The Atlantic Restaurant: Crown Entertainment Complex (03) 8623 9615 or www.theatlantic.com.au The Atlantic restaurant at Crown is almost here. The big fish will surface next week on March 14th. From then on, you’ll be able to sample chef Donovan Cooke’s seafood-heavy menu, which, according to Con Andronis, co-owner of the The Atlantic, will be about
Neil Perry doesn’t wait around, but he understands that sometimes his customers have to. Situated in Crown Towers is Neil Perry’s version of a hotel bar, The Waiting Room. Designed by architect Grant Cheyne in association with 1:1 Architects, it’s naturally more than a simple lobby bar, but a collection of inspiration from places like
Crown: www.crownmelbourne.com.au Crown Towers’ villas have recently been extensively refurbished. Located on the hotel’s top floors, each villa has the character of a penthouse residence. The villas are attended by a team of butlers, on call 24/7, and are accessible via three private express lifts. There are 32 villas in total including one Chairman’s Villa,
Canvas Club: 16B Logan Rd, Woolloongabba, QLD (07) 3891 2111 or www.canvasclub.com.au It seems Brisbane finds a new pocket of territory to forge a hot spot every few weeks. Canvas Club is one of the first to come together in Woolloongabba under Brisbane City Council’s new small bar license. Forging on from her amazing work
Steer Bar & Grill: The Olsen Hotel, 637-641 Chapel St, South Yarra VIC (03) 9040 1188 or www.steerbarandgrill.com.au Photo: Shannon McGrath Steer Bar & Grill has a lot of ’art. Well, really it must. You can’t fly under the banner of an Art Series Hotel dedicated to the one of the finest of Australia’s fine
The Millswyn: 131-133 Domain Road, South Yarra VIC (03) 9866 5627 or www.themillswyn.com.au Octogenarian Paul Lynch left some big shoes to fill, especially for 21-year- old Davis Yu — the son of property developer David Yu, and once Olympic slalom hopeful. Lynch’s, his South Yarra restaurant on the fringe of the Botanical, was an institution.
New Shanghai: Lower Ground Level, Chatswood Chase, Chatswood NSW (02) 9412 3358 New Shanghai isn’t exactly new, John Chen’s parents built up the New Shanghai brand in Sydney’s Chinatown before expanding to Ashfield and Lemon Grove shopping centre in Chatswood. Now that their son has taken over, with MBA in hand, it’s been an era
Jorg: 203 St Georges Rd, Fitzroy North VIC (03) 9482 3002 or www.jorgrestaurant.com.au Photography: Josh Wayn It seems all fine dining chefs want to do nowadays is strip off those pristine white tablecloths and uncover their darker, more ‘casual’ side. And who can blame them? After years of 14-hour days slaving over a hot stove
Dee Why Hotel: 834 Pittwater Road, Dee Why, NSW (02) 9982 1797 or www.deewhyhotel.com.au Photography: Shannon Mcgrath The Dee Why Hotel was famous as a beachside rock ‘n’ roll stopover for a lot of classic Australian and touring international rock acts that rolled through town. But recent plans for the surrounding area meant the old
Colonial Hotel: 156 Victoria Rd, Werrington NSW (02) 9623 1384 or www.vlandisgroup.com.au The Vlandis Group is rounding up its cattle and re-‘branding it’. Last time we checked in, Vlandis had overhauled The Three Swallows in Bankstown and now it’s the Colonial Hotel’s turn. Bergstrom Architects took care of the transformation. Being way out West (of