Comments on: South Restaurant (Cajun, Creole and Soul food), Neutral Bay

By: timma

timma — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:09:20 +0000

OMG I WENT HERE JUST THE OTHER DAY!.
LET ME TELL YOU THESE RIBS ARE SOOO GOOD.
AND THE NOUTH WATERING WINGS ARE AWESOME.
I WOULD EAT THEM ANY OLE DAY..
YOU WALK INTO THE RESTRAUNT AND YOU ARE WELCOMED IN AS IF YOU WERE FRIENDS WITH THESE PEOPLE. THEY HAVE A WONDERFUL PERSONALITY AND EVERYONE THERE IS SO NICE.
OUR WAITRESSES THAT NIGHT WERE BOTH AMERICAN I HAD A WONDERFUL TIME CHATTING WITH THE GIRL THAT WAS FROM CALIFORNIA . THE CHEF AND ONER OF THE RESTRAUNT LEO WAS SO FRIENDLY AND HE CARED FOR US ALL. I WOULD DEF. COME BACK TO THIS PLACE. I LOVED IT SO MUCH.!
I WOULD PAY PEOPLE TO LITERALLY GO TO THIS RESTRAUNT AND EAT EAT EAT. AND GO TELL ALL THEIR FRIENDS. YOU TRULLY ARE MISSING OUT IF YOU HAVENT EATEN HERE! OMFG THIS FOOD IS THE BEST IN SYDNEY !
I WILL MAKE SURE TO SPREAD THE WORDD AND DO MY PART.
YOU ALLLL ROCK!
AND JUST TRY THESE RIBS YOU DONT UNDERSTAND HOW TRULLY GOOD THEY ARE AND THE SAUCE IS JUST SOMETHING YOU DONT GET OFTEN. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS GENTLEMEN. GO OUT WITH YOUR LIKE 10 OTHER DUDE FRIENDS AND ORDER A SHIT LOAD OF RIBS YOU WILLLLLLLL THANK ME LATER.

By: South restaurant Neutral Bay Cajun Creole American Southern cuisine review @ Not Quite Nigella

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:34:01 +0000

[...] being that this is Sydney and there are more restaurants than you can poke a fork at. However after our first meal at South I had a craving for the ribs. An intense craving. I’d managed to procure one from [...]

By: Not Quite Nigella

Not Quite Nigella — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:42:12 +0000

Hi Damien-Oh lovely! Mmm deep fried okra, that’s something that I’ve always wanted to try. Thanks for the rec!

By: Damien

Damien — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:40:19 +0000

Hi there NQN – I’m new to your blog, but I am now an avid follower! I took a friend here for dinner on Friday night following your glowing recommendation, and I can tell you we were not disappointed! We indulged in the Hot Wings, Deep Fried Okra (Simply Glorious, I might add!) and the BBQ Ribs…! Thanks for a great review, and I would also recommend this place!

By: Not Quite Nigella

Not Quite Nigella — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 08:12:09 +0000

Hi Gail-That’s great to hear, I’m so pleased! What a pity about the banana pudding though, had they sold out or does it change every day I wonder? You’re welcome!

By: Gail

Gail — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 04:43:23 +0000

Hi Lorraine, went to South on Friday evening and had a great meal. Like you, almost had to be carried out on a forklift I was so full! The food was really tasty and the host was very friendly and welcoming. Only disappointment was he didn’t have any Banana Pudding that evening,but the Sour Cherry Cobbler was a pretty good second choice. Thanks for the recommendation!
Gail

By: Not Quite Nigella

Not Quite Nigella — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:56:38 +0000

Hi Southern Boy-Thanks so much for your comment! That’s great that you enjoyed your meal,I have to say that the Crawfish Etouffe was something that I seriously considered ordering. Maybe next time!

Interesting about the catfish. Whenever I’ve seen shows in the South there is a definite mention of catfish so I ought to try that too.

You’re more than welcome Thanks for taking the time to comment and let me know what you thought!

By: Southern Boy

Southern Boy — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:40:01 +0000

Sorry, I meant ‘meal’, not mean. Thanks for a great MEAL Leo.

By: Southern Boy

Southern Boy — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:38:01 +0000

I was born and raised in the American South, (The ‘Great State of Mississippi’ to be exact), and have lived here in Australia for just over 6 years now. One of the few things I do truly miss is the food.

With that in mind, I want to thank you for letting me know this place was here. I, my wife, and a couple friends went to South last Saturday and, for me at least, it was like walking through some strange warp that took me from Australia and gently placed me back in Mississippi. Even better than the feel of the place, however, was the food; every dish that came to our table was nothing short of brilliant.

If I had to pick only a few though, I do have to agree with you completely about the ribs. His ribs are some of the best I have had and the chicken wings are equally brilliant, (we all suggested that he start bottling and selling his BBQ sauce, it really is fantastic). Being able to get both ribs and wings at other places in Australia, though, (not nearly as good but they are available), I decided to put a balm on my homesick stomach and try his crawfish etoufee. I though it was perfect. The taste and texture of it took me straight back to many an evening in Louisiana and I would have it again in a heartbeat.

I also can’t skip talking about his catfish. Those of you from this part of the world won’t understand the relationship between a Mississippian and his catfish, but I’ll sum it up by saying that we have entire restaurants devoted to it, (a really well known one in Jackson Mississippi boils the entire menu down to the question, ‘Will you have the chicken or the catfish?’). Until Leo’s Catfish, I had been soundly disappointed by every attempt at catfish I had ever encountered since I left Mississippi 13 years ago. Leo’s Catfish, though, was delicious. Now, it wasn’t quite the best I’ve had from Mississippi mind you, but it was much better than much of what I have had in Alabama or Louisiana… or even some parts of Mississippi.

Sorry to have given you such a long reply to your blog, but I’m still just a bit giddy from the whole experience. Thanks for a great mean Leo, and thanks to you Lorraine for the Blog that led us to this restaurant in the first place.

By: Not Quite Nigella

Not Quite Nigella — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 03:05:10 +0000

Hi Kathy-Oooh yes that is very tempting! It’s been so long since I’ve been to America *sigh* I do still have my food memories but they’re rapidly fading. Maybe a return visit is in order!