Wednesday Night Dining: The Food and Drink Specials Worth Planning Around in Sydney

Wednesday has a lot going for it. The weekend crowds are still a few days away, tables are easier to come by and, if the week is starting to drag, there’s no better excuse to skip the takeaway and leave the house for dinner.

A handful of Sydney restaurants and bars are making a particularly good case for a midweek outing, with specials that turn a regular school night into something worth planning around. And with DiDi discounting rides on Wednesday nights, getting there costs less than it would any other night of the week. Here are five to put on the calendar.

Bloodwood

Newtown’s Bloodwood makes a Wednesday night feel more occasion-worthy with its school-night menu. The three courses change with the seasons and come with a glass of wine or beer, all for $49. It’s a good option when the midweek slump calls for something more interesting than whatever’s in the fridge, and reason enough to settle in for a proper sit-down dinner instead of rushing home after work.

Bistro Red Lion by Manu

Almost every pub in town offers a steak special, but not many have one of Australia’s most enduring celebrity chefs, Manu Feidel, behind them. Bistro Red Lion by Manu, inside Rozelle’s Red Lion Hotel, does steak frites with bottomless frites for $30. The steak-and-chips combination is a classic for a reason, and the unlimited chips take it firmly into comfort-food territory.

Tommy’s

At Tommy’s, Wednesday is an excuse to turn dinner into a multi-course affair. The $49 wine-and-dine deal includes five courses and a glass of wine, making it one of the more leisurely options. Start with guac and chips and your choice of taco, then a lamb shank with corn ribs, and churros to finish. It’s the kind of weeknight dinner that can easily stretch into a long catch-up.

The Wine Library

Sometimes, after a long day, heading straight home and staying in is tempting. But there’s something equally comforting about leaving the cooking and cleaning to someone else. The Wine Library brings that feeling to the table with its $35 midweek pasta and vino deal, a combination that needs little explanation. Each week, the chefs crank out a one-off handmade pasta special and serve it with one of the venue’s favourite wines. 

Rosie Campbell’s

Rosie Campbell’s brings a little more energy to Wednesday with its jerk seafood boil for $39 per person. Some things are better shared, and this is one of them. Crab, mussels, prawns and more come piled high and coated in a signature jerk butter sauce that’s sweet, spicy and wonderfully messy. It’s hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves dining, best enjoyed with a few friends, a round of drinks and no concern about keeping things tidy.

This article is produced by Broadsheet in partnership with DiDi. Make a night of it this Wednesday, with discounted rides to and from your dinner booking. Call it WednesDiDi.