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Solander Dining and Bar

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65 Sussex St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia

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M. P.

Beautiful modern decor restaurant featuring velvet dining lounge and happy hour drinks. Dinner was amazing. Beautifully presented dishes. Look good Taste better. Tips: fauna as in main dish is just protein, no condiments come with it so i would order some side dishes.

J.

Been here over a month ago and still the Gnocchi was one of the best I've had - light and fluffy. Overall the menu is wide and there will be something suitable for anyone. The Charred Bugs with chilli butter was also a stand-out (soak the remainder of the oil with some bread!). Attentive waitress and staff were very friendly, would come back because of such high hospitality service, they even brought out a lovely HB plate when we ordered dessert.

M. L.

Great atmosphere and vibe. Live music when we dined at 7pm. Really friendly staff! The food however is not as good as I expected. The lamb was over cooked and dry. The salmon entree was really salty. And I’m sure the bay bugs gave us a really upset stomach! If it wasn’t for the 50% off on fork and the amazing staff I would of complained. The oysters and dessert were great! The food needs to taste as good as it looks and it would be 5 stars!

L. R.

This place is food heaven. I had been following the restaurant’s Instagram for a while, and finally made it there for a mid week dinner. We ordered mainly off the Instagram photos which I had been ogling for some time. An absolute feast for the eyes and stomach, and stunning vegetarian dishes that are delicious enough to convert this meat lover! It didn’t seem likely at first, but five of us went last night, and it was actually very easy to share dishes so we got to sample everything. The only photo missing is the delicious hot bread(because we wolfed it down) which was so divine that “man could (literally) live bread alone”, if it was the hot bread at Solander.

T. H.

Celebrated my birthday here and the staff were super lovely and attentive! We booked through The Fork for the 50% off offer and got to try several delicious dishes. We particularly enjoyed the charred bugs entree and the side of the day (think it was wok stir-fried couscous), as well as the milo panna cotta for dessert. Highly recommend the Solander Spritz for a refreshing drink! Thanks again for the excellent service and the birthday surprise on my dessert :)

A. R.

Wow, delicious food. Service is beyond best. The staff was SO attentive and well mannered.The French boy and the Nepalese boy they both did their service in style and so well.Very friendly atmosphere and love the set up. Pls take the time and try out this place. You will not regret a bit. Thanks for everything.

S. c. (.

Solander Dining is set within the West Hotel, a boutique designer upmarket Hotel by Hilton, situated close to Barangaroo. Solander can be aptly described as suave and sophisticated with art deco styling, complete with velvet lounge chairs, oak tables, tan leather menus, herringbone marble floors and unique lighting fixtures. The dining space is designed around a long fully stocked bar and even an indoor feature palm garden. This, combined with a dimly lit room oozes style and class.The space is further enhanced by a live music set infront of the well lit bar. As you enter the room, the music warmly greets and soothes you with classic tunes provided on the night by skilled musician Michael Duchesne, who happened to front our wedding band a few years back. It is perfect to provide a chilled atmosphere during your dining experience. If you aren’t there for the full dining experience, you can also order a cocktail, spirit, wine or beer and a few bar bites to enjoy with friends.The chefs, led by executive chef David Vandenabeele have done their research to locate and source the freshest native produce, incorporating the ingredients into their menu. Using banksia, acacia, salt bush, Karkalla leaves, lemon Myrtle, native finger line, Kakadu plum to flavour the dishes, makes for lovely flavour combinations. For the proteins, the menu highlights some amazing meats such as wallaby, rib eye and venison. From the seafood list, you can try Sydney rock oysters, kingfish or the amazing bugs. You can easily do the 6 course tasting menu for $110 to explore the menu, if you aren’t sure what to order. We decided to sample a number of dishes a la carte. We love a restaurant that that bakes their bread fresh on site. The bread here is an absolute highlight. The delicious bread is baked in a flowerpot with hints of Banksia and Acacia flavours. Just amazing. Onto starters – we ate the best dish we have come across this year! A stunning plate of charred bugs cooked in chilli butter with bush tomatoes. This seafood offering is perfectly cooked with the flesh sliding out of the shell with little encouragement, and even less encouragement once we had a taste. Even better, this dish can be ordered as a main. We will most certainly be back specifically for these bugs. The entree list has many other great options, including the gin cured salmon which is another inspired offering, well seasoned and served with pickled cucumber and native karkalla leaves and lemon myrtle.From the main list, the mountain pepper spiced venison rack came deboned, cut into small slices, and well prepared. Beautifully plated with butternut squash, the venison topped with the tartness of the Davidson plumb and finished with lovely jus. We also decided on a fish dish of seared king fish, skin very crisp, served in a silky lemon butter and served with delicate champagne poached oysters, a uniquely decadent plate of food.If you are hungry enough to order some sides, do yourself a favour and order the Warrigal greens, they are something to savour, with sweetness of the fermented black garlic. The desserts are all very intriguing, especially with the use of native ingredients. The strawberry plate immediately grabbed our attention, with strawberries prepared in many ways, fresh, caramelised and in a short cake. This came served with and earl grey jelly and pearl barley, which gives a nice toasty flavour and texture, as does the delicate chickpea meringue.There wasn’t anything delicate about the acacia chocolate fondant, and with good reason, it’s indulgent and very rich with intense flavours and a bold blackberry sorbet, a powerful dessert indeed.Solander Dining and bar is such a sophisticated venue, well suited for a drink and some live music, in stylish surrounds. The restaurant is great for a bite, be it small or a degustation and the food is extremely high quality. They are open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. We also love that they hero ingredients native to Australia. Impressive on all levels, be sure to place this high on your bucket list.

