Reuben Hills is so popular on Sundays there’s a 15 minute waiting line. As we are seated, more people keep turning up vying for a table – we’re onto something here.
Ambience: casual, modern, with a touch of the 80s – think pink neon lights installed on the walls. Retro glass bottles have been upcycled into cute water canisters.
Slim 'n' lite anybody?
Salted caramel shake $8.50
The milkshake cup is filled ¾ full – so you’re not really getting your value’s worth. But how good does it taste you ask? It was good…creamy, with a hint of vanilla and it had a nice amount of caramel thought it wasn’t salty enough to be labelled a salted caramel shake methinks. My suggestion to management: either provide more product or shave a few dollars off your asking price.
Really f#cking great fried chicken w chilli in a basket $16
Don’t be shy ordering this because it’s exactly what’s on the menu. I avoid over exaggerating in my food blog, but that doesn’t mean I’m hard to please. I believe I give praise when it’s due but the way ‘f#cking’ was used is hyperbolic – Was it good enough to warrant being called f#cking great? Probably not. The chicken pieces however were very moreish and very moist, deep fried in a light, well-seasoned coating of batter. This dish has Mexican flavours supplied great pickled jalapenos, herb and chili salsa and mayonnaise thrown in for diversity.
The NOT reuben - Wagyu salt brisket, pickled slaw, manchego & horseradish cream on rye $16
Stingy aka Surry Hills servings
The entire sandwich had the span of my hand. I bet Ash could finish it in two bites and he did, my only complaint would be there wasn’t enough of this delectable toasted sandwich!
I’m aware that I was being critical about the prices in this review, aside from that, all the food we ordered tasted decent, service was friendly and so was the hospitality.
If you’re a food blogger who has blogged this place, would you agree or disagree with what I’ve said? Please be honest I’m very open to discussion. And if you’re not a food blogger I’d like to direct the same question to you, agree or disagree?
Opening hours
Mon – Sat: 7am to 4pm
Sun: 8am to 4pm
Couldn’t agree more on the ‘f#cking great’ chicken MsBrulee,
Reuben’s r chicken is extremely similar to KFC’s popcorn chicken, just slightly larger. Anyone want to dispute this? Run at me poppet.
Now, I’m a fancy man, but $16 for popcorn chicken on roids! really? you’ve got to be joking Mr Reuben!
Spare your change, visit my good friend the Colonel.
Nigel out.
Hahaha! It really was like popcorn chicken! Thank you for leaving a comment – looks like I’m not the only one who thinks that about Reuben’s chicken. $16 was steep for popcorn chicken imitation it really wasn’t f#cking great
It is great to get a good honest review. I thought $8.50 for a caramel milkshake was also very steep :0
The NOT Rueben was definitely a tiny thing the last time I went there but I was surprisingly stuffed from it despite the size because of how dense the filling was. Agree to the milkshake but again because I was so full, I wasn’t exactly complaining. Looks like I’ll be giving the chicken a miss, but I agree. Food is great, price not so much.
That is one expensive milkshake though everyone seems to rave about it… FRIED CHICKEN IS ALWAYS GOOD!
A shame it wasn’t too great but it’s very refreshing to hear such an honest review. I think $8.50 for a 3/4 filled milkshake is quite pricey. Especially since it’s hardly expensive to make them..
Cheers Christine! Thanks for your feedback – I would’ve liked to find out what exactly they used and whether it was pricey because of the difficulty of sourcing the ingredients.
I totally agree with you. Good tasting food but prices are bit exxy. hmmm seem like they made the NOT reuben smaller than what I remember.
I don’t have a ruler so I googled ‘online ruler’ to measure my handspan – from the base of my palm to the tip of my middle finger is 20cm, it measured roughly 9cm in width if you have measurements perhaps we can compare? =P
Thank you for the honesty my friend, I must say I am surprised by the prices and the relative flavour!
Cheers
CCU
Oh well that’s Surry Hills for ya but there are loads cheaper meals to be had in other parts of the city
Prices have increased since the last time I went. I had a fantastic salted caramel shake when I went – it was rich and sufficient salt levels but yes it wasn’t quite full to the top. It was a treat but I don’t think I’d pay for that all the time. I paid $7.50 sometime last year. Sad news about the fried chicken but I’m all on the same train re the not Reuben sandwich. Amazing. I did find it hard to eat though and found myself deconstructing it as I ate it.
Exactly right, it’s a treat for unique occasions – even dining out itself is a treat. Because I have such a small mouth I find I have to take apart wide sandwiches to eat as well!
ive heard a lot about this place, SMH good food yesterday mentioned their salted caramel shake as the best in syd tho…..
I enjoy hearing from those whose opinions differ to mine – do you think you will try for yourself to decide whether SMH good food’s claims will be the same as yours?