Came by looking for lunch while walking around St. Kilda. Most of us ordered gyros and fries with a drink. The food was very delicious and so was the view. It can get windy in the beach so we sat in the outside seating area. read more

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I came to see St Kilda pier on a cold and windy day and stopped by here to grab a bite as well as to take shelter from the strong winds on the beach. We got a table overlooking the pier. I got the vegan burger which was nice and quite large. They also had $30 lunch specials that comes with soup, entree and wine. The food was decent and the staff was very friendly. Great place to enjoy a coffee or a meal with an awesome view of the pier. read more

We only had drinks here so I can only review that. The drinks were splendid! The view was gorgeous and a great spot to unwind and take in the ocean in St. Kilda. I got a nice glass of wine that helped me relax with nice views and friends. read more

Beachcomber Cafe - Seafood Near Me - St Kilda, VIC

Located at the St Kilda Sea Baths, do not be fooled by the great location. This establishment should be avoided at all costs. Why you might ask? You would be better off emotionally and financially to head up to nearby Acland Street once your beach entourage in St Kilda is over. Forget about it and move on. The staff just aren't welcoming at all. They might be experienced hospitality professionals; it is too hard to tell; or they could be cheap labour; I honestly do not know. It is easy to get the vibe that your mere presence is an interruption and a disturbance in itself. The banana smoothie wasn't the best, and you end up waiting a heck of a long time for service. If you are in a hurry do not come to this establishment. In fact its beach come go, not beach come in. The waiters are depressed, they probably hate their jobs. Maybe, just maybe if the owner invested in some high class hospitality training for them that things might change for the better in tandem with a more care for the customer attitude. The view is a plus. Slow disgusting customer service and exorbitant prices = not impressed. read more

Beachcomber Cafe - Seafood Near Me - St Kilda, VIC

When I came here for brunch with my bookclub I wasn't aware that you were supposed to take photos of you food so that you could plaster it up on the internet, so unfortunately I don't have any photos of the meal that I had (not that I can actually remember what it was - it was something breakfasty). I'm not too keen on this place though because, well, there are much better places in St Kilda to have a meal, or even a quiet drink. However, it is quite large, though the last time I was here, which was on a summer afternoon, the outdoor areas were packed and the inside was empty. They also have an icecream parlour around the side, which is a little inconvenient because it is not exactly facing the beach. Also, they have waiter service here so there is no going up to the bar to order a beer. read more

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I can only review the gelato because that's all I've ever had here. They have three vegan gelato options: mango, berry, and lemon sorbet. I got the mango and it was very good. Creamy and tasty. Service was super-friendly and of course the view here is amazing. (Honestly, the view is the real drawcard of this place. The decor and food menu for the restaurant didn't seem all that spectacular. People come here for the location and the view.) Side note -- I've also ducked in here plenty of times to use their toilet when I've been hanging out with friends in Catani Gardens or the pier at night. Probably you're not supposed to use it unless you're a paying customer, but if you know where it is you can sneak in unnoticed pretty easily. And those toilets have been a life-saver for many of us after the Catani Gardens public toilets closed at dusk, so Beachcomber gets an extra star for me because of that, ha! But seriously. Come here for the gelato and the view -- I'm not sure about the rest. read more

Beachcomber has been my first choice for a variety of occasions, christmas dinner and drinks with the girls, lunch date with my man and even a new years eve destination for a huge group of friends and family one year. Beachcomber is one of those traditional beachside restaurants specialising in contemporary Australian cuisine and of course seafood! I would highly recommend their antipasto platter; a selection of grilled vegetables, cold meats, creamy cheeses, marinated olives and artichokes and grissini sticks,great for sharing. I also love the lamb salad and the fisherman's basket perfect for tucking into on a hot day on the beach in Summer. The staff at Beachcomber are great they will help you organise any sort of function or event, weather it be a casual dinner date or new year extravaganza. Really what better way to bring in the new year than a seat on the beach watching the fireworks enjoying some wine? read more

