Helm Bar & Bistro *UPDATED*
Image: Typical Sydney- keeping the dream alive! It’s a cold April evening but Helm’s magnificent overhead heating means I can enjoy my meal on their wooden deck overlooking Darling Harbour and still feel like it’s summer.
Typical Sydney- keeping the dream alive! It’s a cold April evening but Helm’s magnificent overhead heating means I can enjoy my meal on their wooden deck overlooking Darling Harbour and still feel like it’s summer. A similarly salubrious menu, their Thai Mussels ($19.50) with ginger, chili, coconut milk and strands of lemongrass are swimming in flavour. Have a nautical affair with the Seafood Paella ($25) with generous helpings of prawn, mussels, octopus, prawns and chorizo. The 300g Black Angus Scotch Fillet ($26) is char-grilled and cooked to your liking, with a green peppercorn sauce and humble shoestring fries. And if you’re still not feeling on top of the world, a rustic Moroccan Lamb Salad ($17) with whole chunks of pumpkin, chickpeas and lashings of mint yoghurt is a generous accompaniment. If Europe does mulled wine in winter, contemporary Sydney does beers in the cooler months. In May and June, they’re celebrating specialty beers to lure you out from hibernation. Chef Frederic Booms is decking the halls with a ‘beer & fare‘ special, pairing a boutique beer and a dish, with that dish also using the beer as a key ingredient. Combined with the radiant panel heating, your cheery spirits will say good riddance to indoor weather.
Helm Bar & Bistro
Aquarium Wharf, 1 Wheat Road, Darling Harbour
Ph: (02) 9290 1571 www.helmbar.com.au
Modern Australian/Seafood/Burgers $$-$$$
