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“Forget everything your mother told you about avoiding Strangers with candy: this cute corner pit stop’s polished floors and red banquette make for an intimate supper seduction.”
Rachel Smith
Dining Secrets Sydney
(01/10/2005)
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“Willingly seduced by a funky little number.”
Keith Austin
Sydney Morning Herald
Good Living (18/11/2003)
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“Can’t resist Strangers with
Candy - Putting the flavour back in food.”
Jordan Kerr
SX Magazine
Devine Dine (25/08/2005)
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Never mind the bollocking.
Helen Greenwood
Sydney Morning Herald
Good Living (23/11/2004)
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“Strangers with Candy
– We love it!”
The Restaurant Club (26/02/2004)
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"I'm not afraid of Strangers with Candy, not when the candy is as tempting as this."
FiFi
Sunday Telegraph Magazine - Glutton
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"Strangers with Candy is a dining experience not to be missed".
The Australian Pork Newspaper
(15/10/2004)

“One of those rare finds, the food is just beautiful.”
2UE - Restaurant Review (20/03/2004)

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"Strangers is already popular
with the locals (so be sure to book), and Veronica Stute's adventurous cooking deserves a wider audience."
Sydney Morning Herald
Good Food Guide 2005

Strangers with Candy

10 OF THE BEST
Breakfast

You could happily spend all day here, including dinner, but weekends start with a brunch bruschetta laden with prosciutto and balsamic mushrooms, or smoked salmon and horseradish crème, assured coffee and service as bright as the sunshine.

Contemporary
Score 14/20

Don’t be fooled by looks. This Redfern perennial, with its wooden chairs and tables set with paper napkins, seems a little weary and the paint is peeling, but the menu is creative and contemporary, and the floor team is upbeat and on the case. A clever timbale of sherry-cured salmon tartare comes with crisp-fried wonton skins and excellent wasabi cream.

A beautifully presented duck confit teams nicely with an agrodolce apple and ginger sauce, although it was a little heavy on the onions, low on ginger, and more apple would have cut through the duck’s richness. Al dente Spaghettini, tossed with blue swimmer crab meat, chilli and plump black mussels, is full of big flavours, and seasonal steamed vegetables are cooked to a snappy bright green with a delicately crisp finish.

Sauternes cream with burnt caramel is a sexy take on crème brulée, with a smooth, runny centre, smothered with a generous pile of raspberries.

Knowledgeable service and relaxing surrounds make this a stranger you can trust.

Bill E $12.50-$14.50 M $26.50
D $4.50-$14.50
Cards No cards
Wine BYO (corkage $2.50 pp)
Chef Veronica Stute
Owners Justin Wells & Veronica Stute
Seats 40; private rooms; wheelchair access; outdoor seats
And...a great bottle shop around the corner has a copy of the menu to help you choose your wine.

Hours
Breakfast & Lunch
Sat-Sun 9.30am-3.30pm;
Dinner Wed-Sat 6-9.30pm
Bookings essential: Tel 9698 6000

Score 14/20
"This former shopfront is home to an engaging eatery. The eclectic charm of comforting wood tones, candle-lit tables and burgundy walls and the warm welcome from staff; not to mention the food, which is consistently appetising."
Sydney Morning Herald
Good Food Guide 2007

Score 14/20
"The colours are bold and the name is cheeky, the service chirpy and the food striking. So take something perky or quirky to quaff, chill out in the courtyard or cosy up at the front, and let the pleasures wash all over you."
Sydney Morning Herald
Good Food Guide BYO Top 10 2006

"This smartly named restaurant is newly refurbished with banquettes in the front room and other comfy changes."
Sydney Eats 2006

"Never mind what your mother told you - this is one time you should say yes to strangers with candy."
Sydney Eats 2005