Janus

Although Janus at Westfield Sydney has been occuping a large space of Westfield Sydney for around more than a year, the number of patrons flocking this place are still in the low numbers. I have recently revisited this restaurant to find out if there are elements in this restaurant that might explain the absence of crowd, considering that the last time I went there I experienced beautiful food with beautiful service.

I wasnt as impressed this time. We ordered two pasta plates, one small linguini carbonara and one large Alaskan king crab pasta. Despite the food coming very quickly, the linguini was very chewy and not as soft as I remembered it. The Alaskan king crab pasta was very salty which might had been from the meat ...read more

There were quite a few tables of diners but only 2 waitresses working, so our group had to wave our arms around a bit to get someone to take our orders. We ordered Salt & Pepper Calamari entree to share and a main each (Beef Burger, Grilled Chicken Burger, Chicken Quinoa Salad, Prosciutto & Rocket Pizza, Spaghetti Bolognese).

Entree arrived together with a plate of haloumi and the waitress explained they were sorry for the wait. As we were having our mains, a second dish of Salt & Pepper Calamari entree came. I think the orders were somehow repeated but Janus very generously gave that to us for free.

Food was delicious at very affordable prices.

I guess it's understandable that with limited staff, it's difficult to give excellent attentive service to every table. We really appreciated the free entrees!

This is a really busy cafe / restaurant in a great location. Seating is limited but takeaway also available. I had a sit down lunch, ordered the lamb and grilled haloumi on soy & linseed sourdough. Definitely a two handed affair. Incredibly tasty and was full afterwards. Staff are attentive when seated. Great lunch location in the CBD.

Located at the busy Westfield Sydney, Janus is probably already a winning restaurant just by its location alone. It is also doing a great job as a more up-scale Italian restaurant.

We tried out their Alaskan Crab Linguini (crab linguini with cherry tomato, garlic, haloumi, white wine reduction & butter mint) and it was such a clean, lovely dish with the crab meat as the great flavour of the meal with the linguini as a perfect frame of the ...read more