ARMORICA
Whether longing for a boozy lunch or a dimly lit dinner feast, Armorica can provide. Located in Surry Hills’ most lively neighbourhood, Armorica dazzles Crown Street with a heaving French menu and a bustling, beautifully designed dining space. Leather booth seats sit below red marble banquet tables lining the middle of the room while smaller oak tables leave space for those dining more intimately. The open kitchen exhibits their chefs working away within their red-tiled confines, moving seamlessly around wood-fire ovens and stoves as they plate up and prepare dishes to be served to their hungry diners. It was only sometime ago when I sat at their leather booth seats watching dishes leave the blaring heat of the pass, waiting for the steak that was to become the greatest steak that has ever graced my presence (details below). With a provocatively alluring menu always on show, repeat visits at Armorica are necessary.
my recs‣ their wagyu sirloin (out of body experience with this one, chewing a slice of this is an overstatement, it melts like butter)
‣ their flat iron steak
‣ creamed spinach (zesty but creamy, a very delectable slop)
‣ chat potatoes (a textural blessing to the tongue thanks to the duck fat fry)
‣ sausage pasta from their lunch special (a tomatoey rich balance of sausage and vege)
With so many menu items, Armorica manages to defy the odds of quality over quantity and create dishes that are constantly superb. Paying homage to the French cuisine, their sophisticated menu means there will be no struggle to find something to chow down on.
OPENING HOURS:
Monday to Thursday: 4pm to 10pm
Friday & Saturday: 12pm to 12am
Sunday: 12pm to 10pm
