Coming Soon: A Historic Sydney Site Lives Again With Darling Glebe

Chef and restaurateur Jeff Schroeter calls the site of his new restaurant “an heirloom to Sydney diners”. The Glebe Point Road location – once home to pioneering farm-to-table fine diner Darling Mills – is now set to house Darling Glebe, an underground brasserie featuring a Martini-soaked bar and a French omakase chef’s table.

Schroeter previously co-founded Beckett’s at the address, so he has a personal history with the space. And with this second go-round the hospo veteran – whose CV includes The Savoy London, Royalton Hotel New York, Bistro Moncur and Bayswater Brasserie – is leaning in to the role of custodian.

“We want to honour it for what it is,” he says. “A culinary icon of the city’s hospitality industry … Welcome back those who loved it then, and invite a new generation to fall in love with its spirit now.”

Slated to open February 4, Darling Glebe’s extensive underground space will feature five distinct zones. A signature Martini bar will pour from late afternoon until midnight; the main dining room is designed for long lunches and casual-luxe dinners; a chef’s table will see guests personally served by Schroeter; there’s an intimate private dining room for small gatherings; and an underground wine cellar event space for larger parties.

A French-inflected menu will pay homage to the original ethos of Darling Mills and its founders, the Adey family. The new venue plans to source produce from their Darling Mills Farm, and occasionally dip into their 35-year-old cookbook to reimagine heirloom dishes from the restaurant’s heyday.

The restaurant fit-out also embraces the site’s history, retaining features like the original convict-chipped sandstone and vaulted ceilings and adding classic touches like old-school velvet drapes and tables hewn from a single native Coachwood tree.

Darling Glebe will be open for dinner from Wednesday to Sunday, as well as lunch on Friday.

Broadsheet Access will hold an exclusive three-course Readers’ Preview at Darling Glebe on February 12 hosted by Schroeter and Broadsheet Sydney food and drink editor Grace MacKenzie. Log in or join Access today to secure your ticket – and for invites to plenty more events like this one. Membership is only $12 a month.