Concrete Playground – Need Last-Minute Mardi Gras Inspiration?
“Here Are Sydney’s Top Events and Happenings That Aren’t The Parade From Priscilla drag to art parties and harbour-side recovery lunches, enjoy the queerest week of celebration on the calendar. ‘CAMP’ RECOVERY LUNCH AT IL PONTILE The Sunday after Parade night can be a bit like the day after Christmas. The trick, therefore, is to […]
Man of Many – Monday Munchies: February 28 – Mardi Gras Mania
“The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade has taken place every year since it first began in 1978. And for 44 years, nothing has stopped one of Sydney’s most vibrant communities from gathering to celebrate together and call for change while remembering those who came before them. In this edition of Monday Munchies, we’re rounding […]
Eat Drink Play – Best Things To Do In Sydney This Mardi Gras
“Mardi Gras is just around the corner! We’ve rounded up some of the best things happening in Sydney including after-parties, bottomless brunches hosted by Queens, limited edition menus and more. It’s that time of year… The annual Mardi Gras Festival is making a comeback on Saturday, 5th March and is set to be more glitter […]
Australian Traveller – An Evening in Italy
“The order of the day at Il Pontile, Sydney’s newest Italian fine diner (with its earthy but elegant and light-filled interiors that spill out to the waterfront), is a cut-glass crisp Prosecco to kick things off before the sun sets over the iconic Finger Wharf. Notes from Naples The newest jewel in the crown of […]
Vacations & Travel – Is this the best Italian restaurant in Sydney?
“Il Pontile is the newest Italian restaurant in Sydney. It sits pretty beside the harbour along the glam Woolloomooloo Finger Wharf. Reviewed by Cathy Wagstaff There’s a new kid on the dining block along Sydney’s heritage Woolloomooloo Finger Wharf. Sitting beside some of the city’s finest dining venues – the likes of Otto Ristorante, China Doll […]
Urban List – 15 Of Sydney’s Best Valentine’s Day Dinners To Book In 2022
“IL PONTILE is the newbie on the Finger Wharf at Wooloomooloo. It’s a sleek but relaxed Italian restaurant run by fourth-generation restauranteur Mario Percuoco. To help celebrate your love and to match the waterside views, the Naples-born chef is putting on a special Valentine’s Day seven-course menu ($180pp). Expect Sydney rock oysters, jumbo scampi and wagyu beef […]
Lux Nomade – Il Pontile, Sydney’s new Italian
“It is a moody night in Sydney and the iconic Woolloomooloo timber pier is slowly warming up as the water glistens as it dances around the boats. It is always a reminder of special occasions in Sydney when you walk along the pier and I am about to try Sydney’s hottest new Italian seafood inspired, “nice dining” Il pontile. […]
Gourmet Traveller – Restaurant News
“Il Pontile is bringing a slice of the Italian seaside to Woolloomooloo’s finger wharves. Chef Mario Percuoco – a Naples-born chef whose father opened Buon Ricordo in Paddington in the ’80s – is on the pans. Menu standouts include linguine al cartoccio (pasta in a paper parcel with mixed seafood) and sweet layered sfogliatelle.” View the […]
MindFood Magazine – A Slice of Italy on the Harbour
“Run away to every imaginable region in Italy this summer on Sydney’s Woolloomooloo Finger Wharf with new restaurant Il Pontile. There is nothing like an outdoor table to watch the world float by as you order ‘cucina’ from Abruzzo or Emilia-Romagna, to Sicily or Liguria. The entr es are perfect for sharing, with house-cured ocean […]
Delicious. – Il Pontile docks at the Finger Wharf
“Woolloomooloo has a new restaurant in its ranks and her name is Il Pontile. With a name that aptly translates to ‘the wharf’, Il Pontile slots easily into the upmarket neighbourhood of the Finger Wharf, maintaining an aura of fine dining while bringing with it a slice of old-world Italy translated into a contemporary Sydney […]