AdvertisementReview Eating outDouble Bay Gran Torino may not be the restaurant Neil Perry wanted but for now, it’s humming The veteran chef’s 25th restaurant is less an Italian restaurant than a Neil Perry restaurant, risen from the ashes of the multimillion-dollar Song Bird. Edwina Pickles 6 / 12 Edwina Pickles 7 / 12 Grilled swordfish with red pepper and mint salsa. Edwina Pickles 8 / 12 Edwina Pickles 9 / 12 Veal cotoletta. If the plates are anything, though, they’re a reminder that past the name or celebrity, Neil Perry is Neil Perry because he’s a very good cook, obsessive about detail, depth of flavour and balance. Gran Torino may not be the restaurant Perry wanted, but it’s the restaurant he has.