chester white cured diner

tiny, hipster and good:). my man told me he can't cook without a glass of wine in one hand and that conversation led us to stop atchesterwhite to have one, well, two actually, on the way to harris farm for some grocery shopping as he was planning to cook something nice for me for dinner.
it's a very nice little spot on orwell street, potts point. small bar, two guys with tattoos behind the bar mixing cocktails, preparing some quick meals and meat&cheese boards while having a conversation with you. it felt bit hipster looking at the two of them and the crowd but i guess that's what people are after now as the place was full.
we just had some wine and a meat board with cheese and pickles which was very reasonably priced and tasted good too. this place is a great spot on your way out on friday or saturday or just for a quick bite on your way home from work...or grocery shopping:)
these guys also have buffalo dining club in darlinghurst as they proudly told us. i've heard a lot good things about it and after the nice experience inchesterwhite it is already on our to-try list.

chester white cured diner is the sister restaurant to buffalo dining club, and although i had tried buffalo dining club some time ago, i was again in the mood to eat pasta out of a giant cheese wheel (is there any other mood?) and decided to trychesterwhite for some sort of minor variation. in some sort of serendipitous coincidence,chesterwhite recently started opening for brunch on saturdays and sundays, and it was about a week or two after this that i decided to come, having been turned down on a friday evening.

my experience atchesterwhite was basically flawless. it’s hard to imagine anything similar tasting better, and the service was not far off perfection either. the only drawback is the strict no-bookings policy, but it’s clear that not many people are letting this stop them from eating here. not only am i keen to come back, it’s also made its way onto the elusive list of restaurants that’s spoken of in reverent, longing tones. queues be damned, this place is worth it.

we visitedchesterwhite cured diner as we heard so much hyped about it. went there on monday afternoon for lunch with a high expectations, but let down with the poor service and the freshness of the food.

we ordered the two meats selection and added duck pate. meat selection was nice while the duck pate was a bit too overpowering (it has some weird taste to it). when the 2 meats selections arrived, there was no bread/ crackers to accompany the dish with. turns out the waitress was too busy chatting with other staff and forgot our bread that was being toasted in the oven. i had to get up personally and asked for the bread. when it came out, it was overly toasted and too crispy! (she didn't even offered to make another one or even apologise!).

we also ordered truffle cacio e pepe, which was brought to us with the infamous cheese wheel. we think it was mediocre, there wasn't much truffle taste to it. it was bland and dry (almost just like eating a boiled pasta with shaved cheese,a bit of salt & cracked pepper on top). maybe we were let down by the poor customer service at first, and it obviously affected on the second dish we had. it was monday afternoon and wasn't busy at all! overall experience was okay. the highlight was just the meats selections. definitely not going to come back.

found in a converted cottage on orwell street, i fell across this potts point restaurant a few weeks ago, and when i say ‘fell across’, i mean ‘fell across its feet in love’, becausechesterwhite cured diner belongs in a dream.

it's a 5. i had been wanting to come here for 9 months because of rave reviews and let me tell you it did not disappoint.chesterwhite is food meets a show pulled off in a homely manner.

the service is fantastic and so personable. by far the best service i have received. and the food. well. the cacio e pepe lived up to its expectation and proved that simple is best. the carbonara, gnocchi and platter were all full of flavour and so balanced. i could have double the amount of pasta to myself hands down. i will be returning without a doubt.

i could eat pasta all day errday butchesterwhite takes it to the next level! all i need to say is that this is my favourite pasta in sydney! i always order all three pastas and i highly recommend an apperol to wash it down! the best part? you get lunch or dinner and a show when the cheese wheel theatrics begin!

it is official... i have found my new favourite restaurant to date! i had been wanting to trychesterwhite out for quite some time now, but it wasn't until last friday night i ended up in potts point on a little dinner adventure that resulted in me finally being able to try out this little gem!

upon arrival we were greeted by the owner of the restaurant (service was an 11/10!!) who seated us out the front but explained we would be moved inside shortly. there was the perfect amount of time between us arriving, looking at the menu, ordering, drinks and having our food come out. the owner explained the different wines and made recommendations based on our preferences and it is safe to say that all of his recommendations were amazing!

when it came to the entree's, we ordered the cured platter with the capacollo prosciutto (from the shoulder blade) and the morcon salami (classic spanish salami with chilli, garlic, paprika, rum, nutmeg and more!). honestly the best prosciuttio i have ever come across! the meats were shaved to perfection and the cheeses, olives and pickles served with them complimented them perfectly too. for our mains we ordered the ricotta ghnocchi (hand rolled and made in house with basil and hazelnut pesto) and the truffled cacio e pepe (spaghetti, salt and pepper, parsley, black truffles, served out of a sardinian truffled pecorino cheese wheel). normally i am not a fan of ghnocchi at all but i would legitimately come back here to get this particular dish. it melted in my mouth and the flavour of the pesto was so incredibly fresh that i was in heaven! the truffle cacio e pepe was divine also! so fresh, so tasy and it was something i could not fault! overall, the music, service, atmosphere, and ofcourse the food was all incredible and i would recommend them in a heartbeat!

i was really worried about going tochesterseeing as i had a bad experience at buffalo dining club but seriously this place impressed me. its a tiny crack in the wall so you will have to wait a while but defs worth it. service was great as well.
not your standard italian food but an aus version of... still amazing though.

if i was to give one piece of advice it would be to remove all the buffalo dining restaurants, cause they stink, and replace them with this.

it was a culinary experience to dine at thechesterwhite cured diner. the truffle spaghetti served out of a giant truffled pecorino cheese wheel was indeed a spectacular sight! we were wowed by the deliciousness of the truffle pasta. serving was a little towards the small side, but the staff were really friendly! too bad they don't serve desserts!

really enjoyed thechesterwhite cured diner experience from go to woe. great tasting array of cured meats and pickles supported by a thoughtfully designed menu, excellent service and atmosphere.

now you wouldn't expect to find such a cute little diner amongst what seems to be one of the backpacker regions of the city!

set in what appears to be a retro styled cottage,chesterwhite is not your regular family dining spot with just a few seats, a tiny bar and a cute picket fence outdoor seating area, be prepared to arrive early or during a quieter time of the day to reserve a seat! since they only accept walk-ins.

of course i ordered their truffle pasta! mmmm truffleeee, although a bit too peppery for my liking i still enjoyed it thoroughly, can never go wrong with some truffle pasta 😋 and i love how they stir the pasta at your table before serving it onto your plate. however, i was still hungry though, hm maybe next time i'll try their cured meats as well.

carbs galore. pasta, cheese, charcuterie and cocktails on a saturday is best spent with friends.chesterwhite diner, an extension of buffalo dining club is a retro cured diner seating up to 20 people with all meats, fish and pickles cured in-house.

you've seen buffalo dining club's spaghetti in a cheese wheel, now trychesterwhite cured diner's spaghetti in a truffle cheese wheel! get the meat platter (2 meats with sides $20, added 2 more meats for $6 each). we choose the culatello ita (king of cured meats the menu exclaims), truffle salami, sopressa salami and fennel garlic salami and the board is crammed with pickled carrots, cauliflower and radishes, bread, slabs of asiago and fontina cheeses and of course some olives.

like buffalo dining club,chesterwhite cured diner is a local bar and has a feel that it has been in that spot for a very long time even though its only still a bambini. a great addition to the sydney bar and particularly potts point scene – and another cool sydney bar.