The Concord Club - Concord, New South Wales

Paul V.

The reason for my rating is purely based on value for money. Unfortunately, this establishment is a solid 1/5 for Value. The parking is near impossible, but let's disregard this for the moment. The food is incredibly expensive for the meal you are served. I ordered the seafood pasta... I am not sure what I received, but it was the worst combination of flavours I have ever had. Overcooked prawns with a grease rich...perhaps cream sauce...? Whatever it was, it was an insult to the whole of Europe. Now let's talk about the meat - as that is supposedly what they are known for. Hmmm, overcooked and unseasoned. Nothing to even write a review of. In summary, if you want to struggle to find parking, be overcharged for food and fill yourself with a mediocre meal - this is the place for you!

Raymond L.

Very vibrant club with Croatian food. Lots of people here on Sunduy afternoon. We enjoyed a simple and quiet coffee. Will definitely come back to try dinner. Today was too crowded.

Henry T.

We had a kids' birthday party and they seated us right by the smoking area. Pregnant women and kids aged 0-12 were all within close proximity of the smokers who were puffing throughout the entire party.

Very poor planning and logistics by the club.

Aila L.

After the shocking grand opening we thought we would give grace and give this place another go for a Sunday lunch despite the Croatian community complaining that the food is below par.

Ordered the Šunka pizza $27, Garlic pizza $23, Lignje $37, Croatian potato salad $11.

Šunka was ok, it has some flavour however the Garlic pizza was missing garlic. It was all cheese and with a sourdough like base/crust a little dry/tough to eat.

Lignje sound and look appealing it had no flavour! All we could taste was the dill so much so I questioned if there was actual squid ink or was it food colouring?

Croatian Potato Salad epic fail! Simply boiled potatoes with garnish , no flavour and definitely no vinegar.

Whilst I appreciate the chef’s may not be from the homeland and authentic cooking could be hard to replicate the head chef should know better. If you cannot do a Croatian potato salad something is very wrong.

Whilst the venue has beautiful decor being a new venue perhaps money well spent could have been on the quality in the kitchen rather than importing stone from Croatia.

All credit to the manager that took on our feedback and checked with the kitchen but also offered a refund or replacement meal.

Unfortunately we won’t be returning to this venue.

Whilst buzzing with patrons I don’t see this lasting. And The Concord need to decide if they want to be “pub grub” or authentic cuisine. Whilst the other items looked great burgers , schnitzel they are all well over priced for your typical pub/RSL.

Christine B.

Very disappointed with the food we ordered today. The chicken schnitzel was fine but the prawn pasta was very poor. Served with squares of pasta, many of them were stuck together so not evenly cooked, the middle still raw. The prawns had been chopped into small pieces so you would be lucky if there were three prawns in total in the dish. For the price we expected better. The club has been renovated to a high standard but unfortunately we will not be returning.

Jackie M.

(4.5 stars)
The Croatian-Australian community flocks to The Concord on weekends, making the not-insubstantial car park overflow onto nearby suburban streets. The exterior is adorned with stone imported from the western side of the mountains around Benkovac. Large family groups occupy most of the light-drenched indoor-outdoor terrace, contributing to the open-air wood-fired pizza kitchen working very hard. Indoor tables and booths are equally full: so booking ahead is definitely advised. When you arrive you’ll need to tour the empty tables in your nominated section to find a printout bearing your name taped to your table. It grants you a two-hour time slot, which proves long enough because everything you order from the main kitchen comes at once.

This rookie mistake saw our table swamped with a Croatian feast crafted by Tomislav Martinović. Cured tuna ($24) with dill, lemon oil, cucumbers and chilli flakes takes yellowfin tuna has a cooling quality perfect for the Aussie summer. The pašteta ($18)—chicken liver mousse—is picture perfect pink (unoxidised) laid over chewy Dalmatian fig paste and adorned with pickled red grapes. Smear it on lipinje ($11)—puffy domes of woodfired flatbread—for a flavour sensation. The bread, which comes with cottage cheese, is also a good vehicle for charcoal-grilled spicy Kulen pork sausages and skinless ćevapčići, with or without the accompanying white cabbage.

They’re all part of the Croatian mixed grill ($41): a long and easily-shareable platter of meat running from tasty chicken wings to excellent grilled pork neck you can smear with ajvar for extra kick. Ignore the seasoned commercial fries and throw in an extra salad: the rajčice ($17) with heirloom tomatoes, split figs and olives in white balsamic is just what your digestive system needs against the lean, grilled meat. The Andrija Chardonnay ($66) will also assist with peach and gentle citrus notes and a whisker of wood (it’s aged mostly in stainless steel). It was exciting to visit this recently opened Croatian club, the next stage in the 70-plus year journey of the Croatian community here in Australia, which started with the Hrvatsko Društvo Sydney cultural club back in 1951.

daniel P.

This place was amazing - a wide variety of Croatian food. I came here for lunch and I was not disappointed. The only thing I could wish would’ve been better was the sarma

Dijanna M.

Amazing venue in Sydney, the food and service is excellent. Highly recommend a great place to bring your family and friends.