Three Blue Ducks

I could not agree less with the first statement of your review of Three Blue Ducks. I just returned from dinner there and I can tell you what has happened in food in the past few years in Sydney is this: the food scene is all about food, celebrity chefs, quirky offerings, home grown ingredients and being hip and often nothing at all about customer service. The 1 Hat awarded to this restaurant is clearly for the food. It hits all the right notes, amazing flavours, innovative combinations and a passion which comes through every plate. But, offering a degustation of 4 choices per course from which the diner can pick and choose, then narrowing those choices to "you will have to please pick 2 things so I can take the pressure off my poor chefs working in that tiny hot kitchen tonight" (but the prices stay the same) WHAT? Our table was very surprised to receive this attitude, perhaps unsurprising in the Eastern Suburbs, when this restaurant promotes its wonderful chefs who, no doubt, we are paying the wages for tonight! So, great restaurant, slightly glorified cafe, but if I had not read about their home grown ingredients and experience, I would have been even more put off by the type of service we received. Tonight I put it down to quirky, but in any other light I would say they are a long way from competing with other 1, 2, or 3 "hatters" who manage to get their service and food right every time. Go for the food, the location and the hype if you must.

Posted on Sat 08 Dec 2012 13:56:08

I could not agree less with the first statement of your review of Three Blue Ducks. I just returned from dinner there and I can tell you what has happened in food in the past few years in Sydney is this: the food scene is all about food, celebrity chefs, quirky offerings, home grown ingredients and being hip and often nothing at all about customer service. The 1 Hat awarded to this restaurant is clearly for the food. It hits all the right notes, amazing flavours, innovative combinations and a passion which comes through every plate. But, offering a degustation of 4 choices per course from which the diner can pick and choose, then narrowing those choices to "you will have to please pick 2 things so I can take the pressure off my poor chefs working in that tiny hot kitchen tonight" (but the prices stay the same) WHAT? Our table was very surprised to receive this attitude, perhaps unsurprising in the Eastern Suburbs, when this restaurant promotes its wonderful chefs who, no doubt, we are paying the wages for tonight! So, great restaurant, slightly glorified cafe, but if I had not read about their home grown ingredients and experience, I would have been even more put off by the type of service we received. Tonight I put it down to quirky, but in any other light I would say they are a long way from competing with other 1, 2, or 3 "hatters" who manage to get their service and food right every time. Go for the food, the location and the hype if you must.

Posted on Sat 08 Dec 2012 13:56:08

I could not agree less with the first statement of your review of Three Blue Ducks. I just returned from dinner there and I can tell you what has happened in food in the past few years in Sydney is this: the food scene is all about food, celebrity chefs, quirky offerings, home grown ingredients and being hip and often nothing at all about customer service. The 1 Hat awarded to this restaurant is clearly for the food. It hits all the right notes, amazing flavours, innovative combinations and a passion which comes through every plate. But, offering a degustation of 4 choices per course from which the diner can pick and choose, then narrowing those choices to "you will have to please pick 2 things so I can take the pressure off my poor chefs working in that tiny hot kitchen tonight" (but the prices stay the same) WHAT? Our table was very surprised to receive this attitude, perhaps unsurprising in the Eastern Suburbs, when this restaurant promotes its wonderful chefs who, no doubt, we are paying the wages for tonight! So, great restaurant, slightly glorified cafe, but if I had not read about their home grown ingredients and experience, I would have been even more put off by the type of service we received. Tonight I put it down to quirky, but in any other light I would say they are a long way from competing with other 1, 2, or 3 "hatters" who manage to get their service and food right every time. Go for the food, the location and the hype if you must.

