Forty One Restaurant

(02) 9221 2500, Level 42, Chifley Tower, 2 Chifley Sq, Sydney. NSW 2000 www.forty-one.com.au
Open Lunch Tue-Fri noon-2.30pm Dinner Mon-Sat 6-9.30pm, Closed Between Xmas & new year; Licensed; AE DC MC V, Seats inside 135, private rooms
Chef: Rainer Korobacz (21-12-09) Owner: Dietmar Sawyere (21-12-09)

Mietta's Review
Overlooking everything that matters in terms of Sydney real estate, Forty One has dazzling views, but more important than that is the food, service, setting and wine list. All are as good as they should be. This is special occasion dining at its best which transports the lucky diner into a world of power and importance beyond the reach of mere mortals.

Other Published Opinions Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2010 Score: 15/20

Gourmet Traveller 2010 Australian Restaurant Guide Score: * "The view from atop this skyscraper never gets old. The same can't precisely be said of this veteran restaurant's decor, which retains strong corporate-'90s overtones, and a shortage of polish on the service front does it few favours"

Sydney Eats 2009 "Decisions are somewhat less agonising since the a la carte has been tamed into two"

Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2009

Gourmet Traveller 2009 Australian Restaurant Guide Score: * "There is an old adage that attaches to restaurants that revolve, float or reside atop buildings: such spectacular sites are not matched by their food. For many years chef Dietmar Sawyere has defied this"

Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2008

Gourmet Traveller 2008 Australian Restaurant Guide "Sydney, being a tart of a town, shifts its affections with alarming regularity. Time was when getting a table at Forty One was a bit of a battle"

Sydney Eats 2008 "A la carte has been swept aside at these opulent penthouse rooms presided over by chef Dietmar Sawyere in favour of the flavour du jour, the two-, three-, four- and five-course set menu"

Sydney Morning Herald Simon Thomsen, 4-9-2007 Score: 16/20

Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2007 Score: 15/20

Gourmet Traveller 2007 Restaurant Guide Score: * "Forty One is actually on the 42nd floor. Surprise! But the name still gives you the gist of the thing: you're a long way up, and you can see a long way out. The vibe, from the office lobby you cross to enter to the slightly robotic, blazer-clad staifto the crowd and the (skyscraper) prices, is thoroughly corporate."

Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2006

Gourmet Traveller 2006 Australian Restaurant Guide ** "One of Sydney's longer-standing fine diners, Forty One offers plush five-star surrounds, spectacular city and harbour views, polished service and excellent tableware, plus food to match. The a la carte lunch menu is good value given the setting"

Sydney Eats 2006 "For many, this place is the big night out. Dietmar Sawyere's food is splendidly crafted even if he has, perhaps, fallen a little behind in the grooviness stakes."

Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2005

Gourmet Traveller Australian Restaurant Guide 2005 ** Good Vegetarian Options "One of Sydney's few fine-dining stayers, Forty One, which has been around for more than 11 years now, still manages to feel contemporary. High points are faultless views, sleek service and a menu with French, Italian and some Asian notes that makes the most of great produce."

Sydney Eats 2005 "From the Japanese garden at the entrance to the woodpanelled dining room with its panoramic views, this is literally one of Sydney's peak dining experiences."

Sydney Morning Herald,good living, 6/4/04

Sydney Morning Herald GFG 2004, Score 17/20

Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide Australia 2004, Excellent wine list, 2 Red Stars,'an exciting restaurant...an atmosphere of elegant sophistication...European flavours persist'

SydneyMorning Herald, Good Eating, Eat Out, Matthew Evans, 2/7/02, Score 17/20. "With a bit of a refit and Dietmar Sawyere back at his flagship Rest. full-time. Forty One is once again on fire."

Sydney Morning Herald, Good Living, 12/8/03, Kate Duthie