Bathers' Pavilion Cafe

Ph: (02) 9969 5050; 4 The Esplanade, BALMORAL 2088 www.batherspavilion.com.au

Mediterranean, $$ +, ** for Food & Ambience
Open Breakfast 7 days 7am-noon; Lunch-Dinner 7 days noon-late; Licensed; AE DC MC V, Seats inside 80, Private room 8-102, Kids welcomed
Chef (Serge Dansereau & Phillip Sajowitz, 2007-11-3) Owner (Serge Dansereau, 2007-11-3)

Mietta's Review
Physically, a step down from the Bathers' Pavilion Restaurant is the Cafe. Although run by the same team and with the same great view over Balmoral beach, prices are lower and the atmosphere more relaxed. It is very glamorous and a little lush. There is a variety of seating, a cosy nook with fireplace, armchairs, big, bold cushions, magazines to glance through, lots of booths, fireplaces and couches. You can people watch while you enjoy the food from the tempting menu. A very North Shore experience - great.

Other published opinions

Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2008 Score: 13.5/20 "Leaving the formalities to the adjacent restaurant, at this perennially busy cafe you can drop by for a coffee and muffin or settle in for a three-course meal"

Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2007 Score: 13/20 "The Bathers' Pavilion Cafe is Sydney in a nutshell: with a view this good, why worry about the details? Not that the details are too shabby, but they could be a tad better. No complaints about the overture - with no reservations, you might have to wait at the well-stocked bar while you gaze through tall windows at gently rolling waves and limitless sky."

SMH Good Food Guide 2005 "As its regular clientele attests, you never tire of the vista from Bathers' Pavilion over one of Sydney's prettiest beaches and toward North Head. Looking inwards, there is something perennially appealing about its cosy beach-house feel. Well-heeled Mosmanites come for weekend breakfast and lunch, young mums with babes in arms do the coffee thing; and families drop in for early evening 'tea'"

SMH Good Food Guide 2005 Best Breakfast "Mosman mums gather with kids in Maclaren strollers for a chance to catch up on the latest gossip over smoked salmon brioche with goat's cheese"

Sydney Eats 2005 "A little piece of California on Middle Harbour, this Spanish Mission-style gazebo is shaded by trees and filled with natural light and understated chic, from its casual, Mediterraneaninfluenced cafe menu - a great brekky/lunch spot - to more upmarket restaurant fare"

Daily Telegraph NSW Restaurant Guide 2004, This is quintessential Sydney on a plate. The imposing Bathers' Pavillion is just a hop skip and a jump from the beach. The venue has a licence so you can drink alcohol without food.

SMH GFG 2004, Score 14/20, And-arrive early for a seat beside the seaside, no bookings,' fine food and dress-circle views.Diners tuck into a catholic menu...Pizza and pastas are predominant...Servings are generous, as is the service...A beautiful room in which to while away an afternoon.'

SMH, goodliving, 4.4.00, 'Smell the coffee, Sydney', kendall hill,

SMH Cafe Guide 2000, 10 best breakfasts- bathers pavilion cafe a mecca for anyone who wants to start their weekend right. try a healthy starter of crushed strawberries with fruit sugar and yogurt before tucking into the golden omelette of gruyere and ham for breakfast in paradise. you may not be able to see the beach for the walkers,the funny runnder sna dthe brvelocal swimmers, but you'll see balmoral's water, calm and gorgeous as every. the refurbished bathers cafe has full elngth windows tha topen to give you a breath of balmoral. the food is incredible so are prices. Loves rhubarb confit with cinammn spiced apple and strawberries $8.50