Originally Posted by Baghoarder

Well, obviously nobody disagrees on the importance of strong F&B and that this is one of the many reasons why Sydney hotels disappoint. But standout restaurants in Australian hotels are a rarity (and I think it's reasonable to distinguish the model of Saffire, SOL, Wolgan etc here). The last one I can think of was probably Radii at the Melbourne Park Hyatt many years back. And of course the next one will be The Fat Duck popping up at Crown in Melbourne for six months next year. The exception rather than the rule, though.