Bentley

Bentley Restaurant + Bar offers a very special dining experience in an industrial-chic space in Sydney’s CBD. Chef Brent Savage’s innovative and inventive food is expertly paired with boutique wines from Nick Hildebrandt’s eclectic international list.

The Bentley and its founders have a deserved reputation for excellence in food, wine-matching and service, which has earned them a swag of industry awards.

We offer a-la-carte menus, tasting menus (including a vegetarian tasting menu) and a fun bar menu for a pre- or post-theatre bite and a drink.

We welcome corporate diners, and have private dining areas with AV facilities for functions, presentations and events. Come in and see for yourself how we have created an inspired dining experience in a relaxed, contemporary space.

History:

The Bentley was opened in March 2006 by Chef Brent Savage and Sommelier Nick Hildebrandt in a former pub in Surry Hills. It was a new kind of restaurant for Sydney – one where the food could challenge and inspire you, but in a relaxed atmosphere where you could find an eclectic list of wines not offered anywhere else.

With Brent’s flavoursome food and Nick’s love of introducing customers to wines by international boutique producers, the Bentley quickly earned a reputation for leading diners to some new and exciting places. The vision paid off and Bentley was named ‘Best New Restaurant’ at the Sydney Morning Herald’s Good Food Guide Awards, as well as earning two Chef’s hats and a coveted wine glass, which it has retained ever since.

Since those early days, Brent and Nick have continued to steer the Bentley to a place where it has become known as one of the most influential restaurants in the country. It has been lauded by restaurant reviewers from around the world, recognised with a swag of awards by influential publications including Australian Gourmet Traveller, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Australian and consistently featured in the Top 20 of Gourmet Traveller’s Top 100 Australian restaurants.

Awards:

• 2018: Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide Awards – 2 Hats
• 2018: Australian Gourmet Traveller Top 100 (#10)
• 2017: Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide Awards – 2 Hats
• 2017: Australian Gourmet Traveller Top 100 (#9)
• 2017: Australian Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide Awards – 2 stars
• 2016: Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide Awards – Wine List of the Year, and 2 Hats
• 2016: Australian Gourmet Traveller Top 100 (#13)
• 2016: Australian Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide Awards – 2 stars, 3 Wine Glasses
• 2016: Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards – inducted into the ‘Hall of Fame’
• 2016: Tourism Accommodation Awards – Metropolitan Restaurant of the Year Deluxe Hotels
• 2015: Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide Awards – Chef of the Year Brent Savage, and 2 Hats
• 2015: Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide Awards – Sommelier of the Year, Nick Hildebrandt
• 2015: Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide Awards – 2 stars, 3 Wine Glasses2015:
• 2015: Australian Gourmet Traveller Top 100 (#14)2015:
• 2015: Gourmet Traveller WINE, Wine List of the Year Awards:
  • Australia’s Best Wine List
  • NSW Best Wine List
  • Best City Wine List
  • The Judy Hirst Award for the Sommelier Responsible for the Winning List (Nick Hildebrandt)
  • Time Out Sydney – Wine Bar of the Year
  • Time Out Sydney – Highly Commended Best Bar Food
• 2014: Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards – NSW Wine List of the Year
• 2013: Australian Gourmet Traveller 2013 – Two Stars, 3 Wine Glasses
• 2013: SMH Good Food Guide 2013 – Two Chef’s Hats, Wine glass
• 2012: Australian Gourmet Traveller 2012 – Two Stars
• 2012: Australian Gourmet Traveller Top 100 (#14)
• 2012: SMH Good Food Guide 2012 – Wine List Of The Year
• 2012: SMH Good Food Guide 2012 – Two Chef’s Hats, Wine glass
• 2012: The Australian Hot 50 Restaurant Awards 2012
• 2011: Australian Gourmet Traveller 2011 – Two Stars
• 2011: Australian Gourmet Traveller Top 100 (#16)
• 2011: SMH Good Food Guide 2011 – Two Chef’s Hats, Wine glass
• 2010: Australian Gourmet Traveller Top 100 (#24)
• 2010: SMH Good Food Guide 2010 – Two Chef’s Hats, Wine glass
• 2010: Australian Gourmet Pages “Restaurant of the Year”
• 2009: SMH Good Food Guide 2009 – Two Chef’s Hats, Wine glass
• 2008: SMH Good Food Guide 2008 – Two Chef’s Hats, Wine glass
• 2008: SMH Good Food Guide 2008 – Sommelier of the Year (Nick Hildebrandt)
• 2007: SMH Good Food Guide 2007 – Best New Restaurant
• 2007: SMH Good Food Guide 2007 – Wine List of the Year (inaugural)
• 2007: SMH Good Food Guide 2007 – Two Chef’s Hats, Wine glass
• 2006: Australian Gourmet Traveller 2006 – Sommelier of the Year (Nick Hildebrandt)