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Bennelong Restaurant, Sydney, AU-NSW

Bennelong Restaurant

4.8
4.8
559 Reviews
$101 and over
Modern Australian
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Bennelong Restaurant

4.8
$101 and over
Modern Australian
Sydney CBD

Make a booking

2 people
7:00 pm
Booked 1 time today
  • Good for special occasions
  • Charming
  • Great for fine wines
Bennelong serves to celebrate the Sydney Opera House and its extraordinary architecture by offering a culturally significant and inspiring menu showcasing a most magnificent production of Australian food and wine. We offer a 3 course menu with sides for $210 per person.
Our cooking is not overly technical and tricky – it’s robust and direct – allowing the pure flavours of the ingredients to sing. We’ve enjoyed developing a whimsical dessert menu based on traditional Australian sweets, and the wine list, similarly – is a reflection of the best of Australia – without taking itself too seriously", Peter Gilmore.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Elegant Dining
  • Price
    $101 and over
  • Cuisines
    Modern Australian
  • Hours of Operation
    Lunch Fri, Sat 12:00 pm–2:00 pm Sun 12:00 pm–3:30 pm Dinner Mon–Sat 5:30 pm–8:45 pm
  • Phone number
    (02) 9240 8000
  • Website
    http://www.bennelong.com.au/
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Diners Club, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Catering
    Australian produce and wine take center stage at Bennelong. With one of Australia’s most celebrated chefs, Peter Gilmore, at the helm, Bennelong showcases the flavour, diversity and quality of Australian produce within the shell of one of Australia’s most iconic buildings. The Bennelong menu has been inspired by conversations with the most passionate and dedicated farmers, fishermen, breeders and providores nationwide.
  • Private party facilities
    Bennelong Restaurant is built on a site enriched with history of communal eating and telling stories. We invite you to create your own story and event in one of the most recognisable buildings in the world.

Menu

View menu on restaurant's website

What 559 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.8
4.8 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.7Service
  • 4.9Ambience
  • 4.1Value

Noise • Moderate

559 Reviews

  1. Louise

    Berkshire

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 19 August 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    This is a lovely restaurant on a totally iconic site. We are from the UK so it was lovely to eat in the Sydney Opera House. Menu is limited but food very good and service excellent.

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  2. JASG

    New Orleans

    29 reviews

    5.0

    29 reviews

    Dined on 8 February 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Once in a lifetime experience. Delicious food and excellent service. An experience to remember!

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  3. LanaBanana

    Minneapolis

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on 3 January 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Wonderful meal, wine and harbour views. Exceptional sommelier experience! Dessert course was nice and of course we got the pavlova shaped like the Opera House: Beware that Opentable is off by two hours on reservations made in the states. We booked 8:15pm and the restaurant had 6:15 as our booked time. Fortunately, when we showed them the app's reservation they made it work. But it was a bit of a wait, and we were initially made to feel like we had erred given time zone misunderstanding when the problem was with Opentable. Most of Bennelong's reservations are made directly, so they didn't have much insight into Opentable. The host did take a photo of my reservation on my phone to report it:

    1 person found this helpful

  4. OpenTable Diner

    Hawaii

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 3 May 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    たまたまクラシックのコンサートと重なり、すばらしい雰囲気でした。食事もたいへんおいしくいい選択だったと思います。 ただ、照明が暗く見た目の美しさがよくわからなかったのが唯一の減点にしました。

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  5. CherylC

    New South Wales

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 20 August 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food here was like nothing I have ever tasted and won the evening. Amazing! The service was also first class. For regional travellers, this was definitely an experience we don't often get.

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  6. JamesO

    San Francisco

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 13 August 2022

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    great service & location food could be better for the price but overall a special experience

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  7. OpenTable Diner

    Sydney

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 4 March 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    FOH manager was amazing! His service was spectacular.

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  8. GeorgetownFan

    Washington DC

    86 reviews

    4.0

    86 reviews

    Dined on 9 March 2020

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Beautiful venue for a special occasion dinner. My fine dining experiences in the past have been different than the experience I had at Bennelong. That doesn’t mean that the restaurant was off, it could have a cultural misinterpretation on my part. The meal lacked some continuity with regard to the servers and service. Entrees and main courses were served staggered to our party, not at the same time. One entree was partially dropped on the floor just as it was being served, but they recovered nicely and had a replacement within 3-5 min. The food was very good, but with 5 glasses of wine for a party of 3, I don’t know that it was worth AU$900. The real reason to dine at Bennelong is the venue.

    1 person found this helpful

  9. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on 23 February 2020

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    It was wonderful! My husband and I visited Australia for the first time and wanted to have a wonderful experience. Bennelong did delivered and the servers are wonderful, though they forget to give us utensils when we had our deserts. But all is forgiven. Next time we are back in town, we are sure to come by again.

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  10. OpenTable Diner

    Alabama

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 3 August 2019

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    This was a special treat during our visit to Sydney! It was a once in a lifetime experience in an unbelievable venue. The food matched the atmosphere and was phenomenal! I hope we get to go back and experience this again!

    1 person found this helpful

FAQs

Bennelong Restaurant is rated 4.8 stars by 559 OpenTable diners.

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A photo of Bennelong Restaurant restaurant

Bennelong Restaurant

4.8
$101 and over
Modern Australian
Sydney CBD

Make a booking

2 people
7:00 pm
Booked 1 time today
Google Map for Bennelong Restaurant

Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney, AU-NSW 2000

Additional information

  • Area
    Sydney CBD
  • Hours of Operation
    Lunch Fri, Sat 12:00 pm–2:00 pm Sun 12:00 pm–3:30 pm Dinner Mon–Sat 5:30 pm–8:45 pm
  • Price
    $101 and over
  • Cuisines
    Modern Australian
  • Dining style
    Elegant Dining
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Parking is at the Sydney Opera House Car Park managed by Wilson Parking.
  • Public transit
    Circular Quay for Trains, Ferries, Buses & Taxis.
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Diners Club, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, View, Wheelchair Access
  • Website
    http://www.bennelong.com.au/
  • Phone number
    (02) 9240 8000
  • Catering
    Australian produce and wine take center stage at Bennelong. With one of Australia’s most celebrated chefs, Peter Gilmore, at the helm, Bennelong showcases the flavour, diversity and quality of Australian produce within the shell of one of Australia’s most iconic buildings. The Bennelong menu has been inspired by conversations with the most passionate and dedicated farmers, fishermen, breeders and providores nationwide.
  • Private party facilities
    Bennelong Restaurant is built on a site enriched with history of communal eating and telling stories. We invite you to create your own story and event in one of the most recognisable buildings in the world.
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