Five Top Spots Around Sydney to Book for a Festive Lunch Worth Remembering
Gather your crew for a long lunch in the name of the silly season at one of these spots around town.
Five Top Spots Around Sydney to Book for a Festive Lunch Worth Remembering
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Gather your crew for a long lunch in the name of the silly season at one of these spots around town.
The silly season is at last upon us. And you know what that means, plenty of long lunches with your friends, family and work crew. If you have a long list of social commitments on your calendar, let us help with some of the work. We've gathered this list of celebratory lunch specials available at Solotel venues across Sydney, perfect for your festive feast needs.
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If your festive crew fancies a meal to be shared, the produce-driven setting of Matt Moran’s glasshouse-inspired Chiswick has prepared a Christmas Collective Menu to consider. It’s available for bookings of four or more people from Monday, November 27.
For $98 per person, you’ll get starters like garden rosemary flatbread; mains like roasted lamb shoulder with chickpea and grain garden salad; and sides of woodfired kipfler potato salad, slow-roasted carrots, black garlic and garden leaves. Plus, oh-so-rich desserts like chocolate torte with summer cherries.
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If you seek a traditional Aussie seafood lunch for the season, head to North Bondi Fish. It’s a little unconventional but undeniably luxe with million-dollar views, proximity to the waves, and a ready crowd of surfed-out, ravenous diners. With Matt Moran and head chef Steve Jacomos at the helm, the famed eatery continues to draw diners for every occasion.
The shared set menu is $85 per person, packed with sashimi, fish tacos, crispy calamari, tamarind fish curry, sides and desserts. Other NBF Christmas offers include Beers ‘n’ Buns (four beers and four cooked tiger prawn buns), plus an extremely festive-sounding Christmas cake marg (Patron Silver infused with wattleseed, cinnamon and orange, licor 43, lime, Peloton De La Muerte mezcal and Valdespino PX).
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A new addition to the Sydney dining scene is Chez Blue, a casual French neighbourhood bistro in Rozelle, headed up by Mark Williamson of Bistro Moncur. If you fancy French cuisine, groups of four or more can opt for the three-course set menu at $90pp. Enjoy your choice of entrée, main and dessert with options including ham croquettes with saffron aioli and comte; tuna tartare Niçoise; snapper fillet with clams, lemon vinaigrette and sea herbs; or steak frites. Leave room for opera cake from the dessert trolley to finish. If a Christmas getaway to Paris is still out of your budget, this is an excellent alternative escape.
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Classic Aussie celebrations go hand in hand with traditional Aussie pub feeds, so book a table at a pub if you’re still stuck for ideas. The Clock is a solid choice to host any festive lunch. Take a peruse through the French-inspired menu for a decadent meal on the famous balcony overlooking Crown Street, or enjoy the festive spirit with $2 oyster- and $15 margarita-dedicated happy hours on Sundays (from 12-6pm and all day, respectively).
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House Canteen is another underrated choice for a Christmas lunch. Imagine wowing your friends, work fam or real fam from out of town with a meal between two of the city’s most iconic landmarks. The menu at House Canteen backs up the stunning location with its all-day versatility, starting with baked goods and coffees in the morning and moving to hawker-style Pan-Asian eats for lunch and dinner. Our recommendation? Beeline for the crispy pork belly, order a sakerina cocktail (sake, 42 Below vodka, raspberry, strawberry, citrus) and top it off with a tiramisu mochi. The offering even extends to late-night snacks and drinks if you want to hang around.
Find the venue that’s right for any occasion with any Solotel venue across Sydney. For more information, visit the website.