M. C.

It's a nice place to have some good romantic dinner. There's some nice lounge booths, and soft lighting. The staff are very friendly and informative. The front of the restaurant is a bar that you can enjoy the atmosphere and a good drink.

R. T.

Solander has a relaxed but sophisticated environment with soft lighting, and some comfortable seating making for a great dining experience. The staff are friendly and attentive. Finally the food is amazing showcasing some delicious dishes locally sourced and inspired.

J. M.

Hotel restaurants have a tough brief. The best ones have menus that provide a sense of place, without making guests too homesick with an avalanche of foreign techniques and flavours. To my eye, Executive Chef David Vandenabeele, gets this balancing act right at Solander Dining & Bar. Located inside the funky West Hotel Sydney, Solander is an attractive space that offers up a range of settings for your meal. Make your selection from well-proportioned bucket chairs set around well-spaced tables, a comfy cushioned banquette lined with tiny round bar tables, or take in the night air in the leafy, green internal atrium. We pull up in an intimate window nook, each on our own individual, plush blue couch. A little table lamp casts a defined circle of warm, golden light. Along with wall dividers, it helps us feel like we’ve got the restaurant to ourselves, so we’re soon a glass deep into a bottle of the 2016 Tarrawarra Estate Chardonnay ($64). With a long and creamy palate, balanced by elegant oak, it’s good, whether you choose to drink it with or without the complimentary bread rolls. Illustrated with plants, Solander’s one-year-on menu continues to play to Australia’s native flora and fauna. Double Boiled Wallaby Broth ($18) takes Vandenabeele’s ‘Chicken Tea’ from his time at The Langham in New York, and gives it an Aussie twist with lovely lean wallaby meat, a quail egg, enoki mushrooms and goji berries. Presented in a transparent tea pot, it’s a comforting and pretty, tea-like broth with gentle spicing that suits the cooling mid-season weather. Charred Bugs ($24) summon the Aussie barbeque, presenting one of my favourite crustaceans in chilli butter. Two well-cooked bugs are presented split down the centre, adorned with a tangle of greens, freshly diced tomato and chilli threads. They pull out of their shells easily, with the portion feeling generous for an entrée – easily enough to share. I’m surprised to see our mains arrive in lidded white crockery pots. It’s not what I expect from a hotel restaurant living in the Instagram age, which actually makes it all the more charming. Young Henry Braised Pork Cheeks ($40) are tender and tasty against shiitake mushrooms, shallots and Kakadu plums. They edge out the Slow Cooked Wallaby Shanks ($32) because the flavour profile of this dish, with quandong berries and macadamia crumble cream, feels slightly off-kilter to me. My critique comes only because I’ve eaten some amazing wallaby already this year; though to be fair, I suspect Hobart’s chefs are more familiar with this sweet and gentle game meat. Despite each pot of protein feeling quite generously proportioned, sides are necessary if you want something other than meat on your plate. Warrigal Greens ($9) with black garlic are sure to excite anyone bored with spinach, with their balanced grassy and bitter notes. Juicy red piquillo peppers and pomegranate arils give Wok Fried Sprouting Broccoli ($10) with toasted almond slivers a unique twist. When taken together with sides, mains here do feel pricy, however if I was dining as part of a bigger group, I suspect you wouldn't need to order a protein and side apiece. What I do like is the meal feels, homey, Australian and healthy to eat. Presented as a pretty wreath arranged around a ball of strawberry sorbet, the Strawberry Plate ($17) plays with texture using puffed barley, chickpea meringue, strawberry sponge, and earl grey tea jelly. I’m more taken with the Asian-inspired Watermelon Raindrop Cake ($20). Suiting the crockery beautifully, Vandenabeele has created a pond life scene with a quivering salty watermelon jelly dome sitting under a lacy, charcoal pepper tuile surrounded by glistening sloe gin pearls and micro basil leaves. Juicy, wet and refreshing, it’s adult in flavour rather than over-sweet.