Posted on Sat 08 Dec 2012 13:56:08

I could not agree less with the first statement of your review of Three Blue Ducks. I just returned from dinner there and I can tell you what has happened in food in the past few years in Sydney is this: the food scene is all about food, celebrity chefs, quirky offerings, home grown ingredients and being hip and often nothing at all about customer service. The 1 Hat awarded to this restaurant is clearly for the food. It hits all the right notes, amazing flavours, innovative combinations and a passion which comes through every plate. But, offering a degustation of 4 choices per course from which the diner can pick and choose, then narrowing those choices to "you will have to please pick 2 things so I can take the pressure off my poor chefs working in that tiny hot kitchen tonight" (but the prices stay the same) WHAT? Our table was very surprised to receive this attitude, perhaps unsurprising in the Eastern Suburbs, when this restaurant promotes its wonderful chefs who, no doubt, we are paying the wages for tonight! So, great restaurant, slightly glorified cafe, but if I had not read about their home grown ingredients and experience, I would have been even more put off by the type of service we received. Tonight I put it down to quirky, but in any other light I would say they are a long way from competing with other 1, 2, or 3 "hatters" who manage to get their service and food right every time. Go for the food, the location and the hype if you must.

Posted on Sat 08 Dec 2012 13:56:08

I could not agree less with the first statement of your review of Three Blue Ducks. I just returned from dinner there and I can tell you what has happened in food in the past few years in Sydney is this: the food scene is all about food, celebrity chefs, quirky offerings, home grown ingredients and being hip and often nothing at all about customer service. The 1 Hat awarded to this restaurant is clearly for the food. It hits all the right notes, amazing flavours, innovative combinations and a passion which comes through every plate. But, offering a degustation of 4 choices per course from which the diner can pick and choose, then narrowing those choices to "you will have to please pick 2 things so I can take the pressure off my poor chefs working in that tiny hot kitchen tonight" (but the prices stay the same) WHAT? Our table was very surprised to receive this attitude, perhaps unsurprising in the Eastern Suburbs, when this restaurant promotes its wonderful chefs who, no doubt, we are paying the wages for tonight! So, great restaurant, slightly glorified cafe, but if I had not read about their home grown ingredients and experience, I would have been even more put off by the type of service we received. Tonight I put it down to quirky, but in any other light I would say they are a long way from competing with other 1, 2, or 3 "hatters" who manage to get their service and food right every time. Go for the food, the location and the hype if you must.

Posted on Sat 08 Dec 2012 13:56:08

I could not agree less with the first statement of your review of Three Blue Ducks. I just returned from dinner there and I can tell you what has happened in food in the past few years in Sydney is this: the food scene is all about food, celebrity chefs, quirky offerings, home grown ingredients and being hip and often nothing at all about customer service. The 1 Hat awarded to this restaurant is clearly for the food. It hits all the right notes, amazing flavours, innovative combinations and a passion which comes through every plate. But, offering a degustation of 4 choices per course from which the diner can pick and choose, then narrowing those choices to "you will have to please pick 2 things so I can take the pressure off my poor chefs working in that tiny hot kitchen tonight" (but the prices stay the same) WHAT? Our table was very surprised to receive this attitude, perhaps unsurprising in the Eastern Suburbs, when this restaurant promotes its wonderful chefs who, no doubt, we are paying the wages for tonight! So, great restaurant, slightly glorified cafe, but if I had not read about their home grown ingredients and experience, I would have been even more put off by the type of service we received. Tonight I put it down to quirky, but in any other light I would say they are a long way from competing with other 1, 2, or 3 "hatters" who manage to get their service and food right every time. Go for the food, the location and the hype if you must.

Posted on Sat 08 Dec 2012 13:56:08

I could not agree less with the first statement of your review of Three Blue Ducks. I just returned from dinner there and I can tell you what has happened in food in the past few years in Sydney is this: the food scene is all about food, celebrity chefs, quirky offerings, home grown ingredients and being hip and often nothing at all about customer service. The 1 Hat awarded to this restaurant is clearly for the food. It hits all the right notes, amazing flavours, innovative combinations and a passion which comes through every plate. But, offering a degustation of 4 choices per course from which the diner can pick and choose, then narrowing those choices to "you will have to please pick 2 things so I can take the pressure off my poor chefs working in that tiny hot kitchen tonight" (but the prices stay the same) WHAT? Our table was very surprised to receive this attitude, perhaps unsurprising in the Eastern Suburbs, when this restaurant promotes its wonderful chefs who, no doubt, we are paying the wages for tonight! So, great restaurant, slightly glorified cafe, but if I had not read about their home grown ingredients and experience, I would have been even more put off by the type of service we received. Tonight I put it down to quirky, but in any other light I would say they are a long way from competing with other 1, 2, or 3 "hatters" who manage to get their service and food right every time. Go for the food, the location and the hype if you must.

