Sydney Rock Oysters

“Oysters - the greatest culinary jewels of the sea.”

Sydney Rock Oysters grow naturally in the shorelines of NSW estuaries and were consumed for thousands of years before European settlement by Aboriginal Australians. The nutrient rich meat of the Sydney Rock Oyster was a nutrient staple in their diet and they pioneered aquaculture processes that are still practiced by modern farmers.

The only species XL Oysters farm are premium Sydney Rock Oysters or scientifically known as ‘saccostrea glomerata’.

The Sydney Rock Oyster is Australia’s only native species and despite its name, is found along 1500 kilometres of Australia’s east coast from southern Queensland to New South Wales / Victorian border. It has year round availability with a peak harvesting season from September to March.

Globally the Sydney Rock Oyster is known to have an enviable and intriguingly complex and depth of taste.