Wood-fired Australian · Surry Hills · Sydney, Australia
How to book Firedoor
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All tables for a month open at 12:00 Sydney time on the first Wednesday of the month five months earlier (March 2027 opens 7 October 2026).
Rule from the restaurant's own site, last read by us 30 September 2026.
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- the first Wednesday at 12:00, 5 months out (Sydney time)
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About Firedoor
Firedoor is a wood-fired restaurant on Mary Street in Surry Hills, run by chef Lennox Hastie. Hastie spent five years cooking at Etxebarri in Spain under Victor Arguinzoniz before coming back to Australia in 2011, and he opened Firedoor with the Fink group in 20151. The restaurant opened in late April that year, and in 2025 Hastie bought out his partners and became its sole owner1,2. Shane Hennessy has been head chef since late 20221.
The kitchen has no gas or electricity. Everything is cooked on two wood-fired ovens, three grills and a wood-burning hearth, in an open kitchen1. A 2015 review counted 11 different woods in use, noted that Hastie did much of the design and building himself, and described a slightly sunken room with plenty of timber3. Diners can also sit at the kitchen counter4.
Dinner is a six-course menu, while lunch offers a three-course set menu or à la carte5. The restaurant itself says its best-known dish may be steak but that it is not a steakhouse, and its menu changes daily with the produce1,6.
Hastie appeared in Netflix's Chef's Table: BBQ in 2020, and Firedoor was named Restaurant of the Year in The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 20231,7. In 2026 it was placed No. 11 in the World's 101 Best Steak Restaurants1.
What people like
- The aged beef. A 2015 Gourmet Traveller review called it a steak against which all others in the country may be judged, and the Good Food Guide editor called it possibly the best steak you may ever have.3,7
- The wood-fired bread with smoked house-churned butter, praised in a 2015 review and again in later guides and reviews.3,6,8
- Seafood from the fire: pipis, marron and prawns were singled out in 2015 and 2018 reviews, and coral trout and Hawkesbury school prawns in the 2022 Good Food Guide citation.3,4,7
- Lamb, from a rump cap a 2015 review called a possible benchmark to a lamb rump with borlotti beans and cavolo nero.3,6
- Service and wine: a 2015 review found the staff informed and "unstuffy", and the Good Food Guide praised a "top-notch wine list and smart service".3,7,8
- Seats at the kitchen counter, which a 2018 Time Out review described as "dramatic dinner theatre".4
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Sources
Last checked 30 September 2026.
- firedoor.com.au official: Release rule: first Wednesday of each month at 12pm, with the March 2027 / 7 October 2026 example, checked 2026-09-30
- firedoor.com.au official: Credit card requirement and table times, checked 2026-09-30
- theworlds50best.com secondary: Not on the World's 50 Best 2025 list (1-100), checked 2026-09-30
Sources for the description and pictures
- firedoor.com.au official: About Firedoor | Wood-Fired Restaurant Sydney
- broadsheet.com.au press: Ten Dishes That Have Defined Firedoor (So Far) | Broadsheet
- gourmettraveller.com.au press: Firedoor, Sydney restaurant review | Gourmet Traveller
- timeout.com press: Firedoor | Restaurants in Surry Hills, Sydney
- firedoor.com.au official: Reservations | Book a Table at Firedoor Sydney
- concreteplayground.com press: Firedoor, Surry Hills Review
- nineforbrands.com.au press: The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2023 launched as Firedoor named NSW restaurant of the year - Nine for Brands
- theworlds50best.com guide: Firedoor - Sydney - Restaurant - The 50 Discovery