Mercado - Sydney

I had been wanting to dine at Mercado since it opened & a year later finally made it. I had extremely high expectations building up over an entire year. The restaurant has a mysterious mood & lively yet romantic ambience. The staff were all friendly & attentive. After perusing through a delicious sounding menu & interesting wine list, we started with the smoked wagyu tongue. This dish may deter some people with its name but it is absolutely delicious. Rich, thinly slices of wagyu tongue overlapping on the plate topped with a zingy salsa verde & horseradish which really contrasts & brightens up an otherwise rich dish. It was the perfect starter with a glass of smooth, fruity grenache. The burrata with Moroccan eggplant sounded interesting. The eggplant component had bold flavours & spices yet the burrata was creamy & subtle. Both are delicious but for me I felt that the eggplant flavours overpowered the gentle burrata cheese. However the Turkish ravioli was an absolute knockout dish. The pastry chewy yet silky, encasing buttery, sweet, smooth pumpkin filling with a delicious nutty buttery sauce with a hint of citrus drizzled all over. So rich, so addictive, so so good. A must order. From the larger plates, we ordered the wagyu short rib which had a good crust, tender, rich pink meat & delicious salsa made from bone marrow. An extremely rich dish but no less delicious. The broccoli salad with toasted farro was much more the a side in terms of size & taste. It is a lovely dish all on its own. Desserts all sounded amazing & being greedy I ordered 2. The dulce de leche ice cream with butterscotch sauce poured on at the table & cadied bacon. This was so creamy, so rich, so sweet, so amazing. Love the salty contrast provided by the bacon. The donuts on the other hand was not as successful in my opinion. The coffee granita didn't really need to be there. The custard was more an anglaise, quite runny & not sweet enough or had enough vanilla flavour. The donuts had a beautiful crunchy exterior & came warm & fluffy but the inside was a bit more doughy then expected. It was pleasant enough to eat. I had dessert envy looking at the next table as the other 2 desserts not ordered looked better! Overall a really enjoyable dining experience with great & good food, friendly service & good wines.

I had been wanting to dine at Mercado since it opened & a year later finally made it. I had extremely high expectations building up over an entire year. The restaurant has a mysterious mood & lively yet romantic ambience. The staff were all friendly & attentive. After perusing through a delicious sounding menu & interesting wine list, we started with the smoked wagyu tongue. This dish may deter some people with its name but it is absolutely delicious. Rich, thinly slices of wagyu tongue overlapping on the plate topped with a zingy salsa verde & horseradish which really contrasts & brightens up an otherwise rich dish. It was the perfect starter with a glass of smooth, fruity grenache. The burrata with Moroccan eggplant sounded interesting. The eggplant component had bold flavours & spices yet the burrata was creamy & subtle. Both are delicious but for me I felt that the eggplant flavours overpowered the gentle burrata cheese. However the Turkish ravioli was an... read more

Really enjoyed the dining experience at Mercado. Service was excellent. We had the set menu. All dishes were delicious and beautifully presented. The children ordered a purple dishes to share which they didn't mind which was nice. Very big nice wine selection. Mocktails were delicious also. Desserts were all very special and enjoyable. Would love to go back next time to try other dishes.

From the moment we walked in the door we were greeted right away by friendly staff. After checking our reservation we were seated promptly and given menus. I was really impressed by the great hospitality on first impressions and the vibe of the restaurant. Ordered our drinks and food and in no time our food began to come out, considering I thought we'd be siting a while as the restaurant was busy. the food was amazing, and It helped that my companion had been there before, but I figured whatever we ordered would have been amazing. Could not fault a thing. I would be going back soon

Had dinner with couple of girl friends here last Friday. I loved their open kitchen and the service was good. They were out of the wine we wanted but the waitress was quick to offer a great alternative. Her food recommendations were good too, though she forgot one of our drinks order we made at the beginning and we had to remind her halfway through the meal. We had couple from entree, small, large plates and dessert, and they were all very good. My personal favorites were foie gras and the rose water dessert.