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Bilson's Restaurant

27 O'Connell Street, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
(02) 8214 0496
Ranked #418 of 2,951 restaurants in Sydney
4.0 of 5 stars 53 Reviews
Price range: -1 AUD - 69 AUD
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Good for: Romantic, Business, Special Occasion Dining, Entertaining clients
Dining options: Dinner, Reservations
Neighbourhood: City Centre
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Amsterdam
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 February 2012

Food is imaginative and delivers on taste and elegance. Truly deseves the awards. Atmosphere is cosy but no view which is not an issue. A must try. More

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See 2 more reviews by fijimyhome for Sydney
sydney
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63 reviews 63 reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 January 2012

I know, it's just me. But I didn't agree with the pork belly. More

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See 36 more reviews by iskoolboy for Sydney
Sydney, Australia
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 January 2012

Very expensive for a main meal that looked like it was an entree size. Won't be going back More

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See 2 more reviews by Gavin196397 for Sydney
Sydney, Australia
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75 reviews 75 reviews
Reviews in 24 cities Reviews in 24 cities
20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 January 2012

The Degustation menu the likes of which I have not experienced before. My Term to describe some of the dishes is Profound. Although some of the dishes were less than profound, they were all outstanding. The only reason those did not make profound status is because of the high value of the few that were. Service was attentive if not... More

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See 4 more reviews by DAVIDXOTIC for Sydney
Mudgee, Australia
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38 reviews 38 reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
33 helpful votes 33 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 December 2011

Went here for the degudtation dinner and had the full monty with matching wines. Superb. The only mild criticism was that the sommelier was a tad condescending at times. The food was the best I have eaten. I have since been to Aria and all I can say in comparison is Thank Heaven for the view there because there is... More

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See 7 more reviews by themudgeerambler for Sydney
Los Angeles, California
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60 reviews 60 reviews
Reviews in 29 cities Reviews in 29 cities
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 October 2011

A solid evening of food and wine, great, personal service, pretty good food with a great wine list. A special place for that special occasion. More

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See 6 more reviews by Novajim2010 for Sydney
Sydney, Australia
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 October 2011
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Here I was thinking that I was the only one who spend vast sums of my hard earned money on a degustation that was overly nutty in its consistency. The wines served where a good selection, however 30% had fruit flies come out of the bottle; our waiter tried the wine and still served us, offering us only an extra... More

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Sydney
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30 reviews 30 reviews
Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
88 helpful votes 88 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 October 2011

Visited Bilson's restaurant in late May with a dear friend to celebrate our birthdays. We decided to go all in and have the famous degustation meal with matching wines. During the service we were served a glass of french wine and to our horror 2 fruit flies appeared in our glass. When we pointed this out to the sommelier he... More

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Senior Contributor
34 reviews 34 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 October 2011

Dined with 3 friends. Lovely room and Richard the sommelier looked after us beautifully. The food looked great but something was lacking. Too much dairy and nothing really regional or seasonal, more like generic, international fare. Wine were terrific but at 200 bucks a head for food, expected more. More

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See 7 more reviews by Johnnyblueb for Sydney
Sydney, Australia
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 October 2011

Used to be good but who knows now ? They are not supporting previous clients and customer gift vouchers. More

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