The Goni’s Schnitzelria

If you like schnitzel this is definitely the place for you, we ordered 1 plate of plain schnitzel between 4 of us with mushroom gravy, 1 potato omelet that came with a salad and aioli and we also ordered a bowl of chips, we all ate til we were full and still had leftovers, looking around the packed restaurant, I noticed so many people who had ordered 1 plate of schnitzel per person and they barely made a dent in it before admitting defeat and breaking out in the meat sweats. If you dont like schnitzel, that’s just not normal cos who doesn’t like it, but if you dont, they have plenty of other choices like burgers nachos calamari and even ribs, and all their portions are just as substantial as the schnitzel, only a few sides to choose from like the potato omelet chips or ceasar salad but one thing I wanted and they didnt offer were mashed potatoes, c’mon who doesn’t like schnitzel and mash??? But the best part of the meal is it only cost our party of 4 $ 12.50 each! Seriously, that’s just unheard of these days. They will definitely swe me again.

Ah gigantic schnitzels. Come for the novelty, leave in a food coma.
I went with some seasoned Goni eaters who made sure we only got 1 schnitzel between the 4 of us. We only just finished it. We got the Mediterranean (chicken), which was like a mild pesto with cheese, really tasty and simple which meant it was super easy to eat. It wasn’t so much the meat but the cheese that slowed us all down.
We also got a Greek salad which was good, everything was fresh and they weren’t cheap with the cheese and olives. Also got some chips that were okay, they had little shakers of chicken salt which was cool.
Atmosphere is a little food court, wobbly joined together tables with chairs and bench seating. Lots of TVs, not that I noticed them as I was too concentrated on the meat.
We made sure to make a reservation, they will put your name on a table and if you aren’t there within a half hour your table is up for grabs.
They are also cash only.

Despite the many people the service was Fast and Friendly, and the food was Hot, Tasty and Affordable. No wait at lunchtime.
I’m picky about chicken quality. None of this is processed, and I could discard any lower quality piece as there was more than I could eat in a sitting. A single order will easily last an individual 3 meals, or be shared between 3 friends which my partner regularly does resulting in an $ 8/​head lunch.
The only real con is that the environment & ambience is awfully thought through. Not enough room at most tables.
My tips: Get it to-​go and get 3 meals out of it or go with friends, and when you tuck in don’t expect gourmet, it’s cheap fast good corner pub food.

Pros: that sweet moment of a giant schnitzel on your plate and all the giddy photos/​snapchats that follow.
Cons: eating it. It is multiple schnitzels not fit for my dog stacked on top of one another covered in half warm melted cheese and soggy raw vegetables. Two bites into this fella and i started feeling ill about the whole situation. I love junk food, fried food, you name it. These schnitzels are novelty waste of 22 bucks and you’ll end it regretfully staring at your 9 schnitzels as they begin to smell funny. Again, come here for novelty, DEFINITELY not for quality. Would rather spend 22 bucks on a meal I’ll actually have a shot at eating. Not for frozen heated up hunks of meat.

The servings are ridiculous and the evidence is in the sub standard quality of the food.
On approaching the place you can’t help but feel like you are in a hospital styled cafeteria with the bright white lights and cheap furniture making the atmosphere quite dull. The place is cash only which contributes to the low score and the friendliness of staff is questionable as they seem to be using the cheap labour of foreigners who speak broken English. The servings are extremely oversized and I wouldn’t recommended anything more than 1 dish between 3 people as the servings are very big. Would help if the person taking our order would’ve asked how many people are eating as 1 dish per person was way too much and this would’ve been nice to know as first timers. The pork that we ordered was terrible and the Turkish bread it came with was soggy and disgusting! There was no dressing on the salad either. The chicken Snitzel was oily and tasteless with a poor crumbing on it that was falling off. Definitely not going back and wouldn’t recommend it to ANYONE!

Massive portions and they come with a serving of chips!!!
You get three butterflied chicken Breast in many flavours. I had Mexican and it was yum!!! I would share with two or three people as it’s way to much

Previously the restaurant at the White Cockatoo Hotel in Petersham, there was a lot of hype behind their giant schnitzels and unfortunately i never got the chance to try one. They’ve since blown up enough to move to their own giant location a huge cafeteria styled place on Marrrickville road.
so my friend and I ordered the OG Chicken Parmigiana to share, with a salad and some garlic bread…
Schnitzels were not very crispy and were heading towards the soggy end, In terms of flavour I’d say very average
The G bread which was on turkish bread was also soggy and floppy, i dont know about you but i like my g bread crisp!
the greek salad was a generous serving with feta that looked creamy a delish but again nothing to write home about

I wanted to like this place more than I did. The hype surrounding their new opening, relocating to their own space on the main strip in Marrickville after having served customers at the Cockatoo for 12 years and building a reputation for some enormous schnitzels just couldn’t be realized. Some may ferociously disagree with me, however.
As a couple walking in off the street, we were disappointed with the service and layout of the space. It is set up like a sterile cafeteria — it is sparsely but tastefully decorated and clearly brand new. I personally don’t mind sterility because it is hygienic and that’s how I prefer my eating spaces. However, the basement is laid out with lots of large nooks and separated rooms that serve larger groups wells — most if not all of them had clearly been reserved and were soon occupied early in the evening on the weekend. That made it hard if not impossible for smaller groups or singles to get a spot. The queuing is also disorganized, and we were scared we would order food only to find no place to sit. A waitress managed to find us a spot stuffed between another couple and a larger group — less than ideal for a date. It also gets obnoxiously loud and the austerity of the space tends to make it a bit of an echo chamber.
When the food came out, as much as we had mentally prepared ourselves for schnitzels even larger than the obscenely large schnitzels at the hotel, we were still shocked. Tables next to us took up conversation about the size of the things. By the end of their meal sharing one plate, the couple next to us joked that they had been there before, which is how they knew to share just one serving. They still took home leftovers, but they’d also brought their own takeaway container, because the restaurant charges $ 0.50 for theirs.
Price was good, at $ 22 per schnitzel which comes over a pile of chips, and you won’t want to eat anything else so don’t bother with sides. The taste and variety of schnitzels on the menu was decent too — about a dozen or more options with homemade sauces and your choice of chicken, pork, or veal patties. I would guess you get about 2 pounds (1 kilo) of meat on your plate, so the value is there if you can eat enough of it. It looked like at least three butterflied chicken breast fillets pounded breaded and served up in all their glory. It barely fit on the plate, and it (thankfully) came nowhere near fitting down my gullet. On the plus side, I probably stuffed myself less here than with other schnitzels because it is so obscenely large it psychologically prompts you to give up earlier than you would otherwise, since you KNOW full well there is no way you can consume the entire portion.
As my tip says, if you try this for the sheer shock value of the experience, do yourself a favor and just share one menu selection between two people. If nothing else, you will not leave here hungry. They do take reservations, at least for larger groups, and they serve a few beers, so it could be a good place for a party or pre-​drinks meal with mates.