Iso Lounge Restaurant- Norwest Business Park

20 September 2007, 12:34

On previous visits it was always a gamble coming to eat here sometimes the food was lovely but the service shocking and viceversa but in the 3 years since it opened Iso Lounge (Norwest Central Shop G02/8 Century Circuit Norwest Business Park, Baulkham Hills), has grown up from the wobbley todler to the fun loving and mature adult and a congratulations is in order for winning the 2007 Hills Hospitality Award!


Signage


Fruit Tingle heehee its so colourful!


complimentary cauliflower shots mmm we love free food!


Seared Scallops with confit Duck and bordalaise sauce ($30). The scallops were huuuge and plump and the duck was all crispy delicious skin on the outside and tender juicy meat on the inside. I just wished the duck was a tad bigger because i love my duck!


Slow roast Pork Belly on a chilli and crisp onion colcannon ($27). Can you feel the crispy golden pork crackle calling to your crying stomach as you carefully pry the perfect layer away saving it for lucky last and slicing into the soft tasty meat with the perfect amount of fat to meat ratio and reaching the creamy mashlike colcannon…


Rhubarb and vanilla creme Brulee ($14). The creme brulee was perfect not hot and not fridge cold, the gorgeously caramelised shards of sugar protecting the creamy custard speckled with vanilla bean with rhubarb compote hiding on the bottom. The little bowl of candied rhubarb stalks would have been made more awesome if there was a dollop of cream because cream makes everything taste more awesome!


Chocolate and Hazelnut Parfait with a poached Carella Pear ($14). Noods liked this since he likes parfait anything heh “its like icecream!”

Service was lovely the managers stopped what they were doing to greet us like long lost friends and the food was excellent the pork belly was the star of the night. It can be a bit chilly what with the weather unable to decide if it wants to be spring or hold onto winter so bring a jacket and a huge appetite!