Hubby and I were waiting on the ferry when we spotted 4 Pines Brewing Company. We naturally headed…read moreover for a pint. We found an open table on the upstairs outdoor patio with a gorgeous view of Manly Wharf. The bar staff took our order and poured our beers quickly. This location was perfect for an afternoon beer!

It's #thurstythursday and #throwbackthursday and I'm reminiscing about visiting my first brewery in…read moreAustralia. I was on an 8hr layover in Sydney on my way to Perth and decided to venture out to Manly via the harbor water taxi. It was in the middle of a hellacious rainstorm, so the ferry ride was definitely "lively". 4Pines Brewpub was the closest brewery to the quay, so I made a run for it and was greeted with a nice beer selection (did a flight #natch ), friendly staff, ample seating (w/a view), and respite from the storm. It was a great way to say g'day to beer in Oz! Definitely recommend stopping by if you're ever in that neck of the woods DownUnder as it is super convenient to the Corso which takes you to Manly Beach. The Draught Kölsch 4.6% The American Amber Ale 5.1% The ESB (Extra Special Bitter) 5.4% The Irish Dry Stout 5.1%

Onion rings and mac'n'cheese are both amazing starters…read more Fish and chips are an excellent main course. The owner is a wonderful host.

Came here for lunch today as was very happy! Good American style food - we enjoyed sharing some…read moresmall plates. The popcorn chicken and onion rings were yum! Good selection of drinks and great value lunch specials on burgers too. Definitely worth a visit - friendly staff and good service.

Fantastic service and truly excellent food. This has it all beautiful outdoor seating with an…read moreoceanfront view, stellar food, and wine and excellent service.

Was visiting the beach and needed some grub so I could have energy to dodge all of the bluebottles…read more After looking at Hemingway's menu online, it definitely fit the bill for me. It is literally right across from the beach but still away from the main tourist drag. I took a seat on the beautiful patio and ordered a cider and a salade niçoise and a fondant au chocolat for dessert. The food was fantastic. The salad was great and had that bright, salty bite you expect from salade niçoise. Two complaints though are that the portion was quite small and the pricing was quite high. My dessert was also quite good. Creamy, chocolatey, and just the right amount of sweetness without going overboard. The food paired with the Manly Beach people watching was a great experience and start to a nice beach day.

I stopped here after hiking from Spit Bridge and it was the perfect meal to end my day. The burger…read morewas juicy and had a great flavor. The waffle fries were nice and crispy and had some kind of seasoning on them that really hit well. Add a Coke and it's a perfect meal on a hot day. Overall it's a quaint tiny shop with plenty of outdoor seating options. The service was solid as well, I have zero complaints!

Don't get me wrong, Benbry is def a good place to go for lunch. Solid food, not too expensive, fun…read moreatmosphere! Still, I feel that's it's closer to 3 than 4 stars. The staff was nice. You definitely grade staff on a curve when you're rating a busy place! The guy running the counter at the time came to us with a smile and asked what we wanted, but we said we weren't ready and so he said no prob and went back to the kitchen instead of asking if we had any questions. If the place hadn't been super busy, I might have been annoyed but the place was very busy so it made sense. They have an easy numbering system. Your receipt has an order number, and they simply call it out when it's done. You have to stay fairly close to the counter after ordering. However, the place is so tiny inside that you can still hear the numbers from the door. I woke up that day feeling a bit hungover. I think the first words out of my mouth were "I need a hash brown, stat." Several hours later, when we went to Benbry, fate struck and I saw that they had a hangover burger! Amazing. It was actually a veggie option, with no burger. It had an egg, guacamole, aioli, cheese, BBQ sauce... and a hash brown! It was 100% fate. I had no idea if it would taste good, but obviously I needed it in my life that day. Thankfully, it did taste good. My guy got the classic Benbry and said it was good too. As a carb lover, I loved the bun especially as it was nice and large, and a good combo of fluffy and sturdy. My guy opted for the combo, and ordered a side of onion rings. We were not fans, and only ate half of them. They were fried well, and super crunchy. But they were very battery and oily, without really any onion flavor. I highly recommend this place for takeaway! There are only two small tables outside, one table inside right by the kitchen and about two or three bar stools near a ledge to eat by. We were only able to eat in by sharing the inside table with another pair. I would definitely come back though, especially when hungover. I would definitely try to come on a Tuesday/Thursday for their $12 combo deal.

Yelp has this incorrectly across the road. It is on the water right behind ferry dock…read more Clean and busy with limited menu. Good view of ferry side of Manly. Away from the real beach and the chaos.

There were many reasons why we chose to go for lunch to this spot. One being it is right next to…read morethe ferry, the menu had great options, the space was clean, and the views were great. I loved the interior, the white paneling, and the uniform of all the employees. I also appreciated that they had a large menu with plenty of healthy options. I got greens and grains salad, which was incredible. The food came out quickly and it was such a beautiful day. Highly recommend a visit if you're in the manly beach area.

