Portions are great, lunch special prices are really worth it, the food is delicious and flavourful,…read morethe service is stellar and the vibe is really nice considering its next to a main road with not the most amazing architecture outside. Highly recommend

Terrible place to go. Don't bother. Really bad service and rude staff. They messed up our meals and…read morewhen I received mine I was shocked. I ordered a Thai beef salad and this is the mess they served me. It was more like soup. I could not eat it. Then when I told them the staff just walked away. No offer to fix my meal either. Then demanded I pay for it. I ended up paying as I just wanted to get out of there. My daughter who ordered spring rolls was left waiting over 35 minuets for her food as they messed up the order. So many other nice places to eat. Just don't waste your money.

I have such mixed feelings about this place. Parts of my experience were fantastic, while others…read morewere underwhelming. The easiest way to explain may be a pros/cons situation. Pros: good location, beautiful views, friendly service. This is definitely the weirdest restaurant experience I've ever had in terms of service - you have to wait to be seated, but then you have to go back upstairs to order your food, bring a buzzer with you downstairs through the garden, and then when your buzzer goes off - back upstairs, gather your hot plates, and bring them to your table on your own. I feel like if you are eating on actual plates (not takeaway style dishware), and you have to wait to be seated... you should have a server. This situation seemed so weird to me. Either way, the people working here are very friendly. Cons: Food is expensive, which isn't a problem, but you are definitely paying for the view, not good food. However, even with a nice view, a $26 spaghetti with cherry tomatoes seems over the top to me. My boyfriend got the fish and chips, and we were both unimpressed with the food. It wasn't terrible, and we were hungry, so we have no regrets, but if you're coming here to chill and enjoy the view - eat before you come. For food and one drink each, my bf and I paid over $80. Bottom line: visit for a drink and a look at the view. Skip the food. Tables are nice and big, so it's a great place to meet up with friends.

Fish and chips for lunch. Great views and plenty of sunny corners. One piece of fish was…read morepractically raw but the batter nice and crispy. The meal was replaced immediately so they really do care. For $26 they should. A pint of Asahi for $16 was a bit over the top but did taste fantastic.

I heart the Gong! Came here to watch the Tahs final while on vacation. Called ahead to make sure…read morethey were showing it which they were, and glad we chose this place on a whim because there were screens everywhere. They had multiple games on, at least a dozen beers and a few ciders on tap at slightly below average prices. All the standard fare for a hotel, although food came out slowly that's understandable given the place was packed to the rafters. They have deals during the week on food and drinks, but it was still affordable for a weekend night out. After the Tahs won they passed out free chips, which I think were just leftover from the bistro but still a nice gesture. All the staff were really friendly and attentive - they appeared to offer table service for some of the larger group tables, were quick to pick up empties, and made pleasant conversation while filling orders at the bar. It looks like a great place to have group events, and there's a dance floor/dj upstairs if you want to hire it for a private party. One was on the night we were there and it didn't interfere too much with the downstairs shenanigans. Poker room to the back and a beer garden with pool table outside added to the mix of customers. Overall, there's something for everyone here.

Went there for lunch. Had the ultimate schnitzel with mushroom sauce. Their soft drinks at $5 is…read morepricey. Food is well priced so that makes up for the drinks.

We had a fabulous dinner here tonight. Lovely helpful staff and very welcoming. We were a family…read moregroup of 9 with two children in high chairs. We started with delicious and reasonably priced cocktail. We recommend the metre or half a metre pizza; just perfect for our family. The pasta was very authentic and we loved the carbonara. We also really enjoyed the gnocchi. Lovely flavours. A little different to what we expected. Not a pineapple in sight. We'll be back.

Gluten Alert ! Items labelled Gluten Free in menu may not be Gluten Free…read more I have dined at North Beach Pavillion three times with the family - each time I have gone out of my way to request Gluten Free dishes from the menu (asking staff verbally for the gluten free options and then choosing only from items labelled Gluten Free on their printed menu - every time I have ended up having the GF Penne). While the food has been delicious to eat, each time I have been glutened with a noticeable inflammatory reaction shortly after eating there. On our latest visit today I asked 1) at the counter upon booking for only gluten free menu items 2) double checked with the waitress that I was ordering the Penne labelled GF in the menu and that it was in fact GF and 3) Queried another waitress upon finding small pieces of a white soft buttery tasting ingredient (looked like gnocchi) amongst the pasta each about the size of a five cent piece. I was assured it was just garlic so just ate it up. Shortly after leaving the restaurant the gluten response kicked in so I phoned them and spoke to the chef Dominic who apologised and told me that they should boil the pasta separately but they were busy and maybe it was pieces of gnocchi from another dish in amongst the pasta. He said that the gnocchi is potato based but it also includes WHEAT FLOUR ! This is a really nice restaurant otherwise I wouldn't have persevered but they are clearly negligent if they are so casual about misrepresenting their food as gluten free if in fact they don't have even basic processes in place to ensure that it is actually free from gluten - especially when a person requiring special dietary needs has gone out of their way to make them aware of this beforehand.

