Decent family run small Burger joint, you most definitely get what you pay for, reasonably wide range on offer but stick with the chicken and burgers for best results. Do a bloody good thickshake aswell. Nice and friendly service, so much so that you dont mind or notice the slower than normal speed for a burger joint. Lots of tasty extras to add onto your meal, and gravy fries are always a winner.
Very good overall.

Approximate cost: $10

Its excellent pizza, and theres not much else to say. Its fast, not terrible for you unlike many other pizza places, and the service is good, with a feeling of carefully selected and genuinely engaged staff.

A great place for a decent, quick feed.

Approximate cost: $20

Great. Really good service, lots of nice stuff thrown in that made a big difference, like a well organised and very informative tour of one of the Bays walking routes, including a short whale and dolphin spotting session, and some stories in the local lighthouse. Free dinners, suffice to say they will fill you up, nothing else needs to be said. A decent bar too, with a menu that no one uses because the $7 cheeseburger is half the price of everything else, and its pretty bloody good. Bus service runs to and from the coach terminal regularly, and this is a big plus.

Approximate cost: $24/night

Somewhat notorious among the mini culture of Byron Bay travellers, the number one choice for accommodation in the bay, and understandably so owing to the fine balance theyve struck between being a party hostel, and a nice, chilled out, safe place to stay. Cheap, decent meals too, almost on par with Aquarius' $7 cheeseburger.
Certainly no complaints

Approximate cost: $25

Standard chain pub experience. Markets itself as a British pub, meaning you ask for a beer and you get a pint, also meaning you pay the premium on top, so it works out a little expensive. The foods pretty pricey too. Its good, but not great, all in all a more than reasonable place to drink, safe and relatively peaceful, none raucus environment, just nothing spectacular.

Approximate cost: $20

As hostels go, Bounce is one of the very best. Clean, well facilitated and reasonably friendly, the premium you pay above the other hostels in the area is easily offset by the amazing transport access, being next to central station, and the security and comfort thats apparent from check in to check out.

Approximate cost: $35/night

Felt very inclined to review Hanaichi as recently since I discovered it its started to get very difficult to actually walk past it without buying something.. Large Japanese curry with chicken - revelation.
Decent, reasonably cheap feed, that will fill you up and leave you very happy. Tastes great and has the added bonus of being big enough and of the right consistency that you can sit reading your book whilst you eat it and just shovel away. Easily the best of the food court joints.

Approximate cost: $8

Speaks for itself largely, a bit of a minefield and one that has to be treated with some caution, but there are always some absolutely amazing bargains if you look in the right place, and with the recent influx of retail shops starting to sell their merchandise on ebay, it has now become one of the cheapest place to pick up certain items brand new, aswell as used, in the traditional auction format.

Approximate cost: $N/A

A wonderful stay, minutes from the heart of Darling Harbour and some of the most exciting sights in Sydney, great restaurants and paramount shopping. Really loved it, service was amazing, super friendly, the absolute perfect place to sleep off your jetlag after a long flight, brilliant.

Approximate cost: $150/night