Lunch was ok but“boring” and for $ 100 I did expect more then fish with chips as a main Oysters for starters were ok but lack that special taste, the mornay too cheesy Chowder ok 2⁄5 rating
Bel N.
Place rating: 1 Arncliffe, Australia
Most expensive crap meal we’ve ever paid for. We were extremely disappointed with our Sunday lunch for the level of service, quality of the food and unjustified high price of the experience. We would have been much better grabbing some takeaway from the shop downstairs, our food looked and tasted like takeaway quality but I’m sure the shop downstairs had fresher stock due to a higher turnover. Customer service was also disappointing, entrees brought out with mains(my pet hate!), no offer of waters for the table, waiters dodging eye contact. Restaurant ambience was tired and unwelcoming, bathroom amenities were old with broken fixtures. If we were to pay $ 96 on a seafood lunch again we will most certainly go to Nicks Seafood or Lagoon next time for a satisfying experience.
SS R.
Place rating: 3 Australia
This seafood institution is now under the stewardship of chef Tony Bilson and the modest changes he has made so far are welcome. He’s introduced some French dishes — especially appropriate today on Bastille Day — such as a shellfish boudin, which is delicious. It was also great to see belon oysters alongside the Sydney rocks — and both were wonderfully fresh. And best of all was to see Bilson out and about mingling with the guests. This restaurant has always had huge potential — the setting is superb — and Bilson might now start to realist it.
Julia I.
Place rating: 3 Sydney, Australia
The next best place to Doyles at Watson’s Bay is Danny’s at La Perouse — perfect for a Sunday arvo seafood extravaganza next to the water. It’s a bit of a hidden gem, which is probably how long term Danny’s devotees would like to keep it, but it’s time to let this cat out of the bag. It’s impossible to go past the hot and cold seafood platter — a very reasonable $ 60 per person, so a minimum of two can fight over fried prawns, calamari, fish scallops, oysters natural, blue swimmer crab, king prawns, octopus and scampi. The lobster mornay is a fixed $ 70… none of this market price palaver… so you always know where you(and your wallet) stand. There’s an extensive wine list, but you can BYO. And you can even get the seafood platter to go($ 100 for 2). Head for Botany Bay and take in the fresh coastal air as you watch the planes ascend from Sydney airport. Guess which exotic destination each is headed to, momentarily cry into your platter, then reach for another scampi and realise life’s actually pretty damn good.