You need to ring a doorbell to enter this small restaurant on Oxford street in Woollahra which has been a highly awarded institution in Sydney since 1976. Claude's has had four owners since and the current owner is an ex-lawyer Chui Lee Luk. We dined there when she first took over the kitchen and the food was very different to what we had this time. The flavours were more delicate back then with soft little touches of flowers and exquisite aromas. This time it was a lot heavier, more asian influence and truly - not really what I expected. It was good but not stunning. I must say though that both the desserts were fantastic. Would like to go back just for the desserts if we could.

 

Saffron and chestnut broth - saffron biscotti

Spanner crab, celeriac griddle cake, chicken with black truffles

Angus fillet cured with mignonette pepper - mushrooms, onions, capsicum

Yellow fin tuna and salt cod

Pork en crepine, fish fragrant sauce

Roast aylesbury duck

Bitter orange souffle

Chocolate hazelnut macarons