[1] It won many awards,[2] and was described by The New York Times as "... perhaps the town's top table, with a formidable selection of Australian wines ...".

[3] The restaurant's owner and chef, English-born Neal Jackson, served his apprenticeship at the Savoy Hotel in London, and later worked elsewhere in that city.

[1] Prior to the end of August 2013, Jackson's degustation menu, nicknamed "The Dego", was a major feature of its offerings.

He was expecting to sell Jackson's restaurant some time in the first half of 2014, but also intended to pursue some other opportunities.

After receiving protests from customers about the cessation of the restaurant's degustation menu, he also said that he intended to reintroduce it for the final few months before his retirement.