![]() The moody space is decked out with luxe furnishings, exposed brick walls, leather booths, a stunning, backlit oak bar, rich timber accents, and parquetry flooring. Yep, this place may as well be ripped straight from the set of The Great Gatsby. Expect to be transported back to the Roaring 20s with smooth jazz tunes, swing bands, old-world cocktails, and decadent bistro dishes like French onion dip, foie gras with poached pear, and steak with cognac cream and roasted shallots. The prohibition-era, NY-style speakeasy is part bar, part dining room-and a whole lotta fun. ![]() In the historic QVB, tucked behind a hidden entrance and beyond plush velvet curtains, you'll find the newly opened ESQ. The Charles Grand Brasserie & Bar will open Friday 21 October. Finally, on drinks is director of wine and sommelier Paolo Saccone (ex-mimi's, Flying Fish), who's dreamt up a list of 600+ wines from France and Australia, with a few other notable European regions in the mix too. From 11am til late, it's a bar menu serving yet more caviar with gnocchi fritto, a signature Caesar salad, and rotisserie chicken and frites. The Charles Bar next door does breakfast (croissant, house crumpets with eggs Arlington, or duck eggs and toasted brioche soldiers-caviar optional). "We hero the superb produce by serving it simply with a delicious sauce or consommé poured tableside, for example, rather than with overly complex or fussy garnishes.” Elsewhere on the menu is a Black Opal Wagyu rump cap MBS9+ (just casually) there's a caviar service (of course), and snacks like a soft pretzel with freshly picked mud crab and fennel cream. "The duck à la presse is classic French but throughout the menu, we draw on British, Italian, Austrian, and eastern European influences," explains executive chef, Billy Hannigan, who's bringing his classic French training to the forefront, with some more easygoing, Sydney-friendly flourishes. The brasserie has its own duck and poultry dry-age room and two flashy copper-plated duck press, which form part of the theatre of its signature dish: canard à la presse (10-day whole dry-aged Maremma roasted and pressed duck) complete with tableside saucing and carving. The Charles is a Euro-style cafe, wine bar, and ultra grand two-level brasserie all in one, built into the Art Deco ACA Building on King Street in the CBD. It's an elegant, decadent affair complete with lashings of black marble, a wrap-around mezzanine, a sculptural staircase, and twinkling chandeliers. Slated to open in October, The Charles is the newest venue from the team behind French favourite Loulou Bistro in Lavender Bay. ![]() Coming Soon: The Charles Grand Brasserie & Bar Here are the best restaurants in the Sydney CBD right now. Whether for a first date, an anniversary, a family lunch, or any old Tuesday night-the Sydney CBD these days offers up long list of delicious options.įrom fine dining on the banks of Sydney Harbour to cosy gems hidden in the city’s backstreets, famous chefs, local secrets, and everything in between-the city covers a lot of ground and there's so much to discover. One thing’s for sure for the hungry among us, the CBD has you pretty spoiled for choice. There’s nothing quite like dining out in the city.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |