Mere Catherine
About
French
Location
Adress: 166 Victoria St, Potts Point, New South Wales 2011
Phone: +61 2 9358 2000
Work Hours
Reviews
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David B.
As a precursor to a European holiday, my friends and I tried some French dining at Mere Catherine. We'd read reviews at Not Quite Nigella so we were eagerly looking forward to it. The restaurant itself it tiny - very intimate. Catherine was a lovely host, going through all the details of the menu. The garlic bread was the epitome of perfect garlic bread. I had French onion soup as an entree; my freinds had the snails. Both were amazing. For a main, the three of us split a chateaubriand. I like my meat blue. This was the tenderest, leanest cut of beef I've had in a long time. It was served with a side of potatoes cooked in garlic and spinach in a bechemel sauce. All divine. We would have stayed for dessert, but we were absolutely stuffed. My friends and I eat out a lot - mainly pub food - and aside from the quality of the food, the other key difference was the food was served HOT!!! Straight from the kitchen, to the dinner plate and then the table. We rarely eat out where the food is served perfectly. Only advice is take wine with you - there's a bottleshop on the way from King's Cross station - because there isn't a massive range inside the restaurant. This was a brilliant way to prepare ourselves for a European summer!!
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Foodlover C.
Not worth the hype.
The onion soup was salty, which wouldn't have been a problem if bread was offered.
The steak for 2 with cognac pepper sauce was also extremely salty.
The steak bernaise tasted good but so small that is was not worth the almost $50 cost.
The highlight were the potatoes. Crispy and flavoursome.
The biggest issue was the ridiculous pricing. Seriously, almost $100 for about 300 grams of steak to be shared between 2. I don't think so... Won't be back