Parramatta locals drop into ALEX&Co on Church Street for a paradise of edibles and drinkables. Three years in the making, this foodie haven spans three retail spaces below Meriton Altitude Tower, offering guests a restaurant, riverside bar, espresso lounge and dessert station, all flowing on from each other, epitomising old school charm in a grand, modern space. With a Mod Oz menu inspired by global travels and world flavours, diners are spoilt for choice with starters like cured scallops with wild Australian lemon, sea asparagus, wasabi leaves and champagne. Send the senses into overload with a main such as coffee and pepper crusted venison, forest floor muesli, dark cherry and Jerusalem artichoke, before a divine dessert of Eton mess with strawberries, Chantilly cream and blackberry gel.
