herrchook

When I was in Oz (92/93) I used to love going to Sizzler. Are they still going?

spalen

Yes - and you'll recognise most of the decor too, if not a few pieces of the individual salad bar , some of those bread-rolls pre-date Ultravox , bonus eh!.

biggy

still going but its shite.....well the one here is lol

herrchook

That's a shame, it was really good when I was there. As a backpacker that was our treat night - made a change from all you can eat at Pizza Hut on a Wednesday then 2 min noodles the rest of the week

NickyC

Sizzler was a strange phenomena.

When they first opened people queued out of the doors and down the street waiting to get in. We went to one in Cairns and one in Tasmania, plus the two we had locally (Maroubra and Bondi Junction) and the lines of people were identical in all places.

There are none around anymore (not in Sydney anyway). Our local ones quietly disappeared around 10 years ago.

JackTheLad

We went to one recently, just to see what the big deal is, after reading ABCDiamond's post. We looked stupid when we went in because we had no clue what to do. The salad bar wasn't too bad. Hubby had a burger and I had a lamb shank. Both were okay, not the greatest but edible. If you were starving, it would be worth the money. Oh our dog, Jock, loved the bone we brought home for him.

Mrs JTL

Pollyana

As Mrs JTL says, not the greatest, but edible, occasionally tasty. Lots of them around here - they remind me of little Chef/Wimpy type restaurants from the 1970s........

mr mover

All gone in SA ,"Charlies DINER. EMPIRE DINER ,far better...All you can eat $15 a head............... mm

A dogs life

I've got to say its one of the most inappropriately named chains ever.

Sizzler... What does that bring to mind. Sizzling steaks, barbecued burgers, sausages maybe, grilled chicken breasts.

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No its a salad bar with some meat you can order separately.

Sizzlers my arse. If they rename it rabbitfood it might survive

Go to a TGI Fridays or a Hogs Breath any day if you want the trashy american food. And we all do

spalen

I wish there was a TGI Fridays here ! Im sick of pigging hogs breath.

I went to an Outback Steakhouse in HK because I wanted a cold beer in Time Square - and then thought - hey this isnt bad.... wonder if there's one near me in Brissie - and the back of the menu has all the locations on it ... cool.....

There are ONLY 2 in Australia and its an AUSTRALIAN freekin restaurant.


sizzlers sucks big time - oh my god Im going to be sick just thinking about that cheesey bread crap they give you

Pollyana

Spare a thought for some of us ...... when I get a Night Out at Sizzlers its a Big Occasion - the biggest after a Night Out at Small Town RSL. They are both OK, but.......

I really don't want to sound ungrateful, but when I think of the fab places in Brighton/Worthing/Sussex that we used to eat at....they just don't compare, and yet they were just as cheap. I am looking forward to three weeks of eating out every night, will probably come back fat as a house but who cares!
Then all I need to do is persuade The Bloke that there are places other than Sizzlers for a meal out.