Firedoor Restaurant

Forget gas. Forget electric. Firedoor is a primal shrine to smoke and elemental cooking—a Surry Hills heavyweight where Chef Lennox Hastie tames a custom-built wood-fired furnace. It’s an ash-swept ballet. Culinary pilgrims chasing that Chef's Table high fiercely compete for reservations, hungry for the open-kitchen theater and pure, unadulterated flame. Discerning carnivores validate the uncompromising dedication to the coals—hyperlocal, seasonal produce and legendary dry-aged steaks achieve a flawless, wood-fired cuisson. The mandatory set menu is a heavy-hitting parade of smoke-infused perfection. Dining room veterans consistently praise the massive house-baked sourdough slathered in churned butter, alongside impeccably blistered pipis and barramundi. Be prepared for a premium, lingering affair—a slow-paced, decadent plunge into meat-heavy indulgence. For serious fire-cooking purists, this is sensory overload at its absolute peak.