The Hilton is a five star hotel so you would expect quality from dining at restaurants there The Glass Brasserie has a one chef hat and beautiful decor - comfortable chairs and very nice ambience but a little dark but romantic in that sense. The waiters are polite although generally one is assigned to you so it's hard to get someone else's attention if your waiter is busy.
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| Glass Brasserie |
Depending on what you select on the menu, the food is either desirable or not. Simplicity and elegance is what the chef, Luke Mangan prides on. We didn't try the signature dishes on the night. These are listed on the Glass Brasserie website. My friend C ordered these scotch fillet from the off the grill menu and described her steak as RSL quality. Very concerning when you pay $43 for a Ranges Valley NSW Scotch Fillet with french fries and béarnaise sauce. Even the béarnaise sauce was a let down because it was too salty.
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| Ranges Valley Scotch Fillet with french fries and béarnaise sauce |
Fortunately for me and L, we both chose the beef fillet, braised wagyu brisket, parsley puree, mustard leaf, honey roasted garlic ($52). The beef fillet was really tender and juicy and the honey roasted garlic so fragrant with a hint of sweetness. I loved the mustard leaf sauce and parsley puree it was nice and flavoursome.
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| Beef fillet, braised wagyu brisket, parsley puree, mustard leaf, honey roasted garlic |
W chose the jewfish for the main because we saw that truffle was on the dish. However, you can't even smell or even taste the truffle. The jewfish was so soft, creamy and delicious. I loved this dish also but it won't fill you up as the serving is pretty small that you'll need dessert or entree to fulfil your stomach.
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| Truffle poached Jewfish, warm cucumber, garlic flower, onion, peas, white asparagus, shimeji ($43) |
Two of the mains chosen were a hit but what about desserts? I've been so into soufflé and both C and W chose the toffee soufflé. I didn't quite like the soufflé because of the bitter aftertaste and the texture was a bit too gooey compared to what I make at home. However the side pecan butter ice-cream was divine.
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| Toffee soufflé with pecan butter icecream - $21 |
I chose the apple crumble since that looked good at Tastevin. However, my apple tart dessert was so tiny and apparently C described the apple tart tastes like baby food you get from the supermarket. I should have ordered the signature dish, liquorice parfait instead. Oh well, let that be a lesson to read reviews about what you should chose from now on.
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| Apple tart with crumble and vanilla bean ice-cream - $19 |
L chose a beautifully decorated dessert that was dome shaped coated in chocolate and nuts and topped with gold shavings and peanuts. It was the milk chocolate bavarios, tonka bean cream brûlée that gives it the vanilla flavour, caramel sorbet and salted peanuts (which is popular to give a crunch and salty caramel taste is so popular). L, is a chocolate lover so was disappointed that the dessert was not layered with chocolate and it wasn't as gooey as the bavarios I had at Catalina's. I quite like the dessert because I'm not a complete chocolate lover.
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| Milk chocolate bavarios, tonk a bean creme brûlée, caramel sorbet and salted peanuts |
Having a entertainment card is really handy when dining at this restaurant. The bill was $280 for four people but because there was 2 entertainment cards we ended up paying $50 p/p including tips. L is a lot pickier than me when it comes to dining at restaurants and she scored this place lower than I did so we met half way but I am comparing my experience and my ratings are different to hers. So what's the verdict?
Summary Review of Glass Brasserie:
Food rating: 7.5/10
Service rating: 7/10
Ambience rating: 8/10
Price: $$$ (expensive)
Overall rating: 7.5/10
Glass Brasserie, Hilton
Level 2, 488 George Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Opening Hours:
Breakfast - Monday to Friday 6am to 10am
Saturday to Sunday 7am to 11am
Lunch - Monday to Friday 12 to 3pm
Saturday to Sunday closed
Dinner - Monday to Sunday 6pm to late
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