Applejack Hospitality have just opened their new North Sydney Venue- RAFI. RAFI is a vibrant, contemporary multidimensional 300 seat restaurant and bar located on Mount Street. The Applejack team has curated a truly unique offering that is set to ignite the North Sydney culinary scene with playful interiors, vast al fresco areas, simple yet experimental food, world-class drinks, and warm service.
Applejack Head of Culinary Patrick Friesen has appointed Executive Head Chef Matias Cilloniz, who recently arrived in Sydney from Peru to lead the kitchen. At RAFI the menu will be fresh and seasonal, inspired by the coastal elements of Sydney, along with the abundance of colourful produce available to the region.
RAFI will specialise in sustainably sourced seafood and vegetables cooked over charcoal, presented on small plates for the customer to mix and match different combinations of dishes. Highlights include raw South Coast tuna with tomato, tahini & fragrant chilli oil; crispy potatoes with seaweed & sea urchin; Crispy eggplant with chilli, spice & organic honey; Glacier 51 toothfish with koji, charred lemon salsa & rocket; and a 250gm Angus flat iron served with chimichurri.
Bright and creative cocktails sit alongside a handpicked selection of local beers on tap, and a well-constructed wine list, featuring a strong representation of local wineries by the glass, all showcased in a large industrial style glass wine store. RAFI’s cocktail menu strives to create minimal to no waste whilst executing delicious and unique drinks. The list features RAFI’s signature DIY cocktail concept, a seasonal blood orange & lemon myrtle shrub with up-cycled wine. You get to choose the spirit and how you would like it served, the shrub will be changed regularly depending on availability and oversupply of market produce, with sustainability in mind.
Leading design firm Luchetti Krelle, a long-standing collaborator on Applejack venues, led the interiors across the multidimensional venue. Applejack encouraged a layered approach with no two spaces the same. Key areas comprise of a large custom made, geometric island bar that connects the main dining room, a semi-al fresco glass house named The Arbour, wrap around outdoor tree lined terrace filled with foliage, a private dining room, and a Chef’s Kitchen that will play host to exclusive, bespoke experiences.
Address: 99 Mount Street, North Sydney
Trading times: Monday to Saturday – lunch, and dinner from 12pm – 12am
Website: www.rafisydney.com.au
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