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Great location in St Kilda, the view is beautiful and the food was good. Nothing exceptional but nice. We had the 30$ special for lunch : chili mussels, lemon pepper calamari and a glass of wine. I was definitely not fan of the chips. read more

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Had the margarita for $22, would have been better to buy a $5 pizza from the coles and stick it in the oven. Pity the owners haven't taken onboard the years of customer feedback. Oh well, the view view is good. read more

Beachcomber Cafe - Seafood Near Me - St Kilda, VIC

I've been here a few times for a quick bite or a drink outside. It's a pretty solid 3 star place - great views onto the beach and ocean, decent seafood and the usual bar. It's just nothing exceptional - no wow factor in food or service. If your down this way and the other bars are packed, this one is usually a little quieter which is nice. You are also right near the car park which can be handy for keeping an eye on your car. If possible (and it's a nice day) sit outside on the ocean side. It's great people watching. read more

Beachcomber Cafe - Cool and weird booth seating - Seafood Near Me - St Kilda, VIC

Situated on the Lower Esplanade is this beachside restaurant/bar/café. With inside and alfresco dining it is the hangout of choice for many people wanting to soak up the fun and atmosphere of St Kilda Beach. There's nothing I love better than to wile away the afternoon out on the undercover deck, getting happy from a few wines, being in a great place and in good company. It's a really chilled out atmosphere here, the wait staff are cool but really attentive without being annoying. The meals are really nice but expensive, however if you want to relax and dine by St Kilda Beach Beachcomber is the least expensive along Jacka Blvde. If you choose to eat I have to recommend the brushcetta duo and chilli mussels for a nibble or entrée. The seafood platter for two is just divine, fresh as it should being located on the beach and makes the perfect main. Great for parties, private functions and even weddings with some really good packages available. Check the Beachcomber website for details. read more

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It worth it for the view. The big breakfast wasn't the best breakfast ever at all. The hash briwn and the sausage had not a good taste. The "synergie" fruit juice was the best part of the BF. Even the cappuccino hasn't nothing "special". read more

Beachcomber Cafe - Big Brkfst with cappuccino and "synergie" fruit juice. Juice was OK, Cappuccino was simple. Sausage and hash brown weren't OK. - Seafood Near Me - St Kilda, VIC

Yes, you pretty much sit right on the beach, but a view of Melbourne's foremost foreshore is no excuse for what goes on at the Beachcomber. Our waiter approached our table with a main, ambiguously announcing the arrival of "fish". Many of us had ordered dishes matching this ambiguous description, but when pressed for more information, our oracle-like host replied "I don't know, it could be a King George Whiting ... or something". I'd like to add at this point that The Beachcomber is predominately a seafood restaurant. After our waiter's fishy faux-pas, we were treated to (surprisingly expensive) microwaved mains accompanied by curiously thick, claggy tartare and cold fries. Learn from my mistake people, don't ever eat here. read more

Avoid at all costs. Oysters: not freshly shucked, came out slightly warm. Tried one and stopped due to fear of food poisoning. Came with a side of weird pink sauce, wtf? How can a place on a beach get this part so wrong? Chips: clearly store bought, not hot. Tomato sauce has a weird hot dog taste. Drinks: came out last, ten minutes after the food. A wine and a cider, not sure how it could take that long. Go anywhere else in St Kilda! read more

Would have given zero stars if could have. They are really lucky as they say location location location and in their car it's about all they have going for them. We ordered drinks - skinny ice coffee without ice cream and acai smoothie whilst waiting for the third to join us. After telling the waiter that we were waiting for a person they seemed to forget about us. The ice coffee of course came with ice cream - twice. The acai smoothie didn't even after asking several times and being told it was on its way and pointing out that people arriving after us had received their smoothies.... After we finally managed to order the food was - average at best. An hour after leaving and one person is currently sick as after chicken slovaki and on way to on duty dr. After almost finishing food and again asking where acai smoothie was we were told oh they don't do those anymore .... Not impressed If you want to eat near the beach get the nastiest takeout you can and go sit down there - you'll still be ahead. read more

