ANGELO’S CABARITA
PRINCE EDWARD PARK
END OF PHILLIPS ST
CABARITA, SYDNEY
Location, Location Location! Angelo’s is situated in Prince Edward Park right by the water. It’s a sensational colonial looking venue with equally beautiful views out over the bay. With its light, airy spacious seating, it exudes a charming ambience. This is a stunning place that will impress on arrival and even more after trying their food and drinks!
We both started with cocktails - as you do on a special night out. Sir chose from the menu an Angelo’s - stoic Gin, orange curaçao, lemon, sugar and rosemary. Mlady chose her signature (not from the menu but available on request) Cosmopolitan. Both arrived beautifully presented and disappeared easily and tastily.
Commencing our meal, we had a serving of mixed freshly baked bread with balsamic and oil. It was a nice way to start our meal. There’s something about warm freshly made bread to get the taste buds tingling.
There were three entrees for us to try - and so we had all three! The first was Scallop Gratin - dill, lemon butter and almond meal. This was such a pretty dish with the scallops served resplendent in shells. The scallops were nice and plump and perfectly cooked with a delicate garnish. We loved these.
Tomato Burrata came next. Blistered farm fresh heirloom tomatoes, pesto, Burrata and herb oil. How appetising does Burrata look just sitting there waiting to be cut into and have that creamy goodness oozing. This was vibrant with fresh flavours that worked so well together. It was very tasty and moreish. We likened it to a refreshing palate cleanser as it did that and so much more.
Our last entree was grilled Yamba prawns XO sauce. These were chargrilled and brushed with Angelo’s homemade XO sauce. Chargrilled prawns are a favourite of Sirs. They were huge and beautifully presented with a wonderfully crisped outside with a soft juicy meaty centre. Angelo’s homemade XO sauce was lovely, not overpowering at all, and every ingredient complimented. This dish has a real wow factor in both appearance and flavours.
Moving onto wine, Sir had a lovely Biscardo Neropasso Rosso red. Mlady is getting into the Rose a lot lately, so she had a very nice G by Gilardi Rose. These both went very well with our meals.
We then shared two great Italian dishes. The first was pappardelle. This was tossed with blue swimmer crab meat, chunks of chorizo and baby spinach. The pappardelle was perfectly ‘al Dente’. The crab, chorizo, baby spinach and tomatoes added wonderful textures and flavours. This was yet another very nice, tasty dish with flavours that combined so well.
Gnocchi was next. It came served with slow cooked Wagyu brisket ragu (MS +4) and 30 month aged Parmigiano Reggio D.O. These beautifully light fluffy pillows were some of the fluffiest we have had and were in an incredible Ragu with a vibrant green garnish. It was wonderfully delicious and ticked all the boxes. This is yet another dish to definitely order
The first main dish was the Tassal Strahan Tasmanian salmon that was miso marinated and came with bok choy, Yuzu mayo, wasabi peas and roasted sesame dressing. Mlady loves salmon and she enjoyed this beautifully flavoured meal. The salmon was cooked perfectly. This was a vivid dish with the bok choy being a perfect accompaniment as well as a work of food art. It had delicate subtle flavours that went so well with the salmon.
Our last main was the 8-hour slow cooked beef rib that came served with broccoli, potato Dauphinoise, home dried Roma tomatoes and Merlot Jus. The beef rib was delicious and so tender with the Merlot Jus being the perfect accompaniment. The meat literally fell apart. We also loved the potato Dauphinois. It was like Filo pastry with its layers so thin and delicate yet with such great flavours and textures.
Sir quite likes having a dessert wine with his sweet finale to a meal, so he ordered a nice Botrytis that arrived almost glowing with its golden colours.
Dessert was next and we did fit it in - just. The chocolate fondant with vanilla bean gelato was incredible. It was nice and perfectly gooey - not solid at all inside. It was also not overpoweringly sweet and was just right. It was a nice light and very smooth dessert.
The tiramisu was divine. It was oh so soft and creamy with subtle silky flavours. A really yummy dessert. Good tiramisu is always a wonderful way to finish a meal and this was a great one.
The food at Angelo’s Cabarita is full of flavour, fresh and vibrant and with generous servings. Dishes were beautifully presented, and you certainly will not leave hungry.
They can also cater for functions and seat 115. It’s a wonderful lunch or dinner spot with killer views out over the water and amazing food to match.
Sir and Mlady dined as guests of Angelo’s Cabarita. A special thank you to Roberto for taking such great care of us on the night. Huge thank you to talented chef Nitin Dholam for his incredible creations and for also chatting with us at the end of our wonderful meal. Very special thanks to MJ from Beyond Media for arranging this delicious visit.