With just weeks until the much-anticipated opening of Chippendale’s new seafood paradise, Longshore, located at The Old Clare Hotel, La Collection thought the timing was perfect to take a look at what the celebrated duo behind the restaurant – Jarrod Walsh and Dorothy Lee – have planned.
Chef Walsh and Lee, who have already left their mark on the Sydney food scene with their highly acclaimed Hartsyard restaurant, are set to once again make culinary headlines, this time, at the Old Clare. This is no ordinary seafood extravaganza; Longshore will be almost entirely sustainable, run with the mission to source and serve only the freshest, locally caught, and sustainably harvested seafood.
The menu will offer clever and creative dishes with Asian inflections, such as glazed green-lip abalone crumpets, and the dish Head Chef Walsh tips to be the house favourite – steamed sand whiting in XO pipi butter with charred green garlic and native greens.
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In addition to the saucy seafood offerings, Longshore will also offer snack “flights,” perfect for those looking to sample their way through the menu. From zero-waste cocktails made with locally sourced ingredients (also served in eco-friendly glassware) to eco-friendly waste practices in the kitchen, Walsh and Lee are determined to ensure Longshore remains, wholeheartedly, and almost entirely, environmentally conscious.
Now for the beverages — with a focus on white wines, the list has been carefully curated to match the seafood menu, courtesy of newly appointed Head Sommelier, Isobel McFadden (Chin Chin, the Lucas Group) alongside co-owner Dorothy Lee.
Here’s what McFadden had to say:
“You’ll see plenty of classics and also emerging, innovative producers and styles. A balanced ratio of local and international producers, both female and male winemakers. Everything on the list is at least made sustainably, if not biodynamic. We are definitely a riesling house, so expect plenty of delights in that realm.”
Longshore will open in late April 2023. So if destination dining is on your menu, be sure to visit The Old Clare hotel on your next visit to Sydney.
See theoldclarehotel.com.au/
More on Longshore at theoldclarehotel.com.au/journal/longshore-jarrod-and-dots-new-restaurant/
For further information and bookings contact Craig Farrell craig@lacollection.travel or 0437788660.