This place serves up super yummy, huge and juicy pacific oysters. Extremely fresh. There are even…read moretables overlooking the bay and their farming area. It's BYO so you can bring your own wine/ beer and they'll provide you glasses. What a good find and well worth the detour/ stopover along the way to Freycinet

Melshell oysters are delicious - large, creamy and succulent. The staff here are really friendly…read moreand will provide you with glasses if you want to BYO. There are some seating areas and sauces for you to dress your oysters. It's a nice scenic spot to smash a dozen oysters!

We were staying in the lodge and booked a table at this restaurant. We were seated at a window…read moretable to enjoy the setting sun. We started with the bruschetta which was 5 pieces of toasted bread loaded with tomatoes. For my main, I chose the lamb. Husband had the chicken. Both our meals were so good. The meat was tender and we both had carrots cooked to perfection. Loved our choices. We finished with white chocolate crème brûlée. It was a nice light but very tasty end to a great meal. Loved all the local wines on the menu. So glad we were able to eat here.

Beautiful restaurant with breathtaking views. Our waitress, Hannah, was very knowledgeable and…read morehelpful. Several members of my party had allergies and she took great care in catering to these restrictions. The steak, chicken, and linguine were all phenomenal -- could not recommend more. The white chocolate crème brûlée was the best dessert I've ever had, and I usually don't prefer white chocolate. One of the best meals I've ever had.

We finished up our first day of exploring Freycinet National Park and made sure we left enough time…read moreto come here for an early dinner. The kitchen closed at 4pm and they were quite strict when those waiting in line were not able to order anything other than what was shown ready in the case. They sourced much of the seafood from their own farms so the shellfish was going to be quite fresh. The menu showcased selected preparations for their oysters, mussels, scallop and abalone from the kitchen besides a fish burger and fish of the day. We ordered and then were handed a pager. Seating was all open air under a covered patio. A huge cooler supplied water. Pickup from the kitchen was outside facing the parking lot. Bathrooms were away from the main building near the outside food refrigerators. Our first dish was the dozen raw oysters. We actually got 14 which was a bonus! They were good sized, fresh and tasted a little like the sea. A squeeze of lemon was all we needed as we slurped them up. The bowl of natural mussels was huge and I stopped counting the shells as they overflowed the shell bowl. We opted to de-shell everything and let the mussels soak in the broth. Rich and tasty. Our final dish was the abalone three ways. Each was cooked perfectly with our favorite flavors of (1) saffron and (2) herb but the miso butter seemed a bit off. Would return next time we're visiting.

Fresh seafood in an open space restaurant…read more The oysters were about half the price compared to the Melshell oysters at another restaurant we had the day before. But they also weren't as juicy and were smaller in size. Overall a good experience.

Dreadful, complete rip off. I felt insulted at the poor quality , rubbish catering. It cost $54 for…read moretwo TINY bits of fish , rubber calamari, and wet chips and soft drink. They shouldn't be in business. Only ripping off tourists.

Very overpriced... poor service.. spent 58 dollars on two pieces flat head and 14 scallops that…read morewere no bigger than a ten cent piece DAYLIGHT ROBERY I WON'T BE BACK

I really wanted to like this place and when I first came in it was a fun quirky little place, we…read moreordered the fish and chip special but our order wasn't taken down properly so we just ended up with two lonely servings of fish, no problems, mistakes happen, wasn't able to pay the difference to get some chips however which was also a little disappointing, the extra wait didn't really help the place as the longer we had to look around the more it went from quirky to depressing with spark damaged electrical outlets and dusty surfaces, when the chips did arrive they were dense and greasy, the sat heavily in the stomach and the oily flavour just lingered, all in all wouldn't recommend, go two minutes up the road for significantly better food.

Such a great lunch of battered gummy shark, grilled salmon, battered prawns and lovely crispy…read morechips, eaten over-looking the small wharf and jetty. Food arrived promptly and was very fresh. Would definitely recommend you look for this place - on the same road as the blowholes - just up the other end.

