• Thu 19 Nov 2009

odyssey - the rocks sydney australia

fate drove us to odyssey. oysters, lamb, and barramundi kept us there. fate in the form of horizontal rain, a miserable evening in sydney, australia. i've been to the rocks before, had a $40 piece of fish (that was a little expensive) and an $18 gin and tonic. i know how things go at the rocks. but i've never had anything like odyssey's wine tasting and food. did i mention the high-tech wine tasting dispenser, the smart cards, stainless steel tubes with flashing lights? there's even a glass of 1996 grange for $180 if you care to find out what all the hubbub is about. wow!

julian worked his magic and found us a private table upstairs - called the boardroom. there i enjoyed some of the best oysters i've ever had. and that's a big call. the lamb was wonderful, fish was exquisite, the other thing (i really can't remember what it was) was delectable. cheese, wine, chocolate, coffee - i can't find a fault! i really really enjoyed everything about dinner at odyssey.

here's my suggestion - when in Sydney, find to odyssey, then find our friend julian, say that the four bridge-climbers from melbourne who took over the boardroom (and gave him a hard time - sorry julian) sent you. you'll get special service. on second thoughts, leave the boardroom for us. when we're back in sydney again, we'll definitely be going back. julian is a champion. he made our meal special.