Overview
Taking over The Gantry's previous space is PIER Dining, a breezy newcomer to Pier One Sydney Harbour that opened its doors on Wednesday, May 1. The lavish hotel on the harbour has revamped its food and drink offering, and is now serving a seafood-focused menu from an approachable openair venue.
Open to hotel guests and public diners alike, PIER Dining dishes up modern seafood fare that takes cues from the eatery's waterside location. The site has been built over historic beams that once were home to the pier's Oyster Bar and Crab Cooker, and span to the deepest point of Sydney Harbour.
"After listening to our guests and the local community, we have evolved the restaurant to celebrate a more casual and relaxed style of dining, leading with an a la carte menu, or feed-me menu, for those wanting to take the hassle out of ordering," said Pier One Sydney Harbour General Manager Kim Mahaffy.
The harbourside space now features lounge seating with sunlight filtering through an open roof, Australian natives littered throughout and views to pair. And you'll even spot environmentally friendly coasters by Defy Designs and decorative seaweed salt jars by Dinosaur Designs.
On the menu at PIER Dining is an array of fresh Australian produce, with a focus on seafood, as helmed by emerging hospitality talent and the restaurant's Chef De Cuisine Dimitri Damman — whose plethora of experience at international outposts has assisted in curating the food lineup.
You'll find refreshed takes on classics, from the King George whiting parmy and a campanelle carbonara paired with cured kingfish collar through to the restaurant's signature dish: Queensland coral trout paired with green mango, chilli, ginger and coriander, which is served tableside.
Other highlights include the Sydney rock oysters, which you can opt to have freshly shucked with mignonette or charred on the grill with coconut vinegar and some smoked wagyu fat; a pierlova — the restaurant's spin on a classic pav — and the Bermagui catch of the day, served with confit onions, olives and capers.
Fnd PIER Dining inside Pier One Sydney Harbour, 11 Hickson Road, Dawes Point, open from Tuesday–Saturday from 5.30–late.