I was once put off by raw food cuisine but this place turned my perception around. I wanted to be…read moreopen-minded about trying a new place that people talked about. Sure enough, I was impressed. The flavors were not bold yet, spectacular! We had multiple dishes; mushroom ceviche, Mediterranean roll, spaghetti huancaina and a special brownie w/banana ice cream and kombocha that had a nice surprise kick. I took home a bag of spiced coconut chips from their in-house product line that I am looking forward to try. The service was great. Both Dave and Raphael were super friendly and enthusiastic about what they do. I love the fact that most of the furniture is up-cycled and created by Raphael. They are aware and conscious of their mission with this healthy, inspiring and most delicious food. Support this plant based business- it is officially my favorite restaurant in all of Bondi.

Î was super excited to try this newly opened raw food, gluten and dairy Free restaurant…read more Unfortunately It did not live up to expectations. We tried 2 mains for lunch supposedly most "filling" options - spaghetti - Green curry Both dishes felt quite bland, terribly missing seasoning and spices. Raw food can be boring if not twisted with the right ingrédients and balanced properly...and î did not think that the balance was there for these 2. Tried the kale, Apple, ginger and turmeric juice and IT was too sweet for my liking and the texture a bit off. The space is Nice, minimalistic feel but can get quite noisy with a large communal table and high ceilings that echo...

Poke lovers rejoice, there is a straight up Poke spot in Sydney!!!…read more Found on the backstreets of Coogee Beach, if you ever missed the poke in Hawaii there is now a solution. When you rock up you can order a small bowl for $15 which comes with your choice of poke, one side, and black rice or if you're hungry you can order a large for $20 which comes with two choices of poke, one side, and black rice. The poke varies from spicy tuna, salmon, kingfish, and others all with different marinades and ingredients. Super fresh and tasty af....sides vary from seaweed salad, potato salad, coleslaw, kim chi and more. I got the large with spicy tuna (ahi) and the Aloha way (salmon) which is the classic along with potato salad. This will definitely fill you up and I plan on coming back. Real healthy and real tasty...can't ask for more.

Came here on a Sunday and was very disappointed…read more Out of the entire poke bowl menu of about 8 selections, only 2 were available. We were told that on Sundays, they made other poke bowls which weren't on the menu. It sounded like they were using their leftover ingredients to put together what they could. We chose 1 of the 2 bowls that was available, and then told that this was actually not available either as what was left was needed for an existing order. Service was poor. Staff were disorganised - there were 2 waitresses behind the counter and one told us that she could describe the food to us but couldn't actually take our order - for some unknown reason only 1 staff could do this. We ordered some poke and vegetables which were on display at the counter. It took them 15 mins to put on a plate (there were only 6 guests in the cafe and some were eating when we came in). It turns out they had forgotten about our order. A staff approached us and asked if we had ordered yet. While we were eating, I heard the staff shout out to eachother in the kitchen describing what ingredients they had and working out a poke bowl combination to put together - supporting my theory that they were using leftovers.

The food is good. The prices on juice are really low and they let you make your own. I like this…read moresince I like healthy juice combos unlike the masses. The vibe is nice and airy and close the beach. The food comes out super quick almost before you can sit down. They also have a lot of vegan choices. I wish we has one of these by my house. If you have non healthy people in the crew they have a lot of other items including an all day breakfast option. Nice service, people, and locatio

We ate here twice when visiting Wollongong on holiday. It is a great way to start the day! The…read moreservice is good and the wait staff helped us and cheerfully answered our questions when we weren't sure what to order. Outdoor seating was nice.

This is Ora's other restaurant. It's on the main beach road in Manly and is open more in the…read moreafternoon / evening hours. It is located downstairs though so yes it has the good fresh tasting food like Ora but I disliked the location and the darkness of the place. It lacked character big time. The service was good. Tried the fish tacos and they were ok, probably wouldn't go back. But I would definitely go back to Ora.

