Ocean Room

One more restaurant down, this time Ocean Room at the Overseas Passenger Terminal in Circular Quay. Unfortunately a ship was docked for the entire night blocking what appears to be a spectacular Opera House view (judging from the photos on the restaurant's website) but the food more than made up for the lack of view. We settled on the Tasting menu which proved to be a good choice. Mr Ng even stated he enjoyed the food here more than he did at Momofuku Seiobo! Although we both agreed that you could tell the difference in the ingredients used between a $175 and a $98 tasting menu (understandably).

mandatory cocktail to mark the end of the working week, this time in the form of a Nashi and Ginger Cosmo

Oyster Duo

Tuna Tartare

White Gazpacho, Anchovy & Sorbet

Uni Tamago, Calamari Pops

Spanner Crab Bonito Consomme

Deconstructed Summer Ceviche

Saikyo Miso Cod

Duck (we opted for this instead of the Smoky Wagyu Beef)

Sushi Collection

Gorgonzola Panacotta

Good food, lovely presentation and reasonably priced. One minor thing that bugged me though (no pun intended) was the presence of a couple of tiny flying insects that wouldn't stop buzzing around our table. Mr Ng blamed it on us being so close to the water (we were seated right next to the window) but it always puts a little doubt in my mind as to the cleanliness of a place when insects are flying around, no matter how small they are. But again, was only a minor annoyance and one that will probably not stop me from going back (hopefully not seated next to the window though just in case).