Fine Dining Reservations
Ten seats, one seating, seven courses rewritten every Tuesday. Chef Mara Ellison's counter is the hardest table in the capital — and residents hold the first allocation of every night's seats.
A Menu That Changes With the Week
The kitchen buys whole animals from two farms, catches from the South Coast, and whatever the Pialligo smokehouse has cured that week. The menu prints Tuesday morning and rarely survives the weekend intact — which is exactly how the chef wants it.
Seven Courses
A single tasting arc from raw to fire to sweet — paced over two and a half hours with no choices to make.
Coravin Pairings
The pairing pours bottles most restaurants can't justify by the glass — Canberra District rieslings to Jura oddities.
Face the Kitchen
The counter seats you inside the pass — the chef plates ten centimetres from your wine glass.
Dietary Rewrites
Coeliac, vegan and allergen versions of the full arc are composed fresh — flagged 48 hours ahead, never adapted on the fly.
Beyond the Counter
The main dining room runs the à la carte most evenings — same kitchen, wider choice. For occasions, the private dining room seats fourteen behind a door the staff call the green room.
- À la carte — 18:00–22:30, mains $38–68
- Private dining — 14 seats, $250 hire + menu
- Table-side service to the salon floor until 2 AM
- In-suite dining from a dedicated menu, 06:00–02:00
Securing a Seat
The counter releases seats thirty days out — residents get the first call.
Request your date
Book through this page or the concierge — hotel guests are offered seats before public release.
Flag the details
Allergies, occasions, pairing preferences — the kitchen composes around them, not despite them.
Arrive hungry
Seating starts 18:30 sharp; the arc runs two and a half hours. Phones photograph; conversation does the rest.
What the Price Covers
- Seven-course tasting menu
- Bread, butter & amuse courses
- Filtered water, still or sparkling
- Printed menu to take home
- Kitchen tour on request
- Dietary composition at no charge
- Post-dinner digestif in the lounge
- Valet parking validation
Good to know
Wine pairing is an additional $110 per person — worth it once in your life, optional forever after. A discretionary 10% service applies to parties of six or more.
Straightforward Pricing
All figures in Australian dollars, GST included. The full property rate card lives on the price page.
| Option | Details | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Chef's counter tasting | 7 courses · 18:30 seating | $195 pp |
| Wine pairing | six pours, Coravin list | $110 pp |
| Private dining room | 14 seats · room hire + menu | $250 + menu |
| À la carte dinner | main dining room | $38–68 mains |
Ten seats, no choices, and two and a half hours that justified the airfare. The riesling pairing alone was worth the wait-list.
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Dining Reservations, Answered
Ten Seats, One Seating
Tell us your date and party size — the desk confirms counter or dining-room availability within the hour.