This place is awesome, it's out of the way and in a nice quiet scene. Sitting by the water with the camo on the roof, as the helicopter flys over it's the feeling of being in a movie or even in a proper army tent. Sitting outside in the beautiful weather with small slithers of sunlight seeping through the camo roof. As I'm siting and people watching I see the food enter towards me. Lavish Hugh meals that are enought for 2 people to share. The taste is amazing and the service is fab. If you ever get a chance I highly recommend eating her... And not to scare you, don't worry about the silver water goal.... No convicts are getting out of there. read more

Armory Wharf Cafe - Cafes Near Me - Newington, NSW

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The Good: - great location with indoor and outdoor seating overlooking the river - friendly and attentive staff - opens early on weekends (7.30am) , so a great stop over during an early morning walk or bike ride The Not So Good: - overpriced for fairly average food read more

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Excellent place to grab breakfast or lunch. Situated next to Parramatta river, the Armoury Wharf Cafe has gone with a light military theme, with camouflage netting providing shade to the outside area. The rest of the building has a rusty look that fits in with the historic armoury buildings in the area well. On the other side of the cafe is the amazing new children's play area. The cafe has children's meals so you could easily let your kids go off to play on the swings and nets while you finish off your meal in peace! The food is great, there's a breakfast and a lunch menu that have the classics and a variety of specials based on the season. I've eaten there a number of times and never been disappointed! Even the Fish and Chips is a pleasure to eat. The service is good when it's not too full, but in peak times on weekends it can be hard both to find a table and to get service when you get one. They are friendly though so wave someone down and you should be sorted out quickly. Booking recommended. Definitely one of my favourite western-sydney brunch locations. Hire some bikes and ride around, or exhaust your kids in the play area, then have a nice lunch at the Armoury. read more

Armory Wharf Cafe - Front of the cafe - Cafes Near Me - Newington, NSW

Loved this place! Great location, great food and awesome service what more could you ask for on a beautiful sunny day in Sydney. We came for breakfast and the place was already busy on a Friday morning. Everything on the menu looked delicious. I had the Portgegues eggs, yummo.... That is all!!! Coffee was also. Will be coming back sooner rather than later! read more

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Passion: 7/10 Crema: 7/10 Coffee: AllPress (Bonus points: Near best kids park in Sydney) This cafe has a lot of things going for it. Location, location, location. If you have kids, this cafe is located near one of the best parks in all of Sydney, and as such, that mix of desperate need and availability, makes the coffee here taste pretty good. Would I travel here for the coffee...... no. It is AllPress. This means it is good, but not note worthy. Still, if you are looking to keep the kids happy while you have a caffeine fix, this is the place for you. (Via: BitterBliss - http://bitterbliss.com/dictionary/armoury-wharf-cafe/ ) read more

Simple, unsophisticated food, basic service and that's about it. Worthwhile heading here for location, location, location. It's all about the nearby spots for kids to play and some food and good coffee (it is good coffee by the way). It is super busy after 11am on weekends so get in early if you can otherwise you're going to be waiting for a park, despite the sheer volume of car spaces. It's popular. read more

Nice cool river breeze and delicious breakfast is perfect to spend Sunday morning. It's in the Park and the surrounding is amazing. Nature lover's paradise! As the name says, it's interior looks like you are in the war zone. Outside court iscovered by camouflage net providing a great shade during sunny days. The food is okay but a bit pricey. Love the vibe, will come again read more

Meh. This place is meh. Luckily it's in a prime location and the only one there. Adding a 10% surcharge on Sundays & public holidays (5% on Saturdays) is extortion. I ordered poached eggs on toast. They came out SO underdone the "white" was still oozing clear. The baked eggs were okay. read more

Not very good. This is review that is to the point. My family went there to experience the area and because it was a recommendation from a friend. As soon as we got there we were in the car for 20 mins looking for a parking spot then my dad my mum, sister and I to go down and get a table. We got one and we're looking at the menu. 15 mins later my dad called and told us that there was no parking and for my sister and I to get something small and we will go out for dinner... My sister and I ordered the kids chicken burger. I asked the waiter about the size and he said that it was the size of a normal burger. My sisters one came first and than 15mins later mine came. First of all the burger was the size of a slider. Secondly, the chicken tenderloins were sticking out and the lettuce looked like it was processed. But thirdly in my chips... THERE WAS A PIECE OF BEER BATTERED FISH! I didn't eat after that because it was very disappointing and overpriced. read more

