The view here was beautiful, looking out at the beach at Patonga. The decor was very nautical, as…read moremight be expected, navy and white with tables covered in sail-like white awnings. The menu was primarily seafood, also not a surprise. I decided to order a salad, not really in the mood for seafood. There was roast cauliflower, steak, chicken Parmesan, and various pizzas in addition to fishy dishes. The place was also packed, so I was glad we got an outside table. I thought my salad was delicious. It had fennel and Parmesan cheese shavings over the greens. I don't know what the greens were, but everything went well together and it was a generous portion. I had second thoughts about salad when I saw the amazingly presented entrees my dining companions had selected. After starting out with a beautiful Bloody Mary, my daughter-in-law had a crumbed dory burger with chips(fries in the States). It had two fish patties coated in herbed crumbs and she said she almost always ordered it, it was so good. It looked delicious but I stuck with my salad. My son had beer-battered flathead fish and chips. It was perfect with crunchy, lightly browned coating covering flakey white fish. I snagged a few of his fries which were also perfect. Prices in restaurants are always higher than in the U.S., but how likely are we to find fish like dory or flathead on the menu? Additionally, waitstaff in Australia are paid a living wage and don't rely on tips.

Had a fabulous meal! Stunning views and incredible food! The best mussels I've ever had!…read moreThe staff are really friendly - I felt totally at home! The views across Brisbane Water make this place unique! Well done to all - keep up the great work.

Excellent Restaurant for special occasion or a drink with friends. On the waterfront. Wide-ranging…read moremenu. Excellent food and service. I had the eggplant and feta ravioli and a had Coopers stout. Delicious ravioli.

This is a great atmosphere and attentive staff. Kara was a brilliant waitress who was just the…read moreright amount of caring. Not interfering our conversations and just popping over at the right time. The food was flavourful and prompt. There were 4 in our party and we had tapas and a couple of tapas and 3 bottles of wine ending up only $45 a head. Loved the cosy atmosphere that was just the right temperature for an Autumn night. There were no negatives from our night :) Thanks for hosting a great night out for us girls.

I recently went to Four Hands for a friends birthday. My friend has recently moved into the area…read moreand had heard good things about the restaurant so we were really looking forward to it. We arrived at the restaurant for our 6pm booking to be greeted with a "just a reminder we need you to leave by 7.45pm as we have to set up for our 8pm bookings"... What?! First I heard this!! We learnt that the bookings are done in sessions. There is 6pm or 8pm session. At the time of booking we were not made aware of this and only given the option of 6pm for dinner. We were still waiting on a couple of people to arrive which made the waitress edgy and keep reminding us over and over again about us moving on by 7.45 with a gentle "I don't want to rush you but"... Too late! We ordered drinks and the house bread and hummus dip. By 6.30pm some of the party hadn't shown up yet, we were advised it would be best to just order pizzas as the whole tapas and pizza experience would take time and would be best to try another time. So those of us that were there gave our orders which was returned with another reminder of our 7.45 curfew. By 7pm our last 2 friends had arrived they were followed to the table by the waitress and their orders were taken and issued another "I don't want to rush you but". Finally our pizzas arrived, we had the roasted chicken, peking duck, pepperoni and chilli prawn... Delicious! We finished our food with 10 minutes to spare. The waitress returned to our table to remind us that we have 10 minutes which wouldn't leave us enough time for dessert. A couple more drinks were ordered and the bill was requested. Our last drinks arrived as did the bill to which was met with our 7 minute warning. We paid, finished our drinks and left with 1 minute to spare. All in all the food (that we were allowed to order) was delicious but the fact that every time we saw the waitress we were reminded of our 7.45pm curfew with a "I don't want to rush you but" made the whole experience rushed and unenjoyable!!

The friendly staff made room for our group of eight on a busy Tuesday without a booking. We…read moreselected the $35 banquet and enjoyed each and every dish that was brought out. The lamb croquets were a favourite with the prawns a close second. Awesome atmosphere and great value for quality food.

The food was Great and very tasty. They were reasonably quick when serving and cooking our food…read more The atmosphere was great and everyone there was nice.

Nice decor, family friendly, kiddies enclosed playground activity area, open space and grass areas,…read morelarge grounds and covered surrounding colonial style verandah, big carpark, clean and tidy. Food quality and prices vary from year to year, as chefs come and go, and owners and managers change over time. Mostly nice and consistently good. No complaints. Wide menu variety. Prompt courteous and friendly service. Dozens of beers and cider on tap. I'm a regular.

Stranded in the gastronomical wasteland that is West Gosford, with only the RSL Bistro, Maccas and…read moreKFC to eat, this is like discovering Tahiti and all it's delights after months adrift at sea thinking hope had abandoned me. For six weeks this is where I got the only decent coffee in the area each morning. Many mornings we enjoyed a breakfast worthy of any of the best cafes in the big cities. Even Jimmy's take-a-way lunches came in handy when I need to take one to work. But dinner...! That was the surprise. No, it's not a fancy restaurant and this isn't fine dining so let's not get carried away. This is a cafe by day, so it's the same by night but with food to surprise. Leaning on Jame's Italian heritage (yes, he introduced himself to me the evening I was there) the fare has some of that ethnic bent but it's very much a fusion menu.

terrible coffee, terrible service and systems…read more Firstly having a coffee size that requires two shots of coffee but asking you to pay extra 50 cents for double shot??? So the choice is you can make my coffee correctly for an extra charge or you can give me a diluted cup of warm milk?? This sets the real idea of the cafe, that they do no know anything about coffee. My husband and I used this coffee shop every day when commuting at 5/6 am when nothing else was open, but the coffee is so inconsistent, one day I could tolerate it because otherwise I would fall asleep at the wheel but after that it was too much. The coffee is watery, weak and never made correctly. Most likely because it is badly managed you have a person taking orders who also prepares food so when she is off in fairy land the barista is taking coffee orders with one hand and making them with an other.. May I suggest that they try one of their large coffees and see that it's an art form and if they did it properly they may actually make some money or customers?