Posted on Sat 08 Dec 2012 13:56:08

I could not agree less with the first statement of your review of Three Blue Ducks. I just returned from dinner there and I can tell you what has happened in food in the past few years in Sydney is this: the food scene is all about food, celebrity chefs, quirky offerings, home grown ingredients and being hip and often nothing at all about customer service. The 1 Hat awarded to this restaurant is clearly for the food. It hits all the right notes, amazing flavours, innovative combinations and a passion which comes through every plate. But, offering a degustation of 4 choices per course from which the diner can pick and choose, then narrowing those choices to "you will have to please pick 2 things so I can take the pressure off my poor chefs working in that tiny hot kitchen tonight" (but the prices stay the same) WHAT? Our table was very surprised to receive this attitude, perhaps unsurprising in the Eastern Suburbs, when this restaurant promotes its wonderful chefs who, no doubt, we are paying the wages for tonight! So, great restaurant, slightly glorified cafe, but if I had not read about their home grown ingredients and experience, I would have been even more put off by the type of service we received. Tonight I put it down to quirky, but in any other light I would say they are a long way from competing with other 1, 2, or 3 "hatters" who manage to get their service and food right every time. Go for the food, the location and the hype if you must.

Posted on Sat 08 Dec 2012 13:56:08

I could not agree less with the first statement of your review of Three Blue Ducks. I just returned from dinner there and I can tell you what has happened in food in the past few years in Sydney is this: the food scene is all about food, celebrity chefs, quirky offerings, home grown ingredients and being hip and often nothing at all about customer service. The 1 Hat awarded to this restaurant is clearly for the food. It hits all the right notes, amazing flavours, innovative combinations and a passion which comes through every plate. But, offering a degustation of 4 choices per course from which the diner can pick and choose, then narrowing those choices to "you will have to please pick 2 things so I can take the pressure off my poor chefs working in that tiny hot kitchen tonight" (but the prices stay the same) WHAT? Our table was very surprised to receive this attitude, perhaps unsurprising in the Eastern Suburbs, when this restaurant promotes its wonderful chefs who, no doubt, we are paying the wages for tonight! So, great restaurant, slightly glorified cafe, but if I had not read about their home grown ingredients and experience, I would have been even more put off by the type of service we received. Tonight I put it down to quirky, but in any other light I would say they are a long way from competing with other 1, 2, or 3 "hatters" who manage to get their service and food right every time. Go for the food, the location and the hype if you must.

Posted on Sat 08 Dec 2012 13:56:08

I could not agree less with the first statement of your review of Three Blue Ducks. I just returned from dinner there and I can tell you what has happened in food in the past few years in Sydney is this: the food scene is all about food, celebrity chefs, quirky offerings, home grown ingredients and being hip and often nothing at all about customer service. The 1 Hat awarded to this restaurant is clearly for the food. It hits all the right notes, amazing flavours, innovative combinations and a passion which comes through every plate. But, offering a degustation of 4 choices per course from which the diner can pick and choose, then narrowing those choices to "you will have to please pick 2 things so I can take the pressure off my poor chefs working in that tiny hot kitchen tonight" (but the prices stay the same) WHAT? Our table was very surprised to receive this attitude, perhaps unsurprising in the Eastern Suburbs, when this restaurant promotes its wonderful chefs who, no doubt, we are paying the wages for tonight! So, great restaurant, slightly glorified cafe, but if I had not read about their home grown ingredients and experience, I would have been even more put off by the type of service we received. Tonight I put it down to quirky, but in any other light I would say they are a long way from competing with other 1, 2, or 3 "hatters" who manage to get their service and food right every time. Go for the food, the location and the hype if you must.

