Industrie South of France

Ph: (02) 9221 8001; 107 Pitt St, SYDNEY 2000 www.industriebar.com.au

French (Southern), $$ +
Open Mon-Fri 7.30-1 lam; LunchMon-Fri noon-2pm; Dinner Mon-Sat 6-10pm,; Licensed; AE DC MC V EFTPOS, Seats inside 150, private room
Chef (--) Owner (--)

Mietta's Review
Brasserie cum lounge at street level and bar above, this French entrant into a rather unexciting section of the CBD is an oasis of civiisation. Their menu runs all-day, the cocktails are terrific and the lofty setting is welcoming. Solid bistro dishes range from excellent omlettes to rack of lamb, all at reasonable (for the CBD) prices. The noise from the upstairs bar on Friday evenings can be intrusive.

Other published opinions

Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2007 Score: 12/20 "Industrie is a very sexy place, perhaps better known for its pumping upstairs bar. It's a triumph of interior design: a long room much like a hallway made inviting and romantic with soft lighting, shimmery curtains, gilt-framed artwork and a soft banquette running the length of one wall."

SMH Food Living Pip Cummings 19/7/05 "ade over by Fashionassassin designer Alex Zabotto-Bentley, the room oozes fin-de-siecle decadence, right down to its bustier-attired waitresses. Murano glass chandeliers cast a warm red glow; an emerald leather banquette runs along two walls; and there are red armchairs and ottomans. Christof Brandon (formerly of Longrain and Flying Fish) oversees a tiny jewelbox of a bar, stocked with "top shelf" products, as our waitress calls them. To spare us a sting in the evening's tail when the bill arrives, she cautions that the drinks are pricey and food serves small and there is a 10 per cent surcharge."

Sydney Eats 2005 "A Parisian-style hotspot bang in the middle of Pitt Street, Industrie occupies a long, narrow niche in the foyer of a building. The smart mezzanine-height space is done out with comfy banquettes, French prints and dark wood furniture. Menus are designed to please all comers with an all-day menu, barfood, canapes, shared plates and heftier mains."

Sydney Eats 2005 Best Bars "Best of all, it's still relatively undiscovered by the CBD's partying hordes. Be sure to sample its pleasures before that, inevitably, changes."

SMH GFG 2004,'About time-a bar you actually want to stay in the CBD for.The big upstairs balcony bar and smaller downstairs bar serve up fruity cocktails reminiscent of your hols on the Cote d'Azur-perfect to wash down the best omelettes and thick-cut fries in town.Je t'aime.'

SMH GFG 2004, Score 13/20, Good wine list,'inviting fish-bowl-like lounge-cum-cafe visible from the footpath, is life in the fast lane, slap-bang in the middle of the CBD...Servings are generous...There's a choice of good pastas and lighter dishes, such as baguettes and omelettes...a clever and bold concept'

Sydney Morning herald, Good Eating, matthew Evans, 15/10/02, Score 13/20. "Industrie s trying to be all things to all people, but not quite succeeding in some areas. overall a groovy space and food which is mostly good."