The Sydney Morning Herald logo
Advertisement
14/20Critics' Pick

Birds of Paradise Rotisserie

Updated ,first published

A chicken pack with salad.
1 / 2A chicken pack with salad. supplied
A chicken pack with chips.
2 / 2A chicken pack with chips. Supplied
14/20Critics' Pick

Birds of Paradise Rotisserie

Contemporary$

The humble chicken shop gets the love it deserves.

What other takeaway can boast two of the country’s foremost restaurateurs – Fleet founders Josh Lewis and Astrid McCormack – as its proprietors? It goes without saying, then, that these chickens are elite.

“Ethically raised happy healthy chooks from Moya Valley on the Sunshine Coast,” says the menu, which is a great start. But they stick the landing too, the brined, seasoned birds spun over coals until golden-skinned and juicy.

Pick a half-bird and it’s a match for broccolini and silverbeet steamed to order then seasoned with cumin salt and a healthy squeeze of lemon, but the vegan coleslaw, amped up with nutritional yeast, is a winner too.

The sunny fit-out matches the hue of the crinkle-cut chips, crisp enough to dunk in potato and gravy, while spiced chicken rolls or a parmie stuffed into a bap will leave you licking your fingers. Paradise? That’s one word for it.

Must-order dish: Parmie roll, with crumbed chicken, stretchy provolone and nap sauce on a bap.

Restaurant reviews, news and the hottest openings served to your inbox.

Sign up

Good Food reviews are booked anonymously and paid independently. A restaurant can’t pay for a review or inclusion in the Good Food Guide.

Continue this series

Northern Rivers
Up next
SMH-GOODWEEKEND- Bistro Livi Murwillumbah. Fraser Isle spanner crab with curry butter. Wedensday 25th May 2022 Photo by Natalie Grono .
  • Review

Bistro Livi

Well-crafted food in a relaxed, community-minded setting.

Hotel Brunswick is a 20-minute drive north of Byron Bay.
  • Review

Brunswick Hotel

A riverfront pub with a sprawling beer garden.

Previously
Wategos Beach, Byron Bay.
  • Collection

Byron Bay

Every restaurant featured in The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide in Byron Bay.

See all stories

From our partners

Advertisement
Advertisement