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Firedoor Restaurant Surry Hills Reviews
Amazing experience and food.
What an experience to watch Lennox Hastie and his team cook the most amazing meal. The skill level involved in cooking six superb courses over fire is mind blowing. Many chefs these days talk about the provenance of ingredients. Lennox is passionat
A very nice place to be
Excellent ! Amazing ! Surprising ! Very tasty and we get an explanation of everything before each courses. The bread ( home made) is excellent ! ( I am French so I know what a good bread is)
Absolutely amazing food!!!
Everything was absolutely delicious and we had a great time!!! The calamari and the kangaroo tataki were my favourites but I also loved the Federation chocolate dessert and petit fours which were served in a cute little box. The service was great too
Best of the best
Angelica and the team had one of the best hospitality minds in the area, amazing food, amazing service, thank you for looking after me and my birthday. Will definitely recommend to all of my friends for the experience of highlighting Australians bes
Underwhelmed
I booked Firedoor for our Sydney trip back in January (visited in May) as I had read some amazing reviews. I was underwhelmed by the whole experience compared to other fine dining restaurants I have been to. The food was good but no wow factor. Porti
I saw the Netflix show, so was super excited to go.
I am so disappointed to report, it was.... Just average. I even paid extra for the steak, it was cut quite thin, to think for me, and was so old it tasted cheesy. For the money, there are so much better restaurants in Sydney. Mimi's on a b
Excellent dinner in Sydney
I had Firedoor recommended to me by a friend when she heard we would be visiting Sydney. Originally everything was fully booked, but I got on the waitlist and a table opened up. What an amazing experience! It was great trying all the native Australi
Unmatched dining experience
We were lucky to sit at the bar with full view of the kitchen. Being able to see the skill and care each dish is prepared with, the precision and clockwork like timing for each course was incredible. Just go, you will be blown away
Outstanding food, impeccable service, superb cocktails—worth the 3-month wait!
Firedoor offers a cosy yet inviting atmosphere, where the attention to detail by the staff is truly second to none. From topping up glasses without hesitation to seamlessly replacing dropped utensils (saw it happen to another guest—impressive servi
Wonderful
Firedoor has been on my list to visit for 8 years and finally made it. It did not disappoint. The food was phenomenal, pipis in XO sauce were sublime and the pork with perfect crackling, rendered fat and yet still juicy and pink in the middle was g
Not our fav pick….
My husband booked this as a special night in Sydney some time ago. Sadly it was a real let down. We have done number of similar restaurants (also degustation) in recent months but this didn’t compare at all . Highlight of our meal was the brea
Service was excellent, good dishes tasted great, especially
Service was excellent, good dishes tasted great, especially the steak and the fresh bread was excellent as well. The fired oysters was an interesting take which I did think tasted good. It's a high end restaurant, many small dishes so don'
Ignore the Noise - Firedoor is Worth the Hype
Fine dining experiences are truly just not for everyone, and that’s okay. But the feedback in these reviews is startlingly misplaced. Criticizing the staff at a MICHELIN STAR restaurant for replacing cutlery and *explaining* the content of the car
Slightly underwhelmed
I am really disappointed to say that our 3 month wait was not worth it. I didn’t like the fact that you have no choice but the “degustation menu’” which is a minimum of $195 ea. The servings , while tasty were very small- and I too left the
Unique experience!
My daughter's restaurant choice for her birthday and she was thrilled with the experience. It is a meat lovers delight and the very best quality presented. Our family of 4 were truly satisfied with the quality of produce and food preparation. Althoug
The Emperors Clothes
The experience was very disappointing after waiting so long to get a booking. I asked to upgrade from the pork to wagyu steak and was charged $35 a head for 3 people. The steak portion was the size of a 50cent piece and whilst it had a nice flavour w
Sophisticated menu and presentation.
More waiters than guests. Big open grill in eating area. Five or six course set menu and optional wine pairing Quite expensive. Food a bit exotic for my taste but really first class. Apparently booked 4 months in advance. We got a last minute can
Everything we had was amazing, and service was exceptional!
Everything we had was amazing, and service was exceptional! If we come back to Sydney, I'm definitely coming here again.
A world class meal.
