The Bentley Team Open New Restaurant in Historic Yellow House
Brent Savage and Nick Hildebrandt bring Parisian-bistro style dining to Potts Point.
Having already wowed the Sydney fine dining scene with the two-hatted Bentley and the one-hatted Monopole, unstoppable duo Brent Savage and Nick Hildebrandt are about to realise another dream. Today they're opening their new French-style bistro, Yellow, in Potts Point's iconic Yellow House.
Driven by a bistronomy approach, the eatery will combine bistro decor with quality cuisine. Fresh, seasonal produce in atmospheric surroundings is the order of the day. There'll be seating for 60, as well as an intimate bar and an outdoor area.
“We have been dreaming of opening a French-style bistro for a number of years and we’re thrilled to be bringing the concept to life in Potts Point,” explains Savage. “We feel as though we’ve now encompassed all fields, with Bentley as our restaurant, Monopole as our wine bar and Yellow as our bistro offering.
“With Monopole just up the road, we know the locals and visiting diners are food and wine lovers. Yellow is a neighbourhood bistro, easy to drop into any night of the week but with a strong focus on innovative food. Of course, Nick has had fun with the wine list, too.”
Entrees include roasted heirloom carrots with spiced crumb and sweet cicely, and slow-cooked ocean trout with young onions, fennel and almonds. Top-tipped mains are lamb belly with broadbean shoots, celery and purslane, and Cape Grim sirloin with mustard leaves and green sauce, while headlining dessert is chocolate parfait with raspberry sorbet.
Savage and Hildebrandt have once again called on the talents of Melbourne designer Pascale Gomes-McNabb, who took care of both the Bentley and Monopole. Diners can expect more of her renowned, ultra-atmospheric lighting techniques and idiosyncratic dashes of bright colour.
Back in the '70s, when Potts Point was the vibrant centre of the Sydney arts scene, Yellow House was an artists' collective, where the likes of Martin Sharp, Brett Whiteley, Greg Wait, Peter Weir and George Gittoes lived, worked and covered the walls, floors and ceilings in masterpieces. The rumour goes that it was also the likely home of Australia's first ever 24 hour-long 'Happening'.
Yellow is at 57-59 Macleay Street, Potts Point. It is open for dinner seven nights and all day on weekends.
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