I really wanted to like this place and when I first came in it was a fun quirky little place, we…read moreordered the fish and chip special but our order wasn't taken down properly so we just ended up with two lonely servings of fish, no problems, mistakes happen, wasn't able to pay the difference to get some chips however which was also a little disappointing, the extra wait didn't really help the place as the longer we had to look around the more it went from quirky to depressing with spark damaged electrical outlets and dusty surfaces, when the chips did arrive they were dense and greasy, the sat heavily in the stomach and the oily flavour just lingered, all in all wouldn't recommend, go two minutes up the road for significantly better food.

Such a great lunch of battered gummy shark, grilled salmon, battered prawns and lovely crispy…read morechips, eaten over-looking the small wharf and jetty. Food arrived promptly and was very fresh. Would definitely recommend you look for this place - on the same road as the blowholes - just up the other end.

My sister and my husband and I loved this place. Casual atmosphere, good music (not too loud),…read moreoutside and indoor seating, great location. The fish was fresh and my sister loved the chips. We got the gummy and the whiting, both good. My husband had a potato cake and was happy with it.

Dreadful, complete rip off. I felt insulted at the poor quality , rubbish catering. It cost $54 for…read moretwo TINY bits of fish , rubber calamari, and wet chips and soft drink. They shouldn't be in business. Only ripping off tourists.

Very overpriced... poor service.. spent 58 dollars on two pieces flat head and 14 scallops that…read morewere no bigger than a ten cent piece DAYLIGHT ROBERY I WON'T BE BACK

A small pizza cafe located next door to the penguin tour place in town center in bicheno. It's…read moreyour basic cafe serving locals and some tourist. We ordered the mixed leaves (small house salad) and a bbq pork/ham/pepperoni pizza to share for dinner. The food was perfectly fine-nothing special-and reasonably prices for a quick easy meal-about whaT you'd expect in a small ttown like Bicheno. The serve breakfast lunch and dinner daily.

You will need to book ahead for dinner. Because it's a small town there are already limited…read morechoices - on top of that, the better places fill up sooner and this is one of the better places. Great pizza, good coffee, lots of great treats to take away if you don't manage to get a booking.

This place serves up super yummy, huge and juicy pacific oysters. Extremely fresh. There are even…read moretables overlooking the bay and their farming area. It's BYO so you can bring your own wine/ beer and they'll provide you glasses. What a good find and well worth the detour/ stopover along the way to Freycinet

Melshell oysters are delicious - large, creamy and succulent. The staff here are really friendly…read moreand will provide you with glasses if you want to BYO. There are some seating areas and sauces for you to dress your oysters. It's a nice scenic spot to smash a dozen oysters!

We were staying in the lodge and booked a table at this restaurant. We were seated at a window…read moretable to enjoy the setting sun. We started with the bruschetta which was 5 pieces of toasted bread loaded with tomatoes. For my main, I chose the lamb. Husband had the chicken. Both our meals were so good. The meat was tender and we both had carrots cooked to perfection. Loved our choices. We finished with white chocolate crème brûlée. It was a nice light but very tasty end to a great meal. Loved all the local wines on the menu. So glad we were able to eat here.

Beautiful restaurant with breathtaking views. Our waitress, Hannah, was very knowledgeable and…read morehelpful. Several members of my party had allergies and she took great care in catering to these restrictions. The steak, chicken, and linguine were all phenomenal -- could not recommend more. The white chocolate crème brûlée was the best dessert I've ever had, and I usually don't prefer white chocolate. One of the best meals I've ever had.

Set in a beautiful location and the decor make you feel as if you were a boat house. Very friendly…read moreand helpful staff. Always had a smile when she was serving us. The seafood taster plate was amazing, however I must say that we did not get blown away by the food. We were expecting a lot more from an award winning restaurant. The menu seemed quite minimal which could be a great thing but in this instance we didn't think that there was enough variety of seafood. I would recommend people go there and try it out. I guess I was expecting a lot more.

A beautiful building on the waterfront with a very promising set of reviews to recommend it…read more Unfortunately our experience did not match that of other diners. We were seated quickly and served a tough and uncharming focaccia that lacked flavor or a desirable texture. The olive oil served with it was slightly bitter and missing balsamic. We selected the spaghetti with abalone (massively over cooked) and mussels (basically raw & overly herbed/greasy). The wagyu steak was served as a "child's portion", yet was delivered extremely rare and had to be sent back - our daughter sat without food for twenty minutes while we all ate. The squid was charred to bitterness, rubbery and left a nasty taste in the mouth. The bottles of wine on the menu were egregiously overpriced and they had no oysters due to weather conditions. This is seriously probably one of the most disappointing meals we've had out in a good few years, and we have been in the states living under COVID for the last two of those. Staff were pleasant enough and the presentation of the food was very tempting, however neither could compensate for the serious shortcomings in the (very overpriced) food.

We finished up our first day of exploring Freycinet National Park and made sure we left enough time…read moreto come here for an early dinner. The kitchen closed at 4pm and they were quite strict when those waiting in line were not able to order anything other than what was shown ready in the case. They sourced much of the seafood from their own farms so the shellfish was going to be quite fresh. The menu showcased selected preparations for their oysters, mussels, scallop and abalone from the kitchen besides a fish burger and fish of the day. We ordered and then were handed a pager. Seating was all open air under a covered patio. A huge cooler supplied water. Pickup from the kitchen was outside facing the parking lot. Bathrooms were away from the main building near the outside food refrigerators. Our first dish was the dozen raw oysters. We actually got 14 which was a bonus! They were good sized, fresh and tasted a little like the sea. A squeeze of lemon was all we needed as we slurped them up. The bowl of natural mussels was huge and I stopped counting the shells as they overflowed the shell bowl. We opted to de-shell everything and let the mussels soak in the broth. Rich and tasty. Our final dish was the abalone three ways. Each was cooked perfectly with our favorite flavors of (1) saffron and (2) herb but the miso butter seemed a bit off. Would return next time we're visiting.

Fresh seafood in an open space restaurant…read more The oysters were about half the price compared to the Melshell oysters at another restaurant we had the day before. But they also weren't as juicy and were smaller in size. Overall a good experience.