Bastardo

Bastardo is a pasta and grilled seafood restaurant on Holt Street in Surry Hills. It feels lively and suits a date night or a dinner out with shared plates, and it also serves lunch on Thursday and Friday. Diners say the service is friendly and attentive, and the pasta is the highlight. Adelaide Street Reserve is about three minutes' walk away.

Cuisine at Bastardo

Food at Bastardo

Pasta leads the menu, and grilled octopus is also on it. Diners praise the pasta for full flavour and careful cooking, with the corn agnolotti and the crab pasta both mentioned. One diner singled out the bread and butter served at the start of the meal. Vegetarian dishes are available. One diner suggests ordering several dishes to share so you can try more of the menu.

What to order: Pasta dishes, especially the corn agnolotti

Drinks at Bastardo

Drinks are built around wine and amaro, with the wine list and amaro list both linked on the website. One diner rated the negroni as pretty good.

Set banquet and dessert menus

The website links a set banquet menu at $92 per person, a fixed option that suits a table ordering together. A dessert menu, an à la carte menu and the wine list are linked too, so you can look over the food and drinks before you arrive. The amaro list is a separate document for after-dinner drinks.

What customers say about Bastardo

• 💬Staff described as friendly, attentive and fun
• 💬Pasta praised for full flavour and well-judged cooking
• 💬Service said to lift the whole meal

Tips for visiting Bastardo

• ✓Book through SevenRooms from the restaurant's website.
• ✓Lunch runs on Thursday and Friday only, so weekend visits are for dinner.
• ✓Order a few plates to share and save room for the pasta.

Getting to Bastardo

Bastardo is at 50 Holt Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010, about three minutes' walk from Adelaide Street Reserve. Parking is available.

Near Bastardo

• ☕Città Cafe1 min walk
• ☕Sample Coffee Surry Hills1 min walk
• ☕Burbs Brew Espresso Bar1 min walk
• 🌳Adelaide Street Reserve3 min walk
• 🌳Cooper Street Reserve3 min walk
• 🌳Ward Park4 min walk

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