Top Restaurants in Manly
New South Wales, Australia Food Guide: 10 Seafood food Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Manly
Reviews on Seafood food in Manly, New South Wales, Australia including The Herring Room, Fish Cafe, Hugos Manly, Garfish, The Pantry Manly, Manly 16ft Skiff Sailing Club, Manly Fish Cafe, Fishmongers Manly, Forage Sydney, Fiasco italian
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10. Fiasco italian
Overall Ratings
4 based on 163 reviews
Reviewed By Hal B
Came to Fiasco for a meal. Food: Gorgeous compliments to the chef, my girlfriend ate Fish and chips she said it was awesome and I had the tandoori chicken pizza which was incredible. Drink: An Italian restaurant that sells Australian wine ??? odd concept! Service: Very efficient, quick and welcoming can't remember the name of the women who served me but hats off to her. It is well known in Manly that this restaurant doesn't treat their employees well (this will explain the weekly turn over of staff) , especially by not sharing their tips which go directly to the owner. Overall a positive experience however I feel like that was made by the chef and the server but it was easy to sense a high level of stress in the staff and a very un happy work environment due to being under staffed. I hope to see this can be sorted out by the owner.Hi Hal,Thanks for your review. I'm glad you and your guest enjoyed the food. Thanks for your concern regarding 'tips' - it's great to see a customer caring so much about the staff. All our staff (including kitchen) receive tips that's our valued customers leave. Great to hear that you and your guest enjoyed the food. Thanks and hope to see you again.
9. Forage Sydney
Overall Ratings
5 based on 52 reviews
FORAGE is here (shhhh...) Manly's First Secret Closed Door Restaurant. With organic or free range seasonal menu's and themed dinners, who knows where we will pop up next. You need to be in the know as we hold events a couple of times per a month or by req
Reviewed By 996MattB
If you like great food, meeting new people and originality in dining experiences, then this is definitely for you. Whilst we knew we were going, we only found out that morning where we were going to be hosted. This is definitely part of the charm of the whole experience. Once you walk through the doors, you are greeted with champagne, canapes, interesting people (your fellow diners) and the welcome of both Shaun and Michelle. They are great hosts and clearly have such a passion for what they are doing. The conversation, the food and excellent wines flow all evening. I would recommend this to anyone and we will certainly be doing it again!
8. Fishmongers Manly
Overall Ratings
4 based on 217 reviews
Reviewed By TyrelH
A very quiet and a little off the beaten path place but well worth going to. I went with there recommendation of the octopus it was very good wish I woulda taken a picture of it. Probably one of my favorite restaurants in Australia.
7. Manly Fish Cafe
Overall Ratings
4 based on 289 reviews
Reviewed By SteveDWS
As local I have been walking passed Fish Cafe almost weekly. Finally had lunch. The prices are very reasonable for Manly. We opted for the $40 winter menu. The seafood chowder was sensational. Excellent flavour, tender calamari and prawns and muscles. Lightly peppered. Then the scallop pie was good as well. A good amount of scallop pieces in a nice sauce. The service is a standout. Very attentive, cutlery replaced after each course (rare these days!!) The two girls running the floor do a great job, even when the restaurant was busy. Definitely be back.
6. 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!
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5. 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.
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4. 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.
3. 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.
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2. 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.
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1. 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.
