Great place to go if you want to be by the beach and yet still feel like you're in a a loud, generic, overpriced CBD bar on a Friday afternoon. read more

A perfect spot to get a drink and a bite after doing the Bondi Beach walk. The roof top bar was packed mid-afternoon during holiday season, and was a bit windy and chilly in the shady areas. When I mentioned this to the manager, he just huffed off, which was off-putting. The drinks and food were pricey---a small plate of roasted squid cost $16. Still, the ambience was excellent, and I would go again if I'm ever in Sydney again. read more

Amazing food and amazing service. Service was very quick. Staff were super friendly. Such a great atmosphere with a lovely view overlooking a beautiful beach. highly recommended ! read more

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Coffee came out cold, then the baked eggs came out raw. Ask for a replacement and waited over 20 minutes while my friends all ate. Ended up cancelling the order. read more

Enjoyed a $12 bowl of mussels (Special of the day) served with a slice of grilled ciabatta. It was sensational. I shared this, along with a steamed fish baked in a parcel (around $35) which was cooked to perfection. The views are wonderful especially during sunset but you will need to sit by a window at the bench to enjoy this. There is a coffee bar in the middle but unfortunately it was too late for me to try this. Very vintage, fixy bike, beachy feel. The staff are young and trendy, and very attentive. They are good at selling things so be assertive with what you want. Highly recommended! read more

Nice place to visit and entertain people from out of town, such as myself.

Great atmosphere. Loved the bar and restaurant, friendly staff and great food. The venue is large and has a good vibe.

The charred chicken wings with the yoghurt-pickle sauce is amazing! Definitely a must try if you are in the area!!

fantastic food, ordered today catch and stack, with nice music, very closed to beach. better coming weekend.

We planned to meet our friends and check out the recently opened rooftop bar on Saturday night. As an ex-Clovelly local I have fond memories of the Pavilion rooftop Sunday sessions back in the good old days. I wanted to get there early but as co-coordinating with friends meant we didn't get there until 7PM on a beautiful hot summer eve. Finding the rooftop entrance around the side we discovered the queue to get up was down the stairs and out the door - we were helpfully informed by one of the security guys that it would be at least an hour and a half wait and suggested we grab a drink downstairs. Well, downstairs was packed (clearly the 'it' place to be right now), and a quick drink turned to a 20 minute wait (lots of cocktails and credit card transactions slowing the service down not to mention staff thin on the ground). Our second group of friends were finding a park and wanted to eat, so we decided to check out a table and were informed a table wound be a 2 hour wait. So we met them, gave them the lowdown and decided to promptly head down the road to the Coogee Bay Hotel which, although busy, was straight in and no rubbing shoulders to walk around. Bar food was available ($10 burgers and dawgs in 5 mins!) . Coogee Bay Hotel must be rubbing their hands with glee - it was busy and cashing in on those disgruntled patrons from the Pavillion and doing a good job of it. I won't be back to the Pavilion in a hurry until the crowds & hype dies down. They have a bit of work to get their formula right - and although they are pumping life back into Coogee, are making slumming it sitting on the Dunningham reserve hill or the park bench tables with your mates and a few beers from the bottleo a fairly attractive summer option.... read more

Nice set up but disappointing that they can't serve anyone food under 18. We were not made aware of this until we had sat down and decided what we wanted and were turned away at the counter. read more

Great experience! Beautiful food and great coffee. The space is amazing. Lots of seating to choose from. & a fantastic kids area to keep the little ones entertained. read more

Excellent restaurant. With a very good ambiance. Cocktail, wine list, meat, fish , pizza all deserve your return to test them all. read more

Very overpriced for a simple biscuit platter and some drinks - food varied from mediocre to just bad, and the atmosphere and service were lacking. Was expecting something better from a cute bustling business by the beach. read more

Best for going up to the rooftop for a couple pints. The food is also good and they have a nice patio outside.

far too fancy for my liking i mean cmon i'm here for cheap drinks and cheap food and they offer table service what a joke. the scrabble was cool though read more

Incredible food however limited staff on busy nights means we have to wait for a while before getting it!

Wow. Interesting place. So happening. Stop for a drink on the top level after your looong walk from Bondi to Coogee, but make sure you're presentable, as there is a basic dress code of no swim suits or tank tops. read more

Walked in here at about 4.30pm for something to eat. Were told that the restaurant doesn't open until 5pm and they were just resetting the tables. So, why are there people already at these tables, eating and drinking? We were then told to go round to the other side to find a table and order some food from that side?! Umm, OK. No tables to be had around there, unfortunately. The place was full of pretentious people who didn't actually need to be there, just wanting to be seen and, basically, getting in everyone else's way. Poser's paradise! Anyway, I went back to the front with the intention of seeing if i could book a table for 5pm and we'd come back. The rude staff just ignored me, carried on chatting and smiling to each other and stared into their monitor screens. Walked out and won't be returning. No idea what that place is all about. read more

I am so happy I stumbled upon Coogee Pavillion! What an amazing place with incredible food! I was in Australia for a couple of weeks, and went here 3 times. I had the truffle french fries, fish, and pizza, and all were spectacular! I love the decor, and the game area they have. It's not just for kids! My husband and I played ping pong while we enjoyed our James Squire beer. This place is truly inspiring - I wish we had one in the states! read more

Yes, it is loud. And bustling. But this place is such a nice oasis after a long coastal walk. Go upstairs for a more fun tapas style menu. The food is just ok but is more than compensated for by the delicious cocktails, view and energy. The DJ kept the vibe cool and the decor was creative and insta worthy. Recommend the Cogee Breeze cocktail, sit back, soak up the sun and watch the waves and people all afternoon. read more

