Nomad, Surry Hills

I’m not sure why I haven’t visited Nomad sooner. Sometimes life gets the better of me and I stick to my usual tried and true restaurants because sometimes I like the familiarity of food and/or staff you know? But a special occasion calls for a special dinner and so Raff and I chose Nomad and even though we missed out on a booking we were lucky to grab the last walk in seats at the bar.

We start with the Nomad Charcuterie ($27) because everything is made in house and sliced to order and it’s top notch stuff! I was a tad disappointed that there wasn’t any lardo but the silky mortadella and the spicy chorizo more than made up for the loss, and I just couldn’t stop stealing more than my share of the paper thin slices of pork neck or the crazy addictive pork and fennel sausage. Oh and there’s house made pickled carrots, cauliflower and onions too.

The Goats Cheese Churros ($18) with Truffle Honey just blew my mind. I’m not a super massive fan of churros in general because I always find them too hard and crispy but woah man Nomad had me fangirling so hard at how freaking awesome these churros were! They were just super light and fluffy and the salty goats cheese and sweet truffle honey combo was just perfect!

For mains we ordered the Wood Roasted Suckling Pig with Stuffing, Broccolini, Chilli Burnt Butter ($39). Oh boy that crackle! That glorious music to my ears! I couldn’t really taste the chilli burnt butter but no worries for the pig was juicy enough that it didn’t really need anything else.

The BBQ Wagyu Skirt ($40) was a pretty generous serving and had a perfect medium rare centre. It was melt in your mouth tender and the rich Pedro Ximenez jus had me swiping the plate clean of that precious liquid. There was also a bed of mushrooms underneath but well, MEEEEAT!

We ordered the BBQ Cauliflower with Almond Tarator, Manchego ($16) to satisfy our vegetable intake and it may have been my second favourite dish of the night! Loved the grilled edges of the florets but most of all the cloud of manchego cheese!

And for dessert? No you’re not experiencing deja vu, we just reallllly could not stop talking about the churros and we thought well hey sometimes people have a cheeseboard for dessert right and this is kinda like cheese and crackers and whatevers who gives a toss we can eat whatever we want 😛

Nomad
16 Foster Street,
Surry Hills

Trading Hours:
Wed & Sat: Noon – 2.30pm
Mon & Fri: 6pm till late
Sat: 5.30pm til late
Sunday: Closed