Sydney Dance Cafe, Pier 4 Wharf, Walsh Bay

Sydney Dance Cafe, Pier 4 Wharf, Walsh Bay
Monday 19 December, 2005

There's not much on offer in the cheap & cheerful bracket around the Sydney Theatre Company in Walsh Bay. You have the Wharf restaurant and Hickson Rd Bistro which are considered fine dining, but for a quick bite before the theatre there is really only one offering - the Sydney Dance Cafe.

Instead of walking up the stairs at Pier 4 to Theatres 1 & 2 and the Wharf restaurant walk past the stairs as if you are heading into the Sydney Dance Company premises. On entry is a very informal, rustic cafe.

The food is very simple with a handful of menu offerings and you order and pay at the counter. It's cheerful but I wouldn't say cheap with the $15 - $22 meal prices for a salad, bowl of pasta or risotto. They offer fast & efficient service, perfect when you are rushing off to see a play upstairs or across the road to the Sydney Theatre.

Tonight we were off to see the final play of the STC subscription series, The Cherry Orchard. For dinner I ordered orecchiette with chicken, pumpkin and parmesan. It was average so we splurged on brownies and coffee too.

Hopefully with all the new apartments and office buildings popping up in Walsh Bay & Millers Point we will see some much needed new restaurants/ cafes that offer a variety of food with reasonable prices attached.

Sydney Dance Cafe - Pier 4, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay - (02) 92415021