Amedeo's Italian Bistro

Amedeo's Italian Bistro, 100 Townsend Street, Sydney

What a wonderful surprise this restaurant was! Nine of us met up at Amedeo's on Friday evening; this restaurant is just one block up from "The Main Drag" with parking in front and on the side streets. Amedeo's changed owners a little while ago and we can assure our readers that it is now in very good hands.

Even though it was busy outside on the street, the restaurant was quiet inside. It was also quite cozy with nooks and crannies where private tables were set up.  The first items that arrived at our table were homemade fluffy rolls with butter and, wait for it, garlic meatballs on toothpicks. Delicious! We ordered an assortment of pasta dishes and entrees from the menu - every UAG member enjoyed their meal. We could even taste the flavour of the grill on the garlic bread. And the desserts? All the dessert selections were homemade as well. We can tell you that their bread pudding with caramel sauce was heavenly.

One of the highlights of the evening was something that wasn't even on our table...the waitress kept the mugs of tea hot by serving fresh tea from a Paderno Vienna Tea Pot! Everything was done with such style.

Large mug of tea with little mugs of milk and sugar
We started our dinner by raising our glasses to 2017 and followed that with a very enjoyable and comfortable evening. What a great way to start the year!

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