Outstanding, wonderful adventure in fine dining. Seated at the bar/counter overlooking the kitchen and able to interact with all the players. Lennox Hastie is a consummate professional, yet very approachable and engaging. We had the 6 course menu wit
Firedoor? More like TerriBle
Firedoor, touted as a culinary destination in Sydney, left much to be desired during my recent visit. With a Valentine's set menu priced at a staggering 265 AUD, accompanied by an additional 220 AUD for a half portion of their signature 325-day dry-a
Unique experience, good wine pairing - don’t eat the insects! (Unless you like insects)
We were SO excited to go to Firedoor as we are AVID BBQ fans (& smoke meat a lot) both at home and dining out and were underwhelmed - especially for the price. The ‘long-aged’ steak that was aged ~350 days was a special experience (fat melt
Well worth a visit
Great room. Interesting food. Well presented. Menu is interesting but could be a little more creative. Quite expensive. The wine list is good. The service is attentive. Difficult to get a booking but worth the effort.
Pretty amazing place
Pretty amazing place.Loved the fire cooked food.Opted for the 5 course menu($185 per head) plus some very special oysters.Look out for the Murray Cod dish which is fantastic..Reasonably priced wine list circa $120-150 a bottle of wine on offer.First
Superb meal! Unforgettable.
What a superb meal. We actually discussed cancelling our reservation because of poor reviews on Tripadvisor. Thank goodness we didn’t. We experienced a wonderful meal, with outstanding service and excellent wine. The quality of the saucing was ou
Very very disappointing
Food average. Couldnt discern any bold smoky beefy flavours in the underwhelming menu. Overpriced & very very disappointing. Wont be back.
NOT " the same as it ever was....."
Some context....had eaten here previously pre-Covid just after it opened and had an exceptional experience. This is now an internationally acclaimed restaurant, three hats, purportedly the best of the best that Australia has to offer. Set menu only
For a special occasion
This place is a bit of a wow! A little on the pricey side but not unexpected from a 3 Hat restaurant. There is really one choice of a menu consisting of 5 courses. You can add extras to that if you need to, but we found the set menu was more than ade
A unique experience as the Chef's Table: BBQ featured.
The food has all been touched bite fire or smoke giving it a unique taste. I'm more of a big bold flavor person but I can appreciate the subtlety of the food expertly prepared. Shared the 250 day dry aged Wagyu ribeye. It is too funky for me but aga
Over-priced, Over-hyped, Rip-off
We went to Firedoor to celebrate a special occasion only to be bitterly disappointed and underwhelmed. I had read all the glowing, over the top critic reviews before making this reservation and my conclusion was that the quality and service had dropp
Wow This dinner was amazing.
All is done with smoke and no mirrors. We had the five purse meal with each item better then the next I will refer you to the menu and my photos for more info or check out u tube You will not go wrong here.
A special night out.
Everything about Firedoor is special. We had been trying to get a reservation here for months and finally got lucky as they are limited and spots go very quickly. From the moment you walk in the you can smell the wood fire and the excitement of bei
Firedoor - once and done!
We travelled to Sydney to experience dinner at Firedoor. The ate the five course menu with paired wines. The staff were abrupt and at times condescending to us, especially when we asked for the more extensive wine list as the only list that was prov
Fun, partially exceptional food. Good for a group
Buzzing, theatrical and definitely worth a visit. Some dishes stunned us with their intensity and balance, others were a bit underwhelming. Not cheap and for these prices we would have expected a bit more consistency in the execution.
6 of us dined here last night .
We thought the dishes were beautifully executed and presented . only Hiccup was that the trout was undercooked and they promptly re- did the dish and it was succulent. One in our party did not eat his fish as he did not like fish .., the staff were v
Way too expensive
The food was nice, wouldn’t rave about it and or hurry back. Overly expensive for $325 per couple. Don’t understand what the hype is about! Been there fine that, thank you
Fantastic dining experience at Firedoor.
Everything was cooked over the roaring fire in the open kitchen style. If you're seated at the chef's table, you'll definitely feel some of that heat. Everything tasted great including the drinks.
Underwhelming, disappointing
If the price had been a bit more than what you’d expect from an ordinary steakhouse, this would have scored a 5. The service was good and the food was pleasant, but for what you pay and after all the hype, pleasant just isn’t good enough. The ext
We had high expectations but in the end, this was a good,
We had high expectations but in the end, this was a good, average experience. The biggest problem was the dry aged Rib eye, while absolutely amazing, came last since it was an add on. Combine this with the a few carb heavy dishes or ones with large
Beware portion size if ordering the (optional) steak
We had high expectations but in the end, this was a good, average experience. The biggest problem was the dry aged Rib eye, while absolutely amazing, came last since it was an add on. Combine this with the a few carb heavy dishes or ones with lar
Worst restaurant I have been to
After over a year of trying to get in to the hyped up “firedoor” I finally got in. I walked away feeling so let down, disappointed and actually annoyed I bothered to come there. I did not like not one item on the menu. Nothing tasted nice and t
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