Bonaparte Dinner

Overview

With the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and everyone in a royals fervour, it's all too fitting the Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney is hosting a series of dinners fit for nobility — only this feast is fit for a French king. And while the French monarchy hasn't been around since 1870, The Bonaparte Dinner series will help us commoners live like Franco royalty, only if just for a few hours.

Being reimagined at the hotel's Altitude Restaurant, the sumptuous three-course French feast was first staged at the former mansion of Prince Roland Bonaparte (the grand nephew of Napoleon) — which now houses the Shangri-La Hotel in Paris.

The dinner will pay homage to the finest French cuisine with a menu crafted by chef Christophe Moret, who helms the two Michelin-starred Parisian restaurant L'Abeille. Guests can expect decadent classics, from shellfish bisque with foie gras to Cape Grim filet de boeuf and green peas, all expertly paired with a throng of Australian wines handpicked by Altitude's sommelier Matt Herod. And for dessert, you'll be served the classic Saint Honoré cake, complete with profiteroles and wild berries.

If you want to experience all the elegance and grandeur of noble French dining without leaving Sydney, this is the dinner for you. Eat like a royal, treat your tastebuds to a night of unfettered opulence and take in some French history, all the while soaking in those unbeatable panoramas.

The Bonaparte Dinner runs Monday to Thursday from 6pm till Thursday, November 1 and is priced at $145 per person or $270 per person with matching wines. Go on, grab your cheri, pretend you're off to French court and make a night of it — just make sure you're out of there before the clock strikes 12 and you turn back into a pumpkin.

For more information and to make a reservation, visit the Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney website.