P. L.

Quality produce ingredients used, executed really well, flavours balanced and overall very ambient dining experience in a modern luxe boutique hotel restaurant setting. Very attentive service. Highly recommend.

R. Y.

Dimly lit, excellent live music by Evan Wilkins. Great ambience. Chicken tea is chicken soup. Very seay cured salmon. The lamb was rather gamey, the beef was tender and flavourful. Deconstructed lemon tart was very interesting, very sour lemon sauce, mix with sweet meringue.

F. L.

Came for the five course degustation. Simple flavours (maybe a bit too simple for the price), cosy ambience with velvet armchairs and a bar with creative cocktails and extensive wine list. Attentive service from all staff. Exceeded expectations as a restaurant in a hotel.

L. M.

Food was amazing and the staffs were very attentive and friendly. Dessert was so good. Rashesh and the team made our dining experience a memorable one. Would highly recommend and be back!

P. H.

A fine dining resturant with a good atmosphere. Would recommend this place if you are after a quiet night out with a loved one or friends. The menu has some quite tasty yet interesting items. Great place if you are looking for entry to mid level fine dining restaurants.

V. H.

Awesome...we e enjoyed breakfast here each morning of our stay. The food was delicious. The staff were warm and friendly.

S. H.

Outstanding food at the Solander restaurant within the West Hotel Sydney. A creative genius is at work within their kitchen. Super yum with beautiful presentation and balance on the palette! Would recommend for hotel and non-hotel guests. A hidden gem in Sydney’s CBD.

1.

The Beef Fillet was cooked to perfection. It was so soft that a steak knife wasn't required. The chocolate mousse was firm yet soft and sweet. The staff were perfect and kind.

W. a. F. K.

Angela the waitress is just lovely! Really warm and friendly. The food is yum and the cocktails are to die for ❤

S. D.

Triple grilled cheese sandwich for the truly hungry. Tomato soup with roasted peppers as a beautiful companion. Four Pillars gin tonic. Good service. Dark interior.

R. M.

Service was abit slow we sat down ,waiter came later after a few minutes to get our order we didn't even have water (empty glasses on table ) or drink menu to check ,so that was abit disappointing, and music volume kept going up and down we couldn't have a conversation ,thankfully we enjoyed the food it was beautiful and tasty😋

M. L.

Great food and amazing service. Both times I've been it's been fantastic

L. L.

The quality of the food is good, but it needs time to move out from the conventional idea of the “hotel’s restaurant”. The ambiance is a little bit too dark. Food good but overpriced compared to other places in the popular Barangaroo area. It was worth try it once, but I won’t return here. The staff was kind and welcoming.

L. A.

Delicious meal, everything cooked to absolute perfection. Staff were informative and attentive.

