NOW OPEN**** INNER CITY’S FIRST FINE-DINING LEBANESE RESTAURANT IN WALSH BAY

Award-winning El-Bayeh family open their second El-Phoenician restaurant

Walsh Bay, near The Rocks, is now home to the inner-city’s first fine dining Lebanese restaurant El-Phoenician. The address is 7 Towns Place, Walsh Bay. Yes….El-Phoenician Restaurant at Walsh Bay is NOW OPEN.

The Walsh Bay location is the second offering from Sydney’s award-winning food connoisseur family, the El-Bayehs, who have reaped years of success after opening western Sydney’s first fine dining restaurant – the original El-Phoenician - back in 1998. 

The restaurant is run by owners, brothers George, John, Tony and Peter El-Bayeh who have been in the hospitality / food industry for over 30 years. They are renowned for their upmarket and contemporary approach to traditional Lebanese cuisine.

 “We provide our customers with a wonderful fine dining experience with all the personal touches, from the moment they walk in the door” said George El-Bayeh. “We are very proud of our success and reputation which has been built on a rich family history of providing fantastic Lebanese food, best served banquet-style which is the traditional and festive way it is meant to be enjoyed”. 

Positioned in a prime spot overlooking the water at Walsh Bay, the restaurant is located just a short walk from the Sydney Theatre Company and Sydney Dance Company. It has a capacity of 100 people and the kitchen is led by Matthew El-Bayeh (son of George El-Bayeh). The wine list has been created by Hugos / Barrio Chino / Fei Jai sommelier Nicole Galloway. The menu is a range of Middle Eastern cuisine including grilled meats, vegetarian and seafood based on traditional Lebanese cuisine. Main courses will start from $25 and banquets from $46. El-Phoenician is open 6 days a week (Tues – Sun) for lunch from 11.30am and dinner from 5.30pm.

El-Phoenician Walsh Bay is a contemporary restaurant that features a warm and elegant interior. This is complemented with a sophisticated and relaxed mood on weeknights and a lively, vibrant atmosphere on weekends. Entertainment will be a big part of the El-Phoenician experience with belly dancers every Friday and Saturday night.

The company is a family operated business, run by the El-Bayeh family who have had up to 20 different food outlets between 1980 to the present time.  Firstly situated in Pitt Street Mall the brothers moved on to function centres and bars until finally settling at their fine-dining establishment El-Phoenician at Parramatta in 1998. Due to success and growth, they moved into a larger, purpose built space in Parramatta’s bustling food / restaurant precinct in 2004.

El-Phoenician Walsh Bay (now open) – 7 Towns Place, Walsh Bay

El-Phoenician Parramatta – 328 Church Street, Parramatta

Website: www.el-phoenician.com.au