Pony Lounge & Dining - The Rocks

A 5 out of 5 stars for the delicious food, varied menu and fabulous staff(our waitress Jazz was so helpful, cheerful and professional). Highly recommend.

We make a point to visit the pony when we are in sydney. I rated it last time with five stars. it is probably still so good, but this visit showed how bad service can let down the entire device. our French waiter told me that my lambskin would be pink if I ordered medium-breasted. it wasn't. lamb is not a good meat if it is rare. Why do they insist on cutting it up? Perhaps they could ask: if you want to reduce your eating, sir? no, thank you, I can still make it alone. it became worse than I tried to order the 2017 ca di bruno • barolo docg at $54 for 250ml, which is much. the young waitress clearly misunderstood me and brought me a Peroni beer that I sent back and repeated my job for the barolo. our French waiter came back to take responsibility and asked me if I understood that we came into a glass instead of a more decanter. I answered that I did. He left and that was it. no weeping was a pity because I would have enjoyed it with my very rare and not particularly pleasant lamb rump. When I asked what happened to the wee when our tellers were cleared, the waiter explained that he had not thought I wanted it. Maybe he could have checked it. wants to spend $50 on a glass of wine? it would have clarified the misunderstanding. I had asked it to three points from this point and said I was not willing to argue with him. Why do I have to do that? surely the first thing they are taught in the restaurant school is not to argue with the customer. all you do is that they are very angry. what he did, he asked if I would like that wein now, after a meal was clear. it is a little insult to offer someone a glass wein after they have finished their meal and the tellers have all gone. the whole idea of the wine is to drink it with the meal. then, when the bill arrived, the peroni beer was still there. I asked for correction of the bill. it was, but the setting of the waiter was dilligaf. this type of behavior lets the whole device down: all the other people who work so hard to make this a good restaurant are affected by it. I would normally have left a tip, about $40 on a $200 bill. I didn't. I gave the most to the taxi driver who was exceptionally polite and did not get lost on the way back to our hotel. I have received a note from the pony as an answer to an internal question with which the affected employee was spoken. I can only hope that it makes a difference. there are however many good restaurants in sydney and I will not risk this type of treatment again.

To walk from our hotel quay west apartments and was a culinary experience that was amazing.

Wonderful relaxing lunch, greeted by friendly staff at Pony. Enjoyed cocktails to start followed by lovely food, washed down with a bottle of wine. Food was beautifully presented and our glasses always topped up. The only small grip was our bottle of wine was placed...on the bar area and took it's time to make it to our table by the staff. I highly recommend and I will be returning when in Sydney.

If your previous experience of wood fire grill is a greasy, cremated churrasco, then be converted by the exquisite experience that is “Pony Dining”. Located in the pedestrian heart of Sydney’s historic ‘The Rocks’, this little gem of classy, diminutive, rustic charm will delight you from the...moment of entering. Owner and head chef Neil Nolan has composed a select, concise menu of creative culinary offerings ranging from perfectly grilled wagyu to kangaroo tartare and Japanese style seared tuna on sesame/komba/ soba noodles just to mention a few. Innovation, quality of produce and attention to detail are his hallmarks. The kitchen and dining areas are incorporated into one room, allowing the cooking/grilling to be observed enjoyed by the patrons. If you want an exquisite, unique, modern dining experience while visiting Sydney’s historic sandstone past, don’t miss this one.