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Good Food hat15.5/20

This country spot is the ‘pub’ every town wishes it had on the corner

If you can’t find an old pub, make one. That’s the approach the You Beauty team has taken to create this award-winning community-led venue.

  • David Matthews
McCarrs.
14.5/20

‘Beaut little hub’: This rebadged suburban spot crackles with community spirit

McCarrs on Mona Vale Road is an excellent place to sit by the fire and share pizza slices topped with pepperoni, honey and chilli.

  • Callan Boys
Bistecca al pepe - eye fillet steak topped with a pepper sauce-filled raviolo - at Gambino restaurant in Glen Waverley.
14.5/20

Bet you’ve never had steak and pepper sauce like this before, Melbourne

Gambino restaurant and rooftop bar brings tricksy Italian dishes and Big Night Out energy to the ’burbs.

  • Dani Valent
The prime burger at Cutler.
Good Food hatGood Food hat16/20

‘Ordering a burger here seems weird’: Our critic reviews Cutler’s flexible new menu

The restaurant formerly known as Cutler and Co. switches from pricey degustation dining to a more casual format.

  • Besha Rodell
The Argyle nightclub has been reborn as The Dining Room.
14/20

Have we hit peak luxury grill? It seems so, at the new restaurant by the Rockpool team

There’s a lot to like at The Dining Room, but somehow it manages to mask complex and assured cooking behind decisions that strip it of the magic.

  • David Matthews
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The Lambington.

Canvas reframed: New chef takes over at MCA’s harbour view restaurant

James Scott’s debut menu blurs the line between food and art with an intricate lamb loin “lambington” and a steak tartare served with Sydney Opera House–shaped crisps.

  • Erina Starkey
Oysters are baked in the style of rarebit, with a cheesy topping.

Residence at the Potter

Gallery restaurant with annual chef residencies. Currently: Cherrywood by Robbie Noble.

  • Tomas Telegramma
EXP. has slowly, suddenly become the most exciting restaurant in the region. 
Good Food hatGood Food hat16/20

The Hunter Valley’s newly two-hatted restaurant is the most exciting in the region

Ten years on, chef Frank Fawkner’s EXP. Restaurant is at the centre of what comes next for the wine district.

  • David Matthews
Spanner crab ravioli with pumpkin bisque.

Harriot

A broadly European bistro by the Tipo 00 crew.

  • Tomas Telegramma
The soaring Gotham City ceiling at Bennelong.
Good Food hatGood Food hat16.5/20

Ten years on, Good Food visits Bennelong to see if it still delivers big-ticket thrills

It’s arguably Sydney’s most “Sydney” restaurant, but does the Opera House’s flagship venue still fulfil its ambition?

  • Callan Boys

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