Baz Juan Pablo Sanchez
+4
Wonderful place to bring guests guaranteed to have a great night, the staff are very inviting and helpful with the food rounding it out for an enjoyable experience
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I went to dinner at Ucello with a girlfriend on the weekend and was thoroughly impressed with the remarkable service and food. I always enjoy the pool backdrop as to me it is just so quintessentially Sydney. One thing I didn’t much care for however was the noise. I appreciated the dj later on in the night but in the restaurant it makes it extremely difficult to hear your dining companion.
The entree I selected off the menu was unavailable so I decided to progress straight to the main. As a result of that the staff thoughtfully brought out a complimentary entree to accompany my friends tuna dish. It was an antipasto style dish on which I enjoyed the cheese given I don’t eat pork but it’s definitely the thought that counts.
My friends tuna was also exceptional. The mains were disappointing in that she had ordered a crab pasta entree size and I had ordered a main sized gnocchi. My gnocchi was truly sensational but the dish appeared smaller in size than the entree one. There was in total 14 pieces of gnocchi for $33. Greedily I wanted more
Dessert was simple but faultless, a delicious raspberry sorbet and a glass of limoncello. Well worth visiting but don’t come here expecting hearty Italian hospitality in the form of generous serve
From the moment we walked out of the lift we were greeted with promptness and efficiency. We didn't have to wait for our orders to be taken and for the antipasti to arrive. The skillet grilled calamari, pork porchetta and spanner crab tagliolini (crab servings were very generous) deserve special mentions. The squid ink chitarra was very smooth and tasty and were accompanied with generous helpings of seafood and cherry tomatoes. Watermelon Granita was delicately sweetened and the watermelon cubes added to the refreshing taste. Staff were very attentive throughout the night and ambience was relaxed.
Despite the ostentatious nature of the pool bar backdrop and the propensity for wannabe investment bankers to loiter with pants cut just below their knees, the food at this place was outstanding. I led off with the Prosciutto Di Parma entree which was a great start to the subtle with Italian deli style overtures. I had the Barwang Chicken for main which was irresistible - chicken seems to be a dish that restaurants struggle with to get right - this place was the exception - moist, succulent, aromatic flavours and the corn was creatively presented with a sweet honey flavour. One of the best meals I’ve had in Sydney! Strongly recommend
A favourite of mine, great ambience, great service ... The Rosemary Foccacia always leaves me in awe of how great bread can be. Personal favourites are Split Yamba Prawns, Skillet Fried Calamari and for main the Crumbed Veal Cutlet. Would highly recommend this restaurant, and not too many dining venues have music in the background these days. Great to see Ucello provides for such a vibrant yet intimate atmosphere. The only negative I can say is the bathroom is outside towards where the pool is, but after such a wonderful meal, one maybe should walk the extra distance.
What can I say? I love the food but not the service. Both times I've been and ordered sides with my meal, they did not come in time. The first time I followed up and they brought it over just before I finished my mains. The second time it did not come at all. Pretty hopeless if you ask me. How hard is it to bring a side of salad with the main? Isn't it common sense? I don't order it to have as dessert!
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Sometimes I see reviews and I wonder why don't people like it more? They shouldn't have such a low score! Well this has happened to me......at this place,Uccello. This place seems to get average scores but I can't see why! It should be higher than its current rating
For myself I can see why it's one chef hat.
Service is impeccable and they even gave us a doggy bag,now that's service! I didn't expect it from a high class place like this and was pleasantly surprised
Came on a Saturday and you can either choose 3 or 4 courses and how do you pick your courses? I was told that it's up to you! So if you want 4 mains you can have it for the set price! What a interesting concept
We choose to try one of each category with our 4 courses
Prosciutto do Parma is better than what your average restaurant would serve,I really liked the cheese they used
Calamari,octopus I recommend,nothing chewy where my jaw gets sore from chewing forever and nothing happening in my mouth
Quail is not for me in not a fan but my fiancé loved it
The primo/pastas were a letdown, the reginette and squid ink did nothing for me,expecting more taste from both
The pork loin was ok,decent size dish but a lot of fat on it but hey that was what I was expecting
The veal though is a winner!
Very impressed with our experience,worth trying and worthy of its chef hat status
Uccello is an Italian restaurant located on the top of Sydney's Ivy establishment - next to the famous Ivy pool bar area. It's a one hat restaurant serving Italian cuisine which we had decided to check out for a birthday celebration. Arriving around 6:30pm on a Friday meant that the place was buzzing with the after work office crowd and unfortunately we were initially seated at the edge of the restuarant - towards the open pool bar area. This meant that it was quite hard to make conversation given the music and noise from the other guests. A quick comment to the waiter and we were whisked inside to a more quiet table.