The last thing I would have expected to find in such a premium spot of St Kilda is this place. Despite the clean and modern look, the menu is limited, boring and most of all the ingredients look like they just came out of a can of pre cooked food. On the upside, the quantity of food per serve is generous and is fairly kids-friendly. Overall good for a quick stop if you are hungry but otherwise there are plenty of better options around. read more

Went to Beachcomber for a quick stop off for a cocktail. We sat outside in the nice outdoor open area. Ordered a espresso martini & a pina colada. These were served in a reasonable time and the pina colada was served in a fresh coconut and was well presented, Espresso martini was also very nicely made. Food looked delicious so will be back again to order some of the menu. read more

Beachcomber Cafe - Seafood Near Me - St Kilda, VIC

They have a nice selection of fresh juices and smoothies. They are $8-$10 at the restaurant and $6-$8 at the take away place. I tried the summer kiss (watermelon, pineapple, and mint): really refreshing but you couldn't taste the mint. read more

Good food and service. Excellent location right on promenadr/beach so good place for weekend to people watch n read a weekend paper. read more

Beachcomber Cafe - Spanish omelette w olives n veggies - Seafood Near Me - St Kilda, VIC

there is a really old guy, like really old who treats everybody really badly, customer services the worst thing ever

Bad food & drinks! Avoid it plz.The location fools you. Really bad wine list. Lots of flies. Drinks are watered down. Service is ok. read more

Sit outside and watch the sunset from here in summer - you wont regret it. The meal is also pretty good although there were some low points. The started (Calamari with olives and chili) was one of the worst things I've had. None of the ingredients tasted like they went together and each part threatened to overpower the others. I had the ocean trout while my husband had the seafood risotto and we shared a side of the roasted potatoes. Both of us loved all of this. The biggest problem was this meal was that it took over 2.5 hours. Our order seemed to get lost in the kitchen and when we asked about it, the waitress checked with the cook and said it would be 6 minutes. 30 minutes later we still didn't have our food. This is a great restaurant to visit if you have a lot of time and want a great place to watch the water. read more

Arrived in St Kilda and went straight to the beach. The salads here were just "basic,l nothing to write home about. Daughter has baby squid and it was tasty and plentiful. Another had the calamari, which was also good. Great view of the beach and sunset. You couldn't ask for better views while dining. They did seem to have trouble matching up orders with the correct tables. Maybe they had just reorganized the table numbers??? read more

The beachcomber in St. Kilda, Melbourne, is kind of funny in some weird ways. Its an awful place to work at but I guess it is kind of ok to be a customer. The Cafe is situated right at the beach, which provides a nice atmosphere. Food is ok and the price level as well.The service is actually most of the time awful, It depends on how crowded it is. On Fridays they do greek nights including a greek live band and half of melbournes greek community going crazy. read more

