Bennelong Restaurant

4.8

559 Reviews

$101 and over

Modern Australian

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2 people

Dec 25, 2024

9:00 PM

Booked 1 time today

Good for special occasions
Charming
Great for fine wines

Bennelong serves to celebrate the Sydney Opera House and its extraordinary architecture by offering a culturally significant and inspiring menu showcasing a most magnificent production of Australian food and wine. We offer a 3 course menu with sides for $210 per person.
Our cooking is not overly technical and tricky – it’s robust and direct – allowing the pure flavours of the ingredients to sing. We’ve enjoyed developing a whimsical dessert menu based on traditional Australian sweets, and the wine list, similarly – is a reflection of the best of Australia – without taking itself too seriously", Peter Gilmore.

Additional information

Dining style
Elegant Dining
Price
$101 and over
Cuisines
Modern Australian
Hours of operation
Lunch Fri, Sat 12:00 pm–2:00 pm Sun 12:00 pm–3:30 pm Dinner Mon–Sat 5:30 pm–8:45 pm
Phone number
(02) 9240 8000
Website
http://www.bennelong.com.au/
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Catering
Australian produce and wine take center stage at Bennelong. With one of Australia’s most celebrated chefs, Peter Gilmore, at the helm, Bennelong showcases the flavour, diversity and quality of Australian produce within the shell of one of Australia’s most iconic buildings. The Bennelong menu has been inspired by conversations with the most passionate and dedicated farmers, fishermen, breeders and providores nationwide.
Private party facilities
Bennelong Restaurant is built on a site enriched with history of communal eating and telling stories. We invite you to create your own story and event in one of the most recognisable buildings in the world.

Location
Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney, AU-NSW 2000
Neighborhood
Sydney CBD
Parking details
Parking is at the Sydney Opera House Car Park managed by Wilson Parking.
Public transit
Circular Quay for Trains, Ferries, Buses & Taxis.
Additional
Bar/Lounge, View, Wheelchair Access

What 559 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.8

4.8 based on recent ratings

4.6Food
4.8Service
4.9Ambience
4.1Value

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559 Reviews

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Louise
Berkshire
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on August 19, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
This is a lovely restaurant on a totally iconic site. We are from the UK so it was lovely to eat in the Sydney Opera House. Menu is limited but food very good and service excellent.
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JASG
New Orleans
29 reviews
5.0
29 reviews
Dined on February 8, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Once in a lifetime experience. Delicious food and excellent service. An experience to remember!
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LanaBanana
Minneapolis
10 reviews
5.0
10 reviews
Dined on January 3, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Wonderful meal, wine and harbour views. Exceptional sommelier experience! Dessert course was nice and of course we got the pavlova shaped like the Opera House: Beware that Opentable is off by two hours on reservations made in the states. We booked 8:15pm and the restaurant had 6:15 as our booked time. Fortunately, when we showed them the app's reservation they made it work. But it was a bit of a wait, and we were initially made to feel like we had erred given time zone misunderstanding when the problem was with Opentable. Most of Bennelong's reservations are made directly, so they didn't have much insight into Opentable. The host did take a photo of my reservation on my phone to report it:
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OT
OpenTable Diner
Hawaii
4 reviews
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on May 3, 2023
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
たまたまクラシックのコンサートと重なり、すばらしい雰囲気でした。食事もたいへんおいしくいい選択だったと思います。ただ、照明が暗く見た目の美しさがよくわからなかったのが唯一の減点にしました。
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CherylC
New South Wales
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on August 20, 2022
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food here was like nothing I have ever tasted and won the evening. Amazing! The service was also first class. For regional travellers, this was definitely an experience we don't often get.
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JamesO
San Francisco
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on August 13, 2022
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
great service & location food could be better for the price but overall a special experience
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OpenTable Diner
Sydney
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on March 4, 2022
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
FOH manager was amazing! His service was spectacular.
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GeorgetownFan
Washington DC
86 reviews
4.0
86 reviews
Dined on March 9, 2020
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Beautiful venue for a special occasion dinner. My fine dining experiences in the past have been different than the experience I had at Bennelong. That doesn’t mean that the restaurant was off, it could have a cultural misinterpretation on my part. The meal lacked some continuity with regard to the servers and service. Entrees and main courses were served staggered to our party, not at the same time. One entree was partially dropped on the floor just as it was being served, but they recovered nicely and had a replacement within 3-5 min. The food was very good, but with 5 glasses of wine for a party of 3, I don’t know that it was worth AU$900. The real reason to dine at Bennelong is the venue.
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OpenTable Diner
VIP
San Francisco
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on February 23, 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
It was wonderful! My husband and I visited Australia for the first time and wanted to have a wonderful experience. Bennelong did delivered and the servers are wonderful, though they forget to give us utensils when we had our deserts. But all is forgiven. Next time we are back in town, we are sure to come by again.
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OpenTable Diner
Alabama
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on August 3, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
This was a special treat during our visit to Sydney! It was a once in a lifetime experience in an unbelievable venue. The food matched the atmosphere and was phenomenal! I hope we get to go back and experience this again!
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FAQs

Bennelong Restaurant is rated 4.8 stars by 559 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

Dec 25, 2024

9:00 PM

Booked 1 time today

Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney, AU-NSW 2000

Additional information

Neighborhood
Sydney CBD
Hours of operation
Lunch Fri, Sat 12:00 pm–2:00 pm Sun 12:00 pm–3:30 pm Dinner Mon–Sat 5:30 pm–8:45 pm
Price
$101 and over
Cuisines
Modern Australian
Dining style
Elegant Dining
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
Parking is at the Sydney Opera House Car Park managed by Wilson Parking.
Public transit
Circular Quay for Trains, Ferries, Buses & Taxis.
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Bar/Lounge, View, Wheelchair Access

Website
http://www.bennelong.com.au/
Phone number
(02) 9240 8000
Catering
Australian produce and wine take center stage at Bennelong. With one of Australia’s most celebrated chefs, Peter Gilmore, at the helm, Bennelong showcases the flavour, diversity and quality of Australian produce within the shell of one of Australia’s most iconic buildings. The Bennelong menu has been inspired by conversations with the most passionate and dedicated farmers, fishermen, breeders and providores nationwide.
Private party facilities
Bennelong Restaurant is built on a site enriched with history of communal eating and telling stories. We invite you to create your own story and event in one of the most recognisable buildings in the world.

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