Song Bird is open 7 nights. Lunch Friday to Sunday.
Song Bird by chef Neil Perry AM offers a superlative culinary experience that blends the delicate flavours of Cantonese cuisine with the warmth and fragrance of traditional Chinese cooking. Reflecting Perry’s profound appreciation for Chinese culinary traditions, Song Bird’s menu is designed for sharing and is a testament to Perry’s commitment to cooking with fresh, locally-sourced premium produce.
Situated in Sydney’s Double Bay and set over three levels, Song Bird exudes a sophisticated yet welcoming ambience. Housed in the heritage-listed 1960’s masterpiece ‘Gaden House’, designed by architect the late Neville Gruzman, Song Bird's interior immerses guests in contemporary elegance with a subtle nod to Chinese sensibilities.
Neil Perry AM is one of Australia’s leading and most influential chefs. He has been the Food, Beverage & Service Director at QANTAS for 25+years, creating one of the best dining experiences in the sky.
Song Bird is delighted to present The Birdcage, an exclusive level for seated events for up to 100 guests. The Birdcage offers a private and sophisticated experience with entry via a discreet lift. Guests can enjoy Neil Perry's exceptional menu, complemented by an expertly curated wine list, all within the opulence of our top-floor dining room.
Located on the ground level of Gaden House, corner of Bay & Cooper St.
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
We are a 10 minute walk from Edgecliff train station
Additional
Banquet, Beer, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine
Experiences
Group Dining – 12-18 guests
A$138.00 per person
Multiple dates available
Our group dining space in Song Bird is nestled in the tree tops overlooking Double Bay and can accommodate up to 18 guests. Guests are asked to dine on our share-style Expressions of Song Bird Menu at $138 per person, allowing guests to celebrate with a glorious feast of Chef Neil Perry’s signature dishes. To enjoy the full Song Bird experience, diners have the option of enhancing their menu by adding chef’s Menu Supplements. Please contact our reservations team at 02 9871 9888 or info@songbirddoublebay.com for the Expressions of Song Bird Menu, our selection of Menu Supplements and our Wine List. For exclusive use of the group dining space, there is a minimum spend requirement of $3,500.00 plus a 10% service charge.
Expressions of Song Bird - $138pp
A$138.00 per person
Multiple dates available
For groups of 10 or more, guests are required to dine from one of our set menus. We offer our share-style Expressions of Song Bird Menu at $138 per person, allowing guests to celebrate with a glorious feast of Chef Neil Perry’s signature dishes. To enjoy the full Song Bird experience, diners have the option of enhancing their menu by adding chef’s Menu Supplements.
For groups of 10 or above, please contact our reservations team to finalise menu supplements, dietary requirements and wine pre-selection.
Menu
PICKLES
Cabbage, Carrot, Radish and DaikonA$9.00
Sichuan Pickled Shiitake and CucumbersA$9.00
DUMPLINGS
Plump Spencer Gulf King Prawn Wontons with Black Vinegar and Chilli (6 pieces)A$39.00
Roast Duck and Coriander Wonton (6 pieces)A$29.00
Spencer Gulf King Prawn Har Gow (4 pieces)A$24.00
Pork and Prawn Siu Mai with Flying Fish Roe (4 pieces)A$24.00
Ben's Coral Trout Dumpling (4 pieces)A$24.00
Spinach and Garlic Chive Dumpling (4 pieces)A$24.00
Song Bird Mixed Dumpling (8 pieces)A$48.00
BBQ Pork Pot Sticker Buns (4 pieces)A$24.00
Shallot Pancake with Sweet SoyA$18.00
Pepper Beef Pancake with Fragrant SoyA$26.00
APPETIZERS
Freshly Shucked Pambula Sydney Rock Oysters with Yuzu, Ginger and Cracked Coriander SeedsA$7.50
Three Flavours Eggplant Salad with Coriander, Shiitake and GarlicA$21.00
White Cut Sun Farm Chicken Salad with Shallot DressingA$28.00
Sichuan Style Bang Bang Sun Farm Chicken SaladA$28.00
Spencer Gulf King Prawn Toast with Sweet and Sour SauceA$39.00
Lobster and Scallop Spring Roll with Sweet Black Vinegar SauceA$46.00
Bruce Collis Salt and Pepper Southern CalamariA$30.00
Sweet and Sticky Pork Short RibsA$29.00
ROAST
Peking Duck with Hoisin Sauce, Condiments and Mandarin Pancakes Half or Whole
HalfA$64.00
WholeA$120.00
Crisp Roast Pork Belly Wrap with Lettuce, Herbs, Kimchi, Garlic and Ssam SauceA$59.00
LIVE SEAFOOD AND TOFU
850g Lobster (live)A$169.00
1kg Mud Crab (live)A$159.00
Silken TofuA$25.00
PREPARATION
Steamed Ginger and Shallot/Black Bean, Garlic and Ginger/XO/Salt and PepperA$24.00
Add Noodles, Fresh or FriedA$10.00
SEAFOOD
Ben's Coral Trout with Ginger and ShallotA$65.00
Ben's Red Throat Emperor with Black Bean, Garlic and GingerA$59.00
Anthony's WA Red Snapper with Jiangxi Style Sweet Sesame and Salted ChilliA$59.00
Stir Fried Sea Scallops with Green Chilli and Green Sichuan PepperA$59.00
Pipis with XO
250gA$40.00
500gA$80.00
Stir Fried Spencer Gulf King Prawns with Dried Chilli and Sweet SoyA$59.00
Stir Fried Spencer Gulf King Prawns with XO PasteA$59.00
Stir Fried Spencer Gulf King Prawns with Salt and PepperA$59.00
Neil's Spanner Crab Omelette with Yellow Chives and Oyster SauceA$55.00
Blue Swimmer Crab and Yellow Chive Sauce with Shanghai Noodle and XO PasteA$65.00
MEAT
Crispy Fried Sun Farm Chicken with Soy, Coriander, Ginger and Chilli SauceA$55.00
Stir Fried Chicken with Black Bean, Turkish Chilli, Woodear Mushrooms and Thai BasilA$45.00
Red Braised Pork Belly, Shiitake and Pickled BambooA$49.00
Sichuan Style Sweet, Sour, Hot and Numbing Pork with PineappleA$49.00
Stir Fried David Blackmore Wagyu, Oyster Mushroom and Cracked Kampot PepperA$65.00
David Blackmore Wagyu 300g Denver Slices in Fire WaterA$180.00
VEGETABLES
Steamed Choy Sum, King Brown and Shiitake and Garlic SauceA$21.00
Steamed Summer Vegetables with Golden Sesame OilA$18.00
Stir Fried Water Spinach with SambalA$18.00
Boiled Chinese Broccoli with Oyster SauceA$18.00
NOODLES & RICE
