Solander Dining & Bar

I had driven past this restaurant a few times in the last month and thought to myself that it looks fabulous. So I was pleasantly surprised when I realised that this was the restaurant I had booked on First Table.
Absolutely fabulous ambiance, service and food. I eat out at least 3 to 4 times a week and there are very few restaurants I have not been to in this city. I have become increasingly disappointed with the quality of food and prices in this town. So what a pleasant surprise this place is. The food was top quality, prepared with genuine talent. The chicken parfait was excellent, as was the gin cured salmon. Our mains were the beef fillet cooked to perfection with thick-cut chips (not those ridiculous fries that most places have). The service from the staff was outstanding.
It is located in the new Hilton Boutique Hotels. The decor is superb.
This restaurant deserves to become one of Sydney’s notables. I highly recommend this.

Solander has it all! Chic, mid-century decor, delicious cocktails and decadent food!

Had dinner here the other night for a family celebration. The food was amazing and catered to everyone's tastes (some of us vege and others dedicated meat eaters). Everyone enjoyed their meals and desserts. Would definitely come back.

Lovely meal. The mains were very nice and the serving sizes are generous without being over the top. The sides and bread starters are phenomenal.
Service was great. We were a little disappointed that they have a policy that we couldn't take leftovers away with us... but mostly because the food was so delicious that we didn't want to leave anything behind.

Had never heard of Solander before, saw it on FirstTable and decided to give it a go, it was a win and worth paying $10 for the 50% voucher. I'm vegan and usually struggle to find delicious mains to eat at nice restaurants but there was a whole veg selection, the gnocchi was amazing! My partner enjoyed the pork and we shared a few sides, the warrigal greens were awesome and we had a couple of cocktails that went down a treat - they were better then the ones we got at Shangri-La later on in the night, that were double the price. Staff were super friendly and accommodating, we'll be back!

Delicious food and outstanding service by attentive staff. Our dining experience was enhanced by live music on a Friday night and happy hour drinks. Will definitely like to return here again. Thank you for a delicious meal.

Food was divine!!

Second time come to this place. Great food and service.Had a great time with friends!

Excellent service, beautiful food. Thank you

What a wonderful evening!!!

Hadn't heard about this restaurant until we found it on the First Table website, but the reviews were good, so we thought we would give it a try. It was to celebrate my mum's 70th birthday, and we all had such a lovely night. The food is amazing, as was the service - would highly recommend.

And if you like dessert, be sure to try the Crack Pie - omg, delicious!!!

Great food and service.

My second time in this restaurant. The food was excellent, same as the service. The chocolate acacia fondant was not quite okay, but the chef was willing to make us a new one within 15 minutes. Great service.

Really interesting menu, beautifully presented and great tasting. A very special night out. Thanks

A lovely surprise!! Excellent and original food, good service, and a warm and smart ambiance. We'll be back soon.

Excellent. Food was outstanding across the board.

Highly recommended - high quality food and service was exceptional.

Great meal in a lovely restaurant.

It was agreat experience start to finish! The ambience is great, the service is beautiful and understated and the food was amazing! The best steak and the mussel starter was delicious. The entree portions are particularly generous. I was so full that I could not do dessert, which is the only thing I was disappointed about! ha!

Good food and service. Just the gnocchi wasn`t too tasty, but all the other dishes excellent.

Attentive service. Great decor and love the life music present on friday night.
Entree great. Had the fresh gin infused salmon. Mains where good and dessert was awesome. Would recommend a visit.

The restaurant is perfect for a romantic dinner or fine dining celebration. The decor is moody sheike and the service was impeccable.
The highlight was definitely the food. My goodness. It is the kind of food you only experience a few times in your life.
We had the pork belly, beef fillet, venison and salmon main dishes. Absolutely beautiful experience!

Amazing customer service, beautiful food and a lovely atmosphere!

Food is excellent. Nice atmosphere. Good place for fine dining. Lovely desserts as well!

Dining at Solander was incredible; the food was delicious, the atmosphere was tangible and the service was friendly and sincere - looking forward to dining back here again!

Fantastic food experience. Would highly recommend.

Outstanding ambience, great food and wonderful hospitality. This is a great ‘undiscovered’ gem.

Beautiful food, ambience was fabulous. Finally, a restaurant where we could hear each other, even with soft music playing in the background. Was so easy to get to with the Wilson parking across the road. We were ‘First Table’ customers, and I appreciated that ‘First’ Table was for 7pm as never would have made it before that. In fact, it was only reason why I chose it, but was so very happy I did. Excellent in every way.