Beachcomber Cafe - Seafood Near Me - St Kilda, VIC

I'd give this place ZERO STARS if I could. Why? I wanted to go to the Italian place, and they told me the seating where I wanted to sit wasn't open, so please come through the inside to the other patio. Didn't seem Italian, but we were starving, so we didn't think it was a complete big deal. The guy just handed us the menu and told us to choose a table and didn't even walk us... not a complete big deal, but that's not how a restaurant should run. We sit down and not even 1 minute passes and the server came, wasn't friendly and didn't do the normal intro you would normally do as a server. He asks us if we're ready to order, we kindly asked for a few minutes longer. Once we figured out what we wanted, he was no where to be found. Finally we see him running around and he doesn't even look at us or give us some indication that he'd try to be over soon. ATLEAST 20 minutes go by and he still hasn't come over. At that point we are parched and starving. I had to get up and go find a server to take our order. She comes with me, takes our order, which was great. I had ordered a green smoothie, fishermans boat and a pumpkin fritter appetizer. My friend had ordered a beer and a steak. His beer comes out, and 2 minutes later by appetizer comes out WITH my entrée. Where's my smoothie? Not there. Why did my appetizer come out with my entrée? That defeats the purpose of the appetizer. Also, my friends steak comes out 5 minutes after my food. Finally my smoothie comes after everything and it's WARM, taste like grass and water. Nothing else that was in the description. It literally looked like my dog ate grass and threw it up. It also felt like that since it was so warm! Steak was fatty, terrible and hard to cut. Not medium. My appetizer was ok, not very warm. My entrée was COLD. It's almost like that food was sitting there because a server put in the wrong order and once my order came in, they decided to give it to me. I know this happens because I WORK IN THE INDUSTRY. Barely ate my food, same with my friend. We waited to pay, no one came. So 20-25 minutes later, we decided to get up and ask to pay. Once we did, I assume who was the manager, asked for the table number as if I know the table number. It's not my restaurant. He said I had to walk back to look on the table which is ridiculous, but I did so. I paid $110 for the most terrible service and terrible food. McDonalds has better service and food. Coming from me, that means a lot because I would never eat fast food because it's not real food and it's terrible service. I will make sure to tell everyone not to come here and I will never come back again. read more

Alright cafe/bar to stop over for lunch and drinks. I always casually come in here and it's always pretty okay. I wouldn't come at night or weekends when it's busy though. read more

"Trio of dips" tells you everything you need to know about the food on offer here. Suburban schlock - pizza, fish and chips, a burger, various bad salads. In short this place is a disappointing dump, and hideously expensive as well. $30 for fish and chips is a ripoff. read more

Simply bad.Really bad service: no one smile, you have to chase them up to order and to pay you have to explain them I do not remember how many times what what you ordered. Just a bad experience. read more

Go to Beachcomber Cafe on your one trip to St. Kilda beach at your own risk. Service was horrible and the lukewarm "hot chocolate" was even worse. The drinks brought to the table were not what we asked for and when pointing this out, we were treated very rudely. There are 50 other restaurants along the beach, do yourself a favor and don't give any more business to Beachcomber Cafe. read more

Great location magnificent view , food and service was delightful , we had 4 different dishes everyone was impressed , great calamari and awesome lamb souvlaki read more

Fantastic location on a sunny day overlooking St Kilda pier and watching people stroll by. Excellent coffee and variety of freshly made fruit juices. Good bistro cafe style menu reasonably priced. Staff friendly and attentive. A very pleasant experience read more

Not great service, not great food, but an excellent location. While we were there the fire alarm was going off for about 20 minutes and everyone was just ignoring it... Classy... read more

Sopped here for for lunch with friends. Had a margarita pizza that tasted likenitnwas frozen from the grocery store, was terrible! Would not recommend. Potato wedges were good. read more

Overpriced tourist trap! Great view but food is much better in many surrounding restaurants on Fitzroy and Acland st.

