Last night I went to my beautiful friend Rosie's 21st birthday party/ farewell.
The event was held in an incredibly gorgeous and sophisticated wine bar and restaurant in Surry Hills, called Tablefor20.
When we arrived, we came across a door that had a small sign on it, requesting we text a number with a secret code to be allowed into the venue. It was all very exclusive and secretive and was a good way to increase my curiosity about what the night had in store for us.
What makes the Table for 20 restaurant so special is that there are two very long benches where the guests are seated and, on a regular evening, the guests won't know each other - it is very similar to a dinner party scenario.
The food is served as a set three course menu, and arrives on large platters spread across the table. Everyone serves themselves and passes the plates around. Very homely, very Italian.
Last night's meal consisted of orecchiette (which means little ears in Italian) with truffles as the entree, for the main we enjoyed a rack of pork on a bed of spinach, with roast vegetables and the most incredible berlotti bean and sesame salad, and for dessert we had a baked lemon ricotta which was delicious. Bottles of rose were also spread along the table for us to enjoy... fitting given the name of the birthday girl is Rosie.
The atmosphere was so intimate and special, with dimmed lights, candles and a guy playing acoustic guitar and singing beautifully in the corner.
As 21sts go, this was definitely one of my favourites! The speeches were excellent, they played a very funny movie they had put together of Crazy In Love, where all the family/ extended family were singing to rosie from across the world.
A gorgeous evening and, what's even better is that Table for 20 gives most of its proceeds to a charity aimed at those living on the streets - the host mentioned that in the past year alone they have raised $300,000 for the charity.
Definitely recommend this restaurant and wine bar.
Image courtesy of: http://foodies-club.com/2009/05/review-table-for-20-may-2009/
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