Thought I'd add some of the places I've been to recently.
Restaurant Name: Hurricane’s Grill
Price: Reasonable for what you get…but expensive for students; entrees $15-30; main meals $25-60
Location: Bondi
Reservation Required? Most definitely
Description: Very busy, very loud. Young crowd so it’s vibrant and hip. Had a 7:30pm booking, but we couldn’t get in till 8pm, so be warned for slow service. But great waiters/waitresses
Restaurant Name: Sapore (Italian)
Price: reasonable; pastas are $15-20, mains (meats etc) are $18-25
Location: The Italian Forum, Norton St
Reservation Required? Nope. But don’t expect to get a seat on a Friday/Saturday night at prime time (ie. 7pm)
Description: Great for late night coffees, the atmosphere is young. Awesome, awesome, AWESOME desserts.
Restaurant Name: Reginaldo’s (Italian)
Price: incredibly cheap; most pastas don’t hit the $16 mark, and pizzas come in a range of sizes – largest is only $17 approx.
Location: Drummoyne, Lyons Road
Reservation Required? No
Description: It can get quite noisy if there’s a lot of people. It’s a family place. However, go there late at night, and it’s dead. The lighting is low and so very romantic! Family run business, so everyone is very nice. They sell Nutella Pizza! It’s only $13! Perfect dessert!
Restaurant Name: Kafenes (Greek)
Price: It’s decent. As a uni student, I wouldn’t go there every night. Entrees are $6 to $15; Mains are all $18 and above
Location: Enmore
Reservation required? Yes!
Description: Everything about the place shouts Greek! It’s really fantastic. The food was absolutely delicious – pricey, but like I said, not somewhere you’d go every day, but definitely go for a special occasion. My boyfriend and I paid $80 for 2 entrees and 2 mains. Well worth it – the platter sizes were MASSIVE! The greek dips and pita bread was to die for. However, it’s really small, and gets VERY loud. Not ideal for a romantic dinner lol
My favourite part was going to the toilet - no joke. When you walk out the back, it's like walking into a Greek home complete with umbrella stand, pictures of Greece and soccer teams on the wall, Greek newspapers and a Tavli (greek game) board