Rockpool (Fish)
A - sort of - newcomer to the list. Trish Richards and Neil Perry's Rockpool (fish) is on the site of Rockpool as was. The difference is in the attitude: Perry turned 50 last year and is enjoying a refreshing, relaxed attitude to food. Tasting menus have gone, and in their place - following a lickety-split 12-day refurbishment - came bare tables... la carte dishes, and some simple, sexy, international cooking. The mood's smart casual: only 'no shorts, singlets, or thongs please'. The daily-changing menu runs from Japanese-inspired sashimi to Mediterranean salads, pasta and grills, as well as old Rockpool classics, live shellfish and whole fish to share. Its 100 per cent commitment to sourcing ethically and sustainably has not changed a jot.
Behind the stove:
Neil Perry and Executive Chef, Michael McEnearney
What they say:
"Rockpool, in a word, rocks" Australian Gourmet Traveller
New dish this year:
Hand-picked Crystal Crab, Avocado, Chickpea and Roast Pepper Salad with Pomegranate
Not a lot of people know that:
One of the menu's oldest dishes, the Stir-fried Crab Omelette, was on the original menu in 1992 - and was back on for the reopening of Rockpool (fish).
107 George Street, The Rocks, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia+61 (0)2 9252 1888
www.rockpool.com
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