Mary Panetta Christodoulou
+5
This place has been high on my list to dine at for a long time and it did not disappoint. We had a party of 11 and we were seated upstairs. The restaurant is not for big groups so this area is the best for large gatherings. We had the $50 set menu and the food just kept coming. We started off with plates of antipasti including cured meats, mushrooms, fritters and the stars...prosciutto and buffalo. Then came the cacio e pepe...the famous pecorino pasta wheel. What a great concept..a real crowd pleaser. Delicious! In particular Courtney the waitress was extremely attentive. A great night was had by all .Highly recommended.
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The Buffalo Dining Club is a unique piece of authentic Italy dropped in the middle of Sydney’s urban chic, in Darlinghurst, about four years ago.
To say the Buffalo Dining Club is shoebox sized, would be generous. The entire place can seat about 40 at the most, but it has atmosphere by the bucketloads.
As the name suggests, the Buffalo Dining Club is dedicated to that most royal of cheeses, the freshest buffalo mozzarella on this side of the equator, imported from Campania in Italy
The other signature dish you must try is Cacio e Pepe, that fabulous and deceptively simple Roman pasta dish – spaghetti tossed with olive oil, pecorino cheese and pepper. The way the dish is served from a hollowed-out wheel of cheese is practically performance art …
As a slight variation the Buffalo Dining Club adds a hint of continental parsley to this dish. Unless you fly off to Roma to experience Cacio e Pepe in its hometown, preferably at Roscioli or Antica Pesa, in Sydney the Buffalo Dining Club is a good bet.
Overall, the system is simple.
To start, you pick one of four available cheeses with any two of the sides listed on the blackboard. Then you can add prosciutto in 30, 60 or 90 gram portions, or some grilled mortadella, salumi or beef carpaccio.
The second course is pasta. The choices are again on the blackboard, and will usually offer three choices, including the Cacio e Pepe and a buffalo ricotta gnocchi.
There is a lovely choice of international wines to enhance the experience, from Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, South America and closer to home.
The team behind the Buffalo Dining Club has another food adventure, the Chester White Diner in nearby Potts Point. Chester White Offers simple, delicious dishes built around cured meats, fish, and pickles.
Really special place for locals and to impress our international visitors! Awesome food, always really well looked after! Get your name on the list!!
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