Amys_food_adventures
+3.5
Bday dinner for one of the foodie gals. Complimentary bread with nice olives and olive oil to start. Then straight to mains, I got the kingfish with salsa and also got to sample some sides of broccolini, carrots and potatoes. Fish was well looked but not so much flavour. Prob should of got a pasta dish! Sides were great! Loved the carrots with honeycomb. At the end of the night a service charge is already added to the bill which I was not aware of. Cue lesson to read bill properly.
Great ambience for a summer lunch as it is located overlooking the ivy pool. Sommelier was ok, could've been more attentive especially for a bunch who are serious about their wines. We ordered various dishes from the scampi with chilli sauce, steak and seafood pasta. All food was great especially the steak which for a medium rare, did not have one drop of blood - spot on.
I love this place for their décor and setting overlooking the pool. Especially great for long lunches and early dinners. Fabulous wine list and the food is always amazing! Service is wonderful, mostly. Has a real Hamptons feel to it and nice to feel like you are far from the city when in fact it is just downstairs
I was not unfamiliar with Ivy pool but didn't realize the restaurant overlooked the Ivy pool was Uccello until we came here for March into Merivale one year. For $33 each we got one main dish with a glass of Villa Maria. As the main was pork, my friend substituted it for vegetarian. However to her horror she actually found traces of bacon in her meal. The restaurant quickly rectified the error and made her some seared scallops off the menu. It was a near disaster but thank god all turned out alright. She was pleased with her scallops. The rest of us enjoyed the juicy pork loin too and we all decided to order dessert which was not part of the deal. I had panna cotta, it was ok, could set a bit longer. Overall we enjoyed the food, the wine . It's like fine dining in a casual summery setting. Will be back again in the next Merivale event.
We loved it here! Great experience after ready mixed reviews we came because my girlfriend was dying to try it. Glad we did..
Service was good and attentive. Cocktails were yummy. Huge wine list too but not moscato for my friend.. She ended up choosing a cocktail.
Had the scampi and she had calamari for dinner - both amazing! The scampi were tasty and buttery and melt in your mouth. I had a short pasta dish with saffron and Italian sausage next that was so tasty and amazing! I could have eaten a main size of that pasta and been happy.. But finally a melt in your mouth soft slow cooked lamb in a eggplant ragu came out that was so good I ate every last bit besides being full.
Dessert was sticky fig pudding with ice cream that was perfect. We loved every minute and I recommend it.
...we managed to get the last table at Uccello. Score! What a pretty little place it is, and from the start everyone was pretty friendly. To start we ordered the Frizzante cocktail, another thing on my list is to create a signature drink and this one had a lot of interesting ingredients. Vodka, prosecco, coconut syrup, pink grapefruit juice and maraschino liqueur. It wasn’t at all what we expected, but it was super delicious.
Life Of A Travel Czar
+3.5
The dish has the taste of the rich smoky bone marrow (which I scoop out and mix with the risotto) paired with the creamy thickness of the risotto combined with the sweet honeyed hints of saffron. It’s a masterpiece. The rice (cooked al dente) offers the perfect “disruptive” texture to this creamy dish. It’s decadent, it’s love, it’s everything you could wish for on a Friday night – pure soul food.
Uccello is located above Ivy, on level 4 of the building. It boasts a good sized sitting area indoor and outdoor, as well as a pool and bar if you want to have a soak while drinking. I believe the pool is for cocktails and mingling, and not for dining I suppose. Please note that their menu changes really often, and as of this post, I am sure the menu has already changed a little.
My main for the night which is pictured above was the Orecchiette, nduja, buffalo ricotta, cherry tomato, basil . Definitely one of the best pasta’s I’ve had in Sydney as it was cooked perfectly al dente and the sauce was a good mix of ricotta cheese and tomato which is rich in flavour but not overwhelming on the taste buds. 250gm char-grilled Rangers Valley sirloin, Pepe Saya truffled butter, roast radish The main thing that sold me
Priscilla @FoodPornNation.com
+4.5
Headed up by David Lovett, the menu promises an authentic Italian experience, with a less is more approach. It focusing on good quality produce and it shows. The seafood is incredibly fresh, the pasta is hand-made and flavours are subtle yet tasty enough to make each and every dish truly sing.
