Sah Modern Mediterranean
Location: 145 O'Connell Street, North Adelaide
Open: Everyday
Food: Tapas, Paella, typical main course
Entertainment book discount: Complimentary main course with another main course up to $25.
Sah is a nice modern mainly tapas restaurant on the northern end of O'Connell Street. It is more a classy dining tapas restaurant in oppose to the tapas bar type, so no loud music and large noisy crowds.
To date it has been a hit and miss, my first experience there was pretty good but the second time was hard to bare and I left hungry. Overall I think they are pricing themselves too high for the standard of food they are cooking up... here I go to give you an idea of my experiences.
First experience:
Strawberry and lime cider 500ml: $16 (liquor store= $6.50)
Duck Meatballs Tapas: $12 (meatballs were soft and juicy but crumbly and couldn't taste duck)
My main: Combination Paella ($25.90), nice hot stone dish with good amount of chicken, a bit salty and oily as a little too much chorizo. Got a bit sickening after a while.
His main: Lamb shank with polenta special ($40), good amount of lamb shank cooked soft and tender, good mix of tomato based sauce.
Duck meatballs: 3.5/5
Combination Paella: 3.5/5
Lamb Shanks: 4/5
Second experience:
Tap water
Entree: Raw Fish Tapas ($16), THE FISH WAS PAPER THIN SLICED INTO 2cm x 4cm RECTANGLES AND YOU ONLY GET 5 SLICES (that's $3.20 per slice) ... Couldn't even take a photo of it.
My Main: Chargrilled lamb cutlets with beans and jus. ($28.90), there was more fat than meat. Don't be fooled, the piece on the far left is just skin and fat curled up! I think I ate about half a piece of bread worth of meat :( the beans were the same as the beans we ordered as a side. the chargrill and jus was a bitter sour taste...
His main: Chargrilled Wagyu Grade 8 Scotch Fillet with Parmesan Polenta Chips and chimichurri sauce. ($49.90), tasted better than my main, couldn't taste the grade 8 wagyu texture as there wasn't much marbling, polenta chips were good but please... paying $50 for a meal, the sides better be ok. Mind you, there wasn't any other sides that come with the mains = ripped off badly.
Our side: Green Beans ($8.90), possibly the best thing I ate that night.
Summary of thought:
Lamb: 2/5
Steak: 4/5
Beans: 3.5/5
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