the grill

definitely an amazing steakrestaurantexperience! the food was perfect and super tasty, the only issue is the price (which is why i gave 4 stars) this is definitely a once in a blue moon type of place, but worth it when you want to really splurge

i had booked thisrestaurantfour days before i visited but the reception girl said she couldnt find my booking. her service was extremely poor. other staffs provided good service tho. the foods are not bad but very small and not worth the cost. i dont think i will go there again, also will never recommend to anybody!!

went there for their promotion. wakanui sirloin steak with miso hollandaise, duck fat chips and drink. no choice of drink, just a merlot, but it was nice. i ordered the steak medium rare, and it looked medium rare but was still chewy :-( the taste was really awesome though!!! chips were uber great. hollandaise a bit too heavy for me, but love that they serve the mustard :-) also ordered the broccolini with almonds and olive oil. meh, couldn't taste the olive oil, and didn't see the point of the almonds. greatrestaurantbut not yet five-star according to me. why??? i was served red wine in a white wine glass- twice, and so was my friend. and their staff didn't seem to knowledgeable about wines when i asked for a recommendation. the staff also seem a bit uneasy- their friendliness a bit forced. maybe my hospitality background making me picky, but when i go to a five star restaurant, i like to see staff who know what they are doing and are actually enjoying their job or can act really well as if they are. i can get stand-offish staff at the food court, i don't care there.

i come here every so often but especially when i want an amazing steak. the price is definitely higher than your regular bistro, but its absolutely worth it! the ambience of therestaurantis lovely, and definitely a nice place to come on a date night!

if you ever have the money to splurge on a steak, the grill has an amazing a5 kagoshima beef, which literally changed my perspective on steaks. (keep in mind the steak is a lot smaller than your usual steak).
for an entree my go-to would be the beef tartare! its made in front of you, and you can also ask to customise how much of each ingredient you want!
however, if you have a big appetite and you have no idea what you want to order, i highly recommend getting the "study of beef", it differs according to the chef's preference, but ultimately they get to choose what you get and the sauces that go with the 3 steaks.
the duck fat chips are a 10/10, highly recommend if you're looking for some extra sides!

food: 5/5
price: 4/5
ambience: 5/5
service: 5/5

quantity and quality is not good therestaurantand not fil my requirement

please add boneless main course in your menu ..i tried calling therestaurantbut contact number is out of network area

the grill is a well known steakhouse with a extensive range of premium quality meat and seafood.

located on the ground level of grand hotel, therestaurantis cleverly designed. contrasting to the vibrant entrance, the dining area is dark but luxurious, with an enormous open kitchen and seafood bar appealing to the guests.

arriving at our table, we started with the seafood platter, which contained a variety of fresh and sizable queensland prawns, cloudy bay clams, coromandel mussels, king salmon and bluff oysters (as the bluff season commences in march).


then our meat has arrived. i ordered the kagoshima a5 wagyu sirloin (medium rare) accompanied by 3 sauces. the wagyu sirloin was sliced into pieces and grilled perfectly, fatty yet flavoursome, melting like butter in my mouth.

i highly recommend sharing this dish between two, as the richness of one portion could be quite substantial.


kagoshima a5 wagyu paired with a glass of pinot noir
to finish off, i had the chocolate souffle with blood orange sorbet. the souffle has an airy outer layer with a hot and slightly runny center conveying the tastes of chocolate, the orange sorbet creating a balancing act to the chocolate flavours.

infamous by signature chef sean connolly, whom has left end of last year, i was pleased for the persistent quality of food.

the service was non-complainable. our waiter was professional but slightly impersonal. i did feel a little mistreated when we weren’t provided with warm hand towels like the other guests.

overall our dining experience was excellent, but considering that therestaurantis priced at the upper end of premium dining, i would have excepted a little bit more.

food: 8.5/10
food presentation: 8.5/10
service: 8.5/10
ambience: 10/10
value for money: 7/10

$180 per person (excl alcohol)

one of the bestrestaurantin jabalpur for indian and chinese food...

one of the finestrestaurantin jabalpur to have indian food, the grilled food and more over the best chinese cuisine i have ever tasted.. fully recommended !

finishing offrestaurantmonth with a meal at @thegrillbyseanconnolly.
we started with a crisp macadamia /parmesan / mushroom cigar with garlic aioli.
this was followed with a rustic rye bread with @lewisroadcreamery butter.
next was a kingfish cerviche - beautifully paired with mandarin segments and lime - refreshing and light.
for the main, i chose the savannah scotch (for flavour) cooked medium rare, served with an epic red wine jus 🍷 so good and would you look at those duck fat chips!! 🍟 i cannot finish these by myself, despite the fact that i really wanted to, especially with the house tomato sauce.
i had to save space for the dessert which got whoops of delight from the next table as the flamed liquor is poured on top of my bombe alaska, setting the snowy meringue peaks alight, nicely toasting it.
loved the drama.

