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Best Seafood food near Watsons Bay, Sydney, New South Wales
Reviews on Seafood food in Watsons Bay, Sydney, New South Wales including Doyles on the Beach, Ripples at Chowder Bay, Catalina Restaurant, Public Dining Room, Hugos Manly, Garfish, The Herring Room, The Pantry Manly, Manly 16ft Skiff Sailing Club, Fish Cafe
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10. Fish Cafe
Overall Ratings
4 based on 328 reviews
Reviewed By WRLAustralia
A fabulous seafood lunch. Incredibly friendly and professional staff. Everything was delicious and cooked to perfection. I can see why this place has won so many awards over the past few years. Very reasonably priced for the quality of food served. I will be returning in the near future.
9. Manly 16ft Skiff Sailing Club
Overall Ratings
4 based on 300 reviews
Reviewed By SteveDWS
The renovation completed, certainly was welcomed and well over due. (And in my opinion, more to go) But thought into addressing days when there is wind with shutters, new umbrellas, a revitalised menu is a good start. Extended deck and more seating. Still has the best view of sunset and the staff are friendly and attentive. Food is good, albeit slightly over priced for what you get. But you get the location included!
8. The Pantry Manly
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1070 reviews
Located on beautiful Manly Beach, this European Brasserie style eatery offers a menu to tempt all tastes. The kitchen at The Pantry Manly serves breakfast from 730am and serves lunch/dinner from 1130am to 10pm. From drinks and tapas to salads, seafood and
Reviewed By SimonK270
We enjoyed an anniversary meal here. Casual but friendly and attentive service. Good menu with plenty of choice - we enjoyed everything we had. Nice outlook to the sea (we had a table by the windows on the seaward side). Overall ambience and food means this place can be relied upon on special occasions. We will definitely be back.
7. The Herring Room
Overall Ratings
4 based on 380 reviews
âYou donât see many restaurants like this anymoreâ Nicholas Jordan, Broadsheet Manlyâs newest seafood restaurant, is located just off the beach in a landmark site that locals have long admired. The Herring Room is family owned & run by veterans of the ind
Reviewed By simong858
Having visited The Sardine Room in Potts Point five years ago, I was sad it has closed; however, the owners decided to move the business to Manly and open up the Herring Room. I remained on their mailing list all this time so I knew they had moved.Five years later, I returned to Sydney and the first place I had to visit was the Herring Room. So, after five years the lovely owners Ange and Rodney recognised me and that made my evening. Not only that, I asked about a particular dessert Iâd had at The Sardine Room (a Greek semolina pudding) which wasnât on the menu at the Herring Room. Low and behold, Rodney only went home to get me some so I could have it again. Now thatâs service for you. Sometimes you come across a special place and special people like Ange and Rodney. The Sardine Room lives on in the Herring Room, because the owners have kept the reputation and quality of the service and food to a very high standard and people keep coming back.Itâs worth the ferry ride across from the CBD just to visit The Herring Room and be greeted by the excellent staff and lovely owners.
6. Garfish
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1109 reviews
Located opposite the ferry terminal in Manly, our focus is on serving the freshest fish available at a reasonable price for the ultimate seafood dining experience. We have daily blackboard specials as well as a great seasonal menu.
Reviewed By gwegwy
Seventh day of her 8-day birthday festival in Sydney and we're still speaking to each other. Another magic Spring day so we took the slow ferry across to Manly (the site of our honeymoon in 1975). We were a bit early for our lunch reservation so we had a drink in the bar - the usual martini and margarita (creatures of habit).Our table on the window at the far end of the restaurant afforded a great view of the Harbour but we found ourselves playing bus roulette for much of the meal. You'll know what that means if you go there for lunch. The staff were welcoming, friendly and efficient, particularly Jennifer from Ottowa who looked after us for most of the meal.Our entrees were wonderful. Her blue eye and lobster raviolo was, apparently, fantastic but my burrata caprese salad kept me very happy and was equal to the best caprese I've ever had in Italy. For mains, she had the whole rock lobster and I had the crumbed boarfish. I hadn't heard of boarfish before but it was recommended by Jennifer and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The green salad which accompanied our mains was simple but excelllent. Our bottle of Silver Palms chardonnay was a perfect pairing with the meal but had to be supplemented by glasses of Castelli chardonnay.Despite the noise from the large group of girls next to us, we were rather settled so we both had a couple of Irish coffees (with Dom Benedictine instead of whiskey) and agreed that they were even better than the ones we'd had at platform 818 at the start of the festival. We took the fast ferry back to Circular Quay and we'll return to Garfish next time we visit Sydney.