With a great setting, a fantastic location and a clever theme and layout, the scene is set for the Armory to do very, very well for itself. I'm told it is incredibly busy and often has long waits, such is it's popularity. I arrived early on a lovely sunny Sunday to find the place relatively empty and was surprised to find I was still faced with a 30 minute wait. There were lots of empty seats and I was puzzled. When I eventually got seated, I began to understand, the staff were finding it very difficult to cope. Unfortunately this affected the entire experience. There was a long wait to order, there was an incredibly long wait for the food, at no stage were we asked if we wanted more coffee's, even when they whisked away our cups. The staff really seemed like the couldn't cope. The food wasn't bad, the big English breakfast was generous and tasty, the cheesy BLT, not so much and the scrambled egg was disappointing. The coffee was OK, but everything just seemed so stressed and rushed. It's a lovely place for brunch or breakfast, especially on a nice day, but really they need to sort out their staffing issues. I may give it another go, but my expectations won't be very high. read more

So much potential! The location is pretty great (proximity to Silverwater Gaol non withstanding) on the river. And the breakfast menu is pretty rad. The bacon and egg roll = always a winner. So why only two stars? The service. It varies from slow and sloppy to flat out rude. The later in the morning you come, the slower the service. But they have the monopoly on sit down breakfasts by the river so that's why I come back and I go get bottles of water for the table instead of asking and waiting... And waiting. The coffee is not amazing, the iced latte is pretty good on a hot day though. I had assumed that Allpress coffee was just awful but the kiosk hidden behind the playground has proved me wrong. Come on a sunny day where you can sit under the camp net and enjoy the river, otherwise it is just. Not. Worth. It. read more

The main reason I give 3 stars is because of the gorgeous location. I really love the Armory and its gorgeous bike tracks, the river and the parks. It's such a hidden gem of Sydney. If only the food could match! The breakfast is quite good, although pricey really. Lunch I've had was disappointing, I ordered a chicken wrap which was pre-made, cold from the fridge and made of that processed chopped chicken rather than a grilled chicken breast. It was below average. If if was an organic fresh food house I think it would do well as it has the monopoly of the market in the location. read more

Terrible service. Rolled in about 8:30am for a coffee and a bite with two friends. About 2-3 tables occupied (i.e. very quiet) so we sat and waited quietly. Other people arrived and got served, given menus etc. clearly being ignored (maybe don't like blokes in lycra?) so I asked for a menu please. Was given a menu begrudgingly, along with a telling off for not waiting to be seated! Needless to say, after a short discussion among our group we departed, taking our appetites and money to another location in Olympic Park. On the occasional previous visit I have always felt uncomfortable about the vibe of this place but now I am convinced that they appear to think that people will forgive mediocre service because it is the only cafe around. Well, here's a tip: the food is not that special anyway and the Kiosk next door (when it is open) has much friendlier staff. If you are on a bike, do yourself a favour and take the extra 10 minutes to ride somewhere else e.g. Australia Avenue where there are cafes staffed by people who welcome customers! read more

This place has ONE thing going for it. Location. That's it. Nothing else. Its website makes it look like an upmarket great food and ambience. It's not. It's just a regular cafe. There is no ambience, it doesn't feel luxurious in any way, more like a food court level of things. Forget all that, OK what about the food? Yes, the FOOD. It's atrocious. We had a large table and got a range of things, from steak, burgers, pizzas, soup, seafood baskets, and from soft drinks to mixers. Not a single person was happy with their meal. The pizza had frozen bits, the 'medium' steak was bleeding, the 'sliders' burgers were tough and bland. The children's cheese balls were filled with rice that did NOT taste of cheese at all! The drinks were just cans in some cases, in other cases our Pear & Blueberry tasted like soda water. Should I even continue? The only thing that was up to scratch was the raw oysters. And for this, a small meal where we weren't even full we spent almost $40 each! Apparently there's a 10% surcharge every Sat, Sun, and public holiday! In other words every single day anyone would go there! Seems a bit rich for a cafe. I would not go there again, and with all the BBQ areas right next to the cafe seems all the locals know it too. read more

