If Westpac OpenAir Cinema is the world’s most beautiful outdoor cinema (and with its waterfront location featuring the Opera House and Harbour Bridge as a backdrop, it truly is), then chef Danielle Alvarez's Summer House Dining, a waterfront dining experience located next to it, has got to be one of the world’s most beautiful pop-ups.
The former founding chef of Fred’s, cookbook author (Recipes for a Lifetime of Beautiful Cooking is our absolute fave), and current culinary director of the Sydney Opera House events is behind Summer House Dining by Danielle Alvarez. It’s a Mediterranean-inspired restaurant located right on the harbour and the perfect place to enjoy dinner before catching a flick under the stars.
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Menu highlights include fresh bread with parmesan, olive oil and vinegar dip; prawn cocktail with avocado and a tomato and chilli relish; yellowfin tuna crudo with green chilli, coriander, ginger and pickled cucumbers; tagliatelle with rocket and basil pesto; grilled swordfish and courgette spiedini with lemon, white beans and salsa verde; and grilled and marinated skirt steak with chimichurri and fire-roasted peppers. Whatever you do, finish with the white-chocolate tiramisu. Three courses cost $99 per person, or you can opt for four courses at $125 per person, plus drinks.
As well as Summer House Dining, there’s a great selection of other dining options available, including pasta and bubbles at Fabbrica Chandon Bar and flavour-packed plates at The Point by chef Luke Nguyen. Put down the pans for the night and come treat yourself to dinner and a flick this summer at Westpac OpenAir Cinema. Heads up: if you’re seeing Florence Pugh’s latest hit, We Live in Time, BYO tissues.
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