Not your average tiramisu, this was a fountain of flavours. Loved every bite. I think I nearly cried when I physically could not finish it.
I was relieved that even the Sydney Confidential set love good Italian carbs. With olive oil on the side.
Gianna - TheEmptyFridge
+4.5
The cured meat selection was top notch - Prosciutto San Danielle, Wagyu Bresciola, Spicy Salami but unfortunately it did not go too far with 4 hungry patrons who do love their antipasti.
Ah, the beauty of marketing. Not merely hours before I was professing its value in today's world then I see it in action on myself. I'd missed the the launch party for the Merivale Winter Feasts but sought to rectify that by immediately taking advantage o
Nice settings. Uccello is great as it is in ivy
Its cool vibrant atmosphere with surrounding stylish decor was probably why we went here
It is a must try but food is ok
It is a little overpriced for what you get
best part is easy you access to the ivy pool
Good food, nothing sensational the Saturday $100 minimum for three course really includes the priority access to the pool bar / nightclub. Hey it's the Ivy, it's cool, funky, your girlfriend will love it!
Amazing food & service. Absolutely loved our evening at Uccello. Dined on a Friday night at 7pm under the Merivale $33 meal deal which includes a main and a glass of wine / beer. The service was outstanding - the waitor very friendly, helpful and particularly accommodating when ordering gluten free (GF bread provided). I had GF pasta with kangaroo and my partner the pork chop which was also GF - both divine. Very happy customer. Thank you
Went here for a work dinner with 10 or so people, so can't comment on the price as I didn't look, but the service and food was great. Found it a little odd to have to go outside and down some stairs to get to the bathroom (doubles as the change room to ivy) but other than that, I had a great time and would come again.
Great food, service and setting. Really enjoyed the the meal. A little pricey, but worth it.
Good food and setting but pricey for what you get
Good atmosphere. This restaurant definitely has a cool atmosphere. with poolside views, it was a very modern but cosy restaurant. Food was beautiful and the dishes had very nice presentation. Cocktails are nice too.
Priscilla @FoodPornNation.com
+4.5
Better than I thought!. Came in with a girlfriend for the $33 March into Merivale special and was pleasantly surprised.
Duck was perfectly pink and splendid and the linguine osso bucco ragu was also a knockout
Very happy introduction to Uccello and I will definitely be back for more!
Better than Kylie, not quite Callas.. Initially, when I first visited this place in late 2008, I had the view that going to Uccello for the food was like going to a Kylie concert for the music. Now it's like Kylie on auto-tune.
The food has much improved and, while still relatively uncomplex (and pricey) Italian fare, the kitchen is far more assured under Sig. Riva's guidance.
The ricotta gnocchi with moreton bay bugs was light, but flavourful. The snapper, giardiniera (pickled vegetables) and octopus salad also hit the spot. A good spot.
Speaking of good spot, maybe it was the gloomy day, but the pool was nymph and Justin Hemmes free (thankfully). Also gone seemed to be the corpulent ogling businessmen and Underbelly-type characters.
Certainly one of the better Italian CBD choices and great for a business lunch.
Best cheese selection in the area for sure, and I consider cheese to be major food group! I can't go into this store without an escort to stop me buying too much!
An experience. A fabulous dining experience -beautiful food, great atmosphere & very passionate, knowledgeable staff. However, you almost need a security clearance to get through the door. This is very much a place to see & be seen, but well worth the drama.
Used to come here to watch the chefs custom make our pasta order, but unfortunately done away with since COVID & everything is ordered via app now! At least they did away with the weird custom card order/payment system. Pasta quality & options still fantastic though! Can't comment on the pizza or other menu items as have never tried
Good value for money. Reasonably priced Italian for something located right in the middle of Sydney CBD.
Nice cocktail selection as well.
Since covid they now do the QR codes on the table to order and pay for food and drinks. Previously you used to order your pasta to the chef and choose everything you want and watch them cook it... that was half the fun or 'gimmick' of going to this restaurant. I used to explain the 'experience' to everybody when recommending.... now it will be 'good value for money' kind of lost its appeal.
This place is great, didn't have to wait to long the food is fast and amazing. It's a lively place with good food and atmosphere the drinks are all unique and pretty. Will most definitely come back for future parties and outings.
We ordered the carbonara fettuccine, which was perfect. The bacon and rich cream sauce balanced the flavours well. We went for a simple pepperoni which was amazing as always. We were however not happy with the starter. The garlic breads we ordered were not hot and didn’t taste fresh. It was disappointing as the rest of the meal was excellent.
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