I won't comment on the kitchen. But their service was absolutely shocking. We went twice with our kids. 1st time we waited an hour for a call after wrote our number on the waiting list. They did not call but we went back and found there were many spare tables. Ordered lunch and waited for another hour, had to calm our kids many times until we ran out of patient ourselves and demanded they check our order. Turned out it wasn't input in the system at all. At that point we stood up and left because we were late for other things. 2nd time we decided to just order take away and goto nearby playground. They asked us to wait outside but no one came after a long wait. Turned out the kitchen had the order made and someone just left the order behind the counter for more than 15 mins. We won't try them again. read more

Instantly fell in love with this place right on the Parramatta river where it's breezy and calm the wait staff were very friendly and very professional. The food was a decent serving. I had the sweet potato and coriander thingy with salmon and avocado and they didn't skimp on the salmon which was awesome and it was delicious.I will be definitely coming back in the future to try everything on the menu!!! read more

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What a great place to sit and have a coffee or a meal. I had high expectations as the cafe was quite busy and in a lovely location by the river, but was unfortunately a little disappointed. The waitress was lovely but the food whilst adequate was pretty unexciting and the coffee was awful. I will go back and try it again (perhaps just a bad barista day) Fabulous to take the children with the playground so near but not much shade yet until the trees grow a bit. read more

Avoid .My birthday morning breakfast. I found sharp plastic object in my food. Manager was disgusting and insulting. Initially appologised but wheb I said I'm not paying got very rude. read more

Very very disappointing and un professional!! Went there for mothers day with my mum, kids and four others. Had a range of different meals from prawn pasta, fish n chips and snitzel. I ordered the corn fritters & they were burnt & tasteless, they returned with more that were also burnt and soggy like chucked in microwave! My brothers partners chips were cold and she asked three times for tomato sauce for her meal as they forgot!! As i left and paid bill for my kids and mum as we all split, she said we arnt charging you for corn fritters and extra chips i said yes well im disappointed and feel the chef has no love for food just chucks on a plate to serve quickly and obviously does not care if things are burnt, cold or under done. The blonde manager/ owner said she tried corn fritters and they fine in an abrupt way, well i said they were burnt and she said we have had no complaints today, just you!!! No sorry, no would you like something else . just an excuse and attitude! I said this place service is terrible and she came back with a smart remark and very defensive!! I left upset and felt as a customer i was a liar or fussy.... my mum also said to her they were over cooked she walked off!!!!! My partner was told they had three new staff on whom didnt have table numbers or know what was what & also noticed two waitresses in kitchen coughing with plates and food everywhere! DO NOT GO HERE BAD SERVICE STANDARD FOOD RUDE MANAGER THEY NEED TO TRAIN STAFF AND LEARN CUSTOMER SERVICE RUINED MY MOTHERS DAY AND EVENED UP AT RIBS AND RUMPS AS I WAS STARVING read more

The fantastic location was totally spoiled by the rudeness and discrimination of the front desk woman named Naomi (She also claimed that she is a manager of the restaurant). We were there at lunch today requesting for a table for 3 adults and 2 kids. Although there were fairly plenty of unoccupied tables during that time, she told us that we needed to wait to be seated. Fine. We decided to wait there patiently while holding our two starving little boys in arms around the entrance. After she finished with another two customers at the cashier, she turned back to us with an unfriendly look and snapped to us that it would take more than 40 minutes to get a table. Then there was another group of customers coming in. Like a totally different person, she greeted them politely with a big smile and guided them to a corner ourdoor table. Haven't yet realised that we were not welcomed, we asked her if she would care to write down our name on the waiting list. She then gave us another nasty look and said she thought we would go for a takeway (We asked her for an option if there's a takeaway around there). We were not sure if our starving little boys could wait for another 40 minutes. However, we insisted to put our name there just in case. She looked very annoyed while confirming again if we were happy to wait for another 40 minutes. We said we were not happy but we would wait. Despite all the ill manners she has done to us, she seemed to be particularly upset with the way we responded that she stared at us fiercely and said in a loud voice that she would no longer serve us. We were left humiliated and discriminated by the way she disregarded and talked to us in front of other customers in such an unacceptable manner. Will definitely not go back there to get such an unpleasant experience again. read more

