Claude’s is a little hide-away restaurant in the trendy suburb of Wollahra. I always want to try this place and finally the chance comes.

The pre dinner snack of shoe pastry deep fry balls are a nice start for a winter evening but it’s a bit too heavy as starters.

The entrée of lamb sausages are quite nice. However entrée with meat is really starting the evening with a heavy tone.

The mini lobster is definitely a nice dish and should be the formal entrée. I can’t remember what is exactly in the white sauce but it matches the prawn so well I really lost myself.

The abalone soup with winter melon cubes is a very traditional Chinese style soup. I definitely can taste the rich flavour for the sea but the dish really lacks the creativity

The barramundi fillet is a very nice one and I really impress by the sauce that goes with it.

The duck meat is another winner of the evening that I really enjoy the rich red wine sauce that goes with it.

The last dish of the sirloin is also nice, but I definitely recognise the cooking technique similar to the braising methods in Chinese cooking. I must say the dish is enjoyable but there isn’t much originality in the dish.

The dessert is definitely more appealing. The melon sorbet and the soufflé are definitely one of the best that I ever tasted.

 It is a good restaurant for special occasion afterall and I did have a very enjoyable evening. I am sure I will be back, but not too soon though. I am sure some of the restaurants that I had tried before has more originality in their dishes that Claude’s. However it is still worth a try.