Buzo
Editorial
Nestled surreptitiously behind Oxford Street, and only moments from the main arteries of Woollahra, Buzo is the casual and oh-so-sexy Italian you have been searching for. With an enticing menu and sultry atmosphere, this restaurant offers fine dining at its laid-back best. The intimate interior combines retro glamour with understated style, pairing vintage Italian wine posters with chic light fittings and immaculately dressed tables. This bricolage of design style is matched with an equally diverse and intriguing menu. The menu changes daily and the result is a pastiche of flavours, as rich Italian dishes are reworked with fresh ingredients and an eccentric twist. The white anchovy, celery and parsley salad is just as enticing as the Coffin Bay oysters with eschallots and Banyuls vinegar. The antipasta dishes are unique and appealing, and only serve to kindle the excitement for the main course.
The senses are aroused at the mention of ingredients like pan-fried calves liver and wild nettles, and the signature vincisgrassi – a porcini mushroom, prosciutto and truffle lasagne – is not to be missed. Yet no true Italian fling is complete without wine, and Buzo’s list offers a selection to make your nonna blush. From scintillating Champagne and Prosecco offerings, to gutsy reds and an extensive grappa collection, dilettantes are dabblers may need to stay well into the night to satiate their desires. Indeed with over 150 wines on offer, Buzo is sure to have all diners infatuated. Before too long, you’ll want to organise your next little tryst in Woollahra, because a night with this gorgeous little Italian certainly is la dolce vita.
Claire Reilly, November 2008
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unimpressed
July 30, 2010
The food sank like lead in my stomach. Everything on the menu was soaked in fat. Double fried potato sides, grease laden tomato sauces. The signature dish was little more than gooey cheese with a hint of mushroom.
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