Interesting space with great potential, but it's got some issues. The promise of a place with good food and a casual beach vibe doesn't match the reality currently experienced when you dine or drink there. It's partially a victim of its own success, and partially let down by poor menu design. I agree with the reviewer who said it's worth experiencing once. First off, as a huge restaurant, one would think they'd have more menu variety, catering to people with different tastes or dietary requirements. Limiting the number of ingredients used across their full menu, as they do, means that if a diner doesn't like certain key themes (lots of dairy and egg in your food for example), they may find very little to eat because those ingredients are used in many dishes. As a non-dairy, non-egg person for health reasons, who can eat meat and fish, I can't even get a salad that meets my requirements at the Pavilion any more. Grilled meat platters work, sort of, but as a woman I don't eat THAT much meat, and my friends don't always want to share one. Asking for ingredients to be left off has been severely hit and miss to the point that I no longer bother trying. Secondly, they're just doing too much profit-taking. The high prices are OK if the environment justifies it, but it currently comes across as the food version of a "beer barn", with table service that usually matches that description. After having us wait 30 minutes for our order to be taken and forgetting to put in one of our table's ordered items, and then not checking back with us for 20 minutes after our food was delivered to find out that she'd missed an item, our server actually invited, "You can put your tip in *HERE*," as the docket was being presented. What? We may have American accents but we've been here for years, know that Australian servers are paid fairly for their time (unlike many American servers who live off $2/hr plus tips), and only tip for exemplary service. It seemed that the server was either trying to take advantage of what she incorrectly perceived as "American tourists" or was legit clueless that she hadn't provided acceptable service. Staff turnover seems to be high, and it's been over 18 months since I've experienced service I'd call "exemplary" there. Third, it's difficult to meld "casual beach vibe" with "overcrowded and rushed". Due to demand, they've packed people in so tightly that if you're on a main busser route, you risk having food and liquids from used plates and glasses dropped on you or smeared across anything you hang on the back of your chair. (It's happened to me twice.) Plus, you get timed slots for your meal on many occasions. To me, "casual" is "hanging out, chatting with friends, whilst enjoying good food", not "oh my gosh, we've only got 20 more minutes to get out, everybody finish up!". When it opened, it was a nice place for the locals to hang out, the menu had a bit more variety, and it only got really frenetic on great weekends up on the roof. Now the secret's out and its large premises are rarely not packed to the gills. It's definitely the trendy place in Coogee to see and be seen on the weekends, and many young people at the rooftop bar seem to know each other, so I'm guessing they're regulars. If you're looking for a bit more in the way of a "lazy arvo" on a sunny day, check out the beer garden of the Coogee Bay Hotel or the Little Jack Horner's cafe a block or two down the street, both of which are busy as well, but have a more truly casual, non-rushed beach feel for patrons, rather than staff. read more

We went to the rooftop bar for food and drinks. The bar is great, lovely atmosphere, great views and a good drinks selection. However, the food was well below par. It took 45 mins to arrive (on a Wednesday night ) it was plain, over cooked and not as described on the menu. read more

The waitresses are soooo hot!!! Great customer service. Everyone has a cheery attitude and is down for a good chat. Exquisite lemon lime and bitters. Amazing place to kick it for a few drinks or a friendly catch up read more

Best meal I found in the Sydney! The pizzas are straight out of Naples and the quality of ingredients used surpassed anything else I encountered after spending a week there. Not to mention, the atmosphere is very fun and inviting! read more

Love this place! Way busy on the weekends but if you can sneak in during the week it's really nice. Good brunch/coffee, drinks up on the roof and pizza! Amazing view up top. read more

The food here is pretty good but the service sucks because they persist in hiring pretty blonde incompetent waitstaff. That's fine if that's the hiring policy and clearly it is but you need to train the staff to a basic standard because no matter how good the food if the service is rubbish people won't return. The times it is essential not to keep a customer waiting are when they want to order and when they want to pay the bill and the staff were nowhere to be seen at both of these points and that is what stays in my head and sours the experience. That is what ruins what should be a great venue and beachside dining experience and makes it just a pub with ambitions it is currently unable to reach. read more

Very disappointing, the bouncers are very rude and treat you terribly. I understand theres always a lot of people and some may be rude to them, but the doesn't give them the right to treat everyone like sh*t. I was kicked out of the bar as I had left my ID in the bar and went downstairs to get someone, they didn't believe me that I had already been up there, instead of organising for someone to come up with me like I had said I was more than happy to do, they started to turn on me and said that I was attacking and abusing them. Horrible experience, never going back. read more

The menu on the upstairs terrace looked lovely but the food was not spice enough and it was all quite burnt - and ridiculously expensive. The view is great but the food is ruining it :( read more

Just fair warning if you are only a group of 2, you won't be able to get a table. Twice we were offered only bar stool seating -- by the fish sushi section. With a sink being used nearby (we tried to shield ourselves, drinks and food from the splashes - yuck) and narrow space to eat. Oh, and the sight and smell of raw fish with the chef preparing dishes literally inches from us. We ate there our first day, jet lagged and not knowing any better. Our water glasses were knocked over twice. When we decided to give them another chance a few nights later, we walked out when offered the same seating location. I even turned my head my head back saying, "SERIOUSLY?!, what the -----?!," as we left. Also be forewarned when offered water to drink, you will pay for it. Sparkling water option was a $10 bottle of Pellegrino. (I should have just asked for glasses and drank from my nearby sink tap.) That with 2 glasses of wine and a pizza totaled our bill to $60. Yikes! read more