Soy Sauce Noodles with Spring OnionA$25.00
Stir Fried Shanghai Noodles with Roast Duck and WombokA$29.00
Stir Fried Rice with Conpoy and Lap CheongA$25.00
Steamed RiceA$5.00
What 255 people are saying
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4.4
4.4 based on recent ratings
4.4Food
4.5Service
4.4Ambience
4Value
Noise • Energetic
Loved For
Eastern Suburbs
Good for business meals
Eastern Suburbs
Most Booked
Review summary
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Song Bird offers an exquisite dining experience with its elegant ambiance and "impeccable" service. The culinary artistry of Neil Perry shines through, with standout dishes like the "amazing Peking duck" and "exceptional" prawn toast. Although some find it costly, the premium service and "outstanding" flavors make it a worthwhile visit.
255 Reviews
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amanda
New York City
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined 2 days ago
Overall 5
Food 4
Service 5
Ambience 5
Stunning use of heritage building, beautiful effort all round of food, service and ideas.
Personally looking forward to more gluten feee dumpling offerings. As dumplings are DELICIOUS. The range and flavours are YUM YUM YUM.
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Lisa
Sydney
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 5 days ago
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
The food and service was outstanding. We will definitely be back, fine dining at its best.
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Anna
Sydney
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined 6 days ago
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Red snapper dumplings were out of this world. Lovely evening with exceptional food and outstanding service.
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VIP
Hawaii
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined 7 days ago
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Very good Chinese food in great atmosphere. Love Songbird
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Ethan
Brisbane
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined 7 days ago
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Oscar was an amazing host. The duck pancakes were superb as were the cocktails.
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Mark
Sydney
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined 7 days ago
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Great food & vibe. Our waiter Oscar was fantastic.
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Maggie
Sydney
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on February 13, 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Outstanding dining experience from when we stepped in the door. Service attentive & casual. Food. Well always exceeds expectation. Not to be missed.
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Miranda
Sydney
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on February 12, 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Everything was excellent!
Food, service, staff. Always nice to see Neil Perry at his business - what a great worker!
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Amanda
Sydney
4 reviews
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on February 12, 2025
Overall 4
Food 4
Service 5
Ambience 5
We love the food at Songbird. The Spencer Gulf prawn har gow, is outstanding, the spinach and garlic chive dumplings and the chicken with ginger and soy excellent. The only disappointment was the banana and salted caramel pudding which was not up to the standard of the desserts we have enjoyed at Songbird on previous occasions. This one needs to be let go from the menu!
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Alice
Sydney
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on February 8, 2025
Overall 3
Food 5
Service 2
Ambience 4
We booked the Lunar New Year banquet on our selection $138/pp. The host was trying to be cultural upon welcome saying that they’ve all been taught how to say happy new year in Chinese but she forgot now and then tried to say with another saying which found really wrong while laughing hard sounds so disrespectful. I respect the effort but perhaps avoid it if you don’t know. I found it she’s being stereotypical and tried too hard without being sincere. We were seated at the corner which was nice but then we had 3 different waiters coming to the table, one asked for water, then drinks, then what we would like to order. Which was really odd as I booked the banquet - why do you ask again!
Food was amazing though, but service was terrible - my partner just finished putting the fish on my bowl the waiter hurriedly took the plate with leftover sauce without even asking then again with the crab dish.
The worst was a female waiter who hasn’t served our table - came and brought our dessert. She basically slammed the dessert plate on our table and said “this is your dessert” then left. The whole banquet experience, we had the waiter explained to us about the dessert. This waiter had some real attitude! My partner doesnt generally comment even agreed that was crummy.
She needs some training!
Kudos to the manager that night who walked us under the rain to Bobbie’s for our night cap. Overall, we’d go back for the food and ambiance. But, something needs to be worked on for the service.
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FAQs
Song Bird is rated 4.4 stars by 255 OpenTable diners.
Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.
Song Bird is delighted to present The Birdcage, an exclusive level for seated events for up to 100 guests. The Birdcage offers a private and sophisticated experience with entry via a discreet lift. Guests can enjoy Neil Perry's exceptional menu, complemented by an expertly curated wine list, all within the opulence of our top-floor dining room.
