Seafood platters to offer a Good Friday taste treat

Fancy some Good Friday indulgence on Sydney Harbour? 

Sydney Seaplanes Lounge offering is waterfront dining over Easter with discounted $99 seafood platters

While many restaurants are closing over Easter, or imposing mega surcharges, Sydney Seaplanes Lounge (formerly the Empire Lounge) at Rose Bay is doing something different. 

With a brand-new menu from chef Natali Mikailoğlu, Good Friday is set to become even better for Sydneysiders and visitors with a discounted seafood platter of just $99 (normally $120) for two, at both lunch and dinner.

The platter features a range of the best hot and cold seasonal seafood selections for sharing on the deck over lunch or as dusk sets in the evening.

The restaurant will be open for lunch and dinner on Good Friday, and breakfast, lunch and dinner on Easter Saturday and Easter Sunday.

Sydney Seaplanes Lounge was relaunched recently with new ownership, management, and menu. 

The cocktails and drinks menu has also been totally redesigned making the venue even more attractive for afternoon and evening drinks, taking advantage of the large deck. 

With those drinks in hand, patrons can enjoy some of the share plates of the new Seaplanes bar menu featuring house-made white cod taramasalata, large plates of Queensland tiger prawns, and  Appellation oysters served with apple mignonette granita, finger lime, and a squeeze of lemon.

The restaurant offers combined dining, drinks and scenic tours with Sydney Seaplanes. These include Champagne Brunch and lunch packages. 

See https://empirelounge.com.au/ or call (02) 9388 3884

After Marta meet Martina

It is always a good sign when a restaurant is so successful that it opens a sibling.

Rose Bay newcomer Martina is the offspring of Marta, restaurateur Flavio Carnevale’s chefs’ hatted osteria in Rushcutters Bay.

Martina offers a celebration of Roman cuisine with a picturesque backdrop of Sydney Harbour.

The site is a a bustling Italian bakery in the morning that transforms into a pizzeria and Italian restaurant from noon and into the evening.

The signature dish is the maritozzi - a Roman brioche bun filled with whipped cream.

Carnevale draws on his own Italian heritage for much of the food inspiration, while Martina's drink menu offers classic Italian cocktails and spritzes, as well as non-alcoholic beverages. 

The chef curated the win list himself with Italian wines alongside a selection of French labels.

“My vision for Martina is a place where you can pop in at any given time of the day or night and always find food, coffee and wine. Is that to go place without thinking too much about it, every day all day along,” Carnevale says.

"At Martina, guests are invited to indulge in their senses, share the love, and discover the heartful flavours of Italian life."

Martina is at 51-55 O'Sullivan Rd, Rose Bay, and is open seven days a week, from morning until night.

For details see https://www.martinarosebay.com.au/