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Sydney City Chocolate Walking TourSaturday, 19th of October @ 10:00am - $35 - 10 places left
Alpha RestaurantHome > Sydney > Food and Wine | Restaurants
by Sarah Han (subscribe)A lover of all things artistic, edible and nocturnal. Blogger & tweeter forwww.brasseriebread.com.au
Published September 14th 2013
The Greek gods got it right
Newly opened restaurant Alpha has brought Greek food back into fashion. Alpha gets it rightin every way. The food is excellent, the restaurant space is refined and the service is attentive.
I love the atmosphere - it's all about the light woods and shades of white and grey. It's not toodark, the room is spacious and the décor is tastefully minimalist. We arrive at 6pm on aweeknight, so the restaurant looks a little deserted, but by the time we leave around 8pm it'scompletely packed.
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We're told by very friendly staff that the menu is designed to be shared, so my dinner date andI start off with pita bread, feta tou fourno (baked feta) and organic hummus. The barrel agedfeta tou fourno ($10) is small in serving, but makes up for it in flavour. Doused in deliciouslyspiced olive oil and topped with chilli and roast garlic cloves, it's a stand-out dish. I love thecombination of the sweet, soft garlic with the slightly sour but spicy green chilli and smooth,warm feta.
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To accompany the feta and hummus, we of course alsoorder pita bread ($2 per person). The flatbread is chargrilled and drizzled with a bit of olive oil.
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Although the organic chickpea hummus ($7) is creamy and light, it's not a highlight on themenu. I'm much more impressed by the baked feta. Next time I'll be sure to try some of theirother dip selection.
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Next up we have the moussaka with scallops and taramasolata ($24), an aesthetically
pleasing dish. Seared scallops are sandwiched between two large slices of eggplant, and
finished with diced tomato. The eggplant is beautifully soft and flavourful, the taramasolata is
velvety, and the scallops perfectly tender.
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At this point we're considering ordering more food, as the servings have generally been quite
small. However, once we have the Greek spiced, slow roasted lamb shoulder, lemon, oregano
and potatoes, we're stuffed. We have a small serving of the lamb ($29). The flavours are
beautiful and the texture very soft. I also love the lemony potatoes, slightly crispy on the
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We finish with the Greek doughnut balls, spiced honey syrup and candied walnut ice cream($12). I find this much too sweet, but my dinner date scoffs down the rest of the dish for me.The doughnut balls are breadier and chewier than your average doughnut. The walnut icecream is a great complement to the warm doughnut balls. For me it's the spiced honey syrupthat takes it too far, but I think any sweet tooth would most likely disagree with me.
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We leave the restaurant with full and content tummies, convinced that we'll have to come backto try the rest of the menu.
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Why? Excellent Greek cuisineWhen: Monday to Friday 12pm-11pm, Saturday 6pm-11pmPhone: 9098 1111Website: alpharestaurant.com.auWhere: 238 Castlereagh St, Sydney, NSWCost: Around $50 per person plus drinks
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Very interested to try the greek doughnut balls!
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by Ramen Raff (score: 1|18) 7 days ago
I'm so glad to see the scallop moussaka there. It's one of those dishes that I can still
remember years after!
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by info (score: 0|2) 5 days ago
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