King 143

Ph: (02) 9231 0143; Level 1, 143 King St, SYDNEY 2000

French, $$
Open Lunch Mon-Fri noon-2.30pm; Dinner Tues-Sat 6-9.30pm, Closed public holidays; Licensed; AE, BC, DC, MC, V, Seats inside 50, Private room

Mietta's Review
The Japanese love affair with French food continues in this hard to find CBD restaurant where Japanese chef, Toshi Ishihara, cooks retro French dishes with a surprising Japanese twist. Once you make the cultural adjustment you will find the food well cooked with a god balance of flavours. Service is from the chef's wife Yoshiko. Reasonable prices.

Other published opinions

SMH Good Food Guide 2005 Score 13/20 "This is one of the CBD's more obscure dining treasures, where a Japanese chef cooks French food. When we visited, it was made even more obscure by the complete absence of street signage. Just remember it's a floor above King Street and you'll be fine. Lunch-hour business types warm to the simple decor and discreet service from chef Toshi Ishihara's gracious wife Yoshiko."

SMH GFG 2004, Score 13/20,'The food is French, the chef Japanese, the decor English, and the view gritty downtown Sydney...But amazingly it works...For a safe end to an adventurous culinary jaunt, indulge in the homemade ice-cream that dominates the dessert list.'

The Sydney Morning Herald, good living, Eat Out, Matthew Evans, 30/4/02, Score 13/20. "From a menu that reads like something written in the 1970's come dishes which shop a surprising amount of craft and flavour. With a little more punchiness to the service and better desserts it could lift the point."