Jun 2, 2026 – 5.00amWhen chef, cookbook writer and restaurateur Neil Perry opened his famed Margaret restaurant in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, it was a hit.It was going so well, and Perry loved the local neighbourhood of Double Bay so much, that he opened a modern Chinese restaurant, Song Bird, next door.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Sally PattenBOSS editorSally Patten edits BOSS, and writes about workplace issues. She was the financial services editor and personal finance editor of the AFR, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. She edited business news for The Times of London.Iona RennieProducerIona Rennie is a producer at The Australian Financial Review.Fetching latest articles
Why Neil Perry had to admit his multilevel restaurant wasn’t working
When high-profile chef Neil Perry opened his famed Margaret restaurant in Sydney, it was a hit. Then he broke his own rules and opened another (big) venue next door.
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