Just across the street from Bang Street Food, Bill’s has moved a few doors down into a new spot (most recently a pop-up restaurant specialising in dishes with avocado, and much longer back than that, the famous Marque restaurant), a new Italian place is due to go into the space that Bill’s vacated, and Flour Eggs and Water seems to be doing well where Besser used to be, which was once, in the mists of time, Billy Kwong’s.
After a false start when we booked here last time, we managed to get in this time and were greeted with wafts of aromatic smells and knew we’d be in for a good meal. The service was friendly and attentive making sure you were attended to. It is a smallish area with a few communal tables but quite cosy.
We opted away from having the banquet as we wanted to select what we wanted and this worked out well for us. The highlights of our Bangladeshi meal were Biryani Arancini which were crunchy balls of deliciousness. Filled with lamb and rice, this was a great fusion dish. The Honey Roasted Paneer had a fantastic sweet sauce surrounding the cheese. The Oven Roasted Spice Duck came with a very tasty korma sauce. Loved lapping up the sauce with the rice. None of the food is too spicy which suited my palate just fine.
If you’ve never tried Bangladeshi food, it is definitely well worthwhile trying this restaurant. Thewhereto
ow! Was absolutely blown away last night. This restaurant sure does live up to its reputation. The dishes chosen last night were fresh, exotic, punchy and packed with true traditional Bangladeshi armours. Each dish was perfectly presented and looked almost to good to eat. The menu is based on share plates so all the more reason to delve into the fabulous dishes created by head chef Tapos.
The dishes we decided to go for were:
➡️BANG Bhaji
➡️Fuska
➡️BANG boti kebab
➡️Tandoori lamb cutlets ➡️Honey roasted paneer
➡️Goat curry
So if you are a fan of traditional dishes twisted with fresh produce and full flavoured this is certainly a place you have to try. Thanks again @bangstreetfood
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Bang = an explosion of delicious Bangladeshi street food. That's why you should come here.
I came here with a group of 6, and we ordered the Bang For Your Buck banquet, which came with delicious Bang Bhaji (fried fritters), lamb cutlets, and the best dish of all.. The goat curry. We loved the goat curry so much that we ordered 2x servings of this. Oh boy were we full after!! One thing that was interesting was that they only served Portuguese wine here, which isn't a bad thing, just interesting as it's a Bangladeshi restaurant. Portuguese wine is pretty damn good though.
I'm already thinking about my next visit... Great staff, atmosphere, and delicious food!
The goat curry.
That is all. Just go there to eat the goat curry.
The rest of the food was unfortunately just okay. I have had authentic Bangladeshi food and the food here was just not as spicy or flavoursome. Some dishes were missing basic salt and pepper seasoning. But the goat curry. I can't even explain it. I could just eat that curry for days. And I have never really liked goat...
Such a cool venue. Food was AMAZING and so nice to try something different. Super small but they allow bookings which was nice. We had the banquet and for $55ish each I would highly highly recommend. Every dish was delicious, without exception. Wine list is a little difficult to decipher so had to trust the waiter but the cocktails are worth a try. Will definitely return!
Went here with a girlfriend and it was dope! Awesome vibe we sat up at the bar and the restaurant was choccas. The food was really different to anything I had had in Sydney. Beautiful flavors. Great selection of seafood. You could easy go for a full meal to get completely stuffed or just to get boozed and have something lite to eat.
Came with with a friend for a quick bite. Accidentally booked the wrong day but they managed to squeeze us in. Went for the chef's selection ($55) menu and the servings were very generous. I wouldn't say this is true Bangladeshi street food, more of a fusion, but still very decent nonetheless.
We went last night which was a Friday. We booked on the Thursday and the most suitable time we could get was 6.45pm a little earlier than I would have liked.
We arrived to find a small restaurant with the tables a bit too close together. Starters were top class. The school prawn bora was delicious as were the dal puri. Intermediate dishes of kingfish and lamb riblet great too.
The main of curry goat and rice a disappointing. Maybe a little more cooking and a little less salt.
Nans again exceptionally good.
Dont be fooled by the name, Bang Street food is far from Street food. It's Modern-fine dining Bangladeshi food.
The servings are small and it is pricy, however it's nothing like you've ever tried before. Delicious menu and because I'm not very familiar with Bangladeshi food, I wasnt sure what I was eating till it went in my mouth.
The atmosphere of this place is quite nice a mix of industrial and modern although saying that it seems like we were overcharged for the number of dishes we ordered. We got one entree dal puri, the tandoori lamb ribs the kingfisher fish and cucumber snake beans, grapes, black peas and spicy almonds but they charged us the $55 sampler each instead which seemed like more food with 2 glasses of wine. So was abit disappointed as it wasn't that filling and pricy. The waitress did seem friendly asking how everything was but it did feel abit rushed trying to get through the meal and getting us out the door. The main standout dish for me was the tandoori lamb which was quite tender and melted off the bone. The cucumber, snake bean, grapes and black chickpeas and almonds was also quite unusual but interesting taste combined.
