About Sailmaker

Renowned for its sail-making business in the late 1800s, Sussex Street is a vibrant piece of Darling Harbour’s history. Sailmaker brings to life the area’s rich heritage and New South Wales’ hero suppliers through its fresh produce, abundant sustainable seafood selection, harbourside location, offering a truly local dining experience.

Sailmaker is open for Buffet and A La Carte Breakfast daily and Seafarer Dinner Thursday to Sunday evenings.

Executive Chef, Sven Ullrich photo

OUR TEAM

Our culinary team is led by our inspirational Executive Chef, Sven Ullrich.

Sven Ullrich first discovered his passion for cooking at the young age of 15, which has since seen him travel the globe, working in kitchens throughout Germany, Tokyo, Hong Kong and the U.S.

In 2000, Chef Sven joined Hyatt Hotels as Chef de Cuisine at Hyatt Regency Sanctuary Cove. Now over two decades later, he leads a culinary team of 75 at Australia's largest upscale hotel.

Sven has a passion for sustainably sourced produce; where it is sourced, how it’s grown and why it was hand-picked to be part of the dish. His menus are simple, refined and full of flavour.

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Dinner and wine at Sailmaker Restaurant

Surcharges & Cancellation Policy

  • 10% Sunday surcharge and 15% public holiday surcharge applies.

  • Credit/debit card surcharge of 2% applies to all payments made at the venue (AMEX, Visa, MasterCard, Diners, CUP/JCB all accepted) and to all charges charged back to room bill for in-house guests.

  • We encourage you to pre-book your breakfast, particularly on weekends. No pre- authorisation required to make a breakfast booking.

  • Seafarer Dinner- please note, a cancellation fee of $20 per person will be charged in the case of no show or booking cancellation within 24 hours of your reservation time.

  • Pre-bookable events (such as Christmas. Mother’s Day etc) must be paid in advance to secure your booking. Tickets are non-refundable, cancellations or no shows forfeit the full ticket price.

Dress Code, Restrictions & Other Information

  • Smart Casual, No Tanks Tops, No Thongs (slippers, sandals).

  • Non-smoking venue.

  • Family friendly restaurant, in house guests and external patrons welcome.

  • Sailmaker Restaurant practices the responsible service of alcohol and reserves the right to refuse the service of alcohol to any guest it considers to be underage, intoxicated or behaving in an offensive manner.