Woollahra

Cafes & Restaurants

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  1. Claudes

  10 Oxford Street
  Back in the early 80s, when Woollahra was a little more edgy, restaurateur Damien Pignolet had to hang curtains in the front windows of Claudes to protect diners from flashers exposing themselves. Fast forward to 2009 and the blinds have been raised to a well-heeled suburb where the only thing being flashed is Visa Platinum. Even though chef/restaurateur Chui Lee Luk has had the restaurant since 2004, its only lately that shes really claimed it as her own. A lick of paint, some cool wallpaper...

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  2. Buzo

  3 Jersey Rd
  Some people will argue that its all about the food in a restaurant and that service shouldnt come into it. These people havent been served by enough sub-standard waiters. A really great restaurant needs that mix of excellent floor staff and great food. And if theres a better equipped team than Traci Trinder and co at Buzo to deal with the hungry, loud hordes, wed like to see it. Buzo is not a fine diner. You wont get layers of starched, Tuscan, lavender-scented tableclothes; nor will there be...

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  3. Chiswick

  65 Ocean St
  There is a phenomenon at 125-year-old New Orleans restaurant Galatoire’s called ‘doing the turn’. It’s when you start a long boozy lunch that somehow, with the help of about a billion Bloody Marys, turns into you deciding to stay on for dinner. The people who eat here at Friday and Sunday lunch – young southern belles, men in white linen suits and women with orbs of carefully sprayed coiffs who look like they’d disintegrate if the breeze picked up – have been coming for...

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  4. La Scala on Jersey

  Above the Light Brigade Hotel, Jersey Rd (Cnr Melrose La)
  Do not adjust your sets. This is not a glitch in the Matrix. Just as the name La Scala is only very slightly different to La Sala, the menu is very nearly identical. But if it aint broke, folks, why fix it? It saw La Sala packed and also drew a following out at Palm Beachs Barrenjoey House. And, if youre long in the tooth (and wallet) enough, it might even remind you a bit of eating at the River Café. Like Jamie Oliver, chef Darren Simpson worked at the famous London Italian restaurant...

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  5. Bistro Moncur

  116 Queen St
  This Woollahra stalwart goes through 600 steaks a week and chef/owner Damien Pignolet can tell you where every single one comes from. The aged Angus minute steak may be a simple proposition compared with the hunks of meat for two that have become so incredibly fashionable but its a well-maintained classic. Its no bookings so for a shot at a table, turn up early or be prepared to wait in the bar. While the bistro may specialise in boutique steaks, their vegetarian offerings are nothing to sniff...

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  6. bills Woollahra

  Queens Court, 118 Queen Street
  

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  7. Quaifes Restaurant

  14 Queen St
  Located in a grand old Victorian mansion on Queen Street, Woollahra, Quaifes is a charming restaurant serving modern Australian cuisine. The Victorian Lounge has beautiful antique furnishings and a baby grand piano, which Sir Victor plays for pleasure every Friday and Saturday night. The lounge is perfect to sit and unwind with coffee and cake, or perhaps a glass of wine and some cheese, soaking in the surroundings of the historic Hughenden....

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  8. Big Mamas Trattoria

  51 Moncur St
  Big Mamas has been serving up authentic Italian food in the heart of Woollahra for the last 20 years, but their management changeover in 2007 gave their range of traditional trattoria-style dishes a modern update. ...

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