New South Wales, Australia Food Guide: 10 Contemporary food Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Blue Mountains

March 29, 2020 Randal Brittian

Discover Restaurants offering the best Contemporary food in Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. The Blue Mountains are named for the delicate azure haze that lingers along the region, which is actually a fine cloud of oil emitted by eucalyptus trees. The mystical mountains are a labyrinth of plateaus, gorges and gum trees. Check out the Katoomba Scenic Railway (the steepest railway in the world), the Jenolan Caves and the Giant Staircase nature walk.
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10. Eucalypt Restaurant

1 Sublime Point Rd Fairmont Resort, Leura, New South Wales 2780 Australia Australian, Contemporary Dinner Reservations, Seating, Serves Alcohol, Parking Available, Full Bar, Table Service +61 2 4785 0000 http://www.fairmontresort.com.au/restaurants-bars/eucalypt-restaurant/
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4 based on 114 reviews

Eucalypt Restaurant

Our dining philosophy is to use the freshest ingredients with an emphasis on using regional produce to create a warm, comforting menu in intimate dining surrounds. There is an emphasis on texture and balance of flavours with Modern Australian cuisine pair

Reviewed By MangoRacin

Some of the fish dishes were spectacular (especially the Toothfish!). Staff service is excellent. Good wine selection available. We appreciated the quiet "adult only" ambiance. Pricing is mid-high priced but you do get what you pay for.

9. Chalet Restaurant

46 Portland Rd, Medlow Bath, New South Wales 2780 Australia Australian, Contemporary Dinner Seating, Serves Alcohol, Wine and Beer, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Reservations, Accepts American Express, Table Service, Accepts Credit Cards [email protected] +61 2 4788 1122 http://www.thechalet.com.au/
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4 based on 40 reviews

Chalet Restaurant

Enjoy great food in our historic dining room surrounded by our private collection of art and ceramics. Friday and Saturday evenings from 6pm. Contemporary Australian cuisine with international influences, examples of our menu can be viewed on our website.

Reviewed By Leonie S

Small menu meant easy to chose, good food and plentiful - menu changes weekly as restaurant is only open Friday and Saturday

8. Alexandra Hotel

62 Great Western Hwy, Leura, New South Wales 2780 Australia Bar, Pub, Australian, Contemporary Lunch, Dinner Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service [email protected] +61 2 4782 4422 http://www.alexandrahotel.com.au
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4 based on 372 reviews

Alexandra Hotel

Built 1903, stunning Edwardian era architecture. Hotel & Restaurant located in The Blue Mountains 1.5 hrs drive from Sydney. Food, bars, open fires, VIP room and Library. Accommodation x 10 rooms. Close to transport and Leura Mall

Reviewed By 515geoffm

Service very good. Italian night is a Monday night with a reasonable price includes a wine and bread.Meals were 50/50. Overall a pleasant night.Thanks

7. Echoes Restaurant - Blue Mountains

3 Lilianfels Ave Echoes Boutique Hotel and Restaurant, Katoomba, New South Wales 2780 Australia Australian, International, Contemporary, Fusion Lunch, Dinner Free Wifi, Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Free Off-Street Parking, Highchairs Available, Wine and Beer [email protected] +61 2 4782 1966 http://www.echoeshotel.com.au/dining/echoes-restaurant-bar
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4 based on 365 reviews

Echoes Restaurant - Blue Mountains

Echoes Boutique Hotel & Restaurant is perched at the very edge of the Jamison Valley at Echo Point in the Blue Mountains. Our unique location offers stunning and uninterrupted panoramas of the National Park from every room, providing all our guests with e

Reviewed By Eli B

This eponymous property has been doing it terrifically since inception. Its the premier fine dining entrepôt for a sophisticated cliffside spot that offered spectacular panoramas with the Asian influenced fare. Started with truffled mushroom wontons then went onto pane fried barra fillet with wilted kale, brown mushrooms and chili sauce. The light, dry Riesling was an excellent suggestion by the sommelier.Dear @Eli B, Thank you for your great and very kind review. We are glad that you have enjoyed your experience with us. It takes passion to serve you a great experience our every valuable guests deserves. We hope to welcome you back here at Echoes Restaurant very soon! Kindest regards, Roberto Rosete JR.

6. Kravings

452 Bells Line of Road, Kurmond, New South Wales 2757 Australia Australian, Contemporary Lunch, Dinner Reservations, Seating, Parking Available, Highchairs Available, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Table Service, Wheelchair Accessible +61 2 4573 1211 http://www.kravings.com.au/
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4 based on 180 reviews

Kravings is the Hawkesbury’s outstanding licensed restaurant. Since opening as Kravings in 2002 the restaurant has won multiple awards, and continues to attract outstanding revues for its great food, served by friendly and professional attendants in a war

Reviewed By JohnKCKco

Do you have a Special Occasion to celebrate? Be warned that you CANNOT rely on this venue to keep your booking. We had the frost private room booked weeks and weeks ago for my mother-in laws 70th birthday celebration. We were all disgusted that our booking got cancelled on 48 hours by management before the special occasion - we got cancelled on because there was another group with higher numbers and more $$$$$ for an anniversary.The Manager Evan's attitude is "Profit and greed" over quality customer service. The venue is led by an unprofessional rude manipulative manager Evan.Fortunately I am part of a local business chambers, I will be letting ALL family, friends and business affiliates know to NEVER utilise this unreliable restaurant. You cannot rely on having a secure booking with this venue, especially led by an unprofessional Manager with such an uncaring unprofessional attitude to customer service. Fortunately we were catered elsewhere at a nearby venue run professionally where customer service care was number 1.Friends in our group who are also locals will never be returning to Kravings restaurant due to the appalling diabolical customer service treatment for such an important significant occasion.Hi john/Amanda. Thanks for posting the same rubbish for a 3rd time after the first 2 times has been removed for proving false. We had a table of 12 booked by Amanda who failed to organise pricing before 48hours and when she rang demanded that we do her $30 a head set menu with drinks included and also to have the entire restaurant to themselves for that price. kravings is a well established restaurant with Evan at the helm for 12 years. Each year evan donates $5000 to local schools, charities and community events so I’m not sure how you can call us greedy. That’s great you’re part of the business chamber, we run a family restaurant and don’t have much time to try and make business’ look bad in the area like what you do at chamber gatherings

