KFC is launching its first-ever 11-course degustation

Mar 25, 2022

Hold on to your bucket hats, diners. Nelly Robinson, chef and owner of Sydney’s refined nel. Restaurant has formed an unexpected partnership with the Colonel to create an 11-course KFC Degustation experience.

What's a degustation? This is the first question we asked ourselves. Some would say it’s a progression of rare and familiar Kentucky Fried Chicken herbs, spices and sensations. Where texture, flavour and harmony is elevated into the stratosphere. But that’s ridiculous. Degustation is just a fancy way of saying heaps of food.

Running for three nights from Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd April the secret venue in Alexandria will see classic KFC dishes given a theatrical treatment in Robinson’s signature, imaginative style. 

Even the humble potato and gravy has been given a fine-dining makeover: picture a gravy candle (yes, a gravy candle) melting into a warm gravy puddle, in which you can dip a fresh potato bun. This is not your average drive-through dinner. There’s even desert!

“As a lifelong fan of KFC, creating an 11-course degustation with their most-loved menu items and elevating them to new heights has been a dream come true. For the menu, I’ve taken 11 KFC dishes and reimagined how the flavours and textures come to life using my expertise in degustation menus to truly blow fans away,” Robinson said.

Fine wines will be paired with each of the 11 courses, to be served at $75 per person. And, all profits made will be donated to The Black Dog Institute, ReachOut Australia and Whitelion.

Two sittings will be held: at 5pm and one at 8.30pm. You can sign up to the restaurant’s waiting list now at reservations.kfc.com.au. If you manage to land a spot, you’ll be contacted