If there is one word that describes this place and that is swish. This place is very, very swish…read more However, that doesn't necessarily mean that it is bad, or expensive. I came here for a beer and the price actually wasn't all that bad. Okay, it isn't the type of pub that I would regularly visit, particularly since I tend to prefer my pubs to be a little bit more down to Earth, but it does have a really nice beer garden, which would entice me back.

They added a restaurant and changed the pub menu semi-recently. I have been here a couple times…read morewith friends and hockey teammates and have been super pleased with the service and food each time. Charing Cross hotel has some of the best pub food in Sydney! The Charo burger and fried chicken burger are superb, and I can also highly recommend the roast chicken pie which is massive. The inside is cozy and there is a beer garden outside if you want some sunshine. Highly, highly recommend this place for a pub feed, dinner or social gathering!

I came here on Saturday but have been told that I should came back on Sunday as that is the biggest…read moreday and lots of fun. Lots of space and lots of Irish! I have not seen anyone Aussie there at all! The food looks really good- Irish and home made by your mother. Been told that Thursday is the best food deal -$0 steak and chicken schnitzel when you buy a drink and pay for the side. Will definitely came back on Thursday for dinner.

This is actually a really nice pub and just to think that if I hadn't done my research before I…read morewent to Sydney I probably would never have known about it. The thing with Bondi Junction is that I usually only go to either the shopping centre for a movie, or jump on a bus at the railway station and go down to the beach - I never take a right hand turn and do a bit of exploration. Basically it's an Irish Pub but one with a lot of warmth and a great atmosphere. Actually, for a pub it is quite large, especially the sports bar. It has all the trappings of your typical pub, including a VIP lounge, but it is definitely a pub that has a lot of character.

I've visited the Randwick Lil Darlin bar a couple of times since moving East and it's a great Li'l…read morego-to bar at The Spot (locals lingo). It's not overly busy on a school night which is when I usually go but I can imagine it would be a little more crowded on the weekends. They have a great cocktails list as well as a food menu though I've never eaten here. Sometimes there's table service, sometimes there isn't and you usually wait a little longer for your drinks to arrive but a cute bar nonetheless.

Well. Lookee who just opened in Randwick?…read more Not content with kicking epic amounts of ass in Darlinghurst, the Lil Darlin team have snagged a smashing position on the pedestrian-friendly corner of Perouse Rd just near the cinemas where they can sprawl out onto the pavement in a comfortable and aesthetically-pleasing mess of inviting tables and chairs. Caught up with an old friend for din-dins across the road and wanted an after-meal tipple. Last thing I remember is walking out of the restaurant. Then we were in a front booth at Lil Darlin. Got tractor beam? I don't even recall crossing the road, yet it must have happened. Being a Tuesday night it was pretty quiet but there was this lovely treacle-like relaxed vibe that damn near had me slipping my shoes off and jamming a hand down my duds Al Bundy-style. This place made me feel like one of the cool kids, but in the most welcoming and unpretentious way. The wait staff are genetically blessed valkyries with shy smiles and lovely manners. The ambient lighting and velvety shiraz, the wicker bird cage and faux vines, that Sylvan glade-interior, it all got me. Love.

Bad Mama came to town a while ago - and I dismissed it as a try-hard bar in a modern building, but…read morelast Saturday a friend suggested we should give it a try. "It's the best bar in Bondi!" they claimed, "It's a proper bar." We weren't enjoying ourselves at Ravesis so I gave in and followed them down to the end of Glenayr Avenue where the fun runs out - the end that there's no point going to unless there's sports on at the Beach Road Hotel. Outside this dull grey newly-built building there were groups of people sat and talking, and inside there were tunes pumping, cold beer and eclectic furniture crowded with beautiful people. I realised I would have to raise my game and wiped the sooky grimace off my face and we ordered a few beers at the bar. The beers were cold and we gathered some mis-matched chairs into a corner and ended up lost in conversation, only momentarily distracted when super-hot six-foot blondes walked up to the bar. And this is the good thing about Bad Mama, it's not the super-hot six-foot blondes, or the great food. It's the fact that you forget you're there - you're enveloped by the bar, not left perched in the middle of some massive empty bar which is so typical of the Bondi bar scene. On the face of it you know that this is a brand new constructed space, but when you're inside you're sucked in by the interior design and the lighting such that you forget and you could be in a bar in Hoxton Square or Hackney. Five stars - I'll be back!

