Bathers' Pavilion Restaurant Balmoral Beach, Sydney

Bathers' Pavilion Restaurant Details

Bathers' Pavilion Restaurant Address

4 The Esplanade
Balmoral Beach NSW 2088
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Cuisines

International, Mediterranean, Modern Australian, Seafood

Chef

Serge Dansereau

Prices

Average Meal Price $83 - based on one entree & main course only

General Price
Entrees $35.00
Mains $48.00
Desserts $22.00
A la Carte

Degustation
8 courses
Without wine $135.00
With wine $195.00

Prices last updated: 04/2011

Bookings

Bookings are essential

Rooms & Capacity

No of Seats 78

Hours

Lunch
Mon to Sun Noon - 2:30pm
Dinner
Mon to Sun 6:30pm - 9:30pm

Notes

Bookings essential

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Bathers' Pavilion Restaurant Awards

2012

SMH Good Food Guide 2012 - One Chef's Hat

2010

SMH Good Food Guide 2010 - One Chefs Hat

2009

SMH Good Food Guide 2009 - One Chefs Hat

2007

SMH Good Food Guide 2007 - One Chefs Hat

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Overview of Bathers' Pavilion Restaurant

The Restaurant is at the northern end of the Pavilion with views across the shark net towards the Heads (the cafe is at the Southern end). The restaurant is an impressive affair in a warm setting with impeccable food and service to match the stunning view. The interior is modern, styling and yet there is still a warmth and cosiness to it. The emphasis is on fresh produce grown by small producers.

User Reviews of Bathers' Pavilion Restaurant, Balmoral Beach

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3.8 Below Average

Food 4 Ambience 9 Service 1 Value 1

The location is fantastic. The staff are rude and arrogant. The food was average and over priced. For some reason, the waitress rolled her eyes when I requested the Barista to add 1 brown sugar. She just said, there's sugar on the table. Really? So I politely said, thank you but this is white sugar. I would like brown in my Latte.

10 minutes later the watiress dropped a Bowl of brown sugar cubes on our table and walked away.. ummm yeah no this is not what I wanted. I grabbed the next waiter and explained that I Don't want a Bowl of Brown sugar cubes, just drop one in my Latte as they make it. 5 minutes later, the so called Maitre De came back with the same bowl and said 'the Barista would like You to put in the sugar cubes'. Really? Deep breath.

Thank you, but I would like him to put it in, what is the problem with that? He took it away with a huff and after a lot of fluffing about, I received my now cold Latte and oh yes I forgot to mention. The waitress removed herself from serving us. What the hell is wrong with these people? Too good to put in one tiny sugar cube in my Latte? After a very boring breakfast, the Maitre De turned his back on us as we walked out without the usual Thank You, I hope you enjoyed your breakfast" which he did to every customer leaving.

Definitely will not be going back there again and my friends also will be avoiding this very pretentious, obnoxious and stuck up waiting staff, seriously guys, you are a waiter, I am the customer, if you're too good for this job, leave! I can spend my $70 on breakfast somewhere else!

Jan 23, 2012

Isabella Blume
5

4.3 Below Average

Food 5 Ambience 5 Service 2 Value 5

Has this place changed owners? First time in years I have been able to walk straight in and waitresses think they're too good to serve people. We even had one who rolled her eyes at my friends request on how she wanted her eggs cooked. Food standards have dropped too! Everything use to taste so good. Such a shame as the location is fantastic!

Dec 19, 2011

12sydney
2

5 Average

Food 2 Ambience 8 Service 8 Value 2

How sad! what has happened? where is/was Serge? went for lunch, place was near empty although cafe bustling away, maybe should have gone there. The food was so ordinary and so unexciting, tuna starter/duck mains both poor, the amuse bouche starter was best part, that and leaving. Very $xxy, didn't help. Remember an amazing experience some 5 years ago but sadly, won't go again.

Dec 12, 2011

Caroline D.
1

2.8 Not Recommended

Food 1 Ambience 6 Service 3 Value 1

Went there with my husband for lunch, worst meal ever. Service was awful, meals were less than average and overpriced. Good location though...

Sep 29, 2011

signib
2

5.3 Average

Food 6 Ambience 7 Service 4 Value 4

Hard to rate this restaurant. The service was very average, fairly understaffed for what seemed to be a busy early Tuesday evening. We had a booth near the kitchen, and enjoyed hearing the orders called from the path, but that was about the best that can be said for the dining experience.

Very much "Home Style" meals. The lamb was tough, the scallops starter, whilst served with a nice dressing, were so unforgivably over cooked that they had shrunk away to rubbery bites. It's a very kid friendly restaurant, and has a great location, but nothing to rave about.

Sep 28, 2011

bootski
6

7.5 Recommended

Food 6 Ambience 10 Service 7 Value 7

We had the degustation dinner on weekday night. It was ok, but just ok. There was no wow-factor on the plates and taste was very normal. The service was also very normal. I would not say staff were unfriendly, but I expected etra for their services. We enjoyed the atmosphere of the restaurant more than food.

Sep 10, 2011

chaiwata
3

8.5 Highly Recommended

Food 9 Ambience 9 Service 8 Value 8

Went here for a family lunch and absolutely loved everything about it. The view of the beach was gorgeous. The food great, service also good. I will definitely be going back soon.

Sep 05, 2011

Katie H.
11

8 Recommended

Food 7 Ambience 8 Service 8 Value 9

I would always be happy to go back to Bather's. After two years I still remember these pieces of art I had as a starter and as a dessert.

The starter was a kingfish dream in sesame and green (a tower of cucumber, kingfish, a sesame wafer and on top whitebait tempura all accompanied by kingfish sashimi with green roe and sesame), the plate told a story and technically it was beyond anything I could produce. The dessert some incredible chocolatey with mini pears and way beyond something I could produce. The main had let us down.

Never had at somewhere else the feeling that I eat something that I can't cook with some effort (ok, I don't have the plastic clows-cooker stuff).

Aug 14, 2011

schomynv
2

7.3 Recommended

Food 8 Ambience 7 Service 8 Value 6

Stunning setting, fantastic staff and wonderful food. However, there was not a price to be found on the menu. I found this to be very... "pre-GFC". Yes, Bathers' is outstanding, but it's not Tetsuya's (which is the only Sydney restaurant I'd expect to be in a league where prices on the menu are unnecessary).

Jul 27, 2011

soycapp
1

7.8 Recommended

Food 9 Ambience 7 Service 8 Value 7

Very good food, usually good service, very expensive. Some dishes are wonderful, all are good. Service is usually very good, but can be not as attentive as you'd like occasionally. Atmosphere is not bad, but is missing something. Location is fantastic, views range from great to mediocre.

Mar 23, 2011