4/5 For the Love of F. 1 year ago on Google
Housed
off
Oliver
Lane
you’ll
find
Coda,
another
venture
by
Chef
Adam
D’Sylva,
the
same
guy
behind
Tonka.
Coda
offers
up
Euro-Vietnamese
dishes
that
are
intended
to
be
shared.
The
menu
is
wide,
the
drinks
list
is
extensive
(and
delicious
I
might
add).
The
venue
itself
is
dimly
lit,
has
gorgeous
ceilings,
and
music
pumping
through.
The
star
of
the
show
was
by
far
the
Kingfish
sashimi.
The
flavours
incorporated
were
sour,
spicy,
tangy,
savoury
-
we
couldn’t
get
enough
of
it.
And
the
cuts
of
fish
were
a
great
thickness
and
size,
making
for
substantial
bites.
The
prawn
betel
leaves
were
good,
slightly
aromatic
and
made
salty
with
the
accompanying
soy
sauce.
Oysters
were
sour
but
savoury,
tasty
albeit
being
on
the
smaller
side.
The
tempura
bugs
were
a
good
size,
a
lovely
light
batter,
a
good
amount
of
juicy
meat.
However
adding
both
the
soy
and
the
chilli
salt
became
too
salty
so
only
a
small
amount
is
needed
of
each.
The
mozzarella
was
nothing
special,
again
the
pesto
was
on
the
salty
side,
but
the
carrots
were
beautifully
sweet.
The
pork
cutlet
was
a
decent
portion
for
the
two
of
us,
the
cuts
were
nice
and
thick
and
meat
was
super
tender
and
not
too
fatty.
The
flavour
of
the
pork
itself
though
was
underwhelming
-
the
only
prominent
flavour
was
the
charred
crust.
The
tomatoes
had
soaked
up
most
of
the
flavour
which,
when
eaten
with
the
pork
in
one
bite,
elevated
it.
Flavours
weren’t
mind-blowing,
but
at
least
they
were
there.
The
fries
were
good,
nicely
salted,
we
would’ve
preferred
if
they
were
fried
for
a
little
longer
as
some
were
softer
than
others
and
needed
a
better
crunch.
Dining
on
a
Saturday
night
you
can
expect
it
to
be
busy,
but
we
found
that
the
service
was
quite
slow,
we
noticed
the
tables
around
us
being
made
to
wait
a
while,
prompting
for
some
diners
to
raise
the
issue
to
staff.
Perhaps
there
was
a
staffing
issue
on
this
night
as
they
appeared
to
be
under
the
pump.
There
has
to
be
a
degree
of
mercy
given
to
the
hospo
industry
at
the
moment.
Overall,
a
great
fine-dining
restaurant.
The
sashimi
is
what
blew
us
out
of
the
park,
everything
else
was
tasty
and
fresh
but
not
incredible.
I’m
not
sure
how
I
feel
about
putting
European
and
Asian
food
together
on
one
menu
though.
Still
worth
a
visit.