Vatel Restaurant

Ph: (02) 9712 4024; 372 Lyons Rd, Russell Lea 2046 www.vatelrestaurant.com.au

modern french, $
Open Dinner Mon-Sat; Licensed, BYO bottled wine only, Corkage $3 person; AE DC MC V

Other published opinions

Sydney Eats 2008 "Nowadays, you're lucky if you can even get someone to acknowledge a mistake, let alone remedy the situation"

Sydney Eats 2006 "The laidback waiter happily points to the story written on the bright red wall suggesting that, should the food ever fail to meet customer expectations, the chef may have to follow the example of the great 17th century Frenchman the restaurant is named after and fall on his chef's knife."

Sydney Morning Herald By Joanna Savill, 4-11-2005 " Food 8 - Good, French-inspired gastro-bistro. Atmosphere 7 - Crowded and slightly cramped. Value 7 - Just above pub bistro prices. Service 6 - Serviceable."

SBS Eating Guide to Sydney 2005 "Owner/chef Philippe Pinson from Brittany has an impressive CV-working under such luminaries as Bennelong's Guillaume Brahimi, for example. This pretty little eatery is his own place and the style is French with a modern accent. You can start with a plate of aioli, tapenade and tomato coulis with toasted bread and cheese twists, enjoy a country-style veal and pork terrine served warm with cornichons and onion jam, and then go for broke with the twice-roasted pork belly"