Neil Perry looks to offload Double Bay bar, makes surprising changes at Song Bird
The bar, which sits below his Song Bird restaurant and was opened in collaboration with bar guru Linden Pride from New York's much acclaimed Dante, is up for sale and has attracted interest from some of Sydney's top bar tsars. Perry cited unspecified issues relating to the landlord as the reason for the potential sale. 'I said I was happy to let it go, if it's the right price,' the chef said.
Getting that right price might be difficult, though. Some operators who've inspected the bar, but asked not to be named, baulked at the rent. If no one snaps up the site, that would mean Perry is left with no option but to retain it.
He said the alternative to selling the bar would be to integrate it more fully into his multi-level Song Bird restaurant and tweak the concept and name. Song Bird would then supply its food, and its menu would adopt more of an Asian theme. 'We'd probably call it Little Bird,' Perry said.
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