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Rockpool Bar & GrillvsAria Restaurant Sydney
Both restaurants are rated very highly by expert writers. On balance, Aria Restaurant is the choice of most professionals compared to Rockpool Bar & Grill. Aria Restaurant has a TripExpert Score of 86 with approval from 8 sources such as DK Eyewitness, Fodor's and Gayot.
Rockpool Bar & Grill
Insight Guides
Travel + Leisure
Gayot
DK Eyewitness
Time Out
Condé Nast Traveler Time Out
66 Hunter St, Sydney, New South Wales 2000
From $0/night
Insight Guides "Chef Neil Perry’s grill house inhabits Sydney's most beautiful Art Deco building. The food is excellent, the wine list one of the best in town, but you pay for the privilege."
Travel + Leisure "Celebrity chef Neil Perry opened this restaurant in a grand Art Deco building. The kitchen specializes in wood-fired grills and house-aged beef." Full review
Gayot15.0
"Neil Perry's long career as a chef-restaurateur has shown that he has a love of Asian flavors, seafood, prime meats and grilling." Full review
DK Eyewitness "Taking steakhouse to new heights in a heritage-listed Art Deco building, is this 2009 addition to the renowned Rockpool stable."
Time Out "While the kitchen needs to iron out a few first-month kinks, there's no doubt Rockpool Bar & Grill is a restaurant to be reckoned with. We smell a winner." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Rockpool Bar & Grill wows guests with one of the most eye-catching interiors in Sydney." Full review
Time Out "Winter 2023 update: Rockpool Bar and Grill is in the top ten of the World's Best Steak Restaurants list, coming in at number eight – making it, arguably, Australia and Sydney's best steak restaurant" Full review
Aria Restaurant Sydney
Concierge
Frommer's Gayot DK Eyewitness Time Out
Fodor's Condé Nast Traveler
1 Macquarie St., East Circular Quay, Sydney, New South Wales 2000
From $40/night
Concierge "Views of the iconic Opera House and Harbour Bridge? Check. Native A-listers like Nicole Kidman? Check. A local celebrity chef? Check."
Frommer's "With front-row views of the Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House, Aria stands in one of the most enviable spots in the city." Full review
Gayot16.0
"Dine for lunch when the bustling harbor and quay is at its best, or come by night when the Sydney Opera House glows white against the lights of vessels on the water." Full review
DK Eyewitness "With uninterrupted panoramic views of Sydney Harbour, the Opera House and the Bridge, there are many options here."
Time Out "Aria serves straight-up delicious food. If you’re after envelope pushing, you might not be in the right restaurant." Full review
Fodor's "Chef Matthew Moran creates a menu of extraordinary dishes that may be your best meal in the antipodes—and a steep bill to show for it." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Hello, Sydney Harbour Bridge views! With vistas over the shells of the Sydney Opera House too, Aria would be worth a visit just for those postcard panoramas." Full review
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Don't miss quirky desserts like popcorn cheesecake with raspberry and yogurt sorbet.
