13D Australia Summer Trip: Hurricane's Grill and Bar Bondi Beach, Sydney
There are so many good restaurants in Sydney but it seems that whenever we are meeting our friends here, all of them jointly rave about the wonderful ribs at Hurricane's Grill. One of my friends say her experience there was so good up to the point she came back to Hurricane's to have another go at their ribs. Boosted by the rave review and our hungry stomach after conquering 6km of Sydney Coastal Walk, we made our way to Roscoe Street in Bondi, where Hurricane's Grill and Bar is located. The restaurant was pretty deserted around 5.30PM on a Friday evening with only 2 other tables occupied besides us but I suppose that's because 5.30PM is way way way early for dinner even for Australian standard.
Hurricane's Grill and Bar is not a new steakhouse on the block. It has been serving customers since 1995 and it seems to be a popular venue for people to experience the lively and laid back Bondi vibe (with good meal, yumz!). Hurricane's Grill and Bar offers a variety of meat dishes, chicken, burgers and seafood but it's famous for its flame grilled steaks and ribs. Its premium steaks range from T-Bone (AUD 37 for 400g/ AUD 55 for 650g), rib-eye (AUD 55 for 500g/ AUD 38 for 350g), and Sirloin (AUD 30 for 200g). If you are looking for non-beef, Hurricane's Grill offers BBQ chicken (AUD 23 for half/ AUD 31 for whole), lamb cutlets (AUD 42), and seafood platter consists of lobster, calamari, mussels, prawns, octopus, scallops, oysters and fish (AUD 190).
We were so hungry after walking through Bondi to Bronte coastal walk and we were ready for some meat to uhh, gain back the burned calories. For a starter, we ordered the dish that cannot and should not go wrong, fried calamari (AUD 18). The fried calamari is seved with tartare sauce. The calamary is literally awesome - lightly breaded, fresh and crispy.
If you cannot decide on which steak or ribs to order, you may want to go for the combo platter. Back then, a combo platter of one steak and one ribs are available for the price of AUD 60 or AUD 65 (I could no longer find this combo in the website but you can probably find in the offline menu at the restaurant). Since the waitress has informed us that it may take a bit long for the steak and ribs to be grilled, we ordered ciders to keep us occupied in the mean time. The Monteith's Crushed Pear Cider (AUD 10) and Magners' Apple Cider (AUD 10) refreshed both of us after the 6km sweaty walk beside the ocean. Cheers, mate!
Finally, the steak and ribs combo is here. Size-wise, the steak seems pretty minuscule compared to that thick slab of ribs. The ribs really taste so good. It's the best ribs that I have eaten so far in my life, being so tender and sweetly huge. The steak is not so bad too but the main highlight of our dinner in Hurricane's Grill gotta be the ribs. We could not choose other side dish because only fries will be served as the accompaniment for the steak and ribs combo. The combo is good enough for two people so if you are not a super heavy eater, let's adopt the concept "sharing is caring" here.
Hurricane's Grill Bondi Beach's full address:
130 Roscoe St, Bondi Beach
Sydney, Australia
Opening hours:
Daily 12:00pm - 10:30pm