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SAADI at SUNDA_

SAADI – A Residency
1 – 31 May

 

Welcome SAADI, by chef-couple Saavni (Sav) and Aditya (Adi). Modern Australian dishes with an Indian influence, where local ingredients meet SAADI’s spice mixes.

 

She’s The Age Good Food Guide’s Young Chef of the Year, and together they’ve worked at a rollcall of restaurants including Freds, Mimis, Alberto Lounge, Etta, Neighbourhood Wine and Manze.

 

We’re excited to have them at Sunda, serving up delicious morsels – fermented rice doughnuts, spiced claypot rice, tapioca fritti, and bread pudding with quince and almonds.

 

Lunch: $40 pp
Saturday, 12pm – 2.30pm
menu

 

Dinner: $80pp
Thursday to Saturday: 5pm – 9pm
menu + snack menu

 

Mother’s Day Lunch: $80pp
Sunday 11 May, 12pm – 2.30pm
menu

RESERVATIONS
  • FOOD
  • Set Menu
  • Wine

menu

sydney rock oyster, tomato sambar, finger lime
8
pie tee, corn custard, salted black bean
8
cured scallop tartlet, davidson plum, pickled chilli
15
tuna tartare donut, dabu dabu, chives
14
+2g giaveri ‘siberian classic’ caviar
10
chinese cabbage, turmeric achara, crispy soy
12
crispy tempeh, sambal kecap, qukes
12
braised blue peas, onion cream, chives
25
kingfish crudo, asam dashi, guava
32
braised duck puff, porcini hoisin, chilli
28
tiger prawns, jungle curry, brown butter
36
junee prime lamb rump, cashew pesto, curry jus
57
mushroom bak kut teh, long pepper, okra
40
scottsdale pork cutlet, red yeast, mala
57
steamed barramundi, yellow curry, tobiko
56
nasi liwet - coconut rice, tofu sambal, salmon roe
32
morning glory, sambal terasi, malted onion
24
rojak – seasonal fruit, shiso, fermented shrimp
24
crispy idli
10
glutinous black rice, saffron ice cream, mango
24
peanut parfait, palm sugar, salted coconut
24
kueh bahulu
25
seasonal set menu - $98
sydney rock oyster, tomato sambar, moringa bean
pie tee, corn custard, salted black bean
chinese cabbage, turmeric achara, crispy soy
kingfish crudo, asam dashi, pickled guava
braised blue peas, onion cream, chives
lamb rump, cashew pesto, curry jus
nasi liwet - coconut rice, tofu sambal, salmon roe
seasonal leaves, star fruit, rojak
peanut parfait, palm sugar, salted coconut

Private Dining

Sunda is housed across two levels – the lower with a view into the action of the open kitchen, and the upper with soaring ceilings and floor to ceiling glass.

 

Both the upper and lower levels can be hired out for private dining, celebrations and business lunches – served as sit-down tasting menus with optional beverage pairing from a curated wine list.

 

Dietary requirements are welcome with advance notice.

 

Upstairs: 38 seated guests
Downstairs: 20 seated guests

 

For enquiries, please contact info@sunda.com.au.

Event Package

Gift Cards

Gift a dining experience at Sunda with our digital gift cards, sent immediately to you or a recipient of your choice.

 

Gift cards are valid for 3 years from the date of purchase.

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About

Set down a Melbourne laneway, in a glowing ‘box’ of timber, steel mesh and brick inspired by lanterns, Sunda is our interpretation of the bold, brilliant flavours of Southeast Asia.

 

Elements of traditional cooking and dishes familiar to the Southeast Asian diaspora are re-spun and masterfully imbued with a refreshing, uplifting, modern take. Sambals and curry pastes crafted from scratch – slow-cooked and slow-roasted to draw out the flavours of the herbs and spices – and dishes finished over charcoal or smoked in banana leaves.

 

Playful yet sophisticated, Sunda is a reflection of the archipelago it is named after, and the heritage of the chefs who work there.

 

Come on a culinary expedition with us, for dinner or drinks and snacks at our bar.

 

Pre-theatre diners and walk-ins are welcome.

 

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The Age Good Food Guide 2025 – 1 Hat