Sydney Flying Squadron restaurant undergoing renovations for the first time in about 40 yearsSydney Flying Squadron restaurant undergoing renovations for the first time in about 40 years
The Sydney Flying Squadron at Kirribilli is undergoing extensive renovations for the first time in about 40 years to piece together a new restaurant and bar area, thanks to a new club caterer.
Members endorsed the new caterer, Adam Marshall, at an extraordinary general meeting in June to help secure the club’s future amid warnings that its financial position was “slowly withering by the vine”.
Mr Marshall had approached the club late last year.
“Eight months ago we came here because we fell in love with the fact the club was such an iconic, longstanding club,” Mr Marshall said.
“It’s the oldest open sailing club in Australia. We think that’s such a unique point of difference.”
The existing restaurant area has been gutted to revamp the floors and ceiling, install new furniture and construct the bar area.
The Foys Kirribilli restaurant, a homage to club founder Mark Foy, is being renovated with kids in mind.
“We are completely targeting the young families,” restaurant operations manager Mauricio Moreno said.
“This will be a family-orientated restaurant.”
Chef Fernando Sanchez, who has spent the past three years at Food Society in Darlinghurst, has been charged with designing the new menu.
“We’re going to keep it simple. It’s not going to be over-the-top pretentious,” he said.
“The food will be modern Australian.
“Everything the kids are going to get is going to be what the adults get but just a smaller portion.”
The restaurant, slated to open in mid-August, will be open for lunch and dinner Tuesday to Sunday.
A downstairs harbourside cafe will be open for breakfast and lunch every day.
Source: Mosman Daily, Bryant Hevesi, 3rd August 2015
Originally published as: Sydney Flying Squadron restaurant undergoing renovations for the first time in about 40 years
