Contemporary Cantonese Restaurant JINJA Is Opening in Macquarie Park with a Hatted Chef at the Helm

Macquarie Park's multi-level neighbourhood pub and entertainment venue The Governor Hotel is set to kick off in August with the opening of JINJA, an exciting new Cantonese restaurant with a hatted chef at the helm. The diner will open on level one of the venue, joining The Governor's bistro and rooftop bar as part of its multi-faceted hospitality offerings.

Leading the kitchen at JINJA is Head Chef Sebastian Tan who previously ran the hatted Silks and Teahouse out of the Crown Sydney. Speciality Chef Kushal Lama will join Tan in the kitchen, bringing over 16 years of culinary experience and generational hospitality knowledge to the venue.

Opening Wednesday, August 3, the 218-capacity restaurant will offer a new outpost for top-quality Cantonese dishes to this newly developed north-Sydney suburb. Diners will be welcomed by red neon signs and a lush modern fit-out inspired by traditional Cantonese restaurants with a dining room, a bar, private rooms and a secret space hidden behind a sliding door making up the expansive eatery.

Once you've taken your seat, you can expect a dedicated dumpling station and a variety of dishes ranging from the expected favourites like wonton soup, prawn and chive dumplings and peking duck pancakes to inventive and lavish takes on classic bites. Highlights of the more extravagant side of the menu include XO southern lobster scallop dumplings and black garlic wagyu beef sui mai.

There's also a distinct drinks menu accompanying the food. Tea-lovers will also be enticed to the venue by a specialty tea dispensary, and there's also a boundary-pushing cocktail menu, accompanied by the country's largest selection of baijiu and a 100-strong wine list with both Australian and international drops on hand.

JINJA will open Wednesday, August 3 at Level 1, 9 Waterloo Road, Macquarie Park. It will be open from lunch Wednesday–Sunday and dinner Wednesday–Saturday.

Images: Steven Woodburn