Eleven Barrack, Sydney NSW: Restaurant Review

Eleven Barrack

A glamorous dining room in a heritage bank is another hit for Bentley Group.

SYDNEY

Address

11 Barrack St, Sydney

What a splendid room this is, complete with a baby grand piano and metallic magenta columns befitting any big celebration. The former site of the Barrack Street bank – reimagined by long-time Bentley Group collaborator Pascale Gomes-McNabb – is backed by clever cooking and wine curation from dynamic duo Brent Savage and Nick Hildebrandt. The brief is upscale Manhattan grill meets smart Euro bistro, with bite-sized ricotta dumplings ready to be dunked into a whipped cod roe, or grilled and blushing rump cap into textbook béarnaise sauce. If you like the prawn and marrow mapo tofu at sibling restaurant King Clarence you’ll love its Italian counterpart here, a luxurious pork and prawn Bolognese. Drinks are no afterthought; a glass of NV Gosset Grand Reserve, perhaps, or the restaurant’s own-label rum, fragrant with gentian and sandalwood. Better yet, take a pour from whichever bottle Hildebrandt is urging you to try from his 1000-bottle wine cellar.

Price Guide

$$$

Bookings

Recommended

Wheelchair Access

Yes

Opening Hours

Lunch Mon Fri; Dinner daily

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