My Fair Lady pre-show dining Menus by Danielle Alvarez
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Event details
Higgins High Tea is available 90 minutes prior to matinee performance start time; Overture Dining is available 90 minutes prior to evening performances of My Fair Lady.
We recommend you arrive 1.5 hours prior to the show start time (and no later than 1 hour prior to the show) to ensure you receive the full experience. Please check your performance schedule. We are unable to service your table should you arrive less than 30 minutes prior to the show start.
Higgins’ High Tea
High Tea Menu - $70 per person
High Tea Menu & Bottomless Pommery ‘Brut Royal’ Champagne $125
Overture Dining
Full 4 course menu $99 per person
Full 4 course menu & matching wines $135 per person
Prices correct at the time of publication and subject to change without notice. Authorised ticket agencies for this event are Sydney Opera House and Opera Australia.
Explore the menu
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Crumpet with salmon roe and horseradish dill crème fraiche
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Spring vegetable Vol-au-Vent with creamy mushroom sauce
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Slow cooked brisket with potato terrine, madeira jus and glazed turnips (GF)
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English trifle with rose and strawberries
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Higgins' High Tea experience
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Higgins' High Tea experience
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Higgins' High Tea experience
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Higgins’ High Tea (matinee performances)
Savoury Tier (GF available):
Smoked salmon and dill creme fraiche sandwiches.
Pork and apple sausage roll with tomato chutney
Leek and cheddar and sour cream tart (V)
Cucumber and chive cream cheese sandwiches (V)
Scone tier:
Buttermilk scones served with strawberry jam, lemon curd, honey and clotted cream (V)
Sweet tier:
Chocolate eclair with chocolate cremeux (V)
Pistachio and cumquat amaretti (V, GF)
Lemon posset with sugared lavender flowers (V, GF)
Mini Victoria sponge with raspberry jam (V)
Overture Dining (evening performances)
Canape:
Crumpet with salmon roe and horseradish dill crème fraiche
Entrée:
Spring vegetable Vol-au-Vent with creamy mushroom sauce
L&C Poitout Petit Chablis, Burgundy, FRA 75ml
Main:
Slow cooked brisket with potato terrine, madeira jus and glazed turnips (GF)
Pikes ‘Assemblage’ Grenache Blend, Clare Valley, SA 75ml
Dessert:
English trifle with rose and strawberries
Borgo Maragliano Moscato, Piedmont, ITA 75ml
Overture Dining - Dietary (evening performances)
Canape:
Beetroot fritter with cashew cream and chives (VG, GF)
Entrée:
Spring vegetables salad with tarragon vinaigrette (VG, GF)
L&C Poitout Petit Chablis, Burgundy, FRA 100ml
Main:
Butternut pumpkin wellington with mushroom gravy and turnips (VG, GF)
Pikes ‘Assemblage’ Grenache Blend, Clare Valley, SA 100ml
Dessert:
Coconut and raspberry panna cotta with sugared lavender flowers (VG, GF)
Borgo Maragliano Moscato, Piedmont, ITA 75ml
Meet the chef
Danielle Alvarez
Danielle draws inspiration for her farm-to-table cuisine from a rich culinary heritage spanning the US and Australia. Raised in a food-loving Cuban American family, she honed her skills under her mother and grandmother’s guidance before embarking on a professional culinary journey. Danielle is the Culinary Director of Events at Sydney Opera House.
Danielle’s culinary prowess was refined in esteemed establishments like Napa’s French Laundry, San Francisco’s Boulettes Larder, and Berkeley’s Chez Panisse, particularly under the mentorship of Alice Waters. In Australia, she made waves as the visionary force behind Paddington’s Fred’s, earning numerous accolades and cementing its status as a beloved and lauded eatery. Danielle is the author of Always Add Lemon, a columnist for Good Weekend Magazine, and co-hosts The Good Food Kitchen alongside Adam Liaw. In 2022, after six years at Fred’s helm, Danielle pivoted to align her culinary endeavours with her core values, with her second cookbook, Recipes for a Lifetime of Beautiful Cooking.
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Attending this event
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Ticket information
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Children aged 15 years and under must be accompanied at all times. Babies aged 0-2 years old at the time of a performance may be seated on an adult’s lap. Children two years and older will need to hold a standard ticket.
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At the venue
Foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. All Sydney Opera House foyers are accessible, with lift access to the main and western foyers.
The Opera House is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children that visit or engage with us. Read our Child Safety Policy. The Opera House has also developed a Child-friendly Code of Conduct to engage with our youngest visitors.
The health, safety and wellbeing of everyone at the Sydney Opera House is our top priority. In line with this commitment, the Opera House is a smoke-free site. Read our Smoke-free Environment Policy.
The safety and security of patrons, visitors and staff is our highest priority. Entry to venues inside the Opera House including theatres, the Utzon Room, the Centre for Creativity and Bennelong Restaurant is via a single entry point located under the Monumental Steps.
In line with our venue security procedures, all ticketholders must present their bags and personal belongings for visual inspection or x-ray screening prior to entering the building. Our walk-through scanners are safe for patrons with pacemakers, cochlear implants or similar devices. Please let security know if you prefer alternative screening.
We hope all our audience members, including those children with us, have a wonderful time. Please keep disturbances to a minimum. Ticketholders who interfere unreasonably with another’s enjoyment may be asked to leave.
If your child becomes unsettled during the performance, we ask that you step outside with them until they settle. Note that you may not be readmitted until there is a suitable break in the performance.
Filming and photography is not permitted inside the venue, unless expressly authorised by us. You must switch your mobile phone off or to silent while in the venue.
Refreshments are available to purchase from our theatre bars, with foyers open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances.
The Opera House has a range of restaurants and bars on site. Explore our venues.
Cloaking facilities will be open 60 minutes pre-show. It is strongly encouraged that you travel lightly. Larger items – including handbags bigger than A4-size, backpacks, umbrellas, suitcases and prams – are not permitted inside the venues and must be cloaked.
Yes, pram parking is available outside our theatres. All Sydney Opera House foyers are pram accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers.
Foyer doors are usually open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 120 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances.
Theatre doors will open 30 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 15 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances.
If you’re collecting your tickets from the Box Office, we recommend doing this at least 60 minutes before the event starts.
We’ll aim to seat you as soon as we can and, where possible, in your allocated seat. However, to reduce movement in the venue as well as minimise disruption to the performance and other patrons, ticketholders may be seated in an allocated latecomer’s seat.
Where an event has a lock-out period, latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance. On occasions, this may not be until the interval, or at all where there is no interval.
Details of our right to refuse admission can be found in our General Terms and Conditions for Tickets and Events.