Delicious top 100: Bert’s Bar and Brasserie at The Newport named one of NSW top restaurants

A restaurant that only opened on the peninsula 18 months ago has been named one of the best in NSW by a prestigious foodie magazine. See what other northern beaches restaurants are named.

Bert's Bar and Brasserie head chef Sam Kane poses for a photograph in the kitchen at Newport. It has made the top 100 restaurants in Delicious NSW 100 list. Picture: Troy Snook.

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A northern beaches restaurant which oozes the elegance of yesteryear’s grand European dining rooms has made it into the top 10 Delicious NSW restaurants of 2019.

Bert’s Bar and Brasserie at The Newport opened 18 months ago and is part of the Merivale juggernaut.

It is named as number eight on the list, which was released on Sunday.

Ormeggio at The Spit is 15th and Pilu at Freshwater is 34th.

To see the full list click here: NSW Delicious 100.

Bert's Bar and Brasserie is in the top 100 NSW restaurants compiled by Delicious. Picture: Troy Snook

Bert’s which is run by head chef Sam Kane, who has previously worked at the Guillaume at Bennelong, Bistro Moncur and Bibo Wine Bar, said the restaurant was not just about excellent food.

“The aim is to provide people with ‘a holiday’,” he said.

“The surroundings take diners back to the times of the country club era. There’s a European coastal vibe.

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“It’s a relax, it’s an escape.

“You can come up here and forget about life for a while.

“Of course, there are also great views of Pittwater.”

Bert's Bar & Brasserie at Newport. Picture: Troy Snook

Mr Kane, 40, said the food at Bert’s wasn’t about reinventing the wheel.

“We find the best produce we can and we cook it and present it as elegantly as possible,” he said.

Although there are no signature dishes, he said the brasserie was seafood focused and the mud crab was the most featured dish.

The food is mostly cooked over Australian charcoal, ironbark and fruit woods.

Mr Kane, who moved to Newport after getting the job, said it was a great honour for the new restaurant to be named on the Delicious list.

“It’s awesome. It’s recognition from our industry and the people around it,” he said.

“It’s a good feeling for the team.”