Oh dear. Returned to…read moreSamuel's last night. We chose to experience the "tasting menu with matching wines". $190 later (2 people) we were underwhelmed by the food (lack of flavour and dry chicken dish) and almost completely sober. I've been a fan of this restaurant for many years, but it pains me to say it, this experience was.... meh...... extremely average.

High-end dining in the seaside town of Thirroul…read more With starters in the mid-$20 range, and mains in the mid-$30s, I thought perhaps this beachside town restaurant was overreaching. But ours turned out to be a very good dining experience. Linen, very attentive waiter service, and an attractive menu were all good signs. We shared a starter of grilled cuttlefish that was cooked and seasoned just right. My main was slices of pork and apple with "the ultimate" crackling. The portion size caused my eyebrow to rise, but by the time I finished mopping up all the bits of sauce and spice I was indeed full. The wine list had nice by-the-glass options that made it possible to match something appropriate for each dish. Definitely on the fancy side, and just on this side of reasonable value for money, but a good dining experience with some attentive food preparation and service.

Great little Chinese place, there Sate Chicken is about the best I have ever had. There Thai dishes…read moreare not very authentic and the beer selection is a crap as it can get with no imports available, but the food is good and the atmosphere is pleasant enough.

I have to say, Yelp and I have had a pretty good relationship over the last year. I have come to…read morefeel I can trust Yelp's opinion on most things. So when I found myself on an impromptu trip to The Gong, of course I asked Yelp where to eat. His Boy Elroy? Looks good. Good reviews, good photos. Good menu. But I suspect I have discovered what I'm going to call the Small Town Positivity Bias. As in there is so little choice, any ol' thing can seem good. Everything about this place pointed to a great find. Obviously we got a big plate of Chilli Cheese Fries and Buffalo Wings and some beers. If I had to put it in words, it's like those people you meet who have read about humour in a book but never seen it done and attempt it anyway. It's not wrong, but it definitely ain't right. The fries had no actual chilli on them. As in beef chilli, pork chilli, whatever chilli you like as long as it is slow cooked and meaty. What they had was some kind of Louisiana Hot Sauce which they swore was Franks but like no Franks I had ever tasted, mayonnaise and melted cheese. It was like a French Canadian's attempt at Chilli Cheese Fries. It was this same pseudo-Franks that they used on the Hot Wings, the sauce and NOTHING ELSE. No butter, no cayenne, no paprika, no garlic powder, no vinegar, no Worcestershire sauce, no good. I really wanted to like this place but by the end of the meal Bill was dragging me out as I attempted to find the chef to share my own Buffalo Wing recipe with him. Bill hates a scene. If you are in the Gong you'll probably end up here. There is not that much to choose from. Stick to the things that are hard to stuff up like hotdogs and burgers.

After Landing on the ground successfully in Wollongong Sam and I went somewhere I'd been keen to…read moretry @his_boy_Elroy This was their monthly special, 'The Duke': wagyu beef, iceberg, cheese, pickles, special sauce, bacon, fried egg and a thick onion ring PLUS I added pulled pork Gotta love the creaminess of yolk and meat together! The whole combo made for a good works burger mix. Fully licensed too, great for washing it down with after

On a quick getaway to Wollongong from Sydney (decided at 4pm Friday to drive down for the night) we…read morewere stuck for a place to eat. Came across Kneading Ruby (separate review). We had to wait over an hour for a table for 2! So wondered down the lane and came across Humber Bar. What a great find. The multi level bar had a great relaxed vibe. It had a mixed crowd they were mostly young but to be expected on a Friday night. We were shown to the rooftop bar, as they were at capacity downstairs. It's not a tall building and you are dwarfed by other buildings but there are no windows looking down at you and it was a comfortable spot. Ordering is done through your phone at the table. Simply scan the code, pick what you want, paid through Apple pay and drinks arrived in minutes. Since we were hungry and had about 90 minutes to wait (9pm dinner) we ordered some fried cauliflower (good) and hand cut chips (bad/soggy and greasy). The cocktails were average and i would have been better off going for a beer or 3.. Overall a great venue but could use a bit more attention to detail in their food and cocktails. The service was friendly and i could have happily stayed for hours but had to move on to dinner. A summers evening would be brilliant on the rooftop bar.

This experience left me as soggy as the bottom of my villain fries, so excuse the savagery…read more Villian fries were good, the cheeseburger was grainy and flavorless. Bbq sauce was too sweet. Had the coffee smoothie, was also disgusting. On the bright side they play decent music and the atmosphere is nice. So one star for the atmosphere and another for the Villian fries, which could have used more sauce or layer of cheese so you're not left with plain soggy fries at the bottom. Summary: Coffee smoothie a letdown, cheeseburger a grainy, flavorless letdown. Wouldn't come back. Wouldn't recommend it.