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Estuary

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Area-sourced Modern Australian dishes served in a smart waterfront setting with balcony seating. People often mention chips, coffee, fish, view, staff, Great, today, lady, great, nice,


Address

Kangaroo Point, 1420 Pacific Hwy, Brooklyn NSW 2083, Australia

Website

www.estuaryrestaurant.com.au

Contact

+61 2 9985 7881

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

3.80 (432 reviews)

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Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: chips (12) coffee (12) fish (10) view (9) staff (7) Great (6) today (6) lady (6) great (6) nice (6)
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  • 1/5 Daniel L. 1 year ago on Google
    Great location right on the water, lots of convinient parking. Good size portions. Extremely over priced even for the location - $40 for fish and chips on a public holiday. Would give it 4 stars because of the value for money, but asking for $2.5 for another cardboard plate because we want to share a portion between two kids gives you one star in my book🤷‍♂️
    9 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Elle T. 1 year ago on Google
    Horrible staff. Went there today around 1pm before the fabulous oyster tour. Wanted to grab a bite to eat and use the bathroom before the tour. As soon as the lady heard we were there for the oyster tour she locked the bathroom. When I asked her where is a restroom she said “just locked it you’ll have to drive to the truck stop” Absolute disgrace. She continued to close the place up and refuse to talk to any new customers willing to pay. Unfortunately because of her horrible attitude she lost a lot of money for the company. If I was a wise business owner I would definitely review why my staff was closing up shop at 1pm knowing there would be willing customers around for the oyster tour. Definitely steer clear of this place.
    8 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Cheryl M. 2 years ago on Google
    Had a great experience there. They let us change tables because of the brisk breeze, made up a new table, no problem. The food was exquisite, worth the extra cost, and the view is lovely. We'll defo be going back 👍
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Greg C. 2 years ago on Google
    We went for a morning drive and brekky at the Estuary and the views were perfect. You can sit at the veranda and enjoy the breeze. The lady who served us has an amazing smile that you can see even with her mask on. The place is a nice quick getaway to release some stress off a weeks work. Our breakfast was perfect. Loved the coffee and fresh juice. Highly recommended.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nich C. 3 years ago on Google
    A wonderful lunch was had here. The portions were above expectations and the quality was top shelf. For a quality experience and view it was value for money. The staff were happy and attentive. The coffee was rich and strong. Good wine selection at reasonable prices.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Peter O. 2 years ago on Google
    Driven and Ridden past countless times over the years and finally called in and not disappointed. Picturesque views of the Brooklyn Waterways with your choices ranging from a public bench area to cafe seating outdoors serviced by a takeaway kiosk (as part of the restaurant), to an ideally situated restaurant poised with great sweeping views. Restaurant Menu looks appealing and based on the tasty takeaway breakfast we had and enjoyed on the deck, should be fabulous.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Nathanael M. 2 years ago on Google
    Food is great but lady at register is rude. We had a big group of 10 people order at the kiosk there. They had kindly brought out the food to us on the back balcony but had forgotten to bring out one dish. When I went to the front to ask them about it, the lady said that she had already sent the dish out when it was obviously missing from the table. She then proceeded to ask the waitresses to tell me that they had brought the dish out (looks like they were scared of her). So they refused to bring out the missing dish to the table and I was scammed of my $26 dish. Definitely would not go again.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 JENNY L. 4 years ago on Google
    Celebrated our friends birthday today , it was our first visit and best experience ever. Beautiful views and perfect weather today. Service was exceptional ,every single staff went above and beyond to accommodate us in every way. Food was amazing, everything was delicious , especially the chocolate fondant. Just to die for 😍 I highly recommend Estuary Restaurant. Thank you to the whole team ans and the owner.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Hannah C. 4 months ago on Google
    Food alright, terrible customer service. Charged $1 for a portion of tomato sauce to go with my pie and chips, $2 for two portions. Shocked by the nasty comments made. Apparently “every single restaurant and cafes charges them now”. I go “no my dads restaurant doesn’t”. She goes “well is it still open?” Unacceptable nasty comment
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Sharyn J. 7 months ago on Google
    I had a Garden Salad from the Bistro. It consisted of lettuce, onion and one and a half cherry tomatoes drowned in a mouth burning onion and vinegar dressing. I was given a refund when I complained, but also told they are famous for their salads and dressings! Infamous in my opinion. A garden salad should contain more than three vegetables and they should be in reasonable proportion to each other. Also, I had a flat white coffee with two sugars. The coffee was barely warm. I drank the unappealing coffee, finishing off with a mouthful of sugar at the end. Is it rocket science to know that sugar in coffee needs to be stirred? I was thoroughly disappointed with the food. The senior staff deigned courtesy and were very aloof.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Josh M. 9 months ago on Google
    This place is a contradiction in terms. Website implies that it’s a restaurant . We book a table . Arrive , are greeted by a waitress and shown our table with disposable cutlery . Order your food and drinks outside at the takeaway kiosk despite there being a fully stocked bar inside the dining area . The $29.00 fish and chips arrives in a cardboard takeaway tray , every diners meal arrived in cardboard trays . Glad I didn’t order the $38.00 confit duck to be served in a cardboard tray . Even the French Onion soup was served in a cardboard bowl . Felt sorry for the group dressed to the nines for a birthday who arrived probably thinking the same as us . Food was great , but everything else was somewhere between disappointing and confusing .
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Evan C. 11 months ago on Google
    Nice spot, nice view, relaxing. The coffee is roasted by Withams Coffee Roasters at Hornsby and delivered weekly, from what the guy said. Great coffee. The snapper was a pretty substantial slab of fish and it was cooked perfectly, the chips were proper nice chips. Salad was good. The food was on the expensive side, easily double of what you'd pay elsewhere. Hope this is helpful.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Prem K. 11 months ago on Google
    Fantastic location but very average quality of food and relatively pricey for the quality and quantity on offer.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Brendan D. 1 year ago on Google
    Great view. The fish and chips are a generous serve (I bought from the kiosk) so you could easily share the one order, which makes it a very reasonable price for decent fish and chips by the water.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Michele B. 1 year ago on Google
    We had a great lunch at the Estuary today. The staff are friendly and helpful, food was delicious - fish was particularly good and the duck confit pie. Highly recommend both! Great location, definitely worth a visit especially on a Sunny day like today! Views add to the experience.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Craig J. 1 year ago on Google
    I would love to tell everyone Jen and me had a fantastic time but unfortunately i would be lying. The food was okay, but honestly $71 for fish and chips is way over the top salad chips and a bit of fish. Seriously, I was a fool for paying that the view is good. You have to get your own cutlery, you don’t get any water pretty basic, I think the only way they’re getting away with it is because of view it’s fantastic $71 for two people fish and chips. I was a fool for paying it. Do yourself a favour and be mindful

