Grana Sydney, New South Wales 2000

"Great atmosphere and tasty food. Service was bit of a let down. We didn't get the food menu until 20 minutes after being seated and this was few minutes after asking for one's as well. We've asked to order some drinks first and the host advise that they would call the wait person to our table who never showed up. We've ordered some bread for table first and ordered all our food after 30 mins we were seated. The bread and the entrees came, the wait person didn't check in until much later whether we were ready for our main. We got our mains 1 hour and 30 mins into our dinner, by which time we were on our second bottle of wine. I think it may have been 20 mins after we got our mains, when we were told that we had 7 minutes to vacate our table because there's two hour limit. I've advise the wait person that we had to wait so long to even get our menu at the start and our main. But she advised that she couldn't do anything and started clearing our table without asking whether we've finished our meal and she brought the bills. I give 3 star for the effort they've have made after all this has happened, offering complimentary dessert for the birthday that we were celebrating and letting us stay a bit longer to finish our dessert and wine. I can see the big gap in the level of competency between wait staff, which is given as normal these days in any workplace, but having paid $100pp for a meal, I expected more than the service I'd get at McDonald's."

"Absolutely fabulous restaurant. From the moment you enter the door the staff are attentive and very obliging. Your coats are taken away and you're given a ticket to the cloak room and escorted to your table. The food was delicious and reasonably priced. The atmosphere was welcoming and comfortable. The staff were well informed of the menu and suggested some lovely additions to sample. Loved the wider tables to allow for share plates. The squid ink pasta with muscles and swordfish was so delicious. I'm definitely returning to try some of the other delicious food."

"The staff were so friendly and so nice! Very patient with taking tons of photos for us. The food is also really good, though the cauliflower is a bit too sour and bitter to our liking! Would definitely come back to try the other mains!"

"Had the best dinner two nights in a row. The food is served family style but the portions are also perfect for individual meals. Both nights we enjoyed the capelli and started with bread. Both were delicious!! The charred broccoli was pretty good but the flavor felt a little inconsistent with each bite. The staff was very kind and the restaurant has a very relaxed and warm, rustic vibe. I already know my next go to restaurant when visiting Sydney!"

"Fantastic service. We were thoroughly impressed with the service and food. Staff were attentive but not overly so gave us the space we needed but explained the menu well enough so we could make the most out of the experience. We headed to the bar underneath for after dinner drinks and then service was amazing too. I’d highly recommend and being so close to Circular Quay was a huge bonus."