Candelori's
Reviews
what a place - wonderful food and service. mine host ross and all staff outstanding. fine wines the best. always visit when in sydney.
City style fine dining in the suburbs. Definitely not what I expected. Amazing food, but pricey. Still worth every cent.
Candelori's is a posh Italian restaurant in Fairfield. It took me by surprise and the 72% like rate on Urbanspoon is on the mark. With a very reasonable large space; spanned with long tables of big groups lined with white tablecloth. I'm not one to be too adventurous but my company was and cherished and enjoyed the lamb's brain at $21 (above). The lamb's brain was crumbed, pan-finished with lemon butter, parsley and fried sage. I was more interested in the Zuchhini flowers that were stuffed with ricotta cheese and spinach at $24. They were perfectly cooked with a bit of crunch and lemon. There were 4 pieces so that's $6 per zuchhini flower. To share, I also ordered the woodfired capsicum (above) medley bruschetta on woodfired ciabatta bread at $12. The bread was beautiful and all the trimmings were tasty. For Mains, I ordered the linguine marinara (above) which was the long thin pasta pan tossed with pomodoro, mussels, baby calamari, tiger prawns & vongole at $27. It was a solid dish. The housemade gnocchi al pomodoro with goat’s cheese at $26 was consistent with what you would expect from a gnocchi. I got good feedback on the ravioli of lobster, prawn, crab large ravioli filled with lobster, crab & tiger prawn; pan finished with cherry tomatoes, pomodoro, dash of cream, basil and virgin olive oil at $28. The portion looked a bit small. The stand out dish however agreed by all parties was.... the Cannelloni. Forget all the pasta mains! It was so very tasty. The $26 Cannelloni, consisted of di pollo flat sheet egg pasta folded with chicken breast, fior di latte mozzarella, grated aged parmesan and béchamel, baked with tomato and basil. It was jut a very simple but well executed dish that tasted amazing $26. A definite recommend! For dessert, I got consistent reviews for the Hazelnut Pannacotta which had ginger crumble, strawberries and toasted hazelnuts. The special chocolate slice was OK too. Prices: $25-30 for mains Location: 685 Horsley drive, Fairfield
Congratulations on fantastic refurbishment/fitout. My meal was a major disappointment - I ordered baby venison @ $36. It was so overcooked and stringy! Hugely disappointing. Also, they have the messiest system of service - staff everywhere to take orders, a few different ones delivering! Three offers of a drink before dinner from 3 different waiters - had to catch staff eye to ask where the drink was!! Once a customer is disappointed in one or two factors, other irritations become apparent, for example, why would Candelori's play loud jazz when their very large restaurant is fully booked and conversation very noisy? It was so loud that it was difficult to hear conversation at our own table. Not recommended.
PHENOMENAL!! Really had the best experience here!! The Restaurant itself has a classy and elegant feel but also very comfy and welcoming at the same time with their friendly staff and service which is quite unique in this day and age. Food was absolutely exquisite and cooked to perfection. A good friend recommended this to me and i will definitely recommend this place to anyone looking for great food great vibe and great location. The only thing i can say that was bad was the weather outside but i guess they can't be blamed for that.