2010 Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards

Now that the nominations are online for all to see we could not be more proud to let you know Rockpool Bar & Grill Sydney has been nominated in three, yes three, categories for the upcoming 2010 Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards.  

Extra congratulations to Tom Sykes for his nomination in the Maitre D’ of the year category, his style and smile graced Rockpool for many, many years and now he is wowing the crowds at Rockpool Bar & Grill Sydney.  Well done Tommo!

NEW RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR
Rockpool Bar & Grill, Sydney, NSW:  The grandest restaurant Sydney (if not the nation) has ever seen, the northerly iteration of Neil Perry’s lavish steakhouse concept sees a no-expense-spared approach tempered by superb Deco architecture and an unfussy approach to high-end dining.

WINE LIST OF THE YEAR
Rockpool Bar & Grill, Sydney, NSW:  This time, you can believe the hype. This list is awe-inspiring: over 3000 bottles, covering most of the great names from most of the great vintages of the last century (and, indeed, the century before if you’re partial to 180-year-old Madeira). The clincher, though, is the prices: many of the bottles here are cheaper, if anything, than they are on the Melbourne Rockpool Bar & Grill list.

MAITRE D’ OF THE YEAR
Tom Sykes, Rockpool Bar & Grill, Sydney, NSW:  The unflappable nature and good grace of Tom Sykes had long been one of the original Rockpool’s grounding elements. Now, at the new Bar & Grill, he is both front-of-house and field marshal, attending to the personal peccadilloes of instant regulars just as he coordinates coverage of one of the city’s most formidable dining rooms.

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