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A place for me to be creative, in words and images. A Foodie's Joy Saturday, 7 September 2013 The last time I dined at a Sydney Greek restaurant was about a year and a half ago. It was at Xanthi in Westfield Sydney. Suffice to say, once the food buzz was about a brand new Greek restaurant opening up in the city (i.e. Alpha), all the foodies ears and taste buds perked up. As did mine! My good mate DD was organising a dinner for a decent catch up. After toing and fro ing, I decided we should check out Alpha. Well, what a great decision that was! To get dinner reservations on a Saturday, we had to decide on a 6.00 pm or 8.30 pm booking. There were 2 seating times and I suppose it is understandable for a Saturday night and it being a very popular restaurant that these booking times were put in place. We chose the 6.00 pm time. Alpha (Sydney CBD) On Twitter: @cindsl On Instagram: @cindsl Follow me Share this on Facebook Tweet this View stats (NEW) Appointment gadget >> Share It Total Pageviews 3 4 8 2 3 Search Search This Blog Cindy Food is one of my many joys in life. It is a common bond I share among my friends and family. Combining food and travel makes it all the more interesting. I enjoy going out for a good meal with friends and family. The array of various cuisines and our fantastic array of produce really makes Sydney such a great city to live in. Blogging is my hobby and my posts on restaurant meals I have had are paid for and not gratis. Any gratis provided to me will always be stated beforehand. View my complete profile About Me Follow by Email Email address Submit Alpha (Sydney CBD) The last time I dined at a Sydney Greek restaurant was about a year and a half ago. It was at Xanthi in Westfield Sydney. Suffice Popular Posts In The Past Week 0 Share More Next Blog» Create Blog Sign In

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A  place  for  me  to  be  creative,  in  words  and  images.

A Foodie's JoySaturday,  7  September  2013

The  last  time  I  dined  at  a  Sydney  Greek  restaurant  was  about  a  year  and  a  half  ago.  It

was  at  Xanthi  in  Westfield  Sydney.  Suffice  to  say,  once  the  food  buzz  was  about  a

brand  new  Greek  restaurant  opening  up  in  the  city  (i.e.  Alpha),  all  the  foodies  ears  and

taste  buds  perked  up.  As  did  mine!

My  good  mate  DD  was  organising  a  dinner  for  a  decent  catch  up.  After  to-­ing  and  fro-­

ing,  I  decided  we  should  check  out  Alpha.  Well,  what  a  great  decision  that  was!

To  get  dinner  reservations  on  a  Saturday,  we  had  to  decide  on  a  6.00  pm  or  8.30  pm

booking.  There  were  2  seating  times  and  I  suppose  it  is  understandable  for  a  Saturday

night  and  it  being  a  very  popular  restaurant  that  these  booking  times  were  put  in  place.

We  chose  the  6.00  pm  time.

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Food  is  one  of  my  many  joys  in  life.  It  is  a  common

bond  I  share  among  my  friends  and  family.  Combining

food  and  travel  makes  it  all  the  more  interesting.  I  enjoy

going  out  for  a  good  meal  with  friends  and  family.  The

array  of  various  cuisines  and  our  fantastic  array  of

produce  really  makes  Sydney  such  a  great  city  to  live

in.  Blogging  is  my  hobby  and  my  posts  on  restaurant

meals  I  have  had  are  paid  for  and  not  gratis.  Any  gratis

provided  to  me  will  always  be  stated  beforehand.

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ago.  It  was  at  Xanthi  in

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Firstly,  I  must  say  that  the  restaurant  is  a  lot  larger  in  space  than  I  anticipated.  Therewas  a  openness  to  the  interior  that  caught  my  eye  and  a  feeling  of  being  on  a  Greekisland  came  to  my  mind.  There  were  cushions  on  some  of  the  seating  areas  making  itlook  a  little  like  a  summer  getaway.  Nice!

We  both  came  feeling  super  hungry.  It's  quite  funny  how  we  deliberately  ate  very  littleduring  the  day  in  anticipation  of  this  dinner.  And  me  being  me,  of  course  I  perused  themenu  before  I  walked  in  to  the  restaurant  and  already  had  a  few  dishes  in  mind  toorder.  :)

So  here  goes:

Pita  with  Taramosalata  (white  cod  roe  dip)  -­  the  pita  was  so  fluffy  and  soft  and  the  diphad  a  nice  tangy  bite  to  eat.  The  dish  was  extremely  addictive.  Loved  it!

Sesame  Leaf  Dolmades  -­  this  was  filled  with  almond  rice  and  preserved  lemon.  It  hada  lovely  lemon  flavour  but  for  me  it  was  not  one  of  the  highlights.  

Slow  Roasted  Lamb  Spare  Ribs  with  Thyme,  Honey  and  Ouzo  Glaze.  The  ribs  wereso  tender,  they  were  literally  falling  of  the  bone.  Delicious!

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Spanakopita  -­    this  is  the  very  Greek  and  famous  spinach  pie.  This  to  me  is  one  of

their  signature  dishes.  It  was  gooood!  The  filo  pastry  was  amazingly  flaky  and  the

spinach  and  feta  had  a  nice  balance.  I  loved  it  and  coming  from  someone  like  me  who

doesn't  like  spinach,  it  says  a  lot!

Octopus  twice  cooked  with  white  beans,  spinach  and  red  wine  vinaigrette.  The

octopus  was  deliciously  tender  and  I  loved  the  smoked  and  burnt  taste  in  the  tendrils.

It  was  beautifully  cooked.

Baby  Snapper  grilled  over  Bay  leaves  and  topped  with  Oregano  dressing.  It  was

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fish  on  a  plate,  you  may  want  to  skip  this  dish.  

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Last  but  not  least,  we  had  to  have  a  dessert.  By  this  time  we  were  sooo  full  but  we

persevered.  :)

Loukoumades  was  our  choice.  It  was  Greek  doughnut  balls  served  with  spiced  honey

syrup  and  a  nice  serving  of  candied  walnut  ice  cream.  I  loved  the  ice  cream  and  the

doughnuts  with  the  syrup  were  delicious.  I  found  the  texture  of  the  Greek  doughnuts

quite  interesting,  it  was  slightly  chewy.  Different  to  the  American  doughnuts.

The  service,  by  the  way,  was  good.  The  wait  team  was  very  attentive  and  the  front-­of-­

house  came  around  a  couple  of  times  to  check  on  how  we  were  faring.  

I  can't  wait  for  my  next  visit.  We  were  already  talking  about  which  dishes  we  would

order  the  next  time.  Hmmmm....there  is  Moussaka,  Spit  roasted  pork,  Snapper  pie

and  of  course  the  Pita  with  the  Taramosalata.  And  so  many  more  to  choose  from  the

menu.  Getting  hungry!!  :)

Thanks  DD  for  joining  me  on  this  food  adventure  and  for  shouting  me  dinner!

Alpha  Restaurant

238  Castlereagh  Street

Sydney

NSW  2000

Website:  alpharestaurant.com.au

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1 comment:chocolatesuze  said...

they  have  spit  roasted  pork?  im  so  there!

7  September  2013  22:08

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