Zi Teresa Pizza & Pasta House

6A Coronation St

On the non-Westfield side of

Hornsby

Sydney

9476 4437

Despite the restaurant being in Hornsby for over 30 years, not once have we been there so to try something new, our family went out for dinner to the Zi Teresa Pizza & Pasta House.

As we arrived, we were faced with a cosy brick entrance, which contrasted greatly with the updated surrounding buildings. To add to the authentic Italian style, there was the typical big loud Italian boss and photos of Italian scenery hung around the room.

Hearing from a family friend that their pizza was good, we decided to test their claim by ordering 3 varieties of pizzas. The first being the Four Seasons pizza shown below. It was a creative formation of a pizza and a matching delicious taste.

Marinara Pizza

Next we had the Zi Teresa Special which just had the lot of all toppings. And the final pizza and the family favourite, the Marinara which had the typical mozarella and tomato paste topped with a variety of seafood.

To make a comparison to the well-known pizzas of Pizza Hut and Dominos, this pizza is definitely much more healthy and better tasting, with nice, crispy bases but not burnt to the crisp. The flavours are also juicy within the pizza without an excess of oil oozing out.

Despite the pizza being a bit pricey, it is definitely an authentic Italian experience to go to the restaurant. It is pizza, that actually tastes like pizza and is a recommended place if you want to feast on some genuine Italian food.

Soban Korean Cuisine

Shop R2 (outside opposite CommBank)

Westfield Shopping Centre

Hornsby

Sydney

9415 2028

Last Sunday, being the long weekend, our family decided to try the new restaurant in town.

Being a common visitor to the Hornsby Westfield restaurants, it was a bit of an anticlimax when we found the "new" restaurant still retained the same format as the previous owner but this was forgotten when we saw people cooking their food in the table. Yes, there's a korean barbecue restaurant.

So what on earth is a korean barbecue?? Basically they had these stoves in the centre of the table and then they give your raw food which you can cook yourself on a rack. The fuel they use is also eco-friendly and provides a nice fire to warm any frozen hands.

We decided to go with a full barbecue menu and rice so we ordered the Marinated Galbi, Teriyaki Chicken, Jumulleok and King Prawns. My favourite was the Jumulleok with yummy sauce, which you could still taste after you fried it. And nb: if you ever get the galbi, you're meant to roll it out, not just plonk the whole thing on the rack. (That was an embarrassing moment, but luckily our waiter saved our meal.)

Marinated Galbi

Jumulleok

The service was also very good as they changed the rack at least 6 times, whenever it was going black and if you looked troubled (which was quite often for us) they immediately stepped in and helped.

Despite the fantastic service and food, the pricing is pretty hefty ($8 for 2 prawns) but I would recommend it if you just want a taste of culture and some fun, hands-on eating experience.