DINING CONCEPTS
A taste of Mykonos FOR PETER Lazarus, Atmos is
The Shoal Bay Country Club is the
The Lazarus family’s GreekCypriot heritage was the inspiration for Atmos, a new restaurant and bar at their flagship venue, Shoal Bay Country Club, writes Seamus May.
that are sustainable, while remaining
particularly close to his heart. As a
flagship venue of Zenith Hotels, the new
comforting and inviting,” Brady explained,
Greek-Australian, Lazarus wanted
hotel group created by industry veteran
adding that she had taken inspiration
to capture something of his family’s
Andrew Lazarus. Zenith Hotels owns a
from the similar waterfront locations that
heritage in the design, execution and
portfolio of large format venues across
abound in Greece.
food and beverage offering there.
Sydney, Newcastle and the Hunter.
Atmos is the most recent addition to
The Shoal Bay Country Club is
“The design is so unique – I don’t believe there is anything similar in Australia –
the Shoal Bay Country Club, which the
located in Port Stephens in NSW and
so the response to the décor has been
Lazarus family purchased in 2016.
features 120m of beachside frontage,
amazing. The setting really does transport
employs 200 people, and includes three
you to the Greek islands.”
“My family and I travel to Greece yearly, visiting family and friends, and
restaurants, five kitchens, dedicated
we are inspired by Greek hospitality and
events and conferencing facilities, and
space to hero lighting, while using
design – particularly the unique elements
boutique accommodation.
different materials to create a range of
of hospitality design on the islands such as Mykonos,” Lazarus says. “Traditional Greek architecture really isn’t
Brady says that the team styled the
To create the Greek-décor, Peter
textures, “taking inspiration from the
Lazarus and interior designer Hannah
design of Mykonian seaside venues”.
Brady travelled to Greece for inspiration
a feature of many restaurants in Australia,
in 2019, and designed the restaurant using
FOOD JOURNEY
so we wanted to remain authentic in a Greek
Greek materials and with the assistance
Of course, the Greek theme is driven by
sense, because we believe that was going
of renowned Athens architects, Karagianni
the restaurant’s food offering, created by
to deliver something really unique to the
Karamali (or KKMK).
Shoal Bay Country Club executive chef
Australian market.”
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“It was important to use materials
Leonard Faust.