Terrible ... Booked a table for 2 adults, 3 toddlers and a baby. As soon as we were seated, the waitress asked if we could leave the pram outside. There were at least 1.5m-2m around the whole table and the restaurant was almost empty. Even if it were full, there was still more than plenty of space for the pram. We could not at all understand why we were being asked to do that but did not argue. We then pulled out our Crayola textas and colouring pages only to be told that they could not use the textas and that we had to use their pencils (which did not actually work well so the kids stopped using them quickly). I happily explained that they are extremely washable and that is why I chose them. She said they would mark the table and the menus (which are completely covered in Perspex) and packed them away for us with a curt smile. I get the "no texta" rule .. but if they are completely harmless textas, I think some commonsense should prevail. We finally ordered and started chatting. We ordered mains for ourselves, baby cinos and hot chips for the children and we were going to buy them dessert too. We gave them a sandwich each to have with the chips and were again pounced on and told that baby food can be consumed in the cafe, but children could not, as their food might contaminate the cafe food. We explained that we were buying them lots of things but the waitress insisted that they could not have their rolls. It was so ridiculous because baby food could surely contaminate the cafe food in just the same way as their Vegemite on white rolls could...... The food was good but the rules are ridiculous and the wait staff far too intense about everything. We have been there previously with children and had zero problems so were surprised to be made to feel so unwelcome. I do NOT recommend this cafe if you have children or young people (even though it is next to a park) as they clearly would rather have the table empty than have people with kids dining there. read more

Yeah, it was ok. Had a piece of desert, and a coffee. Whether the chocolate cake/brownie thing was homemade or delivered, it was pretty average. The coffee (can't remember the roaster) was bitter and sour and maybe sort of could have had some potential to be good... But it wasn't. Someday I may return for a small meal and another coffee, but the first impression was enough to delay that from happening. read more

Really disappointing. Lovely location, great view, but the food was pre-cooked and reheated. Ginger and orange lamb skewers - there was no marination, lamb undercooked and couscous was cold. Stuffed chicken breast - stuffing was cold and chicken dry. There were seven service staff I counted and they were totally unco-ordinated. Girl on reception was texting on her mobile, customers walked in and were ignored. They need to get their act together read more

The service at the armory wharf cafe was ridiculous. For a cafe style place the avg waiting time to be served is 5-10 mins, but we were waiting on almost 20 minutes before we could order. The food did not arrive to us for a further 45 mins. Children's meals should be served first but were close to served last. Further to this, one of the children's chicken meals was completely raw in the centre and we also found a hair in one of our other dishes. I would not recommend this cafe to anyone because of this service I had today. read more

I am writing a review purely based on the disappointment of management and how my experience was dealt with, and don't think it's fair anyone should consider going to this place. First time here walking in noticed a customer complaining loudly to a staff member. Once seated had to wait 30 minutes to order, so I had to call over a waiter twice to say we were ready for both tables. We moved one table over to even out seating and a staff member told us this is not acceptable why did you do this you ruined our seating plan like as if there was such a big issue, saying hopefully the boss won't get upset and you get away with this" so made us feel very uncomfortable was unnecessary as was kept this way. We had to send back 4 meals 2 were chicken schnitzel that were raw, pink red streams running through it. It was clearly undercooked. Mind you there was 2 pregnant woman. Also a friend got sick from a prawn roll, there was raw potato on a dish so we sent that back also a salad was not washed had soil and was grainy. After discussing this with the lady manager, she refused to apologise instead making up excuses I quote "The chicken had veins" this was a lame excuses your dealing with food poising and I still have photos to prove this! "The salad is pre washed that's not our fault" this is not up to resturaunt quality standard! I asked her would you eat dirty salad and pay for it???? She said "the chef tried he potato and it was fine" I highly doubt he tried it!!! Instead of apologising, she made up constant excuses saying it's petty much our fault how dare you complain , she wanted us to still pay for these meals and I said this is not acceptable it's unreasonable! She said she will take off the raw chicken, once we got the bill she left the dirty salad on I had to complain and put her in our shoes again!!! After all this they charged us cakage fee $1.50pp which is a complete riff off. In my experience customer service is very important, and in bad situations like this they should have apologising and at least waved cakage or something. She was very rude, made all the staff stressed and now I know why staff were running mad, upset faces and dropping ceramic glasses and plates next to 6 Month year old babies! Don't recommend this place at all! Management will send this place down the dumps how can you treat customers this way! read more