Henry's Harbourside

Posted by: foodsnob | 24 October 2009, 7.59pm

After reading the previous review after booking at this hotel to stay and to eat , i was a bit worried. I must say i agree with the review on the hotel and its accommodation, simply outstanding. But the review on the food and restaurant is the complete opposite of our experience. I have always been annoyed by Hobarts lack of great food but im glad we came here. I wont go into too much detail as i would rather you experienced it yourself, but the total package was simply excellent. The service can be confused a little for being slow but if you want to have a booking at 7.00 and be out by 8.30 then you will be dissappointed. I thought the service was lovely and nicely paced. It too has an atmosphere of its own without any major views but the duo on violin was lovely and next to our table was a million dollar Nolan on the wall ( the tag said $925,000) not bad. Every dish i had was two hat food without a doubt and we had 3 courses. I am finally so pleased to have discovered this and to have such fine accommodation as well in one of the best locations in Hobart. By the way, the head chef , both our waiters and the two guys on front desk have been here the whole 5 years this place has been open.
We were so satisfied we came back on the Saturday night and had an even better night.

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Posted by: tetsujin28 | 21 August 2009, 4.16pm

I had heard great things about this boutique hotel and was excited at being able to stay there. Arrived late and was greeted with a smile and kind words at the front desk. Was escorted to our room on the second floor. Great room and the facilities were top notch. No complaints and worth the money. Later we dined in the fine restaurant Henrys Harbourside. Stood to be seated(As requested by the sign). Took a while but the staff looked busy. Only half capacity the staff appeared flustered. We were finally seated and ordered pre dinner drinks. Took quite a while for the drinks to arrive. The glassware looked similar to some I had seen in Ikea. Big thick and cumbersome. I had a campari/soda served in a stubby glass with lime? and my partner had a Pimms and Lemonade in a tall glass with lemon? We finally ordered and waited and waited. We recieved our scallop entree, the sauce had seperated and burnt around the edges as though it had sat under the heater lamps too long.
Entrees were nice and no complaints. We ordered some wine by the glass. The pinot gris tasted as if it had been open for a while. My chardonnay was excellent.
The Wine List is Tas-centric with a splattering of mainland favourites. Not extensive however and lacked imported still wines. The wine is no longer served in Riedel and the glass used for both red and whites is top heavy and cumbersome. Mains arrived as I finished my first glass of wine and I asked to see the list. It arrived promptly but i was unable to get the waiters attention until my main course was finished. So no wine. Mains were average to say the least. Steak was served simply with sauces in small jugs. The meat sauces had coagulated when we received our meals.The cuttlery was average and tiny useless serations meant my partner struggled tearing at the steak. Snapper was delicious but served with a tempura coated poached egg. The egg coated your mouth and I could no longer taste the delicate snapper. There was one desert wine by the glass only and not a match with our desert so I had a muscat. It was served in a heavy, mini goblet. We'd had enough by this stage paid the bill and retired to our tranquil room. Not what I expected from a multi award winning restaurant. Very disappointing especially for the price!

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Posted by: tez823 | 19 July 2008, 2.43pm

What a great place! We attended a gala function here and were astonished at the level of service and the quality of the meal as part of a set menu. On a cold Hobart night we thoroughly enjoyed the setting, the service, the meal and the entertainment. A really fabulous and unique venue for a conference or wedding - made me want to come back to experience their fine dining.
Highly recommended!!!!

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