Tetsuya’s is located in downtown Sydney, near Town Hall and Darling Harbour. Valet parking is available at an extra charge. Chef Tetsuya Wakuda is one of Sydney's most famous chefs, and his nouveau Japanese/French creations are presented attractively. The location of the restaurant is attractive, set in a Japanese house that surrounds a beautiful outdoor courtyard with water features. There are three dining rooms, plus a bar/lounge area, all decorated with art and ceramics. Tetsuya’s has been on the Worlds 50 Best Restaurants several times. The restaurant serves dinner on Tuesday through Saturday as well as lunch on Saturday.
The dinner service was painfully slow. Lots of time elapsed between courses - perhaps 20 minutes or longer after one plate was cleared until another plate was delivered. As with our meal at competitor Quay earlier in the week, the staff shows no “food love”; no one cared whether we liked a dish or not, no one inquired about whether we liked a particular course, or even whether we enjoyed our meal in general. The general attitude of the waitstaff was pretentious and patronizing. They were unable to serve me an iced tea - our waiter said that he would check whether the kitchen could make some, but he never returned to deliver an answer.
The food was tasty, although not particularly memorable. We ate the signature ocean trout dish, but the portion was enormous for a multi-course tasting/degustation menu. The tian made of spanner crab was delicious, and the floating island dessert was unique.
Overall, our meal at Tetsuya’s was rather underwhelming.
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