Restaurant Review - Harry's Cafe de Wheels - Syndey Australia

I was going to fill my 'review space' with film reviews, then I realized that I am actually not very good at it so I figured I would write about something else that I love - food. So here is my first attempt at a food review - I am not a trained chef and can scarcely boast that I am a reasonable cook.

Harry's Cafe de Wheels - Cowper Wharf Road, Woolloomooloo, Australia

This establishment is famous for its meat pies and has been around the naval wharf since 1938. The 'restaurant' is situated on the side of the road in a caravan in the upmarket Woolloomooloo suburb of Sydney along side the wharf. It is visited by celebrities, the cultural elite, and drunken bar goers alike.

This place is famous along the travelers tour and features in all travel books, shows, and also on the TV show The Amazing Race.


I went for the classic 'Tiger' meatpie which is meat pie topped with mashed potatoes, mushy peas and a healthy serving of gravy. The mash potato were of a fine consistency and the mushy peas were non-descript in flavour. The gravy was beef based and very clean tasting and not too salty as one would expect. The pie itself was very nice with a well cooked and fairly thin shell. The filling was chunky steak with a slightly minty yet spicy flavour and a reasonable amount of sauce. The taste was clean and it did not taste like 'C-grade' ingredients were used. Overall it was of good quality and value for $4.50. The food did not blow me away, nor would I make an conscious effort to return. Part of it was for the experience of going.


The major downside was the surroundings - since it is on a wharf and there is a fresh source of food there were rats about. Fighting by the industrial bins and down by the water. The area around the caravan-cum-restaurant was clean and not occupied by any rats so that was a small bonus for this rodent-fearing writer.

Rating: 3 out of 5.