Bathers’ Pavilion has today announced a not-to-be-missed six-week residency with one of the world’s leading restaurants, L’Enclume, from 16 July until 24 August, 2025. With three Michelin Stars to its name and ranked no. 1 restaurant in the world for 2025 by the French restaurant bible, La Liste, L’Enclume is undeniably one of the world’s most awarded and coveted dining experiences. Bookings will open at 10am on Thursday 13 February via the Bathers’ Pavilion website, or by phone.
Internationally renowned and most widely decorated British chef, restaurateur and farm-to-table pioneer, Simon Rogan MBE (who now holds nine Michelin Stars across his Simon Rogan Group of restaurants), first brought L’Enclume from its home in Cartmel in The Lake District of Cumbria, Northern England, to Balmoral Beach’s iconic Bathers’ Pavilion in 2023 for a sell-out and highly praised five-week residency that redefined what a trueresidency looks like to Australian diners.
With a waitlist of over 2,000 tables at the final service of that residency, Australia’s appetite for world-class, extraordinary dining experiences is indisputable.
In 2023, no detail was missed. 2025 promises the same attention to detail and to raise the bar even higher with an all-new menu, wine flights and cellar list, custom crockery, hand-forged cutlery, glassware, bespoke art installations, table settings, uniforms, a full team relocation and more. Rogan will be travelling with a 15-strong brigade of chefs and key front-of-house personnel and has already begun the groundwork alongside Bathers’ Pavilion Executive Chef, Aaron Ward (Chef of the Year finalist in the 2025 Good Food Guide Awards), to deliver the entirely new 14 course tasting menu.
Rogan has designed the menu of small, precise and complex dishes around his concept of the ‘perfect ingredient’ – a philosophy at the centre of Rogan’s ethos and based on the notion that it is only through first growing the perfect vegetable, herb or fruit for example, that a perfect dish can result. The menu is designed to be enjoyed in a two and half hour sitting, with flexibility for those on a schedule just as much as for those happy to settle in and take their time.
Simon Rogan said: “Bathers’ Pavilion is the only place outside of Cartmel that has served a L’Enclume menu, and remains the only place – this is because of the depth of trust and collaboration we have in our relationship with Jess, Tom and their exceptional team. The 2023 residency was about taking what we do in Cartmel and The Lake District and bringing it to Sydney, reproducing it and supplementing ingredients with Australian produce. Now that we’ve spent time in Sydney the approach is different and our local knowledge expanded. We want to take our L’Enclume expertise and create something entirely new – put it this way, if we had started L’Enclume in Sydney, this is what I would have created.”
“During my time in Sydney I fell in love with Australian produce, it’s honestly some of the very best in the world. It is a privilege to showcase some of those standout products like marron, snow crab and the best beef in the world along with unique ingredients such as quandong and wattle. We now have great relationships with many of the producers and growers and they are fully committed to working with us on specifically grown ingredients to ensure a truly traceable menu. We are also excited to be working with Aaron Ward on this residency and hosting him in Cartmel for a full L’Enclume immersion this March. I’ve worked with chefs all around the world and Aaron is without a doubt a standout and a leading talent to come out of Australia in recent years,” Rogan continued.
Rogan will lead the kitchen and be on the pass for every 14 course, twice-a-day service, during the six-week residency for an inimitable experience that you would normally have to travel halfway across the world for. The only hint to the menu for now is that L’Enclume’s iconic Anvil dish (and restaurant namesake) will be represented, but in a new way, delivered with L’Enclume’s signature service style.
Joining Rogan will be Oli Marlow, Executive Chef of Roganic Hong Kong, Aulis London and Phuket, and ION Harbour Malta; Valentin Mouillard, Group Head Sommelier and Sam Ward, Managing Director of Simon Rogan Restaurants worldwide, alongside other key members of the UK team.
Jessica Shirvington, co-owner and Managing Director of Bathers’ Pavilion, said: “Our 2023 residency with L’Enclume surpassed all expectations. Our ongoing relationship with the Rogan Group over the three years in the making of that residency and since then is something unique, integrated and value aligned. Our two teams from opposite sides of the world have worked so hard to come together seamlessly. We now have the advantage of a five-year relationship and we have every intention of upping the ante.”
“The Rogan Group now has more Michelin Stars and accolades than any other British restaurant group, currently holding more than greats like Ramsey and Blumenthal, and their forward momentum is undeniable. Likewise for us at Bathers’ and since the appointment of Aaron Ward to Executive Chef, our restaurant has only strengthened and grown in its future ambition. Through our partnership with L’Enclume we’re upskilling our team, we are experience driven, customer focused and most importantly, I believe we have tapped into the best way to make fine dining the show stopping event it is intended to be,” continued Shirvington.
Rogan’s world-class sommelier team lead by Sommelier, Valentin Mouillard (Michelin awarded Sommelier of the Year Worldwide) will develop a comprehensive wine list and expert wine pairings to match the degustation menu. There will also be an exclusive cellar list with the option to pre-arrange rare vintages and bottles prior to the booking date.
The intimate and highly sought-after experience will run from Wednesday 16 July to Sunday 24 August at Bathers’ Pavilion and will be open for both lunch and dinner services Wednesday through Sunday. Throughout the six-week residency, L’Enclume in the UK will operate as usual.
The tasting menu will include 14 courses including snacks and petit fours for $590 per person. Tailored wine pairings will be available on the night at $230, $350, $590 and $1,200 per person, as well as a special non-alcoholic pairing for $120 per person.
Each service will be open to a maximum of 80 guests, with the private dining room available to accommodate one group of 12-15 diners at each sitting. Diners or corporates interested in group bookings over 10 people are invited to email Bathers’ Pavilion ahead of the reservation opening times to register their date and interest.
Bookings will open online via the Bathers’ Pavilion website or by phone on 02 9969 5050 from 10am Thursday 13 February, 10am AEST.
Following the success of the 2023 L’Enclume Residency at Bathers’ Pavilion, the limited seatings are expected to fill fast. Food aficionados seeking an all-new, unforgettable and unparalleled dining experience can sign up to the Bathers’ Pavilion database to register their interest and be the first to receive updates and instructions on how to secure a booking.
L’Enclume at Bathers’ Pavilion
4 The Esplanade, Balmoral Beach, Mosman
16 July – 24 August 2025
Opening hours: lunch and dinner Wednesday – Sunday
www.batherspavilion.com.au | BathersPavilion | @batherspavilion
www.simonrogan.co.uk | @rogan_simon | www.lenclume.co.uk | @lenclume