YUM! This was a new cuisine for some of us, and a return trip for others. Goat curry and Tandoori Lamb Rib were absolutely fantastic, highly recommend the deep fried kale dish as well! We were absolutely STUFFED from the amount of food we received, and I think the average per head worked out around only $50!
Yoghurt mocktail drinks to die for! Delicious "Bang" hawker food to live for! How can one not come back here again and again? We Bengalis love our "phoochkas" and goat curry - I'm proud to say that Bang has it bang on the money! Can't wait to be back soon!
My taste buds tingled the whole time and service was great. Great venue , loved the bar tables. Already planning to go back. Thank you Bang
Staff were super friendly as we had made a date mistake with our reservation but were able to accommodate us with bad seating. We opted for the banquet menu which was a lot of food. Across the dishes flavour was strong and interesting. In particular the curry and naan bread were tasty.
Kulfi was an interesting dessert but I have had better.
When my friend suggested this restaurant I was a bit dubious simply because I didn't know much about Bangladesh food and wasn't a massive fan of curry. I am so glad I went.
We arrived on a school night without reservation. The restaurant was full but we were happy to sit at the bar. After a quick low down of the menu, we decided on the white baits, spiced potato, king salmon and goat curry. In the hindsight that was way too much food for two girls considering each course was decent portion. The white baits were the largest I had ever seen. They were very meaty and perfect for cold beers. The goat curry was so flavoursome and well seasoned, probably one of the best curries I had. Potatoes and salmon were nice too but overshadowed by the other two dishes.
No doubt the food and service were top notch. Now when it comes to bill, don't expect Bangaledesh street food price, after all this is Surry Hills in Sydney. It probably can buy you a whole month worth of food in Bangladesh!
This place is awesome! Good menu, food, drinks, music, atmosphere. It's very lively even for a small space. Great to try with friends. Definitely try the lassi with a twist ie rum :)
The suburbs of Surry Hills is almost synonymous with food and foodies. There’s cafes abound, small bars and intimate restaurants, far from the rowdiness and crowds that feature in the Sydney CBD. If you’re craving that fine balance between contemporary and traditional street food, pop into a visit after work at this restaurant:
At the beginning of the year I made a promise with my best girlfriends; now that I was back living in Sydney, we’d organise a dinner once a week to try a new restaurant and have a girly catch-up. Sounds easy enough hey? Well this happened for the first time two weeks ago…that pretty much sums up how good we are at planning. Despite our terrible organisation skills, we definitelycan pick a damn good restaurant! The case was no different in relation to Bang – a hot new Bengali restaurant located smack bang in the middle of Surry Hills’ main street – Crown Street.
Does My Bomb Look Big In This
+3.5
“When I was a kid, the first world aid concert was for Bangladesh. It seems weirdly, vicariously colonial to make it into a hipster street food outlet, and I’m absolutely sure they don't eat duck egg omelet with blue swimmer crab. ” My dining companion is somewhat harsh about the latest high concept ‘street food’ to hit Surry Hills, though celebrating people like Vasco da Gama, who ‘discovered’ occupied territories, on the menu does strike me as awkward. He’s employed to explain the Portuguese wine list; the 2013 Prova Regia Arinto, Bucelas ($14/$68) drinks well. The Sylhet division of Bangladesh is prime tea growing country, explaining the presence of easy-drinking cocktails like gin-spiked Earl Grey ($16) and 9 Fruit Tea ($16) . Chef Tapos Singha, another export from the region, curries back favour with his Wagyu Tri-tip Curry ($32): tender hunks of flavoursome beef in a gravy made glossy by...
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A modern twist to Bangladeshi food. In a culinary landscape these days where people are trying to re-invent everything from the simple hamburger and whatever else they can dream up, its nice to see someone have a crack at Bangladeshi food. Ask a sub continental person and they will probably passionately say there are distinct differences between the different countries...although Bangladeshi food has tended to hide behind a general "Indian" banner for so long in Sydney, the food here does have a distinct bangladeshi-ness about it!. I for one, am all for this upmarket take on Bangladeshi food! The food and atmosphere are excellent... the menu refreshingly not your typical list of sub-continental staples... I think local bangladeshis expecting street food exactly as they remember back in their home country will be disappointed, but those who approach it as a modern take on it will love it... If you are looking for sub-continental food thats different to the average sub-continental fare... this is one to try.
Well done Bang Street!
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My new favourite spot! Authentic and delicious Bangladeshi food. I came to Bang for the first time when they first open and have to admit that this place is the new thing! I have tried before bangladeshi food and absolutely love it, and finding this place close to my home has been amazing! The restaurant has a fun and cozy environment in which the staff is very friendly, and before even ordering our food they gave us sand roasted shell peanuts, in which they were perfect to start the night with.
My friend and I decide to order the Fuska, the cobia tartare, honey roasted paneer, the mussels and the wagyu tri tip curry, and off course some naan bread and pulau rice, to eat along with the mains. Everything was tasty, and so much flavour in each dish that distinct from one to another. The wagyu curry was perfectly cook, in which just melts in your mouth ( my favourite dish).
