Eating at Una’s is like being tucked into bed.
You don’t go to Una’s for a fine dining experience. You go there for warm, hearty food that makes your belly feel nurtured and spoilt. A serve of the Jager Schnitzel, a simple meal - homemade potato rosti, a slab of crumbed chicken or veal, a side of cabbage, and everything lightly dusted with paprika - is more than enough to satisfy the hunger of the working man. The mushroom sauce effortlessly engulfs the meal and if you add to this a side of creamed spinach the result is wunderbar! Combine this meal with a towering Schofferhofer and you are more or less on your way to bed from then on.
Alternatively, for those Foodmen preparing for a night out on the town, be it a journey to the theatre, or a jaunt in Sydney’s famous Kings Cross, Una’s is ideally positioned as the venue to kick your night off. The gigantic portions and equally over sized beers will line your stomach for a night of booze.
The Pork Knuckle is a meal that will create food envy for any who don’t order it. A crispy, juice drenched crackling shelters the yielding, slow baked pork meat wrapped around its bone. Your knife is barely necessary as the meat literally strips away and dissolves in your mouth. The crackling takes you on a guilty journey. It's the naughty enjoyment of gnawing on fat. Looking upon the knuckle is like seeing an entire Pork Roast, the kind that your family makes on special occasions. We aren’t going to pretend that this meal isn’t big. No, the Pork Knuckle is immense. You would think that the sheer size of this meal would overpower what flavours it has to offer. This isn’t the case. The Pork Knuckle is drenched in the essence of Germany. There is a distinct sense of primitivism associated with eating this meal at Una’s.
The interior of the Restaurant has a rustic, homely disposition. With wooden furniture, brick archways and a subtle omniscience of bottle-green colouring, Una’s gave us the warm impression of being in the heart of Europe, situated in a small village that throughout the year is invariably frosted in snow.
Are we so bold to presume that the service at Una’s is German? Yes. It’s also efficient and straightforward. The meals aren’t complicated and they wait on you accordingly, their thick, detached German accents filling you with an unusual sense of excitement. A strong German man can be seen walking through the beer hall heaving kegs from here to there. The staff are confident in their establishment and it shows.
Taking a date to Una’s is a surprisingly good idea. Because the food servings are substantial in size, your date may not have the stomach to finish their meal. This is where showcasing your masculinity comes into play. Casually finishing the food on their plate will boost your manliness in their eyes. This idea can be transferred into a setting in which you’re eating with a group of friends. If you’ve brought your date along, and they haven’t finished their food, a contest amongst your friends might occur. This is where you lay claim, a manoeuvre that works to emphasise the closeness of your relationship.
Cost: Almost all the meals are around $20, combine this with a Beer and your looking at $30 a head. Taking into consideration meal size and the leftovers from others, there is no need to worry about spending more.
Will we be going back? Yes.
Adam gives Una’s 3.5 Spoons
Douglas gives Una’s 3.5 Spoons
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