Been a long time customer at Blancharu, and a fan of Chef Haru's food. His restaurant Blancharu is relaxed and unpretentious, yet the food is fine-dining quality at a fraction of the price.
If you haven't tried it, the groupon deal is excellent value at $69/2p or $135/4p or $199/6p. The 5 course degustation is usually $59/pp without drinks.
Menu for this particular deal:
- Crown of crab and eggplant caviar tower, tomato vinaigrette
- Chilled potato and leek soup with truffle jelly and egg kasutera
- Saikyo Miso Marinated Gindara (Black Cod)
- Roasted quail with gourmet salad and Madeira sauce
- Dessert du jour
- Glass of wine; choice of:
- Saint Clair Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2012
- Dal Zotto King Valley Riesling 2012
Voucher is valid until 7 May 2013, but bookings must be made by 6 Apr 2013. It can be used Mon-Sat for dinner.
Service has been a bit hit and miss over the years, and they had a new head waiter last year. It's not bad, just not as polished and knowledgeable as you'd hope for the quality of the food. We had a couple of experiences where the coffee that was ordered to go with dessert was forgotten etc.
Parking is a pain and the carpark building nearby is ridiculously expensive - would recommend that you take the train, it's a 5 min walk from Kings Cross station.
Their lunch deal that has been on for a while is also great value - $30 for 3 courses that you can select from their menu. No voucher necessary for this.
Considered it, but wasn't too interested in the menu so I gave it a miss.