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Nine

Halls Road, Pokolbin, New South Wales 2320, Australia
Ranked #6 of 41 restaurants in Pokolbin
4.5 of 5 stars 32 Reviews
Cuisines: Australian
Good for: Romantic, Local cuisine, Special Occasion Dining
Dining options: Dinner, Reservations
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Good for: Romantic, Local cuisine, Special Occasion Dining
Dining options: Dinner, Reservations
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Sydney, Australia
Senior Contributor
25 reviews 25 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2012

This place is a pretentious joke much like the place it resides in (tower lodge). If you want to throw away $250+ a head on an unstructured and flavour clashing degustation then this place is for you. If not then there are much better resturants in the region. I sincerely hope the new chef brings some quality to this place. More

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Bangkok
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23 reviews 23 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 March 2012

This is a review of the food served at Nine, however, we actually had our private dining table for two set in the library which was just wonderful The nine-course degustation menu was wonderful; my husband had the seasonal option whilst I had the vegetarian option and both were amazing. The matched wines worked for both of us for every... More

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Newcastle, Australia
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 February 2012

We attended with a group of friends for my Birthday. We had read all the reviews and had very high expectations. The service was good and the wine was good although the food did not live upto expectaions, it was great quality but not oustanding. We have eaten at many of the hatted restaurants around Aust and the world and... More

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Sydney, Australia
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 January 2012

In our family when food is beyond compare we take heart from an old teen movie and say 'nom nom nom'. That's all I've got to say here,' nom nom nom'. The food, the wine matching( well worth the $70pp). Go spend, and enjoy, you will not be disappointed . More

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Sydney, Australia
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174 reviews 174 reviews
Reviews in 42 cities Reviews in 42 cities
244 helpful votes 244 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 December 2011
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Great food and wine, yet the service and the overall treatment is disssatisfactory. Unless you arrive in a Bentley and have prebooked the roooms at $600 full rate, don't expect the manager Elizabeth to be nice to you as you will not be a "discerning client". Won't try Tower again, instead went to Robert's just down the road - better... More

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London, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 November 2011

We dined at Nine last month and can say that all the great reviews written about Nine are so right. We first thought after reading all the other reviews, they cant all be true... Well... beleive them all. This is one of the best restaurants we have ever dined at, it's very intimate and cosy with a fantastic location and... More

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Sydney
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29 reviews 29 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
36 helpful votes 36 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 October 2011
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We had a wonderful evening at Nine. From being picked up from our hotel by the owner Andreas (a really lovely personal touch) to the talks throughout the evening- we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. The food was superb and the matching wines were excellent. The whole resort there looks sensational and we hope to stay at the Tower Lodge on our... More

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Sydney
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41 reviews 41 reviews
Reviews in 21 cities Reviews in 21 cities
28 helpful votes 28 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 October 2011
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people found this review helpful

My wife & I had a thoroughly fantastic meal at Nine. The experience was unique and most of the food and matching wines were delicious. But unfortunately not all of the dishes were sensational. The most disappointing was the scallop dish, which was unfortunately a little cold and a tad tasteless. Most of the other reviews describe a perfect restaurant... More

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Ballina, Australia
Top Contributor
71 reviews 71 reviews
Reviews in 34 cities Reviews in 34 cities
30 helpful votes 30 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 September 2011

The tone was set for us when we were given a plate with what looked like an antacid tablet on it and which smelt of lemon, however when warm water was poured onto it, it expanded to become a warm towel. Lovely touch. Sufficient to say the degustation menu was outstanding as were the matching wines all helped by friendly,... More

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Australia
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 September 2011

4 of us went to Nine to celebrate my partners birthday and it was truly the best dining experience we have ever had [and we have eaten in some very special places around the world]. The Maitre de Maison, Andreas, demonstrated Sabrage for us, the opening of a bottle of Champagne with a sabre and from that point the night... More

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