I wanted my friends who were visiting Sydney from overseas to taste food that was uniquely Australian and Solander didn't disappoint. The food was delicious (especially the Wallaby shanks) and the service was great too. I highly recommend the restaurant if you're looking for something a bit different.

Had the pleasure of dining at Solander with my partner as part of his 30th birthday celebration and we were not disappointed! Luca, our waiter, was excellent and so patient with us as we took our time deciding through the delicious menu. $10 for half a kilo of mussels was more than a bargain and the dessert was delish. Mains were cooked to perfection (we got fish and beef) and you could tell that the chef knew exactly what he was doing. Ambience is perfect- sophisticated, well spaced and just beautiful. Will go back with First Table for sure!

Have been wanting to come here for some time to try a menu that looked refreshingly different. Happy to say it lived up to my expectations and I really loved it. The presentation of the dishes was beautiful, and the flavours fresh and unique. I liked the restaurant although for some the view of the street might not be their cup of tea. Will definitely return and I highly recommend it.

Food and quality of service excellent , but bit slow service and main portion a bit too small for the price .
But overall enjoyed of the dinner.

Brilliant food. Restaurant owner obviously understood the theme meat and vegetable and celebrated in an amazing way. Well done to the team

Good : Oysters are very nice, Quiet and good ambiance specially girls catch up.
Bad : Service, Over cooked fish

Very interesting menu with a wide range of unique dishes - and the staff were very helpful with their suggestions of what to order - delicious! Thanks

The service was excellent. Staff were extremely friendly and knowledgeable of the food and menu. The food itself was delicious and the restaurant was beautifully decorated providing a fine dining experience. Highly recommend

The setting and ambience provided the perfect backdrop for the terrific menu. We thoroughly enjoyed our meals which were absolutely delicious and just a little bit more interesting than the usual standard fare.

Yummy food and excellent service with lovely people. Highly recommended, I’d definitely go again.

From start to finish our dining experience at Solander was 5 stars! We were seated on very comfortable chairs at a lovely window table with just the right low lighting. Our server Jewel was so friendly and knowledgeable assisting us with her recommendations on the food and the wine, i truly believe it really goes a long way when the staff have tasted the drinks and food menu. We had the the bugs and chicken parfait to start, delicious and full and flavour. For our mains my partner had the venison rack and I had the fillet steak which melted in mouth. All the dishes were beautifully presented and cooked perfectly. The lighting, decor and ambience in the restaurant is low lighting with plush seats and has a very romantic feel to it. Such a wonderful and pleasant evening at Solander, Thank you!

Restaurant was really beautiful, service was amazing, food was nice :) thank you for having us! Will be back

Thank you, Jewel, for your extremely kind and heartwarming service. You have really enhanced our experience. We have tried Explorer Menu, 7 courses menu, which I cannot complain about at all. Would definitely recommend to visit this restaurant.

Great food and great staff, would highly recommend

Solanders always delivers an above and beyond good experience. It is the perfect mix of flavours: ordering some flora and fauna mains gives the most complete night. Thanks to Luca who was, coincidentally, our waiter again, who made the night a laugh and a half!

Nice venue, pleasant ambience. Only a few diners for lunch. The lunch menu suitable for those who don’t want to over indulge - appealing options, and the food was good. Service was pleasant but ‘missing in action’ at times - hard to fathom given the restaurant was largely empty. This could be improved.

We went for an anniversary dinner on a rainy winter's evening and found it a very enjoyable occasion all round. It was a nice enough location, but nothing special.
The service, however, was outstanding, and the food itself also very good indeed - different, but 'good different'.
Definitely worth a visit, and if it's a First Table early booking there's no reason to put it off!

Lovely tasty healthy innovative food

Friendly attentive service, thank you

Had a most memorable time dining at Solander with friends. Luca waited on us and he was most amicable. He recommended the Explorer Menu which took us on a delightful culinary trip through great Aussie food produce. He described each of the six plates that came out which we thoroughly enjoyed. The bottle of Pinot Noir helped too.

Thank for for making the night so enjoyable - food was superb & the service fantastic!!
We will be back.

Beautiful experience !

The food was amazing, the waitress and the barman was really professional.
Good quantity.
It could be a 2 hatted restaurant.
Congratulation to chef David.

Great service and wide variety of food.

This restaurant is a gem few people know; the food is exquisite with emphasis on australian local produces and the service is excellent
Daniel is a great host, he will suggest you the best combination that suits your need
Definitely recommended