5. Pins on Lurline

132 Lurline St, Katoomba, New South Wales 2780 Australia Contemporary, Fusion, Australian, Grill Lunch, Dinner, Drinks, Late Night Outdoor Seating, Seating, Street Parking, Free Off-Street Parking, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Reservations, Parking Available, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service [email protected] +61 2 4782 2281 http://www.pinsonlurline.com.au
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4 based on 813 reviews

Pins on Lurline

Pins on Luline's setting is a Katoomba landmark, a grand historic house built at the turn of the century. We deliver fine food with Contemporary Australian flavours and a focus on locally sourced produce. We provide an intimate, cozy and comfortable dinin

Reviewed By GuyVanBergen

The food is great. And the wine pairing for the 5 course degustation is very reasonably priced.I just really didn't enjoy that they serve out two dishes at the same time. E.g. is had two starters in front of me and two glasses of wine. Then for the mains, they also came out at the same time. No time to clean your palette or truly enjoy the food and wine pairing. It felt very rushed. Simply can't understand why they serve like that.Would go back for the food, but would ask them at the start to slow down and serve one dish at a time.

4. The Blue Fox Bar + Kitchen

277 Main St, Lithgow, New South Wales 2790 Australia Australian, Contemporary Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Late Night, Drinks Reservations, Seating, Street Parking, Full Bar, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Highchairs Available, Serves Alcohol [email protected] +61 2 6352 1259 http://www.facebook.com/thebluefoxlithgow/
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4 based on 137 reviews

The Blue Fox Bar + Kitchen

Reviewed By Lisa H

We were in the Wolgan Valley area for a coupe of days of relaxation. On our way back from Jenolan Caves we came across this cool bar/restaurant.The food and service were great. Atmosphere was fabulous. The spicy wings were delicious.Worth a visit

3. Lily's Pad

19 Grose St, Leura, New South Wales 2780 Australia Cafe, Australian, Contemporary Breakfast, Lunch, Brunch Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Takeout, Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service [email protected] +61 2 4784 1033 http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lilys-Pad-Cafe/174294355916479
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4 based on 436 reviews

Reviewed By Andrew M

Popped in for breakfast with half an hour before train to Sydney and stayed for 90 minutes, which could easily have been stretched further. Wonderful hearty and tasty food, dappled sunlight, welcoming staff and a playlist which chimed with the experience. Brilliant. An hour reading and drinking excellent coffee. May never return but would like to.

2. Palette Dining

92 Bathurst Road The Niagara Building, Katoomba, New South Wales 2780 Australia International, Grill, Contemporary, Healthy, Australian Lunch, Dinner Outdoor Seating, Highchairs Available, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Reservations, Seating, Street Parking, Wine and Beer, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service [email protected] +61 2 4782 9530 http://www.palettedining.com/
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4 based on 316 reviews

Palette Dining

When we created Palette Dining, our ambition was to produce a menu that was not limited by geography or defined by a single culinary style. Modern Australian cuisine is an amalgam of cultures and styles and our food reflects & embraces that vast breadth o

Reviewed By Charles_Ultimo

On a recent trip to the Blue Mountains, after having looked at various dining options for a Saturday night in Leura and Katoomba, we noticed Palette Dining and Diner. The menu appealed as did the appearance of the venue so we had a early dinner booking. It was delight to have dinner there and Matt and the staff were attentive without being intrusive. The food was excellent and Matt's recommendations from the menu proved to be the right size and mix. The home made wood fired bread and chargrilled leek with current and lentils was a perfect starting point, followed by the crisp skin salmon and lamb for the mains. We were able to fit in Palette waffles for dessert as a shared meal - the portions are perfectly suited for a shared dish. Palette is a very good choice when visiting Katoomba.

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1. Cinnabar

246 Great Western Hwy, Blackheath, New South Wales 2785 Australia Contemporary, Australian Dinner, Drinks Reservations, Seating, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Table Service, Full Bar [email protected] +61 2 4787 7269 http://www.cinnabar.kitchen
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5 based on 151 reviews

Cinnabar

Evocative of exotic and faraway places; Cinnabar invites you to travel the world in one night. Offering a list of Share Plates all dishes are designed to be enjoyed together with Partners, Friends, Family and Lovers. Whether you begin your journey at Cinn

Reviewed By siulind2015

This salad was beautiful, mozzarella, roasted Cherry tomatoes, crispy ham, basil and pesto. Don't underestimate the power of simple, traditional, and perfectly temperatured food. Bellasimo. Please order that. $32. My scallop tartare , i wished the scallop itself was highlighted but it was overpowered by seaweed. I wouldn't have used the pink pickled ginger either as it was way too overpowering. Enjoyed my ricotta dumplings, the fish in yoghurt was good too, but I didn't appreciate the macadamia crumb it didn't compliment the texture of the fish. Ambience was great. Service was good. Overall good. Thanks again.

Top 10 restaurants in Blue Mountains, Australia

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