Grill and Bear It at these 5 Smokin’ Good Steak Restaurants

Everyone craves a perfectly cooked steak that your knife slices through like butter and any restaurant worth its salt can stake their reputation on delivering just that on the plate.

Here are five venues where steak rules the house and there’s no beef about how you want it cooked:

Volcanos Steakhouse on Church Street in North Parramatta is renowned as one of the best steakhouses in Sydney and a 100% halal restaurant. A stacked stone wall, leather chairs and banquette seating and trailing greenery blend seamlessly with recycled timber flooring to create a chilled-out vibe to peruse a menu featuring dry-aged steaks and premium Wagyu.

 

Savour signature dishes like eye fillet served with grilled turkey rashers, prawns, spinach, sautéed mushrooms, olives, shallots, frizzled onions, mashed potato and creamy mushroom sauce; or share a Volcano’s meat platter with bone-in rib eye, T-bone, beef short ribs, lamb ribs, lamb and chicken skewers and chicken fillet, on a bed of steakhouse fires with a choice of three sauces.

Drawing inspiration from South African steakhouse heritage, Meat & Grain on Crown Street in Wollongong offers a refined and lively dining setting. Grounded in timeless tradition, expect an elegant ambience, top-tier steaks, ribs and exquisite wines, ensuring every visit to the restaurant becomes an unforgettable culinary journey.

 

Settle into a leather booth or dine at intimate table settings and choose a cocktail from the well-stocked bar while perusing a menu delivering steak and ribs grilled on an open flame, along with burgers and seafood. Starters such as roasted bone marrow, mushroom duxelles and bread always entice, followed by Wagyu Scotch fillet, house salad and sweet potato chips, or rump and a rack of ribs, with garlic herb butter potatoes.

Global cuisine in a family-friendly setting with an enclosed glass dining area and leafy beer garden is what you’ll find at The Flying Duck Hotel on Bendigo Street in Prahran. Step into a dining room with deep timber accents, neutral tones and exposed red brick, ideal for lingering over a romantic meal, or celebrating with family and friends; while the iconic beer garden features a greenery-surrounded glass house for enjoying a cold wine on a balmy day.

 

 

Start with wood-grilled scallops and herb butter, or a chilled prawn slider with Marie Rose sauce and pickled shallots; from the wood grill come mains such as grass-fed Porterhouse steak cooked just how you like it, with sides of fries, grilled broccoli and roast pumpkin. Finish decadently with chocolate fondant and honeycomb ice cream.

Located in the heart of Geelong, Tempo Kitchen & Bar on Eastern Beach Road focuses on providing a unique dining experience celebrating the local produce and flavours of Victoria. Found in the Novotel Geelong and exuding a stylish vibe of glass panels, cane furniture, potted greenery and a well-stocked bar, this restaurant is the ideal spot to catch up with friends over breakfast, lunch or dinner.

 

Monday is steak night – don’t miss out on a featured steak with truffle butter or mustard, fries and salad for just $32 – or choose a T-bone with signature espresso-ancho chilli spice rub, served with butter and sauce, along with sides of roasted chat potatoes, rosemary salt and slow-roasted pumpkin with maple syrup, sweet corn salsa and spiced pepitas.

Outstanding value, meals and service are on the menu at the Geelong RSL bistro on Barwon Heads Road in Belmont. From a simple parmy with a couple of mates through to gourmet Porterhouse and Scotch fillet steaks, dining here is a true culinary experience catering for a wide range of tastes and styles in a spacious dining room that is warm and inviting.

Bring the gang on Thursdays for steak night and slice your knife into a perfectly cooked piece of meat, alongside salad and chips; or devour eye fillet medallions, served on sweet potato mash with roasted vegetables and red wine jus. Perhaps wrap your hands around a Scotch fillet steak sandwich, with caramelised onion, lettuce, tomato, cheese, aioli, BBQ sauce and chips.