have been to therestaurantquite few times however the most recent visit was very disappointed. the quality of the food has gone down quite a bit (gradually over last few years). last time visit, i’ve asked my steak to be medium but it was served rare. when i raise the question without any apology the waitress just took the plate away. a while later they took the same steak back but this time it was over cooked. to be honest once the steak has been cooked you cannot just reheat it to make it medium, it would be completely ruined. especially in arestaurantlike the grill, you would expect the chef would know more as you are paying top price for them.
will not go back again i rather pay those money where i can enjoy top quality the food and service.

enjoyed the three course menu that's on offer this august, but did add the cheeae board as a little extra, nice location and feel to therestaurantis good, staff are very present and attentive, great wines and food

there’s nothing more primal than a large piece of meat on a plate.  cooked medium rare so there’s nothing left but a fleshy bone and a pool of blood from some poor mammal, as the only evidence that they too once walked this earth. the grill by sean connelly is one of auckland’s premiere steak houses. the building of thisrestaurantwas televised in a series of documentaries years ago, i’ve been intrigued about it ever since. it’s one of 6 restaurants owned and run by sean, so it’s safe to say this guy knows how to restaurant.

the layout is slick.  staff have the swagger and style  of your average fine dining wait staff, arms by the side, gentle small steps, polite interruptions. they even have the overly attractive maître d, a spanish looking beauty just shy of 6 foot tall who’d give penelope cruz a run for her money. yup, they’ve got it all.

the kitchen presented us with an amuse bouche to start with, an arancini type deep fried ball centered with sea food. oysters were the next choice, these served with simple condiments of a lemon infused olive oil and a vinaigrette. duck liver parfait was next, this served with a couple of thick slices of brioche, this one was not special, pretty forgettable. (coco’s cantinas parfait is all over this)

for mains it was the 650g savannah angus on the bone served with a miso hollandaise, i was disappointed that béarnaise was not an option, however the miso hollandaise more than made up for my disappointment, clearly the chefs had used nut brown butter to make this and the result was a stunning condiment. the steak of course was cooked perfectly, to be expected.

it was the biggest steak i’ve ever eaten, the most red meat i’d consumed in one sitting. it made for a great instagram post, but that’s where the magic stopped for me. half way through the steak and my palette was crying out for something new. what i was left with was the adult version of your mother telling you to eat your dinner otherwise there’d be no dessert. i had to eat every mouthful of this steak, it has just cost me $60. yes we had sides of green beans and duck fat fries, but i suppose this verdict comes down to my personal preferences .........  steaks bore me, in saying that, a slab of a5 wagyu would garner a different reaction from me. 

there’s just not a lot to shout about if you fancy technique, texture and flavor over a mountain of expensive meat.

it was a novelty, yes, would i do it again, i'd have to think about it ...

came for a sunday lunch and had the sirloin steak and the scotch fillet and for entre the fish raw plate.
the only reason thisrestaurantdoesn't get 5 stars it's because on the sirloin steak, they didn't cook it long enough.
apart from that, everything was top shelf specially the costumer service.

the ambiance of the place was lovely. i liked how they displayed their fine meats and seafood for the patrons to view.

the night started well. antipodes water was served. we were given complimentary canapé (fried mushroom, garlic & parmesan twister) which was very tasty and homemade rye bread served with lewis road creamery butter.

i ordered the sunday roast which i thought was value for money. the savannah beef off the bone came with roast potatoes, yorkshire pudding, caramelised onions, red wine jus and bearnaise sauce. when it came out i was like wow, the plate also had carrot and a bit of creamed spinach. the meat was tender and cooked medium (prefect for me). i loved everything on the plate except the caramelised onion - it was extremely salty. i could only taste salt.

the smoked mash potato w chicken gravy again was too salty. but i liked the smokyness in it. the confit mushrooms w garlic & thyme was okay but it was cold. my friends ordered the duck fat potatoes which i tried, it was lacking salt.

dessert was great and my favourite course of the evening. the apple tart w vanilla ice cream was amazing. crepe suzette and profiteroles were good too. profiteroles had a generous amount of hazelnut favoured cream.

service was a bit on the down side. the lady who served the table (9 of us) only ever asked if we wanted drinks once. when explaining the specials of the day, most of us couldn’t hear what she was saying, so had her come back to ask questions.

no waiting staff ever asked how the food was and if we needed anything else. the is very strange considering it’s seems to be the norm to check on your customers.

i sound picky but if you’re dining at $50 average for 300gm of meat only typerestaurantyou would expect everything to be exceptional.

however, i would like to go back and try other seafood dishes. and hopefully things will have improved and refined by then