Erik Protzman

Review of Jonah's restaurant

A bit of a let down.

A bit of a let down.
We were given a $600 voucher for Xmas for Jonah's. We called ahead to confirm if we could use some of the voucher for dinner and some for lunch the next day as there's no way two people can eat $600 of food when we aren't big drinkers.

The person I spoke with failed to mention that the max amount regifted back would only be $250 and would be mailed so it's not possible to spend the next day. Which is what we found out at the end of our meal.

The staff are great, very attentive, and kept drinks and water topped up. Excellent service! Given its autumn, there are no views at night which is not their fault but the decor and lighting is very dated and sterile as so many people have posted. Would never come for dinner again as you're paying for the view which doesn't exist at night.

The food. Hmm. We had a 4 course meal which didn't impress. It really felt like they tried too hard and over-complicated the food and the flavours. We are pretty easy to please but some of the dishes my wife would not even finish due to taste. Perhaps we just got unlucky and tried the wrong things on the menu or perhaps the current menu is just a bit off. Other top restaurants in Sydney definitely run rings the food we had at Jonah's.

We'll have to come back to spend the rest our voucher so hopefully have a better experience next time and I can hopefully update this review. Will wait for a few menu updates before we do so.

We had heard such good things and we're excited to come but just can't understand what all the fuss is about.