Extremely refreshing and light its a great choice and for food we order the grilled asparagus, the mushroom toastie, the scotch egg.

So normally picking a standout is easy but in this case we’d say it was quite a challenge. We both agree the mushroom toastie is a game changer. Huge fans of the rich flavour of truffle and oozing with melted cheese, this is completely moorish and addictive. You know when you eat something and then for the next week you crave it again… well this is the toastie. The grilled asparagus here at Wilhelmina’s Balmain has a light charcoal flavour the bright green spears sit across an almond skordalia dip and tiny bursts of grapefruit inject freshness to the rich smokey flavours. The Scotch egg is tasty and the potatoes although not crispy are very satisfying.

The vibe of Willies is a little more Surry Hills than Balmain which makes sense when we learn the owners have establishments in a few other Sydney locations. There’s definitely a hit of hipster and the huge mural painted on the wall near the kitchen reminds us of Fitzroy or somewhere equally cool in Melbourne.

You can sit on the street or by the bar and there’s a combination of seating arrangements. The venue is actually split into two main rooms so groups can hire a space all to themselves.