38 reviews about Opera Bar

verified email - 16 Mar 2012

Great on a sunny afternoon to sit outside with some shared plates & a cold beverage. Food is above average and view is stunning, plus prices are reasonable given the location. Good ambiance, great to place to chill and enjoy Sydney.

verified email - 11 Sep 2011

Great location. Great vibe. And great for a meal before a show. The food is excellent, the service fast & the staff are fabulous. This place is far better than the over-priced Guillaume at Bennelong

verified email - 08 May 2011

Sat & had a few cold beers on hot summer afternoon, they had this little trio funky band playing, sole music was fantastic, was one of the nicest & coolest arvos we had in a long time. Need a bit more shaded umbrellas though as it wasn't very covered outside.- vibe was great, all different ages there. We decided we will go back & do that again every couple months...

verified email - 03 Mar 2011

Definitely the views of Harbor Bridge and surrounds is the most impressive attribute of Opera Bar. It's a good place to spend time, catch up and so. Unfortunately the prices are expensive.

Approximate cost: $20

verified email - 22 Jul 2010

A really beautiful location - right on the water at circular key. Is a really nice place for a drink.

Loaney
22 Nov 2009

One of the best meals I have had out in Sydney. The steak was perfect, never had better. Not a huge place so the service was quite personalized and slightly quirky. The dessert was not quite up to the standard of the other two courses but it was still good.

verified email - 17 Nov 2009

The location & views are sensational, & it's a great place to meet up before a show for drinks or a meal. Unfortunately the customer service is a bit off, but once you are served, the food comes out quickly. The food was reasonable, but it's all about the location here. That's what makes it.

verified email - 15 Dec 2008

This is definitely not a child friendly place and the staff and management need to seriously consider what they consider good customer relations. The day we visited their gas was inoperative and a number of dishes (fried food)were unavailable from the menu. My friends bought some chips from a nearby store for their child and the security guards followed by the manager proceeded to give us hell, even though we had all ordered main meals. Given that their chips on the menu was unavailable and there was nothing else for kids, we found their attitude to be rather inflexible. At the end they allowed us to keep the chips providing we put them into one of their bowls. They could have suggested this at the beginning instead of creating such a hoo-ha. Needless to say, we didn't order our desserts and coffee from there.

Approximate cost: $17-$29

johng6 12 Jun 2009

I don't think that this has anything to do with being child friendly. You simply can't go to any restaurant and bring food from a neighboring restaurant in. I often visit Opera Bar with my children and have always found the service and attitude excellent.

Bluecelt 15 Jun 2009

In response to johng6, I perfectly understand that you can't go into a restaurant with food from a neighbouring restaurant. However these were extraordinary circumstances and the restaurant showed how inflexible they were. We were 7 adults all ordering main meals and drinks, and on this occasion,the restaurant had nothing available from the kids menu for our one child present. The way the restaurant behaved was totally ridiculous and out of proportion. In the end they relented anyway. But they could have saved their customers and themselves so much angst by being a little flexible in their approach to begin with. It's not everyday the gas oven is inoperative. On this one day they could have made allowances to customers who had children. In our case it was just one child while 7 adults were happily ordering from their menu. To give us grief over that was just unreasonable. I stand by my original comments.

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