Chophouse, Sydney

2 May 2011, 02:53



How was your weekend dudes? I have vague memories of champers @ Cargo with some awesome food bloggers, baskets of fried chicken and late night facebook chats heh heh. Good times.

So anyways Chophouse (25 Bligh St, Sydney) is a favourite of mine- awesome food, lovely service and of course blogger friendly. One rainy day we rocked up after work for drinks and thanks to the fabulous Dave we scored some marinated Italian olives, pork scratchings and salt and pepper calamari to go with their happy hour $5 boutique beers & wines (Mon-Fri, 4pm-7pm).


Mad props to Richard for the awesome photos cos I’d left my camera at home and had nfi how to work his Nikon haha but what drew us to Chophouse that night was the call on twitter about Dave’s classic Slow Roasted Suckling Pork Belly ($29.50) ohhh yeah baby! Look at that gorgeous slab of magical pork! The way that tile of crackle just draws you in! You can’t see it but the porky meat underneath the crackle was super tender and delicious bathed in the cider jus.


I could not go past the 250g F1 Wagyu Fillet with a Marble score of 5+ ($54.90) and hot damn checkout the melty maitre d’ butter on top! Mmm melty. This perfect medium rare steak had my name printed all over it with juicy innards and was just abso-bloody terrific. Was this the best steak I have ever had in my life?! Pretty damn sure it was! Did I mention the super smooth potato puree? Sexy on a plate. Oh yes.


We just had to get a side of Cauliflower Gratin ($9.90) and it did not disappoint with creamy cauliflower nubbins buried under a surface of cheesy breadcrumb topped deliciousness.


Been having dreams about Banoffee pie lately so the Caramelised Banana Cheesecake ($8) just HAD to be ordered! With a buttery biscuit based and creamy layer of cheesecake, the slices of banana are topped with a drizzle of butterscotch & a sprinkle of caramelised almonds.


Of course it’s not the end of a meal at Chophouse without ordering their signature Swiss milk chocolate Jaffa top desk block ($7.50) complete with mini cleaver! Oh how I covet that cleaver.

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  1. Oh my! That prok crackling looks sooooo good! I really want it now!

    The jaffa choc block looks awesome too! I think a visit to Chophouse is on the cards soon..

    — Phuoc'n Delicious    May 2, 03:18 AM    #

  2. Oooh def must head to Chophouse one day for the beef and cauliflower nubbins! And super love to the mini cleavers! I saw them in a chinese grocer and bought a handful of them immediately lol.

    — Karen | C&C    May 2, 04:36 AM    #

  3. Ooh a Suze-sized steak! I like the rivers of white sauce running out of the cauliflower gratin, and mmm…. now I have a craving for banoffee pie.

    — Helen (grabyourfork)    May 2, 04:38 AM    #

  4. Pork belly!!!!! mmmm…pork pork pork! Looks awesomely suckling. I want one now.

    — Raff    May 2, 08:31 AM    #

  5. Oh man torture on an empty stomach! Both look like winning dishes to me… mmmm melty butter!

    — angie    May 2, 09:21 AM    #

  6. I’m looking forward to the day when restaurants just serve up a big plate of crackling & only crackling. I’d be so there in a bout 2 seconds.

    — Miss Piggy    May 2, 09:52 AM    #

  7. wow, best steak ever? i belive ya :O)

    — betty    May 2, 10:59 AM    #

  8. The pork belly looks amazing and that steak looks pretty good too!

    — Susan    May 2, 12:16 PM    #

  9. I have always wanted to try Chophouse so thanks, as always for the post. That pork belly looks divine!

    — Bianca    May 2, 02:07 PM    #

  10. Is it wrong to want a bowl of pork scratchings or crackling for lunch…?

    — Tina@foodboozeshoes    May 2, 02:17 PM    #

  11. Look at the gloss on that potato puree… looks damn good, bet it tasted great as well!

    — Dave    May 2, 02:43 PM    #

  12. Man I loved the food at Chophouse. Mmm piggy snout. Oink

    — john@heneedsfood    May 2, 02:53 PM    #

  13. The pork belly, beef and cauliflower are my favs as well. The mash looks like the softest and most comfy cushion on my sofa.

    — chopinandmysaucepan    May 2, 03:14 PM    #

  14. That cheesecake makes me swoon.

    — joey@FoodiePop    May 2, 03:20 PM    #

  15. Tried this out to find a different steak house besides Kingsley’s. I think the steak at Kingsley’s is better.

    — cocoloco    May 2, 04:22 PM    #

  16. Have never been here, but now the pork belly has caught my eye. It looks so good.

    — Dumpling Girl    May 2, 07:59 PM    #

  17. Yummm.. crackling! And the cauliflower gratin looks delish as well. Perfect winter food!

    — Karen missklicious    May 2, 08:18 PM    #

  18. Cleaver! awesome!

    — FIona    May 2, 08:27 PM    #

  19. You had me at crackling!! So magical drool And that block of chocolate! I’m still waiting to try Chophouse out >.<

    — 'chelle    May 2, 10:57 PM    #

  20. I’ve been meaning to go for ages! If only I’d known about happy hour sooner. The steak and cauliflower gratin look so good!

    — Jen    May 2, 11:03 PM    #

  21. Oh I just can’t help it, but I’m such a sucker for pork belly. I haven’t dared to cook it at home because I’m afraid I wouldn’t do it justice!
    That mini cleaver is adorable!

    — Apple    May 3, 11:11 AM    #

  22. Swiss milk chocolate Jaffa top desk block…..drooooooooool!!

    — Nic@diningwithastud    May 3, 11:26 AM    #

  23. Oh what a hard decision. I am not sure what I would choose, the pork or the beef. They both just look so good.

    — Mark @ Cafe Campana    May 4, 12:53 AM    #

  24. Do you get to keep the cleaver?

    — secretsunday    May 4, 09:44 AM    #

  25. Oh I really want that wagyu steak! And that pork… And those pork scratchings.. YUM!

    — jack    May 4, 01:34 PM    #

  26. I keep wanting to go just to play with the cleaver and the chocolate! =p

    — mademoiselle délicieuse    May 4, 09:28 PM    #

  27. That mini cleaver – and well-sliced dessert – does seem very covetable!

    — Lee Tran Lam    May 4, 09:38 PM    #

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