The Blue Door

What an experience! We went to The Blue Door to celebrate my husband's 50th. We did the full wine pairing and all I can say is that every dish was utter perfection. Fresh, flavoursome, creative and delicious... not to mention the absolutely fabulous customer service. The staff are amazing. Cannot fault a single thing and will 100% be back! Thank you!

The whole concept of this restaurant is amazing! The menu changes weekly, depending on the ingredients provided by the selected sustainable farmers. A few days before the booking you'll be receiving an email with the farmers' names and a short description of what they do.
Dishes are incredibly rich but delicate at the same time, the combination of flavors is on point.
The wine pairing couldn't be more perfect!
The atmosphere is friendly, there are only 7 tables in the room, and you hear no noise from the kitchen even if it's an open space.
I would definitely come back again! Thank you :)

This really is one of our local favourites.

We regularly come to The Blue Door, we love the farm to fork philosophy to food and that every dish comes with a story. It is great that you can feel so connected to NSW produce and wines and Angelica, Dylan and the team really bring together food and wine in such a beautiful way. Highly recommend, the menu changes weekly based on what is in season and what tickles Dylan's fancy.

Don't walk past the wine pairing :)

* Photos are an assortment from a few visits

What is behind this Blue Door?

Quality, Ethics & Sustainability.

This is probably one of the BEST restaurants I have ever tried in 2023 last year! It leaves me nostalgic as soon as I walked out from the restaurant...

Often we step into a restaurant expecting "explosion of flavours" or pretty food and interior presentation. While these are valid for our sensational experience, we should be really celebrating the hero of the dish, aka the freshness of the produce. The team at Blue Door led by Dylan has nailed this perfectly. What is also different is that everything is sourced locally, ethically and sustainably. This is something I pay high respect for.

The 7 courses menu changes every week so what you see online may not be the same as what you will get. However it works out well as you will have surprises throughout the night. Everything was presented beautifully and it was a feast for the eyes and the stomach. The seasoning and balance of flavours and texture were executed flawlessly without overpowering the very fresh produce per se. Some of the champions of the producers are

- gundooee.getaways
- thecrookedvegetableco
- newcastlegreens
- nearriverproduce
- mussettholdingsfamilyfarm

For those who pay attention to details, their bowl, plates, tables and even the cutlery stands are handmade. The cutlery stand is a very cool idea for people who choose whatever they need for dining. Freestyle.

The design of the restaurant is rather minimalistic but also gives a sense of modern and spacious look. Staff are very friendly and provide detail information about the dish and produce - they know the produce back to front. I highly recommend this place and I am already looking forward to return!

Another lovely dinner at the Blue Door. Always fresh, fun and delicious. The stories behind the food (and the wine) create an experience rather than a dinner. Angelica, Dylan and the crew go out of their way to make every night special.
(And thank you for the pregnancy friendly options and the lovely birthday card!)

I am so glad my partner & I discovered this place.
Dylan and Angelica's knowledge and passion translates so well into their food and wine pairing. Dylan's skill as a chef allows the amazing produce to really shine. Angelica's ability to perfectly match each dish with a NSW wine was remarkable.
The dish of the night was definitely the duck and rhubarb. Amazing!!
With a weekly menu change, we can't wait to come back and see what this amazing team will come up with next!

Amazing food with the stories of the local and sustainable produce, creating a fun dining experience that sets it apart from your run of the mill fine dining.
Angelica and the team present a deep understanding of the origin of the ingredients, solidifying Dylan’s vision of sustainable farm-to-table.
The wine pairing is highly advised as the story behind each is as pertinent as the produce.

Incredible experience at the blue door from the welcome at the door to the service all night long. We joined them for the special steak night and every bite was perfection! We especially enjoyed the rubarb cheese cake! Such a niche little restaurant serving quality, sustainably sourced produce that doesn’t skimp on flavour.

Lovely restaurant with honest and creative dishes. A unique must visit when in Sydney! Truest sense of local food you’ll get! And the wine pairings are lovely too. We had a great night.

Loved this place! They are truly a producer-focused restaurant showcasing the amazing NSW producers they work with each week. Throughout their menu you can experience how they’re being really conscious and proud of using as much as possible of each animal and vegetable.
Angelica’s pairing was also perfect either way each dish. Thanks!
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Delightful dining space; exceptional service with an extensive understanding of the menu along with its origins. A well thought out wine list with a wonderfully extensive selection from New South Wales. Finally, the food was brilliant and a joy to experience . This place is a little dining gem. We loved it and couldn’t recommend it more - we will be back. PS one of the few fine dining venues that has BYO on a weeknight

A lovely little dinner spot! Staff are knowledgeable and passionate about their sustainable produce, which I love. Dishes were super tasty, as was the wine. Will definitely be back.

The Blue Door. This hidden gem offers a delightful culinary journey with locally sourced ingredients. The warm and welcoming team presented each course with a story, combined with meticulous attention to detail, creating an intimate atmosphere. The flavours are a true explosion of joy, making this restaurant a must-visit for a unique and exceptional dining experience. Highly recommended! Recommended by a friend, as I was on the hunt for something special, I feel I need to give him a bottle of wine as a thank you for the recommendation.

We were lucky enough to recently visit this gem of a restaurant, the Blue Door, located in Surry Hills. This is a true farm to table experience, where
the staff ensure that they’ve personally visited the provider and know exactly what they’re working with and paying tribute to the provenance of the vegetables, grains and proteins. The menu remains seasonal and utilises the whole animal, nose to tail approach, to avoid wastage. The menu changes every week, showing the skill and knowledge of the chef and his team.

