Elements Smokehouse and Bar Darlinghurst

Elements Smokehouse and Bar Darlinghurst reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   david VIP

   New York City19 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on April 19, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 2

   Very average restaurant in Sydney. Chicken Fried Steak was awful. So much fat. Almost half was inedible. Baby back rubs good and burgers good but nothing great. Fries above average Ambience sitting outside in a courtyard is nothing special. Service absolutely horrible. Waitstaff disappeared for long periods of time. I would not return or recommend.
   

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   Corey

   Sydney1 review

   5.0

   Dined on April 4, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Half rack beef ribs were amazing. The quality was outstanding and the service was great. We all enjoyed the experience and would recommend to anyone.
   

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   Roha

   Sydney1 review

   3.0

   Dined on April 2, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   I ordered a Medium Well steak and got a Medium rare which was a shame. Also the chimichuri sauce was so oily. Overall kind of dissapointed
   

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   rebecca

   Sydney14 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 29, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Great food and friendly helpful service. The tomahawk steak served at the table was fun! We went with friends for a fun night out and this place was perfect. Also liked the semi outdoor feel with the front of the restaurant open.
   

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   Alfie

   Sydney1 review

   5.0

   Dined on March 29, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent service, and food and drink. Would recommend and will definitely be coming back
   

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   Daniel

   Kent1 review

   3.0

   Dined on March 21, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Bottomless beef ribs and brisket. Great venue, excellent service. First round of food was amazing, beef ribs are huge! Unfortunately the second serve of brisket really didn’t taste too great. Definitely would return but would just order from the main menu for more choice.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Anchorage1 review

   4.0

   Dined on March 20, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Had 8OOg bone-in ribeye. Nice size of a steak. Juicy, tasty, fairly priced. Good selection of mocktails and cocktails
   

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   Chris

   New South Wales2 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on March 20, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Bacon burnt ends, pork ribs, the smokey burger, mac'n'cheese and sauces were all great, but the beef ribs were really outstanding. Rich, perfectly charred and (I'm pleased to say) as good as the short ribs from the old menu. Wait staff were excellent too and deserved their tip. The drinks were less exciting, on balance. Very sweet cocktails, ran out of Kirin and the wine list is really underwhelming. Short and overpriced ($20 bottles for $95). Honestly, the excellent meat on offer (the steaks looked amazing too) deserves a better wine list. Great night overall, though. I've eaten here before and will do so again.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Gold Coast1 review

   3.0

   Dined on March 15, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great service, great atmosphere but this isn’t really a smokehouse, more a bbq place. The food was very tasty, but the ribs were very tough/chewy.
   

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    Tara

    Sydney1 review

    2.0

    Dined on March 15, 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 4

    We were celebrating my partners birthday as a table of 6. Overall the service, wait time and over all experience was very poor. We had numerous waiters who were clearly not communicating with each other. We would order drinks off one waiter wait up to 20 minutes and no sign of our drinks then reorder with another waiter. Even though I listed on the booking it was for a birthday there was no reference to his birthday nothing offered. I can’t eat cheese and don’t like meat so I ordered the barramundi and asked to replace the Parmesan mash with chips however was charged separately for the chips. Received a flat Pepsi max and was still charged. Was never asked when paying if we enjoyed our meal how it was nothing just pushed out the door. Really unhappy with the experience considering we paid almost $1000 for our food and drinks!!
    

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