The Good Food Guide Awards for 2020 were held on Monday evening at the Howard Smith Wharves in Brisbane.  We are thrilled that Monopole has retained our two hatted status for another year.

To view the full list of winners + read their reviews, click here.

The Good Food Guide Awards for 2019 were held on Monday evening at Crown Casino in Melbourne. Monopole was awarded two of the highly coveted hats.

“A wine-fuelled magnet for date-nighters, terroir lovers and Potts Points sophisticates”

To view the full list of winners + read their reviews, click here

GQ have released their list of ‘Sydney’s Best Bars’.

Said of Monopole; “A 500-strong wine list by one of Australia’s best sommeliers and a snack menu by one of Australia’s best chefs. Yep, the boys behind The Bentley have gifted Sydney a dark, moody, energetic wine bar like no other. Drop in en route to dinner, or settle in for an all-nighter. It’s the gas.”

Read the full article here.

Vinomofo has selected Monopole for their coveted number 1 spot amongst their Top 5 Sydney Wine Bars.  Monopole is described as having some “serious French juice” – read the full article here.

Myffy Rigby includes Monopole as one of Sydney’s Top 20 ‘Liquor Lords’:
It’s a wine bar, it’s a restaurant, it’s a meeting place and touchpoint for wine fans and producers alike. Sit up at the bar for folds of pastrami on crispbread, juicy lamb ribs and tiny local scampi served in their shell and let owner-sommelierNick Hildebrandt look after the wine.

Great news to share with our Co-owner Brent Savage winning the Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2015 ‘Chef of the Year’. Congratulations Captain! Monopole was also awarded 1 Chefs Hat at the awards night on September 1. Very happy.
View the full list of winners here

Monopole’s Co-Owner & Sommelier Nick Hildebrandt was awarded the ‘Sommelier of the Year’ gong at the Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards on August 20, 2014. This is Nick’s third Sommelier Award. He has won it twice at the Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide Awards, and now this fantastic national recognition from the Australian Gourmet Traveller. The GT Awards were held at the Opera House, you can see the full list of winners on their website here

Winner: Best Wine Bar, Time Out Sydney Bar Awards 2014, Plus Highly Commended Best Fit Out

Winner: Wine List Of The Year, SMH Good Food Guide Awards 2014, Plus 1 Hat

Winner: National Wine List Of The Year – Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide Awards 2014

Finalist: Best New Restaurant, SMH Good Food Guide Awards

Review our Awards section for more.