cuisine is Modern Australian and draws on Italian and French influences. The restaurants also boasts a stylish new wine bar where you are able to come and enjoy a cheap drink or two.
DARLINGHURST, NSW
SURRY HILLS, NSW
ROSE BAY, NSW
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Private Room Eat-in A-la-carte Bookings Indoor Dining Take-Away Coffee Lounge
European Modern Australian
Mains $20-$30 Entrees under $20
Licensed
Family Friendly Private Function Function Room Group Bookings Bar
Degustation Dinner Lunch Brunch
Wheel Chair Access
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Finding a great wine at a decent price is one of the true joys of dining.
THERE are two types of diners in the world: those who order food, then decide what wine will match the meal and those who pick a wine and then seek something suitable to eat. Tonight I'm one of the latter, after spotting the Tyrell's 1999 Vat 1 semillon, a great older vintage of an iconic Australian wine, for $60 on Elysium's wine list. One of the true joys of dining out is finding a great wine at a decent price. It can be as important to a meal's success as anything on the plate. So this neighbourhood bistro is an aptly named final resting place for a virtuous and heroic wine, especially when the current vintage sets you back about $90 in most city restaurants. It's not hard to pick suitable dishes from Elysium's affable menu of French-Italian pop hits, with the occasional quirky approach. The obvious choice is fried calamari ($17) covered in a golden, lattice-like batter, the oiliness cut by the acidity of tomato, mint and cucumber salad. A smoky sweet paprika mayonnaise is...
Source: Sydney Morning HeraldFull review on Sydney Morning Herald
Randwick, NSW
Randwick, NSW
Randwick, NSW
Randwick, NSW
Randwick, NSW
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