Isn’t living in Surry Hills grand? Well, I certainly think so! Only minutes away from a massive selection of restaurants of different cuisines, some wonderful and some terrible. Tonight, we toddled off to Mohr & Mohr for a very casual meal. I’ve been sick with the ‘flu all week and it was nice to get out of the house.

No wines by the bottle, not even a BYO tonight, it was a simple one course and “we’ll see if we need dessert” kind of night. Perusing the menu, the influence being largely German. We settled on the hearty cassoulet with duck, sausage and Kassler, and the braised lamb shanks with broad beans and cherry tomatoes. Also spotted on the menu were the influences of the sister restaurant Mohr Fish - salmon with green peppercorn beurre blanc and rudder fish with mango salsa.

The food was decent without being special - however I should note that the serving sizes are huge! It was just as well that we didn’t order an entree! The shanks weren’t melting off the bone, and the cassoulet nothing to write home about - the duck was dry and whilst the sausage was tasty, I was still feeling it digest at 11pm!

This is the sort of restaurant I could see a rugby team getting stuck into the meals without complaint simply due to the serving sizes. A good local bistro, relatively inexpensive and quick - we were in and out in an hour - and we certainly didn’t need dessert!

Returnability: Perhaps, in the middle of winter.
Score: 13/20

Entrees $8.5 to $25. Mains $18 to $23. Dessert $6.5 to $12.5
BYO ($5 corkage) plus small winelist
Entertainment Book discount available
204 Devonshire Street, Surry Hills