  • 2/5 Linda B. 1 year ago on Google
    We were tired and when we arrived , it was about 11am. We had driven from Kiama so we were looking forward to a nice toastie and a coffee, there was no menu to be seen only pies and sausage rolls on the counter. We didnt ask or was not offered a menu. We were greeted friendly. Though it was just us and just 2 coffees and 2 sausage rolls ordered, it was slow. The lady did deliver the gourmet kranksy roll and pork and herb roll. The rolls were not hot in the centre and we were disappointed, as for $12 a roll we expected them to be a lot better than an average sausage roll. The coffee was good. The lady at front counter was friendly. Parking was not very well sign posted. We were towing a van. We parked in a bus zone as there was nowhere else to park a van. Overall not a very good experience.

  • 3/5 Explore P. 1 year ago on Google
    Todays visit was nothing like a few months ago. I need to take back my rave review. The food was so different. The duck pie $15 was really missing the leak and any form of seasoning at all and was so oily I felt I’ll afterwards. The croissant was also so different to last time. Today was like a frozen supermarket croissant. Lovely spot but we felt the food didn’t match the scenery today sorry. Sad when you recommend something and make it a destination.

  • 1/5 Ashley H. 8 months ago on Google
    Staff were very rude to non patrons. We had lost our car keys and attempted to ask the staff if anyone had handed them in, we were then abused with ‘this is a private function you need to leave’ without hearing what we had to say. No help, it doesn’t cost anything to be nice in life and they wasted 10 seconds by repeatedly saying we had to leave instead of hearing what we had to ask.

  • 4/5 Lesley F. 8 months ago on Google
    We celebrated Fathers Day sitting under the pine tree. The Flathead and Chips and Calamari was delicious as usual...what special place for lunch. ..Will be back very soon.

  • 5/5 Sam A. 6 months ago on Google
    What a view! A beautiful place to enjoy a coffee or light lunch. The brownie is amazing and gluten free as well.

  • 5/5 K B. 1 year ago on Google
    Open only for takeaway at the moment but well worth the trip. The duck pie is delicious and seems to be a favourite for many visitors. Also recommend the beef burger. Beautiful day, great food and an awesome view !

  • 5/5 Lindsay P. 6 months ago on Google
    We just had fantastic lunch here, fish chips and salad were beautifully cooked and very generous size. Great spot with a beautiful view, we'll definately be back. Thanks Estuary

  • 5/5 Martin B. 6 months ago on Google
    Beautiful place to come sit on the back deck enjoy the views with a delicious meal. Get off the motorway, calm down & soak in the tranquility. Lovely service and a really nice coffee.

  • 3/5 Darius H. 1 year ago on Google
    Great, location and service. Food is good, however $26 for a regular meat pie with chips seem OTT to me


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
    • ✓️ Free of charge street parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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