We were looking for a place to grab a quick bite before surfing lessons. This place is quick and…read morethe food was quiet good, burger and chips place. The prices were very good, much cheaper than the places closer to the water. This is just a short walk from the beach.

I love this place! This is our local fish and chips shop that we regularly come. It usually takes…read more5-10mins to revive the items after ordering, so I usually just wait outside or readying newspapers to kill the time. The quality of the food is good: I recommend fish and chips but not burgers, especially beef burgers. It says "home made patties", but it tastes like frozen meat. It doesn't taste like real meat. That is the only thing I didn't enjoy from this place. So go get fish and chips but not burgers!

Recommended by a colleague who lives in Manly and great experience with the host welcoming us with…read morewine tasting flight to start. We selected a very earthy Shiraz after some NZ bubbles. Atmosphere Is open air with the entire front of the restaurant open to the sounds of a four to six foot south swell hitting the beach right out front. The manager was so accommodating of our mixed group of Americans and Australians and selected a tasting menu brought out family style. We loved the head on rainbow trout, salad, and beef selection. Any place you can go and have the manager select your food and wine, have a great dining experience and reasonable bill for five about $260 AU for five, is a great place. Loved it!

This place was one of my favorite places we went during our trip to Australia!…read more The cocktails were made by a real bartender. The food and portions were top notch. The service was prompt and the view and vibe are worth it alone!

After having eaten lunch we walked past Daniel San. I have been wanting to come here for ages so we…read moredecided to pop in for a cocktail. I opted for the espresso martini (not on the menu) and it was awesome, really well made. I didn't eat as we had just had lunch but the food coming out of the kitchen looked great. The chicken katsu curry seemed to be really popular. Will be returning to try what they have to offer.

Mmmmmmm I don't really know where to start with this one. I have only had a bad excuse for a…read moremilkshake here but the lady did advise that they had only kids milkshakes and they weren't really all that good as it's more of a bar. So honestly I can't give this place a bad rating because the staff are honest, fast and kind.

When I moved to the northern beaches from the inner west I was worried about my distance from…read moreLeichhardt and Haberfield. How was I going to get my quality Italian food fix, I worried? I needn't have, as it turns out. De Vita, right in the heart of Manly, delivered wood-fired Napoli-style pizza that delivered on all counts. There was a wide choice but I settled on the Contadina: pancetta, wood-fire-roasted potatoes, and fior di latte cheese. Very thin and flavourful. My wife had the Regina (cherry tomatoes, fior di latte cheese, prosciutto, rocket, Parmesan, olive oil, basil) and proclaimed it delicious. The calamari starter we shared was large but lightly battered, with fresh, tender squid chunks. The wine list looked good, but we brought our own as they're also BYO. The atmosphere and surroundings are OK; It's quite open to the street (at least during warmer weather) which is good if you like buzzy going-on, not so much if you want quiet romance. Service was quick, friendly, and happy to make recommendations. Pizza fix: acquired.

What. The. [...]. Manly…read more People are queuing 20 minutes for a tiny, average tasting $20 hot dog. Cafes serving glorified couscous salads at four times its market value are at 80% occupancy. Lukewarm, bitter coffee gets top rated and queues round the block. And somehow, I come to De Vita at lunchtime on a weekday and we are the only customers bar another table. This restaurant is fantastic. When the lunch special - all pizze at $15 - is on, it is even more fantastic. This is proper Neapolitan pizza, made to order, with ingredients that aren't bottom shelf Coles. I mean, there is not much else to say - if you know what Neapolitan pizza is, you will know, if you don't, I can't describe it in a way that would bring it across. It bears little resemblance to Domino's. At $15, on the overpriced Sydney market, you are almost robbing them. To be a fair reviewer, I have to add that the spaghetti gamberi were pretty average. Lacking in taste and salt, not the best prawns, small-ish portion. This is most definitely a pizzeria and that's what you should order (and an espresso afterwards). The service is Italian, that means efficient and a little direct, and the smile will be a little dry. This does not mean they do not like you. It's just how things are in Italy and the guys haven't quite adjusted to the matey Australian ways. Perhaps it is that it is on a side street, not on the Corso. Perhaps they need to hang a fixie upside down at the back and buy some tables made of century old wreckage wood fished out by divers wearing copper diving bells ironically. Perhaps what Australians (and the tourists and WHV expats that, to be honest, form 90% of Manly residents) want when they order a pizza is thick undercooked dough covered in low quality fat and protein, and they are surprised not to get that. Perhaps nobody reads TripAdvisor anymore (where they are in the top 10 restaurants for Manly, which is how I found them). I don't know. I don't care. Just go.