L’Enclume, the world’s best restaurant, is returning to Bathers Pavilion in 2025.

By ANNA USHER

Following a sold-out residency in 2023, Simon Rogan’s three-Michelin star restaurant, L’Enclume, is returning to Bathers Pavilion later this year.

It will be the second time Rogan has brought L’Enclume from its Cartmel home in the Lake District of Cumbria to Balmoral Beach.

Ranked number one restaurant in the world by French food-bible La Liste, L’Enclume opens Wednesday, 16 July, to Sunday, 24 August and will be open for lunch and dinner services.

Rogan will lead the kitchen each night, working closely with local producers and growers to deliver the bucket list dining experience for Sydneysiders.

“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 has 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, with key L’Enclume front-of-house staff including sommelier Valentin Mouillard also on duty.

Rogan will also delight diners with custom crockery, hand-forged cutlery, glassware, bespoke art installations, table settings, and uniforms.

“The Rogan Group now has more Michelin Stars and accolades than any other British restaurant group, currently holding more than greats like Ramsey and Blumenthal, and their forward momentum is undeniable,” Bather’s co-owner and Managing Director Jess Shirvington said.

“I believe we have tapped into the best way to make fine dining the show-stopping event it is intended to be.”

With a waitlist of over 2,000 tables at the final service in 2023, our appetite for extraordinary dining experiences is indisputable, Shirvington said.

The only menu hint we’ve managed to uncover is that L’Enclume’s iconic Anvil dish (and restaurant namesake) will be represented, but in a new way, delivered with L’Enclume’s signature service style.

The tasting menu will include 14 courses, including snacks and petit fours, for $590 per person. Tailored wine pairings will be available on the night at $230, $350, $590 and $1,200 per person, as well as a unique non-alcoholic pairing for $120 per person.

Bookings will open at 10am on Thursday, 13 February, via the Bathers’ Pavilion website or by phone on 9969 5050.