"What an amazing night, from the greeting from all the staff to the last minute! Is hard to describe, unique menu and flavours! Once in a life time experience! Very lucky ti be part of that...."
POSITIVES1. Innovative dishes - A number of the dishes were exceptional because of their unique flavour combination and unusual use of local ingredients. For example, in the first course, the inspired use of unripe macadamia nuts beautifully complemented the rich and silky spanner crab broth. Similarly the BBQ'ed milk dumpling of Marron and Magpie Goose is sure to motivate other chefs to emulate what is a great flavour and texture combination.2. Knowledgeable and attentive waitstaff - The entire staff from the Noma in Copenhagen were apparently shipped over to Sydney for this event. Transplanting an experienced team of professionals resulted in a level of teamwork, coordination and overall s...
Whilst fine dining at the pointier end is certainly expensive, I do think it is one of those luxury experiences that is actually very accessible to almost everybody. Do you want to taste the best wine in the world? Stay in the best hotels? Ten, if not hundreds, of thousands of dollars. You're probably going to need to be a millionaire, but to eat the best food in the world in the best restaurants? It's a fraction of the price.Anyway, that's how I justified eating at Noma.For us, it was worth every penny. The smart and knowledgeable service team were faultless. Watching them work together was like watching a fine clock work. Rene Redzepi even waited tables at the start of lunch before the kit...
We went for lunch on a grey Sydney day. On entering the restaurant, all the staff (I'm not kidding) stop what they're doing to assemble and greet you. The room was gorgeous - stark, beautiful Australian stone, red concrete floor. The staff in their crisp cream uniforms became part of the scenery. Table settings were faultless. A bit odd that the only drink available on arrival was a gin and tonic. We were offered matched wines without price being disclosed ($215 and $90 for matched juice). The food was interesting and intricate. No meal (as in food itself) can be worth $485, but the experience was worth it and we could definitely see where the investment was made in time, training, research,...
I was very fortunate to be treated to this rare event- because that's what dinner at Noma is like. An event or exhibition. Basically food as theatre.They made every effort to embrace the wealth of produce available in Australia, and every dish came with a story and a theme. My salivary glands worked overtime on some of the dishes using native berries- kind of like eating potpourri. I liked some of the dishes very much but to say it was something I'd love to eat over and over is not correct. They were telling a story with the food- kind of like their adventures in Australia. Somehow I think that if they more conversant with the ingredients they would have made better dishes. I still enjoyed t...
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From the time you 'tried' to get a table at Noma Australia there was much hype.A friend was fortunate to secure a table of four and took us for the ride.The space was well done. Small but not pretentious. Staff are amazing - also not pretentious. And nice to see a wide range of nationalities. Very friendly and not snobbery which you might expect of a restaurant of this calibre.Each guest is greeted and farewelled by (almost) the entire crew (including Rene on arrival).The food was nice, I probably expected more 'wow' but the presentation and thought into each dish was clearly there.All in all a great evening. Albeit very expensive....
Thoroughly enjoyed our lunch at Noma, being greeted by Rene on arrival set the tone for the day. The staff were super friendly and very informative as you would expect. Trying different foods that were sourced from all over Australia was amazing and something we will always remember. Would probably recommend not getting the matching wines, as it is mostly seafood, I think just getting a nice bottle or two of white would have been sufficient.
Food as a form of art - and this is Picasso, Monet and Van Goch on every single plate. Yet this art is for more senses than just sight - your taste buds will be taken to places you couldn't have imagined yourself. A wonderful story of Australian produce and places. Congratulations to the NOMA team - every single one of them. Thank you!!
Because the experience was so surreal & perfect, a review on trip advisor needs to exist, and where better for it to be, then alongside reviews of Noma's previously successful pop-up: Noma, Australia. From the beginning to the end of the dining experience, there was...More
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Wonderful, friendly service without being too on top of you.Each dish was a journey for your tastebuds. Standouts were the Abalone and Snow Crab. Rene was so humble and down to earth, he chatted to us for a while, not expected from a "celebrity chef"..
What an amazing night, from the greeting from all the staff to the last minute! Is hard to describe, unique menu and flavours! Once in a life time experience! Very lucky ti be part of that....
