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Hazel Contemporary is a new restaurant in Flinders Lane, occupying two floors of a historic building. The dining room offers a warm atmosphere with well-spaced tables and a lively bar area. Notable dishes include sourdough flatbread from the wood oven, dry-aged scotch fillet, and charcoal chicken served with leeks and preserved lemon. Hazel also features a separate vegan menu focusing on innovative vegetable-based dishes.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-07,
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Story summary
Hazel, a contemporary restaurant in the heart of Flinders Lane in Sydney, offers a high-ceilinged dining room that sets a warm and inviting tone before patrons even take their seats. The menu features dry-aged scotch fillet steak as well as charcoal chicken for those seeking comfort food. For lighter options or vegan choices, guests can opt for dishes like celeriac remoulade with spanner crab or innovative vegetable-based meals from "Our Farm". Hazel's staff are known to offer half-serves of fries and salad alongside main courses, catering to varied appetites. The restaurant is housed in a historic building on the upper two floors, providing an elegant setting for dining experiences.
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Call it an unfair advantage: Hazel occupies the upper two floors of a grand, historic building in the heart of Flinders Lane.
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Even before you’ve taken a seat – at the bar amid twinkling tealights or at one of the well-spaced tables – the high-ceilinged dining room is a pleasure to be in and warm staff maintain the mood.
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Kick off with some of the flying saucer-shaped sourdough flatbread, all puffy and charry from the wood oven that scorches most mains.
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Dry-aged scotch fillet – seen at every second table – ticks the steakhouse box, but charcoal chicken hits the brief for pure comfort.
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A slump of well-cooked leeks and a restrained hit of preserved lemon vaults the dish into restaurant territory.
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But before that, prettily composed celeriac remoulade is enriched by pearls of finger lime and hunks of sweet spanner crab.
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Good to know: Staff happily offer half-serves of fries and salad to go with your steak or roast chook.
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Good Food reviews are booked anonymously and paid independently.
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A restaurant can’t pay for a review or inclusion in the Good Food Guide.
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