Run by caterer Cook & Waiter, the venue will be located in the same precinct as the new property from TFE Hotels, The Eve. The 102-room hotel is scheduled to open this summer.
Saltbox will comprise three rooms, with the largest able to accommodate 250 attendees seated or 460 standing. The two smaller spaces can be used for private dining or as breakout rooms.
The Cook & Waiter crew will bring strong culinary credentials to the new spaces, with members of the team coming from acclaimed hospitality ventures including Bentley Restaurant Group, Tetsuya’s, Rockpool and Sixpenny.
“Just as salt enhances the flavour of food, Saltbox will inspire and enhance the hospitality experience at every opportunity, through the integration of a world-class venue with the exceptional food, service and guest experience that Cook & Waiter is renowned for,” said Cook & Waiter owner, David O’Brien.
“The addition of an event venue to our growing business portfolio gives clients a superb, new destination to consider; a refreshing alternative in the heart of a vibrant lifestyle precinct on the city’s progressive and energetic fringe, that is pushing boundaries in terms of location, guest experience and sustainability credentials.”
The building itself features carbon neutral cross-laminated timber, raw surfaces, textured fabric and eco-friendly cork flooring which has favourable heat and acoustic properties.
According to Cook & Waiter’s head of sales and marketing, Jules Cameron, interest in the venue is already strong.
“Clients want more and that’s what we’ll give them,” said Cameron.
“Saltbox is the exclusive, standalone event venue at Wunderlich Lane; it’s a spectacular space worth waiting for and we’re already abuzz with enquiries for 2025.”
Besides Saltbox and The Eve, Wunderlich Lane will feature offerings from House Made Hospitality – who are also responsible for Sofitel Sydney Wentworth’s clutch of new hospitality venues – LuMi Dining and The Apollo and Gelato Messina.
The group behind restaurants like Bistecca and The Gidley, Liquid and Larder will helm the culinary offerings at The Eve.
