Case Studies / Westpac OpenAir Cinema
Sydney Harbour • 2021 - 2024
Full food program curation for 80,000+ guests per season.
Deliver a hospitality experience that matched the scale and spectacle of Sydney’s most iconic outdoor cinema, feeding 1,600 guests nightly over two months. The offer needed to work across different ticket price points while maintaining quality and efficiency.
Approach
Partnered with Westpac and Cinerent to curate and deliver the entire food program over three distinct precincts:
The Point
Fast-paced QSR for 1,000+ guests nightly.
Croser Garden
Kitchen by Mike signature shared food, ordered via QR tech, serving 480 guests.
Summer House Dining
A 130-seat fine dining restaurant with NSW producers, natural wine, and sponsor hosting.
Outcome
Elevated expectations of event dining in Australia. A sold-out cultural event that balanced commercial delivery with creativity and quality, strengthening Kitchen by Mike’s reputation as a leader in large-scale event hospitality.