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Alfie’s

Sirloin and sides served at speed.

Alfie’s sirloin, fire-roasted baby carrots and hot chips
1 / 8Alfie’s sirloin, fire-roasted baby carrots and hot chipsDexter Kim
Roast beef and hot chip butty.
2 / 8Roast beef and hot chip butty.Supplied
The beefetta special.
3 / 8The beefetta special.James Brickwood
Fire roasted baby carrots.
4 / 8Fire roasted baby carrots. James Brickwood
The dining room.
5 / 8The dining room.James Brickwood
Theatrical art lines the walls.
6 / 8Theatrical art lines the walls. Dexter Kim
The interiors are inspired by London’s East End.
7 / 8The interiors are inspired by London’s East End.Dexter Kim
Alfie’s gelato on a stick.
8 / 8Alfie’s gelato on a stick.James Brickwood

Critics' Pick

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A melee of CBD types rolls into Alfie’s as soon as the workday ends – wait, scrap that, they’re often here during work too, taking advantage of Alfie’s unique promise to have its single main course (barring a steak special) on the table within 15 minutes of ordering.

The dish? Two hundred and twenty grams of precision-cut, crusted Riverine sirloin, cooked medium-rare, plated with a green knoll of garlicky spinach, mustard and horseradish sauce. It’s complemented by a lively dining room and charcoal terrazzo bar (don’t sleep on the bar menu), plus a carte of affordable sides, such as hot chips with curry sauce or charred fioretto rich with romesco, zesty gremolata and black barley.

Meanwhile, martinis come piercingly cold, a DJ and street-art keep the tone casual, and bookings are capped at 75 minutes, just enough time to sneak in a dark chocolate and olive-caramel tart to finish.

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