C. T.

The food is amazing, the service is great! The meals came out really quick which was great considering we had a show to go to afterwards. Will be coming back again.

N. g.

Went for a lunch. Salad bowl was very healthy and nice. Great price with thefork festival. During lunch, the restaurant was quite and spacious, service was fast.

K. K.

Amazing food and service with a great ambiance for a nice evening out or date night

B. C.

A great cocktail bar. I enjoyed the cocktails I had very much.

M. P.

Overall an enjoyable experience. The food was tasty and the staff very courteous. Some constructive criticism though; staff need to know more about a menu that is so well put together. The choices sound nice but the description of the dish was ingredients only, so much is left to imagination when wait staff don't know how to help you pick. Also the quality of the audio for the background music needs improving, it sounded like a cheap stereo system. Otherwise it was very nice, with the food extremely well presented and a great menu concept with flora and fauna.

K. L.

Superb food, service, atmosphere. Everything are perfect!

D. J.

Solander has by far one of the best menus in Sydney that could rival Quay and Aria. Complements to the chef for the creation and delivery of such a unique menu with such exquisite flavours and priced very fairly. We went on a Friday night. It was relatively busy with some live music which was lovely. Died down a little around 8:15 with the office crowd heading out. Whilst on the ground floor of a hotel you don’t feel like you are in a hotel. The restaurant is on one side and has a very private feel to it with nice music and open layout and modern furniture. We had some exceptional service from Luca who knew the menu well and gave us some great recommendations. I highly recommend the restaurant and will be back for the amazing food.

A. G.

Simply superb. We dined last night and it was like visiting an oasis for food lovers in otherwise barren city. The service, attention to detail was exceptional . The menu was refreshingly different loaded with local produce and infused with tastes from local flora and fauna. The ambience and ability to sit in a private booth to enable confidential discussions was valued. We enjoyed the beef cheeks served in individual turins. The flavours just filled your mouth with pleasure. The meat so tender and soft was a meal in heaven. All accompanied by Kifler potatoes and broccoli and almonds. There were magical dessert options available that showed a uniqueness that makes place a standout to visit. Being full I choose a scoop of Kiwifruit sorbet to finish the night off. A great range of quality wines was available to match your experience. This is a food lovers delight and congratulations to the Chef for delivering something very special. Highly recommended.

f. l.

Great food and dining experience! The mussels as a starter and beef for the main was sensational. To top off the great experience, the desserts were incredible. We will definately be back

C. L.

Had an amazing dinner with my husband here tonight, to celebrate my 40th birthday. Incredible menu inspired by all things Australian flora and fauna - and the food was just incredible. Went for the charred beef fillet with roast garlic and Shiraz jus, with a side of roast butternut pumpkin, goat’s cheese and pomegranate. For dessert I went for the ‘crack pie’ - a chewy, gooey macadamia nut pie with caramelised pecans and vanilla malt ice cream. Staff were friendly and efficient. The dimly lit and spacious restaurant oozes ambience - and the armchairs and individual couches make for a very cosy experience! Highly recommend!!

K.

The food and service here is great! Highly recommend. Definitely try the Solander Spritz

I. D.

Best fine dining experience in a long time! My husband and I took the UK in-laws as a bit of an Australian culinary adventure. The level of sophistication, creativity and experimentation with the local faune and flora make it a very special and memorable experience - from Baskia flowers to salt bush, wallaby to bugs. Every dish was an absolute knock out - stunningly presented but also beautifully balanced in flavours and textures. My absolute favourite dishes were plant based - including the macadamia cheese and pickled beets and the artichoke barley...but we all shared and had different favourites!! Despite being too full for dessert, we couldn’t resist the milo pannacota and ended up trying the watermelon drop cake as well. The pannacota was beautifully layered, textured and so mourish - the drop cake was just nothing like I have ever had before- so refreshing, yet intense in flavour - very creative and fun. Luca was a great host and guided us through choices throughout the evening. What an experience. I will definitely be back, with both locals and overseas visitors!