Posted on Sat 08 Dec 2012 13:56:08

I could not agree less with the first statement of your review of Three Blue Ducks. I just returned from dinner there and I can tell you what has happened in food in the past few years in Sydney is this: the food scene is all about food, celebrity chefs, quirky offerings, home grown ingredients and being hip and often nothing at all about customer service. The 1 Hat awarded to this restaurant is clearly for the food. It hits all the right notes, amazing flavours, innovative combinations and a passion which comes through every plate. But, offering a degustation of 4 choices per course from which the diner can pick and choose, then narrowing those choices to "you will have to please pick 2 things so I can take the pressure off my poor chefs working in that tiny hot kitchen tonight" (but the prices stay the same) WHAT? Our table was very surprised to receive this attitude, perhaps unsurprising in the Eastern Suburbs, when this restaurant promotes its wonderful chefs who, no doubt, we are paying the wages for tonight! So, great restaurant, slightly glorified cafe, but if I had not read about their home grown ingredients and experience, I would have been even more put off by the type of service we received. Tonight I put it down to quirky, but in any other light I would say they are a long way from competing with other 1, 2, or 3 "hatters" who manage to get their service and food right every time. Go for the food, the location and the hype if you must.

Posted on Sat 08 Dec 2012 13:56:08

I could not agree less with the first statement of your review of Three Blue Ducks. I just returned from dinner there and I can tell you what has happened in food in the past few years in Sydney is this: the food scene is all about food, celebrity chefs, quirky offerings, home grown ingredients and being hip and often nothing at all about customer service. The 1 Hat awarded to this restaurant is clearly for the food. It hits all the right notes, amazing flavours, innovative combinations and a passion which comes through every plate. But, offering a degustation of 4 choices per course from which the diner can pick and choose, then narrowing those choices to "you will have to please pick 2 things so I can take the pressure off my poor chefs working in that tiny hot kitchen tonight" (but the prices stay the same) WHAT? Our table was very surprised to receive this attitude, perhaps unsurprising in the Eastern Suburbs, when this restaurant promotes its wonderful chefs who, no doubt, we are paying the wages for tonight! So, great restaurant, slightly glorified cafe, but if I had not read about their home grown ingredients and experience, I would have been even more put off by the type of service we received. Tonight I put it down to quirky, but in any other light I would say they are a long way from competing with other 1, 2, or 3 "hatters" who manage to get their service and food right every time. Go for the food, the location and the hype if you must.

Posted on Sat 08 Dec 2012 13:56:08

I could not agree less with the first statement of your review of Three Blue Ducks. I just returned from dinner there and I can tell you what has happened in food in the past few years in Sydney is this: the food scene is all about food, celebrity chefs, quirky offerings, home grown ingredients and being hip and often nothing at all about customer service. The 1 Hat awarded to this restaurant is clearly for the food. It hits all the right notes, amazing flavours, innovative combinations and a passion which comes through every plate. But, offering a degustation of 4 choices per course from which the diner can pick and choose, then narrowing those choices to "you will have to please pick 2 things so I can take the pressure off my poor chefs working in that tiny hot kitchen tonight" (but the prices stay the same) WHAT? Our table was very surprised to receive this attitude, perhaps unsurprising in the Eastern Suburbs, when this restaurant promotes its wonderful chefs who, no doubt, we are paying the wages for tonight! So, great restaurant, slightly glorified cafe, but if I had not read about their home grown ingredients and experience, I would have been even more put off by the type of service we received. Tonight I put it down to quirky, but in any other light I would say they are a long way from competing with other 1, 2, or 3 "hatters" who manage to get their service and food right every time. Go for the food, the location and the hype if you must.

