• East Meets West Lunch Group – Diethnes Greek Restaurant

    Diethnes Greek Restaurant 336 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    What about some Greek food for September? Diethnes is celebrating their 70th year as the original Greek restaurant in Sydney. The father of the current owner opened the restaurant in 1952 and his son took over in the early 2000s. We will enjoy some dips, and some traditional Greek dishes such as dolmades, moussaka and […]

  • East Meets West Lunch – Palace Chinese Restaurant (WAITLIST)

    Palace Chinese Restaurant Shop 38, Level 1, Piccadilly Tower, 133-145 Castlereagh St, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    When we talk about Peking Duck in Sydney, the pancake with duck meat, scallion and cucumber is usually what comes to mind. In more elaborate restaurants, every single part of the duck is used, and up to four courses may be served. The fourth course is usually a soup made with the bones of the […]

  • East Meets West Lunch – Encasa Spanish Restaurant

    Encasa Spanish Restaurant 423 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    We are returning to the popular Spanish restaurant Encasa on Pitt Street. We will start with several tapas such as Garlic Prawns, Spanish Potato Omelette, Mixed Salad Spanish Style…and end with a Seafood Paella or Chicken and Chorizo Paella. The meal will be served with a glass of Sangria. This is the last lunch of […]

  • East Meets West Lunch – Amah by Ho Jiak Restaurant

    Ho Jiak Chatswood Interchange, Chatswood, NSW, Australia

    This month we go for Malaysian at Amah by Ho Jiak Restaurant at the Chatswood Interchange. Amah means grandmother in a few Chinese dialects. Amah's Head Chef is Hun Loong who was the former Head Chef of Mr. Wong, along with Executive Chef of Ho Jiak, Junda Khoo, bring flair and sophistication to home-style Malaysian […]

  • East Meets West Lunch – Nikkei Bar and Restaurant

    Nikkei Bar 216 Commonwealth St, Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia

    This month we go for Peruvian with a Japanese twist. We will be having a set menu with various entrees to share. Nikkei also offers a list of very interesting alcoholic and non-alcoholic cocktails. Please advise of any dietary restriction for the main course. The name Nikkei refers to people of Japanese ancestry living abroad […]

  • East Meets West Lunch – Caysorn Thai Restaurant

    Caysorn Thai Restaurant 8 Quay St, Haymarket, NSW, Australia

    The owners of Caysorn Thai Restaurant endeavour to serve authentic Thai cuisine especially the dishes from the Southern region of Thailand. We will enjoy a banquet of spicy as well as non-spicy dishes. This is one of the favorite restaurants of one of the co-conveners of this group. DATE: Thursday 4 May 2023 TIME: 12.00pm […]

  • East Meets West Lunch – love.fish Restaurant

    love.fish Restaurant 7/23 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo, NSW, Australia

    love.fish is a casual Australian seafood restaurant located on the Barangaroo waterfront. love.fish started twelve years ago at Rozelle. Since then, it has relocated and expanded to its current location at Barangaroo. love.fish aims to source fresh and sustainable fish and seafood locally from the Australian and New Zealand waters. We will enjoy a three […]

  • Challenging Walk – The Second Leg of Bondi to Manly Walk – Watsons Bay Wharf to Double Bay Wharf

    Circular Quay Sydney Cove, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    At the end of 2018, six city councils along with other agencies, decided to create a coastal and harbour-side walking track between two famous beaches in Sydney, Bondi Beach and Manly Beach. The result of this collaboration is the epic 80km Bondi to Manly Walk. The details can be found on www.bonditomanly.com or the B2M […]

  • Challenging Walk – The Third Leg of Bondi to Manly Walk – Double Bay Wharf to Circular Quay Wharf

    Edgecliff Train Station 12 Arthur St, Edgecliff, NSW, Australia

    At the end of 2018, six city councils, along with other agencies, decided to create a coastal and harbour-side walking track between two famous beaches in Sydney, Bondi Beach and Manly Beach. The result of this collaboration is the epic 80km Bondi to Manly Walk. The details can be found on www.bonditomanly.com or the B2M […]

  • Challenging Walk – The Sixth Leg of Bondi to Manly Walk – Spit Bridge – Manly Wharf

    Spit Bridge Spit Bridge, The Spit, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    At the end of 2018, six city councils along with other agencies, decided to create a coastal and harbour-side walking track between two famous beaches in Sydney, Bondi Beach and Manly Beach. The result of this collaboration is the epic 80km Bondi to Manly Walk. The details can be found on www.bonditomanly.com or the B2M […]