About us
Chi siamo, da dove veniamo e cosa facciamo....
(who we are, where we come from and what we do...)
Formerly the old Kiosk, built in 1925, this magnificent, heritage building is now home to the rejuvenated Bandstand Café’.
The kiosk has been given a new lease on life with a new interior and exterior thanks to its Italian owner Michelangelo Cecconi, (from Florence), which combines handicraft and elegant table settings to highlight the unique atmosphere with the natural beauty of the park surroundings, with an incredible 360 degree view from the first floor.
Bandstand Venue & Café is fully licensed with signature menus featuring fresh, seasonal produce and sophisticated yet value for money dishes. Expect to find a wealth of locally sourced ingredients and flavours featuring on each menu throughout the year, complimented with a selection of boutique wines.
The Bandstand reflects the scenic tranquillity of its fabulous location and offers seriously good coffee, as Italian tradition, newspapers, breakfast with a view and a great selection of light food.
The Café is open from 7.30am, 7 days a week.
Cafe menu available 7 days with additional items and specials all the week.
Private dinner menu and functions are welcome any time.
The venue has a capacity for 75-80 people seated inside, an extra outdoor seating for 44 if necessary and under 300 for cocktails style parties.
Marque in the park can be available.
Northern Italian Head Chef, Fabrizio Ferla, from Biella and multi ethnic Chef Bimal Khadka
will entice you with some of his traditional dishes.
Napolitan front man, Carlo De Nigris, of Cellini’s fame restaurant in Randwick,
with over 38years in the trade, will ensure your visit is nothing but memorable.
Bandstand history...
The bandstand was erected in 1925 to host public band concerts which were a popular feature of Sydney life in the interwar years. It was converted to a café in the early 1990s. Set in its western wall is the foundation stone which originally stood at the corner of Burton and Victoria Streets. It is inscribed ‘Green Park Benjamin Palmer Mayor 1875-76’.
Green Park...
Located opposite St Vincent’s Hospital, this scenic park is one minutes retreat from Oxford Street’s vibrant Taylor Square.
The park’s original ornate bandstand has been converted to a café/restaurant, making it an ideal location to have lunch or take a break during the day, and a peaceful dining in the evening.
The park contains spacious grass lawns, mature trees and two memorials; The Gay and Lesbian Holocaust Memorial which commemorates gay men and lesbians killed before and during the Second World War; and a Memorial to the late surgeon Dr. Victor Chang containing a canopied drinking fountain
