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By Scott Park
May 18, 2010
(Article take from The Age)
Only six restaurants have the top ranking. Now, one of their number, Pier, is handing back its hats with chef/owner Greg Doyle, 55, saying: '' I don't want the intensity of it any more ... that is, the level of attention to detail it requires, the constant development of new dishes, staffing levels and the cost of maintaining a three-hat restaurant.''
The move is unprecedented in the 25-year history of the Sydney Morning Herald's Good Food Guide.
Pier at Rose Bay was opened by Mr Doyle in 1991 and quickly gained two-hat status, rising to the highest rank in 2007.
''We used to have a huge local clientele and that gradually dissipated as a three-hat restaurant because people felt they could not pop in for a quick meal,'' he said. ''People felt they needed to be going for an experience.''
From next month, the menu will be simplified, tables will be set when diners arrive and waiters will no longer wear gloves to change cutlery. But it won't become a bistro.
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