Bondi Pizza Bar

7 Recommended

Food  7      Ambience  7      Service  7      Value  7     

Hubs, mini me and I went here to have a quick feed here before catching a movie. Had the sizzling prawns and the trio dips. Prawns weren't at all special. Too much oil and the garlic taste hadn't clinged onto the prawns as you would have expected. Liked the dips though. Best part of the meal was the marinated chargrilled lamb pizza. Pizza base was nice, but a little thin towards the middle.

We absolutely loved how they cooked their lamb on the pizza, just the way we liked it. We also tried the oven baked swirls. Lovely, warm and doughy. Goes down well with a coffee. All enjoyed while sitting on the sunkissed overlooking balcony. Oh and they also have a kids menu, which is a good thing when your kids aren't all that adventurous with their food.

May 16, 2012 

7.5 Recommended

Food  7      Ambience  9      Service  8      Value  6     

We've had lunch here in the weekend. Their bruschetta and stuffed mushrooms are pretty average. The pasta wasn't that good. But the pizzas were very delicious. Certainly one of the best places for pizza that I've tried. We've had the cinnamon swirls for dessert and they were really tasty.

The view of the harbour is amazing and the service is friendly. We'll definitely be back here.

Apr 15, 2012 

2.7 Not Recommended

Food  3      Ambience  3      Value  2     

Disgraceful! The most appropriate word for the behaviour of the staff and senior staff at Bondi Pizza Bondi Junction. We went to Bondi Pizza to celebrate a birthday and were absolutely appalled with the service and behaviours of the management staff.

We went to Bondi Pizza to celebrate on the new offer that enabled patrons to order 2 pizzas per couple to receive the movie ticket deal. This we specified repeatedly to the waiter as we ordered our meals.

To start, one member of our party received their pizza 45 minutes after everyone else at the table had finished their meal, following three requests that they had not yet received their pizza.

Following this lengthy wait the incorrect pizza was brought out and an additional 20 min wait unfolded. This equating to approximate wait time, on a pizza, of 1 hour after all other patrons at the table had finished their meals.

The bar staff were completely useless. Personally, I had to ask for a glass of wine 3 times before actually receiving it. Twice I asked the same waiter. When questioned about how the restaurant would accommodate for the disgraceful experience, we were referred to the assistant manager. The assistant manager offered to remove 1 glass of the house wine from the bill. Upon further questioning they also offered to accommodate by removing one of the pizzas.

We thought fair, that was right up until we went to pay the bill with the senior staff. The senior staff clearly wanted to recuperate a portion of the complementary entitlements and demanded that we pay the entire bill before leaving the restaurant, without the compensation, noting also that we were not entitled to the ticket deal we had directly specified we wished to have with the wait staff.

After a lengthy argument and 45 wasted minutes of the senior staff calculating and recalculation the bill, arguing that he should receive additional money on top of the original bill amount, and being down right obnoxious, the senior staff finally admitted liability, added the complementary house wine to the total and informed us that we were lucky that he would admit the liability for all the mistakes. As you can imagine we felt ever so grateful *please not sarcasm.

As locals, we had frequented Bondi Pizza before, both at the beach and at Bondi Junction and were absolutely appalled and embarrassed by the behaviours of the staff and more so the senior staff. I would never recommend this place again and would never return. It was an absolutely unpleasant experience.

Feb 10, 2012 

2.3 Not Recommended

Food  3      Ambience  3      Service  1      Value  2     

Came here for a friends birthday and waited 1.5 hours for main to arrive after entree! Once it arrived only one pizza arrived to share between 20 people. After several complaints the rest of the pizza came after 20 minutes. Worst of all was that we received the side salads after we all finished our long awaited pizzas. And don't get me started on the wait for drinks! Staff was very unprofessional and never gave us any explanation to why we had to wait. I have to say this is the worst service I ever received!

Jan 08, 2012 

9.3 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  10      Service  9      Value  9     

What a fantastic restaurant. We have lived in Sydney for just 1 month and have been 4 times already. Staff are usually back packers and are friendly and good to talk to, especially happy to tell you where they are from and whats good around Bondi. We were expecting just pizza and salad, but the menu is much larger than we anticipated.

The pizzas are exceptional and I tried the steak, which I never order, and only ordered as it was 'basted' and wanted to try it, and it was amazing. Only place I order steak. Get to Bondi Pizza at either Westfield shopping centre Bondi Junction or in the Bondi location right opposite the beach. I prefer the BJ chain as it is real convenient given the cinemas are there and the shopping centre is awesome. Love Bondi Pizza, you have to try it, we just love it.

Jan 02, 2012 

6.8 Recommended

Food  7      Ambience  8      Service  5      Value  7     

Great food, great prices, amazing views. I love this place. I would definitely recommend having lunch here on a sunny day as the view from the balcony is amazing. My only complaint is that on weekends for dinner, the staff don't seem able to keep up and make sure if you reserve to not accidentally reserve for bondi instead of bondi junction as I have done this and the same night a few other people had done the same. Overall I look forward to coming back many times.

Dec 21, 2011 

8 Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  8      Service  9      Value  7     

Had a lovely meal pre cinema at Bondi Pizza Bar in Westfields. Couldn't feel less like you were in a shopping centre, the ambience is lovely and serene, the lighting and music all help set it perfectly. The staff were extremely friendly and we felt very attended to. The food was delicious and not too badly priced for Sydney. Would definitely recommend to friends and will return soon if not for food definitely for pre cinema drinks.

Nov 22, 2011 

6.8 Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  6      Service  6      Value  7     

My friends were already at the table so I just breezed in, even though there was someone waiting at the door, they did not even greet me.

Service was a bit slow, we had to ask for menus, we had to ask for drinks etc. The food came out before the drinks. The pizzae were tasty, I highly recommend the vegetarian, my sister who hates vegetaria loved it, the prosciutto and avocado was delicious, my mum loved the pepperoni (which she normally dislikes). Pizza is cooked on a thin crust.

The steak was tender and melted in your mouth. I did not have dessert but those who did seem to enjoy it. It was a bit noisy but bearable. There were a few families with young children around. Overall it is not bad and we will be back.

Oct 04, 2011 

8.3 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  8      Service  9      Value  7     

After walking past the Bondi Beach one a few times and seeing it always packed, my partner and I decided to book a table before our movie. She is not really a pizza eater, but loved it all the same. One of my fave pizza joints already.

Food was fantastic, and one of the best pizzas I've had in a long time. Staff was polite, knowledgeable, and quick to deliver. Some nice music, a good crowd, and cool looking restaurant all round. The value isn't the greatest out there, although they make up for it.

Conveniently located below the cinemas, with easy parking underneath, and nice views, especially outdoor seating in the summer. Will definitely be going back in the near future.

Sep 15, 2011 

10 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  10      Service  10      Value  10     

Good food with gr8 service. The boys there make all the difference.

Aug 28, 2011