Outback Steakhouse, North Strathfield

Outback Steakhouse (North Strathfield)

The Outback Steakhouse at North Strathfield is located inside one of the block from the old Arnott's Biscuit Factory. With it's oldish looking and the high celling, it's perfect for this western cowboy decorated family restaurant. It is truly a family restaurant, on a stormy Sunday night, we were surrounded by kids, lots of kids. The queue was never ending; to make you happy while you were waiting, there was a bar area at the front of the restaurant, where people can enjoy a couple of drinks while they wait. They had a long list of cocktails in their drink menu as well.

It's all wood at Outback, from the floor to the wall, the chairs to the tables

Menus

The NEW 550g cowboy cut ribeye steak on the bone

Coke, Lemon and Lime Bitter, Raspberry Fanta

One of the good thing at Outback is unlimited soft drinks. One you ordered a glass of soft drink, they would refill it as many times as you like. With all the fat you would be getting, you would need the extra fizziness to refresh the stomach. The serving at Outback are quite big, so we ordered 3 entrees and 4 mains to share around the table. A lot of the mains at Outback are come with a soup or a salad, and of course their famous honey wheat loaf. We had the pumpkin soup, Caesar salad and house salad.

The Pumpkin soup was smooth and creamy, but some said it was too creamy and the strong taste of cream actually overpowered the natural sweetness of the pumpkin. The Caesar salad and house salad were nicely dressed, the tanginess of the dressing help us to digest the overloaded chips through out the night.

The oh so good honey wheat loaf was a popular item on the table. It was warm, sweet and slightly chewy. With a slop of butter on top, I am in heaven!

Pumpkin Soup


Caesar Salad

House Salad

The lovely Honey Wheat Loaf

Our entrees arrived next, the bloomin's onion, bushies and campfire riblets. The bloomin's onion was weigh 16 ounces and 4.5 inches wide. It was hand crafted then cooked until golden and served with a spicy dipping sauce. It was crispy and full of the onion sweetness. It is a must for onion lovers.

Bloomin' Onion - $8.95

The bushies was a generous plate of seasoned and deep fried button mushrooms served with a spicy ranch sauce. They were delicious and I love my bushies to be drown into the sauce for a while, so it could absorb as much sauce as it could.

Bushies - $9.95

The campfire riblets was one of the item on the special menu. The riblets was individual smoked and marinated in your choice of campfire sauce or Asian BBQ sauce. We had ours with the campfire sauce, which is the slight spicy version of this dish. The riblets were very tender and saucy, and because it was came in as individual pieces, diners can enjoy their ribs without all the mess.

Campfire Riblets - $12.95

After all the huge serving of entrees, we were quite full already before the mains arrive. For mains, we were sharing the Baby ribs, Sirloin with chips, Ribeye with mash potato and the Big Burger. The Baby ribs were nicely smoked and marinated before it was grilled. The sauce was sweet and sticky, but the rip itself was not as tendered as the riblets we had for entree. Also, on the menu, it said it served with the cinnamon apples, I couldnt' see any nor taste any apples in this dish.

Rip Snorter Ribs - $25.95

The Sirloin and the rib eye steaks were perfectly seared, Both of them were tender and full of the lovely meaty taste. We have also ordered a bowl of pepper sauce for the steaks. The sauce was creamy and peppery, and delicious to be drizzled on the steaks as well as on the chips.

Sirloin - 250g for $22.95, 340g for $25.95

Rib eye - 285g for $26.95, 390g for $29.95

As the name suggested, the Big Burger was big, actually it was HUGE! In between the soft damper roll, you would get a large piece of meat patty, bacon, egg, cheese, beetroot, lettuce, tomato, grilled onion and BBQ sauce, the burger was accomplished with a mountain of chips. For $14.95, it is a real bargain. It can feed 2 hungry people easy.

The Big Burger - $14.95

Despite our over filled stomaches, how can a bunch of sweet tooth leave the restaurant without something sweet. We have ordered the the trio dessert sampler to share around. The sampler included a slide of Key Lime Tart, Chocolate Thunder and Fresh Fruit Pavlova. The Key Lime Tart was sweet and tart at the same time. With the distinctiveness taste from the key lime. it was very refreshing. The Chocolate Thunder was a piece of pecan brownie toped a a scoop of vanilla and drizzled with a warm chocolate sauce. The sensation of warm and cold in the month was very satisfying. The fresh fruit pavlova was my personal favorite in this sampler. The passionfruit sauce was lovely and tangy, while the pavlova was not too sweet, but dreamy and soft as a marshmallow.

Trio Dessert Sampler (Key Lime Tart, Chocolate Thunder, Fresh Fruit Pavlova)- $13.95

What a night, we went into the Outback with a warm sunshine, but as soon as we sat down on our table, it started pouring outside with thunder and lightning, and a strong gust of wind. Although I had my umbrella with me and the car was just 200 m away from the restaurant, I was wet from head to toe just half way to the car. Haven't had such an experiences for a long long time. It was fun !

Outback Steakhouse

Level 1, 3 George Street
North Strathfield
NSW 2137

Phone: +61 (2) 8756 5741

Opening Hours: Monday - Thursday 5 pm - 10 pm , Friday 5 pm - 11 pm , Saturday 12 pm - 11 pm , Sunday 12 pm - 10 pm

Website: www.outbacksteakhouse.com.au

Other locations in NSW: Campbeltown, Parklea & Wollongong