What's the difference between a homeless person begging for change and the staff at the Beachcomber? The Homeless person has more customer service and manners than the staff at the Beachcomber. Just don't be fooled coming here because of the location, the service is absolutely shocking and I've been in the hospitality industry for the past 15 years and if any of my staff treated customers in the manner that the Beachcomber lets their staff do, I would give them a hard word or fire them because the way I was treated and other guests was atrocious. The staff look like they are oppressed and don't want to be there. They stare at you and pretend they dont notice you or that they are busy.They are very rude and make you feel guilty for being at their place of employment.Not the vibe you want. They need proper training and to learn how to interact better with customers and time management skills. When we arrived, I was "greeted" by a grumpy lady who didn't say hello she just handed me the menus and pointed at vacant tables. We sat down and went through the menu before someone came up and took our order within minutes, my smoothie which was very delicious came out straight away, our entree of a dozen fresh oysters came out within in ten minutes. They took our plates and then we waited, and waited and waited. I noticed a large group of people who arrived around the same time as us and half of them had meals and the other people were still waiting. They too looked very disgruntled because when they finally got the meals they ordered their friends had already finished their meals. I also noticed a group who must of ordered mains and deserts at the same time and they got everything at once and they looked very disappointed because they had ordered hot food and ice cream so you just imagine the pickle that they are in. We tried at times to get the waitress's attention several times, until my partner stared one down we then asked her where our meals (politely) were and she said in a condescending tone that she would check, She disappeared and came back and walked over to the register stared at us, started talking to her work mates and kept on staring. I felt like they forgot to call our mains after they took away our entree which occasionally does happen, And I felt like this waitress was too scared to come over and tell us, occasionally you forget to call the mains but instead came over and stated: "Our meals are on hold because they have a function on and the kitchen is busy with that and we should just wait a bit longer".No apology at all...Totally not acceptable and also that's not my problem, maybe put more staff on or they should of prepped a day earlier. By this stage we were waiting over an HOUR!!!! We are about to get up and leave and our meals came out, by the way it was a chicken salad and lamb souvlaki which doesn't take too long to make! Also not once did any of the staff came over to check if we wanted drinks or if our meals were ok. By the way the food is very average and overly priced and they get away with it because most of the people that go there are from interstate or tourists that don't really know what it's like. Also when we finished and went to pay the bill, the grumpy lady asked me which table and I pointed to it and she prints out someone else's docket. I told her it wasn't mine and she made a joke: "if I was you I wouldn't of said anything because that's bill is a lot cheaper"! I should of taken her advice but I just wanted to get the hell away from that place. The only good thing about the place is the front door. This doesn't even deserve one star. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE TO ANYONE. read more

Poor service. Cold food. Juices are warm and it is very expensive. Staff totally untrained. Great location but that's it. I've never reviewed anything before felt so strongly about my experience here thought I would. read more

A bit overpriced for what is pretty average food for Melbourne, service was fine, but not long after we ate a tiny baby cockroach crawled over the table (we were in a booth), looked at the other seats and could see food residue in the joints of the booth seat backs. Also if kitchen staff share toilets with patrons I want to see them wash their hands like they're about to head into surgery when they leave a toilet stall. read more

Not good at all. Went there for a work function. LET'S START WITH THE TERRIBLE SERVICE - Poor service never experienced such bad service. If tourists go here they would assume Melbourne is the pits when it comes to dining. The waiters ar depressed (must get paid poorly) They are rude. They bump into you. In fact we had one knock into a colleague and spilt food all over her dress, No appoligy or anything. The staff seem to hate people. They get upset if you ask them politely for a drink. It's as though they just don't want to be there and you are the enemy. They took forever to seat us, they took 40 minutes to take our order and this was only after many requests. The waiter rolled his eyes when ask about a particular dish and said he had no idea, just try it for yourself. THE FOOD - The meals came out at different times despite the fact there were only 6 of us. Some meals were cold. The food was bland and even a little stale. The cuttlery wash dirty and sticky. The waiter was angry that we ask for a clean knife and fork and took 15 minutes to replace these. THE CONCLUSION - Never again, Just don't go there. A waste of a great position right on the beach. Dirty Dirty Rude Rude The worth it. Ian B read more

The location is really what makes this cafe, and it's great for a drink or meal if you want to enjoy the beach views and life going past. I agree with other reviewers that it is let down by the service, especially in summer, when they take on a lot of casual staff who are not really up to the task. Winter is much better, but as it's less busy, that's to be expected. Last winter they also had good offers for three courses, plus drink, which were good value at about $25. During busy summer days you can be left waiting for service, but luckily the views are good enough that it's not really too much of a chore. read more

Bit expensive but allover good food ... Spiro and tandoori chicken pizza pretty good... Beautiful view