To finish the night desserts!!!! We order both desserts, the kulfi (mango ice cream with white chocolate and pistachio) and the "rum drunk doughnuts". The kulfi was refreshing and not that sweet, which was great for my friend that doesn't like to eat too much sweet, however she was asking for more at the end!! My favourite was the rum drunk doughnuts, is properly balance the sweetness of the doughnuts with the saffron creme fraiche, delicious!
To be honest at the beginning of the night I was a bit scare of the spiciness of the food but it was just perfect! I totally recommend this place, the food is worth the price.
Sarah charles (Thewhereto)
+5
Bang! That's a cool name for a restaurant - kind of appropriate for a Bangladeshi restaurant, just the first four letters of its national origin. Wonder if this way of naming a restaurant could apply to other types of cusine, I guess it could, but maybe not quite as good. Anyway, this place has been doing its thing in Surry Hills for a while now and we were surprised we’ve never heard of it, nor crossed its path until now. It is know for Bangladeshi street food. Strolling the streets of Surry Hills the restaurant is kinda unassuming, for a name like Bang, they could do with some signage that has some Bang, and some Neon could work.
Once inside, you'd be hard pressed guessing this is a Bangladeshi street food restaurant, the place looks more like a fine dining restaurant, it was quite refined, with a suave modern feel. Much like their take on Bangladeshi street food, the menu items, although street food inspired, were refined. With technique and quality presentation. This place also had an exciting wine list that, with some excellent wine from Portugal that paired nicely with the food on offer. Can't say we have visited many restaurants serving Portugese wine.
The food at Bang was extremely tasty, not too heavy and not too much spice, just enough to hit your taste buds with a flavoursome spice kick. Upon viewing the menu it was noticed that there was a starter of peanuts for $2 and that all proceeds donated to the Fred Hollow's Foundation. Great to see a restaurant giving back and we happily obliged. Upon further viewing of the menu, the honey roasted paneer instantly stood out as a dish to order and that instinct proving correct, as it was an excellent option. The soft shell crab was another top option with the spicy chilli achar providing that flavoursome bang along with some welcomed sweetness. There were many hits amongst the starters, the briyani arancini another quality option.
The Tandoori Lamb cutlets are a must, they were perfectly cooked, the spice and herbs combining for some more bang and amazing flavour.
We love a good Korma and the oven roasted, spiced duck was the pick of the mains. The meat perfectly prepared very enjoyable dipped in that rich sweetness of the korma.
This was excellent dining experience with tasty food and equally tasty wine and good service. It was enjoyed in a nice setting with great company where_do_i_eat_pete and eatwithmyfoodsafari. Thanks to Pete, who is brand ambassador for Eat Club which allowed for a good discount on our meal, check it out!
Superb service, taste, and atmosphere. Don't overorder - we could barely finish three plates!! Sooooo delicous. The lamb cutlets were some of the sweetest and most fragrant meals I've eaten. The kebab had the tenderest meat (although not a lot of it). Beware the succulent soft shell crab.... that's chilli it's sitting in!!! 😁
Authentic Bangladeshi food? Not under any stretch of imagination. I have read all the google reviews of the people that hail from Southeast Asia and no one seems to have given it 5 stars. Admittedly, you have to adjust your expectations when you visit a restaurant that serves a fusion (I omit the word 'modernised') version of your own cuisine in the middle of Surry Hills, but this has gone a little too far. But perhaps when you overhear conversations from next table with people wondering where Bangladesh is, you wonder that after all, this restaurant is not all that out of place, however out of sync it may be with its claimed origins.
Great atmosphere. Love the food. You always surprise me with your innovative menu ideas, yummy traditional food with a twist! I must say the biriyani arancini balls were delicious! It has to stay!
Visited for lunch on a Friday afternoon. The restaurant was empty and staff seemed shocked to see a customer. The waitress then (inadvertantly) shamed me for dining on my own, saying that the menu is designed for at least two people to share. Nice start, I need a drink!
I ordered the cocktail Dhaka Attacker: no can do, we're out of eggs; I then ordered an Aperol Spritz: sorry, we've run out of Aperol. Third time lucky, I got my stiff drink.
I ordered the grilled paneer and the head chef chatted with me about the origins of the house cocktails and Bengali food. He was the highlight of my visit and was lovely to talk to.
The meal was delicious and so different from the usual curry dishes on offer at most South Asian restaurants. Coming in at $39, the paneer dish and cocktail were very good value. Also very filling as paneer has a high protein content. Despite the early glitches with the waitress, I highly recommend this restaurant.
Wanted to try his for a while...finally went. The food and service and great. Thought would be more spice and stronger flavours. Staff friendly and efficient. Good for groups.
It was delicious. We followed the recommendations of the waiter and it was very good.
We had soft crab shell, potato mash balls, a salad, lamb and goat curry to pay approx 75$/ person with 2 drinks each.
The overall place and ambience is great.
A place to return 👌
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