Following its sold-out residency in 2023, English restaurant L'Enclume (which holds three Michelin Stars and has twice been named the world's number-one restaurant by French dining guide La Liste) will pop up in Sydney again in winter 2025.
Set in the village of Cartmel in Northern England, L'Enclume focuses on all things sustainable and regenerative. It's the flagship restaurant of British chef, restaurateur, and farm-to-table trailblazer Simon Rogan, who holds nine Michelin Stars across his group of restaurants.
After its hugely popular 2023 season that saw thousands join the waitlist, L'Enclume will return to the beachfront Bathers' Pavilion in July and August. Rogan will head up the kitchen each night, working closely with NSW and Australian producers and growers to deliver the same Michelin experience you'd typically have to hop on a plane for.
“The 2023 residency was about taking what we do in Cartmel and The Lake District and bringing it to Sydney, reproducing it and supplementing ingredients with Australian produce,” said Rogan.
“Now that we’ve spent time in Sydney the approach is different and our local knowledge expanded. We want to take our L’Enclume expertise and create something entirely new—put it this way: if we had started L’Enclume in Sydney, this is what I would have created.”
A brand-new, 14-course tasting menu (plus snacks and petit fours) will be prepared by Rogan, Bathers’ Pavilion executive chef Aaron Ward, and 15 L'Enclume chefs who’ve also made the journey, with key L’Enclume front-of-house staff including sommelier Valentin Mouillard also on Aussie shores.
Key Australian producers, including Copper Tree Farms, Newcastle Greens, Misty Valley Mushrooms, and Pecora Dairy, will feature on the 14-course menu.
A taste of the dishes to be plated include raw South Gippsland 40-day aged beef in coal oil with whipped Sydney rock oysters and nasturtiums; Kangaroo Valley Jerusalem artichokes with pickled muntries, aged Yarrawa sheep cheese and winter shoots; Donnybrook marron with wax flower jelly, smoked roe, mussel stock and buttermilk sauce; and frozen Pecora Dairy sheep’s yoghurt with aerated Willyama yuzu, toasted bunya nut, and a whey crisp.
L'Enclume will also bring a cellar list, custom crockery, hand-forged cutlery, glassware, bespoke art installations, table settings, uniforms and more for a completely transformative residency experience on Sydney's Lower North Shore.
L'Enclume at Bathers' Pavilion will serve lunch and dinner, Wednesday to Sunday.
The Details
What: L'Enclume at Bathers’ Pavilion
When: Wednesday 16 July–Sunday 24 August, 2025
Where: Bathers’ Pavilion, Balmoral Beach
Price: $590 per person
Bookings: Online
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Image credit: L'Enclume and Bathers' Pavilion | Supplied