Had a few drinks with friends after city to surf. We ordered a round of drinks and received the…read morewrong drinks. After waiting in the cue to bring the full glass back, the female bartender at the time accused us of lying and insulting her intelligence without considering the taste of the drink. She then told us either drink it or pay for another. I never use these things to comment on bars, and being an ex bartender I fully understand errors happen and they can be fixed. However, this service and behavior was so poor I'll never go back from this experience.

I feel charmed to have found such a darling little bar in the backstreets of Bondi Beach. Having…read morestrong associations between Bondi and douche-bageries such as Ravesis, this tiny little establishment helped instill some good in my damaged perspective. I stopped into Speakeasy around 5:30 on a Thursday afternoon and found the place empty. With velvet covered couches, dark wooden desks, and oldtime decor including a vase of peacock feathers and a rotary phone, I was filled with instant ease. That and the ocean breeze blew in and out so freely you'd think you were on Campbell Parade (minus the crowds). I ordered a glass of their first listed Pinot Noir, Six Foot Six. The menu described the wine as "light and a little fruity." I won't beg to differ. It was drinkable to the point of slurpable and went down effortlessly for a red on a warm afternoon. I ordered a dish of mixed olives to accompany which was a good choice. As the late afternoon grew later, the place filled up a bit, but the energy stayed easy and carefree. The waitress might have played a part in this as well. She breezed around with great comfort, occasionally sitting with the guests and making informed wine recommendations. Speakeasy is definitely my kind of place. And I'm so glad it's in Bondi Beach because I needed my narrow-minded perspective to be expanded. And I can now speak easy, because expanded it has been.

Speakeasy is a hole in the wall winebar / tapas space which unites suave culture with comfort…read more Hidden away from Bondi Beach, this special place is easy to miss. It's almost hidden which is why I like it. The interiors are dark and if there was one word to describe it, it would be '"cosy". They have a wonderful wine collection and yummy foods to share. Small dishes include Roast beetroot and yoghurt dip w bread $7.5 and Zucchini, w feta + mint $9.50. Larger tapas range in price from $12 - $20. I'd recommend their house cured salmon and grilled halloumi...the dishes are slighly small, so I suggest ordering a little bit more.... What is also another fabulous discovery about SpeakEasy are their breakfasts. I went there with a friend and he couldn't stop thanking me for the introduction. We both ordered the Barcelona eggs - shallow baked w house cured salmon, roast potato, ricotta, capers, sp. onion, spinach + Toast $15. A great place to go with friend.

I have to admit that I love the art-deco style of architecture (or is it art-nuveau - I'm never…read morequite sure which is which, so I'll just stick with art-deco, even though it probably makes me sound like an uninformed twat). This is one of those pubs that I wandered into while exploring Sydney's eastern suburbs and sure enough I absolutely adore it. In a way it seems to accommodate everybody, whether you are have been a regular since the 1940s, or you are young and vibrant and looking for some great craft beer (much like me, well, except for the young bit that is). Oh, and the staff are pretty cool as well.

I used to come here of a Monday night for Trivia but stopped because it was only ever as good as…read morethe trivia hosts mood. Also, who the heck has a trivia night on a Monday? I went for a cheeky pub lunch today. I was impressed with the selection of condiments at the kitchen counter - so many mustards in ceramic jars. The staff at the bar were friendly but the kitchen weren't in too much of a hurry to feed me. When our burgers came out, they were very pretty: shiny brioche bun, pickle on top, but after the first bite I knew they weren't going to live up to their looks. The patty was a little dry and pretty flavourless (?underseasoned). The chips had good crunch but again lacked flavour. We sat out in the beer garden which is more a box to keep smokers in than anything else. I will probably be back, but won't be wasting my time with the burgers again.