Wow Yelp reviews are a little sparse in this neck of the woods and having a single bad review from…read moreone person really causes a swing. In this case, we seem to have had a better experience than most. We made a last minute booking at 7pm for 8pm and we got in a bit early. The server was terrific. Super helpful about what was fresh and available. They had as a special local oysters with a lovely white wine from France. It was a great flavor combo with a nice mild and rich flavor in the oysters. The core is spectacular. Coles Bay has a nice view of the setting sun and on this summer day the temperature was moderate and the breeze was lovely. We tried the diary free options and they did a terrific job on the lamb rump. The seafood fettuccine was also very good with a nice variety of mussels, clams and other goodies. Finally they had the in season blue eyed trevally which was. I rly grilled. Overall they really let the ingredients shine through. Finally they did a great job with kids. The grilled fish with chips was well prepared and they included nice vegetables with it. And the crepe brûlée was was delicious. Nicely flamed and great custard. We also had a wonderful Tasmanian sparkling wine, a Josef Cromy, which was terrific. Overall there are not a lot of restaurant choices out in this wonderful National park and this is a great place to enjoy the view and some good local cuisine

The view from the restaurant is stunning, especially on a good sunset day…read more The food was pretty decent, although a little pricey. It's definitely a good location and if you're looking for a sunset view over the water and pretty decent food, you won't go wrong... there are better places for food in the area, but not with this view :-) Would probably stay here next time we come back to Tasmania! :-)

You almost miss it when you see if from the road but this place has a pretty decent breakfast. The…read moresimple ham and tomato omelet and a cappuccino coffee was really good. It was a bit pricey but the view was

We dined here for lunch while tooling around Tasmania on a four-night driving trip, late December…read more2019. The views of the water and the nearby beach are stunning. The restaurant feels very casual and relaxed, but the food that we sampled is very good. TBH - we didn't really order that much off their menu, but here's what we ate: We ordered a dozen oysters - they were well-priced at $2.50 per oyster (well, it was cheaper for a dozen) -- whereas we'd paid $4.50 per oyster in Hobart (ouch!) Oysters were local - from somewhere near Freycinet (if I recall correctly) which is fairly close to Bicheno anyway. The oysters were absolutely superb! Extremely fresh, not too briny, small (though slightly bigger than Sydney Rock Oysters - I don't like the big meaty varieties), really delicious and so creamy! We were blown away by their quality. I remarked to our server ( owner / manager ?) how wonderful they tasted and she replied "It's because we shuck them to order," meaning, not in advance... Lovely! I have to mention the outstanding bottle of wine we enjoyed with the oysters - Freycinet Wineglass Sauvignon Blanc (2017 I think?) -- also local, and one of the most delightful Sauv Blancs I have ever tasted! No joke. (And we were in NZ prior to Tassie...!) So, the pairing of this crisp, very fruity and fragrant wine with the fresh oysters was truly sublime. We weren't actually that hungry so we asked if the kitchen could put together a large garden salad for the two of us to share, which they happily did, and it was lovely and light with grated carrot, sliced cucumbers & tomatoes, plus lettuce (natch) and a nice vinaigrette dressing. I forget what they charged us for that, but it definitely was reasonably priced. Such a simple and casual meal, yet so memorable. Truly one of the highlights of our trip around Tassie (which included a very posh NYE degustation dinner at Peppers Cradle Mtn Lodge - review to follow) - so that's saying something! Highly recommended for a pleasant lunch so you can enjoy the vista. Sunset would be a nice experience here, too.

My sister and my husband and I loved this place. Casual atmosphere, good music (not too loud),…read moreoutside and indoor seating, great location. The fish was fresh and my sister loved the chips. We got the gummy and the whiting, both good. My husband had a potato cake and was happy with it.