Day 13

CBD Noodles, for hands down the BEST Laksa in Sydney

So I’ve heard a few people mention the CBD Noodles as the best or one of the best Laksa’s in Sydney, so I decided to pop in a few days back. I immediately had high expectations for the place due to the sheer line. There were definitely 20 people or more queuing up outside the store so CBD Noodles had to be doing something right!   

Chicken Laksa

Boy were people right! Though I wasn’t quiet as convinced by the queue outside the store and was expecting an ordinary bowl of laksa, what I got was quite the opposite! The Laksa was zingy and very creamy, just the way I love it. Ingredients wise, the quality of the fresh coriander and onions were great. They also give very generous serves of meat.

I managed to clean the massive bowl up, it was that great! Will definitely be going back.

-Tharanya

Day 7
Jamies Italian


Whilst walking through the CBD, X and I decided that we should try Jamie Oliver's Sydney restaurant, Jamie's Italian. There was so much hype around the opening of this restaurant back in 2012 and many people have already blogged about their dining experiences there, so it was definitely necessary that we tried it out ourselves.

Even though the restaurant was busy, we luckily didn't have to wait for a table. The The maître d was so friendly and lead us up the stairs to our table.

After looking over the menu we ordered:

(Complementary fresh bread made in house)

FISH blank

$12.50_PP

CURED & CRISPY FISH

Beetroot-cured salmon, roasted shellfish, smoked mackerel pâté & mini fritto misto with yuzu mayo

ITALIAN CHEESE

Amazing aged pecorino with crispy “music bread” & chilli jam

PICKLES

Pickles, green chillies, best green olives & caper berries

CRUNCHY SALAD

Shaved carrot & beets with lemon & loads of mint

Loved the battered fish. crunchy outside, flaky inside. they especially tasted nice because they were served hot.

The mussels were spicy and tangy. 

I didnt really like the crunchy salad. It had a weird taste to it and neither of us could point out what that taste was. I wish there was more salmon though. The sauce on top was sweet and it complemented the salty salmon really well.

The green chili things were really chewy and sour. discarding them, the biscuit thing? was yummy and creamy and easier to eat. Behind it, in the picture, there is the italian cheese with chili jam. If i wasnt so full, I wouldve eaten it all. The chili jam was surprisingly sweet.

 After the FISH BLANK our pasta orders came out. My risotto was very creamy and I couldnt finish it all. The oil in the bowl kind of put me off a little too.

WILD TRUFFLE RISOTTO

$13.50

Finely minced black truffle with butter & Parmesan. 

X ordered the Tagliatelle Bolognese half portion ($12.50). It looked like normal spag bowl but the pasta was ribbon-like and very "to the bite". I think I preferred her pasta over my risotto because it wasnt as rich but still very tasty.

Jamies Italian is definitely a new favourite of mine now.

- steph