Restaurants

Tables we actually hold

Sokyo, BLACK Bar & Grill and the chef's counter seats that never reach the booking sites. Our arrangements keep them open on Friday nights.

The service

Priority seating, not luck

The complex holds two of Sydney's most decorated dining rooms. Sokyo runs a Japanese menu built on the morning's fish-market buy; BLACK does dry-aged beef over ironbark with the harbour behind you. Both fill on Fridays weeks out.

Through our arrangement we hold a small number of tables each night. The chef's table — eight seats inside the kitchen — takes 48 hours' notice and sells first.

Hatted restaurants

Chef's table seats

$290

Chef's counter per person

What's inside

Three things you'll notice

Sokyo

Kaiseki-influenced Japanese with a counter facing the sashimi team. Book the counter, not the room — that's where the evening happens.

BLACK Bar & Grill

Dry-aged beef, ironbark flame, and a window over the water. The rib eye for two is the table's anchor dish.

Private rooms

Three private dining rooms seat 8 to 30 for celebrations that shouldn't share air with the main floor.

How it works

Four steps, handled

Tell us the occasion, the party size and how adventurous the table is.

We match room and time — early sitting for families, late counter seats for the long evening.

Dietary notes go to the kitchen ahead of the night. Menus flex; allergies are handled seriously.

The bill settles to your room or your card. Coffee upstairs or a short walk to the bar.

Included

What the price covers

A held table at Sokyo or BLACK on your chosen night
Chef's counter and tasting menus where available
Private dining rooms for groups of 8 to 30
Dietary requirements briefed to the kitchen in advance
Room-charge or card settlement, your choice
Sommelier pairing requests arranged ahead

Dining arrangements

No fee

Reservations carry no charge from us — you pay the restaurant. Chef's table is $290 per person, paid at booking.

Request this service

Free cancellation to 48 hours

"Friday at Sokyo's counter, booked two days out. Our Sydney friends couldn't get a table. We could."

Lisa H. — guest, October 2025

Questions

Asked about this service

Anything else — write to the desk or call +61 2 9777 9000.

BLACK for the view and the theatre of the grill; Sokyo if you both love Japanese. For proposals we arrange the terrace or a private room.

Usually, yes — that's the point of the held allocation. Two weeks' notice is comfortable; inside 48 hours we try anyway.

Smart dress after 19:00 in both rooms. Jackets aren't required; thongs and sportswear don't pass the door.

Pair it with

Name the night

Tell us when and how many. The table is the easy part.

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