Posted on Sat 08 Dec 2012 13:56:08

I am so disapointed! We went there on a busy day, waiter put our name on a waiting list with such an attitude, no smile, nothing (where's the customer service I'm asking?) When the table was ready waiter shouted my name standing good 3 meaters from me, couldn't even be bother to come up and take us to the table? We did ask for vegetarian sandwiches, waiter just told us to go to the front counter and check what's in there! I'm not expecting for them to treat me like a princess but...c'mon guys! put a smile on your face an at least try to be nice (that's what you're being paid for) you do not like it? Change the job. Food- way overpriced Customer serive- terrible ! Deffinitely not recomending and not coming back :(

Posted on Mon 03 Dec 2012 10:03:31

I am so disapointed! We went there on a busy day, waiter put our name on a waiting list with such an attitude, no smile, nothing (where's the customer service I'm asking?) When the table was ready waiter shouted my name standing good 3 meaters from me, couldn't even be bother to come up and take us to the table? We did ask for vegetarian sandwiches, waiter just told us to go to the front counter and check what's in there! I'm not expecting for them to treat me like a princess but...c'mon guys! put a smile on your face an at least try to be nice (that's what you're being paid for) you do not like it? Change the job. Food- way overpriced Customer serive- terrible ! Deffinitely not recomending and not coming back :(

Posted on Mon 03 Dec 2012 10:03:31

I am so disapointed! We went there on a busy day, waiter put our name on a waiting list with such an attitude, no smile, nothing (where's the customer service I'm asking?) When the table was ready waiter shouted my name standing good 3 meaters from me, couldn't even be bother to come up and take us to the table? We did ask for vegetarian sandwiches, waiter just told us to go to the front counter and check what's in there! I'm not expecting for them to treat me like a princess but...c'mon guys! put a smile on your face an at least try to be nice (that's what you're being paid for) you do not like it? Change the job. Food- way overpriced Customer serive- terrible ! Deffinitely not recomending and not coming back :(

Posted on Mon 03 Dec 2012 10:03:31

I am so disapointed! We went there on a busy day, waiter put our name on a waiting list with such an attitude, no smile, nothing (where's the customer service I'm asking?) When the table was ready waiter shouted my name standing good 3 meaters from me, couldn't even be bother to come up and take us to the table? We did ask for vegetarian sandwiches, waiter just told us to go to the front counter and check what's in there! I'm not expecting for them to treat me like a princess but...c'mon guys! put a smile on your face an at least try to be nice (that's what you're being paid for) you do not like it? Change the job. Food- way overpriced Customer serive- terrible ! Deffinitely not recomending and not coming back :(

Posted on Mon 03 Dec 2012 10:03:31

I am so disapointed! We went there on a busy day, waiter put our name on a waiting list with such an attitude, no smile, nothing (where's the customer service I'm asking?) When the table was ready waiter shouted my name standing good 3 meaters from me, couldn't even be bother to come up and take us to the table? We did ask for vegetarian sandwiches, waiter just told us to go to the front counter and check what's in there! I'm not expecting for them to treat me like a princess but...c'mon guys! put a smile on your face an at least try to be nice (that's what you're being paid for) you do not like it? Change the job. Food- way overpriced Customer serive- terrible ! Deffinitely not recomending and not coming back :(

Posted on Mon 03 Dec 2012 10:03:31

I am so disapointed! We went there on a busy day, waiter put our name on a waiting list with such an attitude, no smile, nothing (where's the customer service I'm asking?) When the table was ready waiter shouted my name standing good 3 meaters from me, couldn't even be bother to come up and take us to the table? We did ask for vegetarian sandwiches, waiter just told us to go to the front counter and check what's in there! I'm not expecting for them to treat me like a princess but...c'mon guys! put a smile on your face an at least try to be nice (that's what you're being paid for) you do not like it? Change the job. Food- way overpriced Customer serive- terrible ! Deffinitely not recomending and not coming back :(

Posted on Mon 03 Dec 2012 10:03:31

I am so disapointed! We went there on a busy day, waiter put our name on a waiting list with such an attitude, no smile, nothing (where's the customer service I'm asking?) When the table was ready waiter shouted my name standing good 3 meaters from me, couldn't even be bother to come up and take us to the table? We did ask for vegetarian sandwiches, waiter just told us to go to the front counter and check what's in there! I'm not expecting for them to treat me like a princess but...c'mon guys! put a smile on your face an at least try to be nice (that's what you're being paid for) you do not like it? Change the job. Food- way overpriced Customer serive- terrible ! Deffinitely not recomending and not coming back :(

Posted on Mon 03 Dec 2012 10:03:31