LOCATION
Bayswater Road, Kings Cross, ten minutes from the CBD.
DETAILS
Bayswater Brasserie has just been voted 4th Best Bar in the World.
"One Aussie bar snuck into the top five and a very desrving venue it is. A multi-award winner in the annual bar awards, (Cocktail Bar of the Year in 2005, Best Drinks Selection in 2006), The Bayz consistently delivers. Since former bar manager Naren Young left for NYC, owner Nigel Lacy, bartender Charles 'Chino' Ainsbury and long-tme manager Leonard Opai have kept up the high standards. Described by the judges as "a bar that's sure of itself" with "well trained staff" and "everything you look for in a great bar - an old building in a slightly raffish street, a fantastic courtyard, a zinc-topped bar and a lovely energy at any hour".
Bartender Magazines Inaugral World's Top 20 Bars
"Walking into this King’s Cross institution is like strolling straight into a Parisian bistro: white-tiled floor, dark wooden fittings and a long, deep bar stacked with every worthy liquor under the sun. If you’re after a stiff drink well made, you’re in the right place. With bartender Naren Young doing the honors, you’re in safe hands".
GOOD FOOD GUIDE 2006
SUNDAYS
Bayswater Brasserie is now open on Sundays. Sundays is a more relaxed affair serving a range of cocktails specifically tailored with winter warmth in mind. Dining in the restaurant or enjoy the recently renovated garden courtyard. Open Sundays from 5-10pm
BAR
"I'm talking with the celebrated author [Frank Moorhouse] over icy-cold martinis in what we both agree is one of Sydneys few true bars, the moody speakeasy at the back of the Bayswater Brasserie. The Bayz serves a peerless martini - just a murmur of vermouth, three olives and a suspicion of orange bitters."
Guy Griffin - Gourmet Traveller November 2005
"The bar out the back of the Bayswater Brasserie is a tiled old-school stronghold of excellence nonetheless, and bartender Naren Young is ever ready to argue the finer points of cocktail lore with fellow beverage tragics."
GOURMET TRAVELLER 2006 RESTAURANT GUIDE
FUNCTIONS
Private Dining Room - sit down capacity, Maximum 18.Cocktail Functions Maximum 30. The recently refurbished Private Dining Room is located adjacent to the Cocktail Bar and overlooks the Courtyard. It is the perfect environment for smaller dinner parties or for cocktails and canapés up to 30. The addition of contemporary stained glass windows by Glassworks and frosted door allows for complete privacy.
Rear Conservatory -
Sit Down capacity -
Minimum 30/Maximum 50 (70 with verandah)
Cocktail Functions -
Minimum 60/Maximum 90 (130 with verandah)
With its polished timber floors and elegant folding doors, the Rear Conservatory is adjacent to the Cocktail Bar and opens onto the Courtyard. Its ceiling to floor glass doors complements the al fresco mood of this section of the restaurant. The addition of the new decking allows seamless access to the Courtyard and increases capacity in the warm weather.
The leafy Courtyard is the ideal location for pre-dinner drinks or for smaller groups in the warmer months.