5. Hugos Manly
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1791 reviews
Reviewed By Kirkcaldylad
Set on the Manly Wharf where the ferry docks this restaurant is in a splendid position and many seats and tables have excellent views to Sydney Harbour and the beach next to the wharf. Staff were pleasant though food arrived slowly suggesting the kitchen was struggling. Still my oysters were utterly splendid while the crispy skin barramundi was perhaps overcooked. The sweet potato and ginger mash had no taste of anything except sweet potato and the brown sauce did nothing for the fish. Other courses chosen by my husband were certainly generous and I gather the battered fish of the fish and chips was excellent. The starter of meat balls in a tomato sauce was like a main meal so starter prices were barely less than those for mains. And the martini was ridiculously expensive. $190+ for two courses, two glasses of wine and two cocktails is steep in anyoneâs money for this food.
4. Public Dining Room
Overall Ratings
4 based on 531 reviews
Reviewed By HK_Sydney2013
We had lunch on a beautiful sunny weekday, with a window table with a view as good as you could get anywhere, across the enclosed swimming pool into Middle Harbour and beyond. The restaurant was about 3/4 full. Service was prompt and friendly. Some of us had oysters - chosen from 5 or 6 South Coast locations. The menu could perhaps have had a few more choices. Had my main course been as good as the oysters, to start, and the sorbets and coffee, to finish, I would have increased my score. Overall, a very pleasant experience.Hi there, thanks so much for taking the time to write a review. We are so fortunate to be located in such a gorgeous location! Our aim is to provide top quality food and service to match! We are pleased that you enjoyed your starter and dessert but obviously would have loved for you to have been equally impressed with your main! Still a pretty good score though! See you next time!
3. Catalina Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1114 reviews
Situated on the shores of Sydney Harbour on Rose Bay, Catalina is a beautiful, airy light-filled restaurant and bar with floor to ceiling glass sliding doors opening out onto a long curved balcony over the water. In keeping with its harbourside location,
Reviewed By triptip4you
Another return visit for us to Catalina, for a special occasion. Warmly greeted on arrival by staff, with our wait staff being attentive but not intrusive. Main meals of Beef tenderloin accompanied by greens were expertly prepared and tasted delicious. Good choice of wine. Delightful lunch. Too full for dessert this time. The views are dazzling. Go and enjoy the experience. We did!It is a pleasure to read that you had a wonderful time on your recent visit. We are so pleased that you choose us to celebrate your special occasions! See you for the next one!
2. Ripples at Chowder Bay
Overall Ratings
4 based on 537 reviews
Ripples Chowder Bay, located in Mosman, is on the Taronga Zoo to Balmoral foreshore walk and offers magnificent views of the famous Clifton Garden's Bay. Its opening marked a momentous occasion, as it was the first time in over 100 years that the general
Reviewed By Nicki A
Ripples Chowder Bay is a feast for the tastebuds - with wonderful warm service, spectacular views and a great environment - water views from all tables. My husband and I shared the calamari for entree which was delicious - perfectly cooked and really tasty - it came with a spicy aioli which was delicious.For main course, I had the beef which was beautiful - a perfect portion, cooked as requested and really tasty. My husband had the pork belly - which he said was the best ever - crunchy on the top, not too fatty - yummo. We got a serve of green beans with slivered almonds - perfect and a great combination. The chips were the only low light - not the best quality. A James Boags and Hendricks and tonic came out cold and with lime and cucumber. Our waiter was friendly, helpful and professional. A wonderful evening as always at a Bill Drakopoulos restaurant - found out a new one has opened in Balmain called The Fenwick (we'll have to try).Thank you for your feedback Nicki, we're so pleased to hear you enjoyed! We will certainly pass your feedback on to the team who will be thrilled to hear your comments. We thank you for your continued patronage and look forward to welcoming you back to dine with us again in the future.
Top 7 Contemporary food in Watsons Bay, Sydney, New South Wales
1. Doyles on the Beach
Overall Ratings
4 based on 2460 reviews
Reviewed By Chuck D
We took the ferry from Circular Quay to Watsons Bay and enjoyed lunch with outdoor dining at Doyles on the Beach . We ordered the flathead fish and chips which were very good . We enjoyed a local savignon blanc and the service is great . Wonderful view of Sydney and afternoon in Watson's Bay
