Wine, Dine & Crime
Thursday, 13 November 2025
Step into Sydney’s darker past at our Wine, Dine & Crime Evening.
Hosted in The Pavilion, this one-of-a-kind event pairs food, wine, and storytelling for an evening of intrigue by the harbour.
Enjoy a three-course set menu with bread and snacks, perfectly matched wines, and a glass of sparkling on arrival — all while uncovering the secrets of Sydney’s eastern shores.
$159 per person
Includes:
Three-course set menu with matched wines
Bread and snacks
Glass of sparkling on arrival
Menu subject to change
Payment is required in full to confirm your reservation. A 1.65% fee applies to all Visa, MasterCard and American Express card transactions. Bookings will only be confirmed once payment has been received in full. Tentative bookings are not accepted. Please do not consider your booking confirmed until you have received confirmation from our office that your payment has been accepted. The Nielsen reserves the right to cancel any reservation for which payment has not been received. Refunds will not be issued for cancellations.
More About the Evening
Join Sydney historian Max Burns-McRuvie from Journey Walks for an immersive evening of local history and fine dining as we explore the stories and secrets of Nielsen Park and its harbour-lined surroundings.
Across a delicious dinner experience, guests will meet forgotten local identities such as the convict, painter, and weatherman Mr Peacock, and the respected Indigenous elder Ricketty Dick, once known as the Chief of the Rose Bay Tribe.
The colourful lives and enduring legacies of colonial figures like Captain ‘Prince’ Piper and the influential Wentworth family of Vaucluse will also be brought to life through vivid storytelling and historical imagery.
Reflecting on the shifting tides of Sydney Harbour through the ages, the evening recounts tales of shark attacks, shipwrecks, seaplanes, and sandstone landmarks — a captivating blend of history, atmosphere, and dining by the sea.