REVIEWS

The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2012

The city doesn’t have many genuine dining institutions, but after 22 years at the forefront of Sydney gastronomy, Rockpool is certainly up there…

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Australian Gourmet Traveller 2012 Australian Restaurant Guide

Spectacle and substance: it could be the Rockpool credo. It certainly fits with the glam big-night-out room and the crisp service, not to mention the weighty wine list… this is food (and a restaurant) worth getting excited about.

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Time Out Sydney Magazine – Runner Up Best Restaurant 2011, August 2011

Time Out’s Best Restaurant 2010 is still kicking goals, with head chef Phil Wood pushing his Chinese-influenced menu further than before… Never been? We’re jealous – that first meal at Rockers is one of the most exciting Sydney food experiences you can have…

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Myffy Rigby – Time Out Sydney Magazine, August 2011

…Phil Wood, Rockpool’s head chef, has amped up the Chinese gear to a point where the restaurant is more Chinese fine dining than mod Oz – and by hell, it works…

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John Lethlean - The Australian, July 23 2011

4.5/5. Rockpool’s food in 2011 is a revelation. Totally unique. Part Perry and his career-long interest in Chinese flavours, part chef Phil Wood, who won Sydney’s coveted Josephine Pignolet Award when he was at Tetsuya’s… Rockpool is not particularly fashionable any more, merely fabulous. Phil Wood is a chef with a serious future. If you haven’t been for a while, save up and go..

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The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2011

“Turning 21 is a monumental landmark and this dame has certainly aged magnificently.

While owner Neil Perry ventures forth on his many global food adventures, he can rest easy knowing young gun chef Phil Wood delivers on the home front. Waiters, runners and sommeliers slide, glide and pirouette in a near-flawless performance that would do the Australian Ballet proud.”

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Australian Gourmet Traveller 2011 Australian Restaurant Guide

“…In distinguishing itself as the fine-dining elder sibling of the Rockpool family, 21 this year, this most zestily grown-up-feeling of Sydney restaurants conjures a fantasy of luxe, often Asian textures in a big-city setting… Chef Phil Wood has found his feet, and team Neil Perry, whether in its knowledge of the cellar or its general verve, has rarely looked better, both front and back of house.”

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AWARDS

The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2012

Rockpool, 17/20
Two Hats

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Australian Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards 2012

3 Stars

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The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2011

Rockpool, 17/20
Two Hats

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 Australian Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards 2011

3 Stars 
Runner up Restaurant of the Year 
Winner Restaurant of the Year, NSW

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Wine Spectator’s “Best of Award of Excellence” 2010, 2009, 2008

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The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2010

Rockpool, 17/20
2 Hats

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Australian Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards 2010

3 stars

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Restaurant UK Magazine’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants – 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002