Palings Kitchen and Bar (pronounced Pae-Lings) was the first
dinner spot we hit in Sydney during our short getaway there. We were pretty
excited with Palings since it’s a new spot and we were all first timers there.
Without further ado, time to talk food.
Yum filled potato skins
First came the Roasted Potato Skins. Its potato skins,
stuffed with mashed potatoes, ricotta cheese and salsa, with a melted cheese
crust, topped with chipotle sour cream and fresh chives. This is definitely an
appetizer that tickled our taste buds. You have the saltiness from the mashed
potatoes, the sourness from the chipotle sour cream and the salsa gives the
sweetness and the little bit of heat to bring it all together. Definitely
something we recommend to open your meal with.
Meaty galore
Next dish on our table was the Smoked Beef Ribs. Hickory
smoked beef back ribs with a honeyed maple sear, served with a barbequed corn
salad. What can we say? Its fall off the bone tender, moist and the honeyed
sear really gave us that big punch in flavor. The sweet corn salad is also
worth mentioning as it brings another dimension of sweetness to the dish.
DE-LI-CIOUS!!!
Oh sweet tender goodness!
The Rump Steak was next to the table. It’s a 300g, grain fed
rump steak, grilled medium, served with barbeque sauce, fries and a side salad.
The meat was beautifully seared with a nice flavorful crust whilst maintaining
a juicy and tender steak. Their homemade barbeque sauce was a wonderful
surprise to us. Usually, in barbeque sauces, you get sweetness from brown sugar
and molasses, however from this barbeque sauce; the sweetness is from
caramelized onions. The oniony flavor in the sauce gets a thumbs up from us.
Guess the Smurfs gave up their home for a good cause
Last but not least, Roasted Mushrooms! The simplest dish
just happens to be the best dish of the night. It’s mushrooms, roasted with
salt and pepper. Execution is key here, and Palings did a mighty fine job. The
mushrooms were perfectly roasted, beautifully seasoned and most importantly,
the essential mushroomy-ness was not lost in the cooking process. Second
helpings anyone?
Palings is everything you hope for in a kitchen and bar
spot; good food, good music and brilliant ambiance. Palings is definitely worth
a visit if you are looking for a place to eat and chill for the night.
