The best set menus in Sydney

How much: $70 per person

What do you get: Say “hey” to Hello Auntie and order the feed me menu, which comes with eight-courses that include the likes of prawn fried rice, barbecue pork jowl and papaya salad. There’s also a vegetarian option for $65 per person. 

When: Lunch and dinner

How much: $70

What do you get: Out and about and hungry in Cammeray? Hit up Folly's Bar & Bistro and enjoy a great-value seven-course set menu. Highlights include fresh ocean trout crudo, fettuccine with truffle, and scotch fillet topped with bone marrow koji butter (yum). Pair your meal with on-point cocktails created by co-owner and ex-Applejack bars manager Lachy Sturrock.

When: Lunch and dinner, Tuesday to Sunday

How much: $78 per person

What do you get: Seven Med-inspired courses, all designed to share. Snack on tasty things like tuna, scallop and ocean trout tartare; gilled scallops with umami butter; and grain-fed Angus flank steak with golden roasted potatoes. What long lunch dreams are made of. 

When: Monday to Saturday for lunch

How much: $85 per person

What do you get: Heading to the theatre and short on time? Surry Hills’ stalwart Nomad offers an express nighttime option with a one-hour dining time. The good news is that you don’t have to skimp on flavour, as the Nomad team serves a selection of their most-loved dishes.

When: Dinner, Monday to Sunday

How much: $79 per person

What do you get: Million dollar views of Bondi with a selection of NBF's hits. It's one of the best spots to watch the sunset, too.

When: Lunch and dinner

How much: $79 per person

What do you get: Jimmy’s shared mezze, including perfect falafel with tahini and parsley; zucchini salad with tomato, onion and seven spices; and baklava with pistachio and walnut.

When: Lunch and dinner

How much: $79

What do you get: Freshwater’s rocking Mexican has an equally rocking set menu. Get six courses chosen by the chefs, which may be octopus with pickled turnips, prune mole and confetti coriander; and fish tacos with coleslaw and peanut matcha aioli. 

When: Lunch and dinner

How much: $79 per person

What do you get: Darlinghurst’s Italian joint Harry's by Giuls has a set menu of all the hits: arancini, burrata, vodka pasta and pizza. Yum.

When: Lunch and dinner

How much: $79 per person

What do you get: A two-course menu at one of Sydney’s best restaurants. And for $10 you can add dessert. 

When: Wednesday to Friday, lunch and dinner

How much: $85

What do you get: The Shire’s breezy Italian diner Fior has an ace set menu for $85 per person. Think: freshly shucked oysters, burrata, antipasti, pasta, tiramisu and more.

When: Lunch and dinner

How much: $85 per person

What do you get: Nine dishes for you and your friends to share. Highlights include grilled squid; grilled lamb backstraps with mint salsa verde; and smoked kingfish with pomegranate.

When: Monday to Saturday for lunch

How much: $89 per person

What do you get: Ten courses (!) including coral trout crudo with finger lime, and chilli; campanelle with pea, basil, smoked stracciatella and almonds; and Jack’s Creek black Angus steak with condiments. Round up your gang, stat.

When: Lunch and dinner

How much: $90 per person

What do you get: Ten-course snack flight with both cold and hot plates. Hits may include a coral prawn tartlet with shellfish mayo, finger lime and perilla (a herb in the mint family); smoked soy sauce glazed hapuka skewer with roasted garlic; and salt and vinegar tempura potato scallop

When: Lunch and dinner

How much: $92 per person

What do you get: Head to Bondi’s Italian gem Totti’s and get the set menu with a side of fun. It comes with antipasti, pasta, mains and desserts. And yes, the famous bread, too.  

When: Lunch and dinner

How much: $95 per person

What do you get: Alexandria’s elegant trattoria Pino's Vino e Cucina has a “Let the Italian feed you” menu which features a selection of the chef’s favourite dishes. Antipasto and pasta will be there, of course, plus some off-menu hits.

When: Tuesday to Sunday for dinner

How much: $95

What do you get: Set menus tend to offer value, but you usually have limited choice – not at Sailmaker. Their generous three-course sustainable-seafood-focused offering (which includes unlimited tapas) is less of a “set” menu and more of a “choice” menu. On arrival, diners are invited to pick from the Mediterranean tapas table. Then you choose from a huge array of entrées and mains – and finish with choosing from a sweets trolley.

When: Dinner – Thu-Sun from 6pm to 9.30pm

How much: $95 per person

What do you get: Woollahra’s gorgeous institution Chiswick offers a share-style set menu that you’ll want to check out. While the menu changes seasonally, you can count on enjoying local produce, colourful veggies and lots of flavour. Time Out tip: Chiswick is always a good time, but we reckon the dining room shines best at lunch, where you can admire the verdant kitchen garden.

When: Lunch and dinner

How much: $99 per person

What do you get: Three courses, with four options to choose from for each course. We’ve got our eyes on the pan fried gnocchi with mushrooms, goat's cheese and sage; and passionfruit soufflé with popcorn ice cream and almond craquelin. 

When: Lunch and dinner

How much: $90 per person

What do you get: Shellhouse’s swish ground-floor bar Menzies is offering a set menu with delicious share-style plates. And for an extra $6 you can add on dessert. 

When: Lunch and dinner

How much: $95 per person

What do you get: Nomad’s slick and polished wine bar and restaurant has an ace set menu: seven dishes, designed to share. We love the sound of the spatchcock with preserved lemon, roasted grapes and sorrel alongside pardon peppers with Olasagasti anchovies and fried bread – with it all finished with Beau tiramisu. 

When: Lunch and dinner

How much: $99 per person

What do you get: Get stuck into delicious Turkish cuisine at Maydanoz with a set menu that includes lentil kofte with lettuce leaf, radish, and pickled chilli, barbequed Tilba haloumi with honey, sesame, and rosemary ash, and tencere style chicken served with bulgur pilaf, chilli, and tomato.

When: Lunch and dinner