The 24 seat restaurant has two dining times, 5:30 and 8:30 to allow for the seven course tasting menu to be enjoyed at a comfortable pace and not be rushed. We attend the 5:30 time slot, and love the natural light shining into the venue, with wooden tables, banquette seating and natural hues.

When we visit a fine dining restaurant we are always excited to taste the bread, we were very pleased to be presented with two types here. In keeping with their ethos, you receive dinner rolls made using yesterday's spent loaf. It is ground down and made into flour for these rolls and remade. Then you also have a slice of the daily sourdough, made using a 8 year starter. The bread is served with cultured butter and a board with a steel grater and four chunks of salt from around the globe. Guests grinding salt provides a sensory experience and adds to the ambience, with the percussion of salt grinding sounding of randomly around the restaurant.

After the bread the excitement levels continue to rise with the tasting menu, the first course is their “snack attack”, beginning the tasting menu with a myriad of tasty snacks filling our table and this was only the first course. This offering included the XO duck wings, some romesco dip with house made tortilla and some fresh crispy fish scales!

There’s also their house made charcuterie, a crumpet with duck pastrami and the most beautiful little tart with yellow beetroot, horse radish and creme fraiche topped with smoked fish. This was all outstanding and we both commented this reminded us of Centrale in Peru.

Each dish is narrated to you, focusing on the origins of the ingredient, the supplier and then beautifully presented for you to savour.

The menu began with the the delicate flesh of the ethically hand line caught Reef Fish Sashimi from @chrisboltonfishing, the pickled strawberries adding a nice tartness and the macadamia purée giving it a pleasant earthy flavour, the cucumbers providing a  freshness to the dish.

The Little Hill farm chicken terrine was full flavour, served with celeriac three ways, puree, pickled and topped with fried chips, each preparation providing a different flavour and texture, highlighting the skill of the team in the kitchen.

Bougie mac and cheese, is what they called the tasty pasta and they elevated this humble dish to another level. The house made macaroni was aldente and the addition of the Andouille Sausage added plenty of flavor and a bit of spice, we utilised some of the bread to soak up the delicious sauce.

Our favourite dish of the evening was the Chris Bolton caught  North Queensland Cod in a fennel beurr blanc sauce with broadbeans from Walacia. This was phenomenal, best dish we have eaten in a long time, the fish perfectly cooked, a nice crisp skin and soft flakey flesh melting in your mouth, the creamy acidic sauce was amazing.

After this was the little_hill_farm chicken breast, with crooked vegetables co carrots. The chicken used here are grown by little hill farm where they eat chemical-free produce an and live with access to fresh air and sunshine meaning there’s no need to use any antibiotics or other chemical treatment. The moist chicken was sprinkled with sesame seeds and served in a lovely light broth, with black garlic puree.

This was such a fantastic restaurant and experience. All the food and wine comes from local producers in NSW, showcasing the best of the region. That often means that the food and wine varies every week. You turn up for a mystery menu which is delicious and super sustainable not wasting any food.

Everything was made with such a passion and the way the food and wine was presented and talked about made it such an amazing experience all round. It is a pretty small restaurant in size which only just adds to the intimacy of the place. Excellent service from the staff, one of the best end-to-end restaurant experiences in Sydney hands down.

Hands down one of the best dining experiences I ever had. The mere fact that they have to change the menu every week and playing around seasonal produce from local farmers while doing it in the most ethical and sustainable way is just impressive and inspiring! The vibe is very chill and laid back but the service from Angelica and her extensive knowledge with wine pairing is just superb. Definitely a great job to both Chef Dylan and Angelica! 👌🏻🙏🏻

One of the best dining experiences we’ve had! The food was exceptional and so unique, we tried different kinds of salts, ate pumpkin four different ways in the same dish and I’m still dreaming of the lobster pasta. Angelica is so knowledgeable and took the time to explain the food and how the wine paired with each dish. Also love their focus on sustainability. Thank you for making my dads birthday dinner so special ❤

Second visit to The Blue Door was a reminder of everything that makes this restaurant so special. The food was again delicious, but also intelligent and thoughtful. This time we had the wine pairing and every selection went perfectly with the dish it was paired with. I wish I could give more than 5 stars, it is really that good and indeed better than more highly priced dining experiences I have been fortunate enough to have in other places.

Again thank you to our hosts and respect to the creativity of the team in the kitchen.

Review from previous visit:
Amazing dining experience. The food was delicious, the service was friendly and welcoming and the atmosphere was relaxed and open.

The 7 course degustation left us wishing at the time there was more of each delicious dish but by the end we had certainly had enough to eat and wishing for nothing other than to come back again and again to see what the next months would bring with a menu that changes constantly over time.

Thank you to our hosts and those in the kitchen for their passion, creativity and vision.

Trust the reviews! This was an exceptional dining experience. Every dish was outstanding and the wine pairing was next level. I was particularly impressed by the vegetarian menu Blue Door was able to accommodate. Thank you for making my partner’s birthday so special. We will be back!

LOVED IT!! Second time here and each time exemplary. The food and wine pairing blew my partner and I away - such a skill, the balance made both the wine and food sing. They know what they’re doing. Can’t wait to go back again. Excuse the poor photo quality… too busy easy eating it. All I can say is thank you and see you again soon!