M. C.

Had a fantastic dinner at Solander's Bar and Dining. Really enjoyed the decor and grab a seat/booth near the window if you can. The service from Luca and his team was fantastic from start to finish. Food wise A+ for presentation however there's always room for improvement. -Gnocchi was fantastic but slightly oily from the dressing -Kingfish was just abit dry -Wallaby shank meat was so tender it fell off the bone. Dessert should be served with a spoon as the watermelon raindrop cake was a challenge with a fork to pick up the pearls. Overall had a great time and would come back.

M. K.

Amazing place we had the breakfast buffet

J. B.

Some wonderful vegetarian options here. I recommend the gnocchi. Service was excellent, dishes were well explained. Cosy, dimly lit setting - perfect for a date. But not much of a view.

E. M. J.

Great atmosphere and fine food, we had a wonderful time. Dark and glamouous, a great relaxed, chilled out atmosphere. The service was perfect and the food was delicious. The fresh bread was to die for!

C. R.

I had low expectations going in, since the restaurant is located in a hotel, but it was AMAZING. The food was imaginative yet simple, flavorful and delicious. Highly recommend! The pasta was my favorite.

D. G.

Good food with a trendy and comfy decor.

M. J.

Forget the previous reviewer’s nonsense about the cake... This place is sensational. We had a wonderful evening which exceeded all our expectations. We dine out regularly and the food rivalled some other dining establishments in Sydney - including Merivale and Rockpool. We will definitely be back!

D. D.

Just wonderful! We ordered the Explorer menu and all dishes were a delight, Ambience is Ok, rather casual, but the food makes the experience worthwhile.

A. D.

Beautiful dining experience. Service was perfect and the menu was exquisite

F.

Gnocchi hAhaha Thai style was quite innovative but too dry

S. F.

Food was excellent. Service was a bit of a mixed bag. Very attentive but sloppy. Not as polished as the food that they are serving deserves.

K. F.

Was very impressed with everything here. Wonderful and creative food at reasonable prices. Service was a little slow, but not worth shedding a star. Good job

D. D.

Very unique tasting. The beef fillet and char bugs are something to try and the service is top notch

K. b.

really comfortable and nice place 👍️👍️

D. F.

Fantastic food here and reasonably priced for what's on offer. Great attentive service in a pleasant setting.

L. F.

Exquisite and Excellent in all aspects. Will definitely recommend. Thank you for a wonderful dining experience!

V. S. &. D.

Better than average continental buffet combined with fresh and delicious hot a la carte options. Coffees good too.

J. A.

Very attentive staff. However I wouldn't call an $8 beer happy hour by any stretch of the imagination. Overpriced for what it is. A city bar.

M. J.

Wonderful atmosphere, food and service!

T. T.

Very enjoyable. Really like the theme of including native produce. Good place for a civilised dinner.

J. S.

Celebrates good Aussie produce. Deliciously creative menu in a very welcoming setting.

Y. R.

A little pricey but the place is worth it.

W. K.

Food was amazing, Restaurant was quiet which was good, very romantic.

T.

Not too bad for a hotel bar, quality cheap champagne during happy hour

J. W.

Drinks are great but the service is painfully slow especially considering there were only two other tables and one of the drinks we ordered was a glass of wine!

R. C.

Good food and Great desserts ! Just a lil expensive.

J. N.

Nothing wrong per se but not excellent. Decent breakfast buffet

L. M.

Good breakfast, nice coffee, good spot good a night cap too. Good set up

J. A.

Great food, great service in a comfortable setting

F. W.

Amazing! Interesting dishes and combination of flavours.

K. W.

Good quality food and the service is great

S. V.

Stopped down for adult beverages and snacks after check in.

T. M.

Loved our meals and drinks!

M. C.

Nice place and good food, service needs to improve.

R. K.

Brand new, great vibe, fast friendly service

L. T.

Really good, worth the visit.

C. T.

Great food and cocktails

M. S.

Top restaurants with reasonable prices

W. P.

Cozy, quiet, classy, inexpensive.

D. P.

Just wow

D. T.

Closed at 7 on a Monday night!

K. M.

Enjoyed it and will visit again

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(Translated) It's a very fashionable bar, but feel free to enter. (Original) 非常にオシャレなバーだが、気軽に入れる。

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