The 3 Most Overrated Places in Sydney
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Sydney is often touted as an
overrated city, lacking the character and style of Melbourne. This isn't quite true: Melbourne has some pretty
overrated parts as well, and at least where food is concerned, Sydney does pretty well for itself. Still, there are places in Sydney that don't live up to their hype, and here are some of them:
Bills at Surry Hills
At 359 Crown St, Surry Hills, this restaurant sits in the middle of Bill Grainger's restaurant franchise. It offers Modern Australian cuisine, specializing in breakfast food: famously fluffy scrambled eggs and ricotta hotcakes. Its breakfasts are famously delicious – but unfortunately, that's the only good thing about Bills.
The food is overpriced, and outside of the breakfast menu not very nice. Stay away from the salmon salad (unless you like oversalted food) and be prepared to get your order scrambled or be hassled by the staff. In some other areas, Bills would still be a good choice, but compared to the other places further down Crown St, it doesn't measure up at all.
Deus Café
At 98 Paramatta Rd, Camperdown, Deus Café's most noticeable feature is its location: inside the
Deux Ex Machine motorbike shop. Sadly, the interesting features of Deus Café end here. The food and service are average, and the coffee is sometimes frankly terrible – burnt milk, tasting like it's been run through one of the many engines on display before being served. Sometimes the coffee is quite good, but a place with Deus Café's reputation can't afford to be that unreliable. Deus Café might suit you if you like long waits, grumpy and impolite owners, mediocre food – actually, never mind.
Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb
It's almost impossible to discuss Sydney without mentioning its signature landmark: the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Unfortunately, it seems like some other people had that idea as well and decided to make some money off persuading tourists to climb the damn thing. A hundred and seventy-five dollars will get you the chance to clamber over metal on your way to the top and back again. There's no adventure, since everything is harnessed to the bridge (apparently to prevent damage to the cars below by falling phones or climbers), and you can't take photos, since cameras are strictly not allowed on the climb. That second restriction is actually a clever business move: the guide is the only one with a camera, and if you want photos you can spend even more money buying the photos of yourself when you get back down. Instead, spend eight bucks and go to the Pylon Lookout for exactly the same view.
Got other ideas for Sydney's most overrated places? Furious at the inclusion of one of your favourite places in this list? Share your ideas (or your anger) in the comments, and remember that since everyone has individual tastes, you can't judge anyone for what they like. Unless it's really bad, that is.
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