An innovative fine dining experience

Bentley Restaurant + Bar offers a fine 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. It is widely regarded as the best place in Australia to drink wine. Bentley Restaurant + Bar and its founders have a deserved reputation for excellence in food, wine-matching and service, which has earned them a swag of industry awards.

OPEN TUES TO SAT FOR DINNER FROM 6 PM 

OPEN THURS TO FRI FOR LUNCH FROM 12PM

THE BENTLEY BAR IS OPEN FROM 
5PM TUESDAY TO FRIDAY AND 6PM SATURDAY

FRIDAY 29TH – CLOSED

SATURDAY 30TH – OPEN FOR DINNER

SUNDAY 31ST – CLOSED

MONDAY 1ST - CLOSED

27 O’CONNELL STREET, SYDNEY

PH (02) 8214 0505 
INFO@THEBENTLEY.COM.AU

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Our Story

“A microcosm of relentless perfectionism.”

Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide

Bentley Restaurant + Bar is one of the most influential restaurants in Australia. It has been lauded by restaurant critics from around the world, recognised with a swag of awards by influential publications including Gourmet Traveller, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Australian and consistently featured in the Top 20 of Gourmet Traveller’s Top 100 Australian restaurants.

Bentley Restaurant + Bar 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 clever, flavoursome food and Nick’s love of introducing customers to wines by international boutique producers, Bentley Restaurant + Bar 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 2007 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 Bentley Restaurant + Bar to a place where it has become known as one of the most influential restaurants in the country.

In 2013 the Bentley moved from its original home in Surry Hills to a bigger, grander space at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Sydney’s CBD. With its majestic façade and contemporary interior designed by award-winning Melbourne architect Pascale Gomes-McNabb, Bentley Restaurant + Bar found the perfect home. The interiors had a further makeover in 2018 creating a more distinctive bar area.

Brent has twice been awarded the Sydney Morning Herald’s Good Food Guide ‘Chef of the Year’ (2005 and 2015) and has travelled the world cooking as a guest at some of the world’s best restaurants. Nick has been awarded ‘Sommelier of the Year’ four times and his wine list earned the Sydney Morning Herald’s Good Food Guide ‘Wine List of the Year’ Award in 2007, 2012 and 2016.

  • 2023

    Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2024 - Two Hats

    Australia's Best Aperitif List + 3 Glasses

    Top 25 Restaurants in NSW Gourmet Traveller

    2022

    Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2022 - Two Hats

    “When an establishment has been at the forefront of Sydney dining for 16 years, it tends to know a thing or two about what customers want: excellent food, delicious wine and a number you can call.” Callan Boys May 2022

    Inclusion in the Delicious 100

    “The menu is uncompromisingly cheffy, bringing exceptional ingredients together in new and daring ways”

    Best in the Business – Good Food Guide 2022

    2020

    Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2020 – 2 Hats

    Gourmet Traveller Top 100 Restaurants 2020 – No.9

    Best Listing of Wines by the Glass & Best Digestif List– Wine List of the Year Awards 2020

    Gourmet Traveller Australian Restaurant Guide – 3 Wine Glasses, Top 100 (#9)

    Delicious Top 100. – #16

    Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards – winner of “Best List Wines by the Glass” and ” Best Digestif List”

    2019

    Gourmet Traveller Top 100 Restaurants 2019 – No.10
Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2019 – 2 Hats

    “Glittery CBD dining that still pushes all the right buttons”

    Gourmet Traveller Australian Restaurant Guide – 2 Stars, 3 Wine Glasses, Top 100 (#10)

    2018

    Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2018 – 2 Hats

    “Putting Business Class into dining”

    Gourmet Traveller Australian Restaurant Guide – 2 Stars, 3 Wine Glasses, Top 100 (#10)

    Delicious Top 100, #17

    Wine List of the Year Awards 2018 - Best Listing of Wines by the Glass

    2017

    Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2017 – 2 Hats

    Gourmet Traveller Australian Restaurant Guide – 2 Stars, 3 Wine Glasses, Top 100 (#9)

    2016

    Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2016 – 2 Hats

    Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide – Wine List of the Year

    Gourmet Traveller Australian Restaurant Guide – 2 Stars, 3 Wine Glasses, Top 100 (#13)

    Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards – inducted into the ‘Hall of Fame’

    Tourism Accommodation Awards – Metropolitan Restaurant of the Year Deluxe Hotels

    2015

    Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2015 - Brent Savage ‘Chef of the Year’

    Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2015 - 2 Hats

    Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide 2015 - Nick Hildebrandt ‘Sommelier of the Year’

    Gourmet Traveller Australian Restaurant Guide Awards – 2 stars, 3 Wine Glasses

    Australian Gourmet Traveller Top 100 (#14)

    Gourmet Traveller WINE, Wine List of the Year Awards:

    – Australia’s Best Wine List

    – NSW Best Wine List

    – Best City Wine List and

    – 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

    Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2015 – 2 Hats

    Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide – Two Stars, 3 Wine Glasses

    2012

    Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2012 – 2 Hats

    Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2012 – Wine List Of The Year

    Australian Gourmet Traveller 2012 – Two Stars, Top 100 (#14)

    The Australian Hot 50 Restaurant Awards

    2011

    Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2011 – 2 Hats

    Australian Gourmet Traveller 2011 – Two Stars, Top 100 (#16)

    2010

    Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2010 – 2 Hats

    Australian Gourmet Traveller Top 100 (#24)

    Australian Gourmet Pages “Restaurant of the Year”

    2009

    Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2009 – 2 Hats

    2008

    Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2008 – 2 Hats

    Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide – Sommelier of the Year (Nick Hildebrandt)

    2007

    Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2007 – 2 Hats

    Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide – Best New Restaurant

    Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide – Wine List of the Year (inaugural)

    2006

    Australian Gourmet Traveller – Sommelier of the Year (Nick Hildebrandt)

“The partnership between food and wine has long been Bentley's biggest strength, with Savage and kitchen collaborator Aiden Stevens delivering elegant dishes with just the right amounts of acid, sweetness and fat to bolster Hildebrandt's extensive cellar of rare gems.”

Callan Boys May 2022

Gift Cards

The Bentley Group is now offering digital gift cards. These e-cards are a fast and convenient way to send gifts to friends, family and colleagues. Simply nominate the desired amount, process the order and the card will be emailed directly to you.

Functions

Bentley Restaurant + Bar delivers an exceptional private fine dining experience for both corporate and special events. Bentley has a range of spaces including a semi-private room that seats 16, a private room that seats 36 and a larger private area that can accomodate 64 people. Our beautiful rooms are equipped with AV systems and digital projectors to ensure presentations look their best. Guests have access to specially curated event menus, and wines recommended by our expert team of sommeliers. Bentley is also available to cater for external functions. For further information on our private dining rooms and offsite catering, call us on (02) 8214 0505 or click below.