REVIEWS
The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2012
Neil Perry is the consummate meat master, from his crowd-pleasing wagyu burger in the bar to the mighty 31-day, dry-aged, full-blood wagyu fillet in the restaurant proper. But there’s more to RB&G than beef.
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Australian Gourmet Traveller 2012 Australian Restaurant Guide
Only the decision-phobic could fail to enjoy Rockpool Bar & Grill, though they’d at least have the joy of sitting in the magnificent dining space… Neil Perry’s sprawling menu, listing some of the best beef and seafood in the country, and a similarly broad-reaching and finely tuned wine list could tip them.
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Time Out Sydney Magazine – Runner Up Best Service Award, August 2011
It’s classic service here (and so it should be, with the option of drinking wines that cost more than your mortgage with your steak). They deal beautifully with big groups and dates alike, with equal alacrity and joie de vivre..
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Naren Young – FHM 2011
World leaders do not solve problems; Bloody Marys solve problems…and here’s some good news: the two best Bloody Marys we’ve ever had were in Sydney. Linden Pride, one of the world’s great bartending talents, runs the bar operations for Neil Perry’s empire. Nursing an epic hangover, we sidled up to the majestic bar at Rockpool Bar & Grill and were immediately comforted by Pride’s light and elegant interpretation using fresh celery and carrot juices.
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The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2011
…Neil Perry’s green-marbled art deco showstopper boats one of the most magnificent interiors in Sydney, invariably peopled by the power-brokers of the day. Perry and chef Khan Danis deliver a pleasingly unpretentious menu that traverses everything from accomplished pasta, salads and seafood dishes to meat and fish from the wood-fire and charcoal grill… Everything is delivered smoothly, if not always, swiftly, by legions of floor staff and the dessert menu is a playful and irresistible list, from chocolate jaffa mousse cake to passionfruit pavlova.
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The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2010 – Best New Restauant
The soaring, green marble art deco room is every bit as beautiful and breathtaking as the winelist, which boasts Sydney”s most expensive drop (a “45 Romanee-Conti for $90 000, with a little change). The king of modern Sydney dining, Neil Perry, has bought his Melbourne steakhouse home in a final dramatic statement of his philosophy. The beef is aged on site, then cooked on the wood grill, which fills the cleverly lit open kitchen with smoky atmosphere…
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AWARDS
The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2012
Rockpool Bar & Grill Sydney, 16/20
Two Hats
Favourite Steak
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Wine Spectator, Grand Award 2011
Only awarded to 74 restaurants worldwide, the Grand Award is Wine Spectator’s highest honour. It is given to restaurants that show an uncompromising, passionate devotion to the quality of their wine program.
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Australian Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards 2012
Two Stars
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The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2011
Rockpool Bar & Grill Sydney, 16.5/20
Two Hats
Wine List of the Year
Favourite Burger
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Australian Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards 2011
Two Stars
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Gourmet Traveller Wine - Wine List of the Year Awards 2010
Rockpool Bar & Grill Sydney, welcomed into Hall of Fame
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Wine Spectator, Grand Award 2010
“Leading wine and lifestyle magazine, New York based Wine Spectator has announced Rockpool Bar & Grill Sydney as the first ever recipient in the Southern Hemisphere to receive a Grand Award in the recently published 2010 Restaurant Wine List Awards, which honour the word’s best wine lists.
Held by only 75 restaurants worldwide as of 2010, the Grand Award is given to restaurants that show an uncompromising, passionate devotion to the quality of their wine program. These restaurants all have passed rigorous evaluations, demonstrating that their wine lists, service, cuisine and ambiance are worthy of the program’s highest honours.”
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Australian Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards 2010
Best New Restaurant – Rockpool Bar & Grill Sydney
Maitre d” of the Year – Tom Sykes, Restaurant Manager
Wine List of the Year – Rockpool Bar & Grill Sydney.