D'Browes

Posted by: jey2107 | 2 December 2011, 11.33pm

I went to D'Browes for dinner with a small appetite and a small amount of cash. Deciding that the soup of the day, $10.70 on the entrees menu, would suffice, I ordered it for my main. I meant, of course, that I would like the entree but for it to be brought out with the mains. Someone (not sure if it was the wait person or the chef) totally misinterpreted this and when the bill came I found that it had been charged as a main. "All the mains are the same price," the waitress advised, and my $10.70 bowl of chick pea and tomato soup cost me $27.50. Now it was delicious soup, but I would certainly not pay $27.50 for it, especially as that was more that I had brought with me, and for the life of me I cannot see how it is even reasonable to charge the same price for a bowl of chick peas and tomatoes as for a whole trout, a duck Maryland or a massive pork cutlet, which are some of the other mains available.

We then queried the corkage charge of $16, as only one bottle of wine was drunk by four of the six people at our table. The waitress advised that corkage was determined by the number of tablecloths on the table (yes, I am serious) and the longer the table, the more tablecloths were required, and the more would be charged for corkage (does that make it a laundering charge, not a corkage charge??). I said "So are you seriously telling us that the corkage being charged here has absolutely nothing to do with the number of bottles opened or the number of glasses used?" and she said "Yes".

The food was delicious but the ridiculous corkage charge explanation and the pricing audacity of the soup means that I will never go to D'Browes again... which is a shame :(

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Posted by: gemcritic | 4 December 2008, 12.55pm

I've been here a few times now, in big groups and small, for dinner and lunch, and I have to say this is one of my favourite restaurants. The food is always fabulous - I love it that the chef comes out and talks to you about the menu (and even shows you how to tackle the garfish if you need assistance!). Even though the floor is wooden, the noise levels are not too bad... we were seated near a big group and we could still have a decent conversation (I think they have some sound buffering on the walls and ceiling, which works). The service is always friendly and the fact that it is BYO with a small corkage charge makes it even better. You've got to try this place!

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Posted by: d-bro | 31 October 2008, 9.06pm

This restaurant came highly recommended, but i had a very ordinary calimari entree and then had the crispy skin duck, my favourite, which was absolutely terrible. Crispy all the way through and very bad. We used our VIP card for 30 dollar discount which they didnt honour. No liquor licence and very lame service. 1/10 for quality...

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Posted by: nws | 22 October 2008, 7.22pm

I organised a special meal for my father's 70th birthday with relatives coming from around Australia.The venue presents really well (white table clothes, nice cutlery) the food was *fabulous*, and the service attentive and unobtrusive. Sound proofing in the second room has fixed the noise problem, tea light candles made a great atmosphere. We had a relaxed, very enjoyable night. Forgotten gifts and unused wine were kept aside for pickup later. Can't recommend highly enough.

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Posted by: Lisa1278 | 13 October 2008, 8.58am

After reading the reviews on this website I was a litle hesitant to go to D'Browes but I was proved extreamly wrong. This restaurant was wounderful - a very memorable night. The food was traditional and tasted amazing and there was so much choice with the specials!. The staff were lovely and extreamly attentive making us feel very welcome and at home. The atmosphere was nothing to complain about, just a busy place. Highly recommend D'browes and I am excited to return.

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Posted by: lisa_1 | 1 September 2008, 4.49pm

If you're intending on a largish function with promises to match do not go here. I booked a large table for a special birthday and had organised the menu and paid, and was promised exclusive use of the main dining room. Did that happen? No way. They squashed in another group of 8 people leaving us with a very sour taste in our mouths. The owner advised that it was a "Saturday night" and it was to be expected. Maybe he should have thought about the aftermath of that statement. The food was good but I could not speak to any of my guests and for a special birthday that was very dissapointing as I paid a premium price...

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Posted by: JaneMaree | 9 July 2008, 4.29pm

D'Browes is extremely overrated.

First of all, their decision to seat us in the doorway to the kitchen - at one point, one of the staff members bumped into our table, and instead of apologising, informed us that 'there was no-where else for us to sit'.

The service was extremely slow. It took the staff half an hour to take our orders, another 20 minutes for our entrees to arrive, and a further 45 minutes for them to bring our our mains! After ordering coffees (and being informed they were out of skim milk, despite there being an IGA 5 metres away - hmm, how hard would it have been to buy some, skinny milk is hardly an out of the ordinary request!), it took almost 15 minutes for us to pay! The whole experience was almost like one long, drawn out (and very expensive) bad movie.

Despite all of this, the food was decent, but the terrible standard of service just made the restaurant's 'fine dining' label a massive joke.

I believe the restaurant was overbooked on this occasion, with 3 large groups, who the staff seemed to favour over the rest of the diners.

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Posted by: foodiefan | 16 June 2008, 2.04pm

I've been to D'Browes twice in the last few months, once as part of a large group and once with only a few people. On both occasions the food was fabulous and very reasonably priced and the service friendly. A new favourite of mine - highly recommended.

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Posted by: Linzil | 17 August 2007, 2.21pm

This restaurant provided us a fabulous meal, with very attentive staff. The atmosphere left a lot to be desired with the room noise from other patrons being intolerable for my mother in law who wears hearing aids and had to turn them off. Conversation across our table was impossible and we retired elsewhere for after-dinner coffee.

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Posted by: Unregistered user | 31 January 2006, 1.26pm

What an AMAZING find at the Narrabundah Shops! Wonderful, fresh, high-quality, well-prepared food. Great menu! Superb floor staff! We just can't wait to get back there with a group of friends for dinner.

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