If anyone is culturing multiculturalism in Sydney, it is
Renato’s Italian Trattoria in Coogee Bay Road, Coogee.
We ate there (again) tonight and once again it was a very
good experience. The group at the table
beside us consisted of a group of aussie accented ethnic Chinese, Indian and
possibly Thai, but maybe they are all ethnically Singaporean, because the owner
is. Uh huh, a Singaporean born guy
running an Italian restaurant in Sydney.
The table on the other side had Greek and middle eastern guys enjoying
the food too.Great place; great food, great staff, mostly Italian and a lassie from Manchester and also a Chinese guy in the kitchen. I did say multicultural didn’t I?
The place was full to the gunnels but still the service was quick, and with a smile and pleasant comment. The staff have a unity of purpose, and they all appear to be there to get the job done – no wandering around looking as if they had been dropped on the wrong planet.
The ambience was loud, fast and basic, everything you
needed; and the food was good, good, good (as in property – location, location
location)!
They have a small wine list, but there is a reasonably
comprehensive bottle shop right next door and I am sure you can find something
there to add to the good food (and it is BYO).The oysters were plump and smooth. The veal scaloppine was tender, as was the rare- medium veal wrapped in prosciutto, and it was all served hot with freshly cooked vegetables. In fact the whole experience was just right – an Italian Trattoria you can depend on.
It is Italian – so they do pizza and pasta too – and many
diners were enjoying those.
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| prosciutto wrapped veal |
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| scaloppine boscaola |
Will go again when we have the chance, and as one satisfied departing
customer was heard to say “well…. they won’t go out of business.” Try it
when you can.
