The Bentley Restaurant Group opens Watermans at Barangaroo
Media Release
Sydney-Friday 28 November,2025
The Bentley Restaurant Group, owned by leading Australian hospitality operators Nick Hildebrandt and Brent Savage, has returned to Barangaroo, opening Watermans, an Eastern Mediterranean restaurant with respected chef Darryl MarEn (formerly of Barzaari) as execuEve chef.
Watermans is located within the recently completed One Sydney Harbour Lendlease development in Barangaroo, metres from Sydney Harbour.
Nick Hildebrandt, co-owner and sommelier said:
“2025 has been a huge year for The Bentley Group. We started the year with the launch of Eleven Barrack and we’re ending the year back in Barangaroo with Watermans, right in Eme for summer.”
The 120-seat venue combines indoor and outdoor dining areas and has been designed by Chris Grinham from H&E Architects and long-term Bentley Restaurant Group creative collaborator Pascale Gomes- McNabb. The outdoor area houses two striking pergolas wrapped in mature greenery, with the modern- luxe interior featuring Ember veneer finishes, bespoke lighting and an open kitchen with a custom-made wood-fired grill and oven.
Brent Savage, co-owner and chef, said:
“I’m thrilled to welcome Darryl into The Bentley Group family. The menu for Watermans is inspired by the cuisine of the Levant and highlights the best of Australian produce. It has a strong emphasis on vegetable-forward dishes, and it’s been fun to collaborate with Darryl, whose cooking I’ve long admired, especially his work at Barzaari.”
Highlighted dishes from the opening menu include: hummus with green zhoug and mint; labneh with salted cucumber, pomegranate and lemon jam; raw tuna with watermelon, yoghurt and fig leaf oil; wood- fired scallop with pomegranate, brown bu]er and sesame praline; whole wood-fired flounder with broad beans and smoked tomato savoro; roasted chicken with with preserved lemon, parsley and green olive; and lamb shoulder with harissa, black lime, cinnamon and toum. Desserts include halva ice cream, date granita, must vinegar, and brik bougatsa, cherry jam and aniseed sorbett.
Monique de Cseuz, Director of Retail and Place at Lendlease said:
“Lendlease is thrilled to welcome The Bentley Group’s newest venue, Watermans, to the One Sydney Harbour development. This partnership reflects our shared commitment to creating a world-class destination in Barangaroo. With the doors opening for the festive period, Watermans will join the thriving mix of retailers, enriching the precinct’s vibrant dining and lifestyle offering.”
Watermans is open daily from 12 noon.
R1/88 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo
