Having been there before, I can’t remember much of the events during my first visit, possibly due to unknown amount of cocktails and wine consumed. The second time however, I was determined to remember the events.

The restaurant is split into 4 levels. You enter on the 1st level and go down to a nice white lounge bar. The 2 level above the entrance is where you have your meal. Good interiors and a nice place for a date.

As Maia and I waited for a our table, we started off with a glass of champagne and ordered the prosciutto with buffalo mozzarella and breadsticks. Though the finger food did cost $25, it’s well worth it.

We were shown our table which was at the end of the restaurant close to the window with views of the city, Opera house and the Harbour bridge. Let’s just say that this was the only highlight of the night. Services slipped when they gave us the menu but didn’t mention any of the specials. Until it came time to order, the waiter asked if we were told about the specials. I knew what I wanted to get from the menu, but asked anyways - big mistake! The guy had to disappear to refresh his memory about the specials to then narrate it back to me - it wasn’t anything special.

He took our orders and said he would get some bread while we wait for our entree. The Entrees came before the bread. He asked if we wanted pepper on our entree - and we said yet. We waited 5 minutes - no pepper. I started to eat my venison carpaccio (not worth the portion for the money) and was then surprised with some bread. Oh, and he had to make the remark about the two types of salt (one from blah blah blah and the other from blah blah blah - frankly, I didn’t care).

Our mains turns up and he asked if I wanted pepper, to which I said “Yes, if you can remember to bring it this time” - with a fake smile. He apologised by smacking his head and got the pepper.

Dessert wasn’t tempting and I wasn’t prepared to wait. We asked for the bill and they got a 5% tip (more than they deserve).

The title suits this restaurant, as the people who work there do have a big ego!

I would only recommend this place for its cocktails and finger food.

Atmosphere - 8/10
Food - 7/10
Wine / Cocktails - 7/10
Staff - 5/10
Value for money - 7/10

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