MERIVALE OPENS ‘THE PADDINGTON’
Merivale will launch the first of three exciting new properties on Oxford Street this month when it opens The Paddington on Tuesday 24 November. Located in the centre of the historic inner-Sydney strip, The Paddington (formerly The Paddington Arms) will serve a rotisserie-led menu by the brilliant Executive Chef Ben Greeno, impressive cocktails by Palmer and Co.’s Sam Egerton and Toby Marshall and wine curated by the award-winning Franck Moreau and Adrian Filiuta.
Adrian Filiuta, winner of the 2015 Australian Ruinart Sommeliers Challenge, has collaborated with the revered Franck Moreau MS to create a fun yet classic wine list to complement the rotisserie and appeal to all tastes and budgets.
The Paddington has been brought to life by a design team including Kelvin Ho and Emilie Delalande of Akin Creative, stylist Amanda Talbot and Justin and Bettina Hemmes. Designed as if it was an old local butcher, it boasts a relaxed, quintessential British charm with white glazed ceramic tiles, painted timber panelling and dark timber furniture. Upstairs the space becomes more intimate with booth seating, panelled walls, a leather-fronted cocktail bar and mirrored tables. The private dining room is surrounded by a floor-to-ceiling distressed landscape mural painted by local Sydney artist Desmond Sweeney. The Paddington precedes the launch of Merivale’s other two Oxford Street properties. Later this year, Greeno will open a chicken shop in the small shopfront next to The Paddington, serving take-away only rotisserie chicken, salads and sandwiches. In early 2016, Merivale will open an exciting new restaurant concept two doors down, led by an alum of Chez Panisse and the Napa Valley’s three-Michelin-starred French Laundry, Danielle Alvarez. Fred’s will be shaped by Danielle’s passionate food philosophy - elevating already perfect produce using old-world techniques such as cooking with a wood-fired hearth and oven. The basement of Fred’s will be home to a tapas bar and eatery, with stunning interiors and seasonally-led cocktails that echo Danielle’s focus on enhancing quality ingredients.
OPENS TUESDAY 24 NOVEMBER
384 Oxford St Paddington NSW 2021
Rebecca Gibbs,
Originally a fashion house, Merivale, owned by the Hemmes family, has been established in Australia for 60 years. The Hemmes family are developing and operating pioneers within the hospitality industry, owning a portfolio of more than 60 restaurants, bars
MERIVALE OPENS ‘THE PADDINGTON’
Merivale will launch the first of three exciting new properties on Oxford Street this month when it opens The Paddington on Tuesday 24 November. Located in the centre of the historic inner-Sydney strip, The Paddington (formerly The Paddington Arms) will serve a rotisserie-led menu by the brilliant Executive Chef Ben Greeno, impressive cocktails by Palmer and Co.’s Sam Egerton and Toby Marshall and wine curated by the award-winning Franck Moreau and Adrian Filiuta.
Adrian Filiuta, winner of the 2015 Australian Ruinart Sommeliers Challenge, has collaborated with the revered Franck Moreau MS to create a fun yet classic wine list to complement the rotisserie and appeal to all tastes and budgets.
The Paddington has been brought to life by a design team including Kelvin Ho and Emilie Delalande of Akin Creative, stylist Amanda Talbot and Justin and Bettina Hemmes. Designed as if it was an old local butcher, it boasts a relaxed, quintessential British charm with white glazed ceramic tiles, painted timber panelling and dark timber furniture. Upstairs the space becomes more intimate with booth seating, panelled walls, a leather-fronted cocktail bar and mirrored tables. The private dining room i
s surrounded by a floor-to-ceiling distressed landscape mural painted by local Sydney artist Desmond Sweeney. The Paddington precedes the launch of Merivale’s other two Oxford Street properties. Later this year, Greeno will open a chicken shop in the small shopfront next to The Paddington, serving take-away only rotisserie chicken, salads and sandwiches. In early 2016, Merivale will open an exciting new restaurant concept two doors down, led by an alum of Chez Panisse and the Napa Valley’s three-Michelin-starred French Laundry, Danielle Alvarez. Fred’s will be shaped by Danielle’s passionate food philosophy - elevating already perfect produce using old-world techniques such as cooking with a wood-fired hearth and oven. The basement of Fred’s will be home to a tapas bar and eatery, with stunning interiors and seasonally-led cocktails that echo Danielle’s focus on enhancing quality ingredients.
OPENS TUESDAY 24 NOVEMBER
384 Oxford St Paddington NSW 2021
Rebecca Gibbs,
Originally a fashion house, Merivale, owned by the Hemmes family, has been established in Australia for 60 years. The Hemmes family are developing and operating pioneers within the hospitality industry, owning a portfolio of more than 60 restaurants, bars