Berth Restaurant Bar Cafe

2.3 Not Recommended

Food  3      Ambience  2      Service  2      Value  2     

The appearance of the restaurant is encouraging. We arrived early for our table, and opted for the bar to have a drink. Crowded and noisy. We were taken to our table, there were 7 of us. The menu is ordinary and being vegetarian, I researched by checking their online menu. They only have 2 "vegetarian" (or meat free) dishes.

So I knew what I would be having as there were few choices. We had the platters of bread and dips. These were nice enough. I ordered the Fusilli, pasta with Mediterranean vegetables including artichokes which I detest. Still, as I was a guest at a birthday dinner, I put up and ate. I can't say I enjoyed it, it was pretty ordinary.

Someone had barramundi at the table and said it was ok but bland. Someone else had the kangaroo and appeared to enjoy it. One had Lamb shanks and thoroughly loved it. One seemed to have something like a chicken parma and it looked no different to any pub plate.

The other thing that disappointed me was that all meals were just Meat and maybe a starch. Few had vegetables as part of the meal. The meals were slow to come. The greek salad was slow to arrive and when I saw it, after I'd eaten the pasta dish, I was put off. The chunks of cheese were huge, and there were too many tomatoes. There was just no balance in the salad, no lettuce base (which I was told is Not standard to greek salad) and I usually Love greek salad.
Disappointed.

The staff seem indifferent, perhaps, too busy and too inexperienced, and just overall, I felt that the hype about the place left Berth wanting. It doesn't do it for me and I am not keen to go again. The 7 meals, drinks and the platter of breads and dips came to over $300 and I thought this was too expensive for the food quality, portions, and the service.

Feb 12, 2011 

7.8 Recommended

Food  7      Ambience  8      Service  8      Value  8     

Great location for a Sunday lunch. We had a bit of a mishap over the booking but apologies were made and otherwise service was always efficient and helpful. In particular, we appreciated being able to sample the wine before ordering. Food was competent and safe but hardly awe-inspiring. This is reflected in the prices, which are fair value for what you get. The wine list is reasonable in terms of range and prices.

Dec 13, 2009 

8 Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  8      Service  8      Value  8     

Berth is amazing. Wonderful staff, great food, amazing location. Wouldn't recommend it for a function though, as I have found you seem to have forgotten about upstairs. Other than that fabulous restaurant!

Oct 27, 2009 

6.8 Recommended

Food  6      Ambience  7      Service  7      Value  7     

I approached Sunday lunch here with the family with some trepidation given previous Dockland dining. Most dining areas at Berth have a lovely view of the harbour. Seated promptly and immediately given water and menus.

Whole baby snapper done with baby thyme was fine, but the accompanying 'nicoise' could have done without the commercial mayo. My wife had a grilled chicken and panzanella salad, one son the chicken schnitzel. Ok winelist, keeping the by-the-glass selection tight.

Attentive service for a busy lunch. Not a culinary wonderland, but at least the food is edible. Pleasantly surprised.

Oct 11, 2009 

8.3 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  8      Service  8      Value  8     

Food - I ordered the Antipasto for Starters, Salmon for the mains, and Lemon tart for dessert, must say each course was well prepared, good proportioned, and very tasty. Ambience - A little dimly lit for, but the harbour views compensates for everything. Service - we had a very friendly girl wait us, excellent service. Value - Aptly priced for the serving sizes and location. Will I revisit? Absolutely! Highly recommended.

May 05, 2009 

7.8 Recommended

Food  6      Ambience  9      Service  9      Value  7     

I've attended this Restaurant numerous times, and have been reasonably happy on most occasions. The food is decent although nothing fantastic, it certainly doesn't offer a lot of flavour. As for the ambience, fantastic water views, you're basically sitting on water and the restaurant is kept very clean. Service has always been very good, always attentive and polite. Value for money, reasonable to slightly over priced.

Mar 09, 2009 

2.8 Not Recommended

Food  1      Ambience  6      Service  2      Value  2     

Considering the location, this is possibly one of the worst restaurants I have ever been to. We had bruschetta to share which was badly presented and impossible to eat, but tasted ok. I then had the Linguine Marinara which was flavorless, overcooked, watery and basically inedible so I left 3/4 of it on the plate. The fish and chips was edible, but nothing to write home about. And with 6 wait staff available, I have never felt less serviced.

Jan 26, 2009 

4.5 Below Average

Food  5      Ambience  4      Service  6      Value  3     

We were there on a Saturday night for dinner. It was not very busy when we got there as we had a 6.30 pm booking. We were seated very quickly but had to asked for the menus. The website boasts of spectacular views, however, the views were marred by very dirty windows as we sat at a table by the windows.

The menu was very boring, giving us very little choices. We had a bowl of wedges and fried calamari as entrees, the wedges were on the edge of being called burnt and the calamari was tasteless and slightly soggy. We ordered beers but we were served the bottles and the cold glasses, expected to pour the beers ourselves which was something I did not expect from a 'classy' restaurant.

The presentation of the mains could be improved. I had the chicken involtini which was ok but the tasteless potatoes that accompanied it was pushed to a side. My husband had the whole baby snapper which tasted like very plain. I could have cooked the whole dinner at home without having to drive all the wa to the Docklands for it. We left without having dessert even though I am very fond of desserts. Thankfully, we did not have to pay for dinner as a gift voucher covered the cost. I don't think we will ever go back again.

Jan 07, 2009 

5.3 Average

Food  4      Ambience  4      Service  7      Value  6     

I agree with Minkie and ho1528. Location and service are fine. For Dinner: food is very ordinary and this lets them down. Breakfast: food is okay, but breakfast is a pretty easy meal not to mess up!

Oct 20, 2008 

7.5 Recommended

Food  6      Ambience  8      Service  9      Value  7     

Fabulous location. Lights not working - very dark atmosphere. Amazing that management had not even thought of candles on tables as an alternative. Desserts good but main course boring and lacking in flavour or clever use of ingredients.

Oct 05, 2008