Eating Out - Manly
Reporter: Sara Groen
Sara is dining by the water in Manly at Garfish and then kicking up her heels for Oktoberfest at the Bavarian Bier Café on Manly Wharf.
Garfish Manly
At Garfish the focus is on serving the freshest fish available at a reasonable price. In conjunction with Sydney’s leading fish suppliers they source fish at its very best from the market floor & from individual producers around Australia. They often select lesser-know fish varieties because they are the best available on the day.
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You may select a dish from the menu or customise your own dish by selecting a fish from the blackboard menu, choosing how you would like it cooked & matching it with the garnish of your choice.
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More Information Garfish Manly
1/39 East Esplanade, Manly Telephone: (02) 9977 0707
Open every day for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Mains start from $22 |
Prices correct as at 06/10/07
Bavarian Bier Café – Manly Wharf
According to history, the German Crown Prince Ludwig, later to become King Ludwig I, married Princess Therese of Saxonia on October 12, 1810. The citizens of Munich were invited to celebrate the happy royal event at festivities held on the fields in front of the city gates. This proved so much fun that the party endured for 16 days. The decision to repeat the event in subsequent years gave rise to the tradition of the Oktoberfest.
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Today, people from all over the world recognize a good party opportunity and October is the month to honour beer! Naturally Europeans, especially Germans keep up the Oktoberfest traditions, but most big cities have a few venues that celebrate October with beer and Sydney is no exception.
One look around the Bavarian Bier Café in Manly, and you know that it’s got a lot to do about beer. There are literally hundreds, or is that thousands, of inviting pint glasses hanging behind the bar. The Bavarian Bier Café is an ideal balance of a good looking, contemporary venue that is warm and sophisticated, yet still manages to deliver a welcoming attitude and ambience that one comes to expect in the best Australian pubs.
In addition to an interesting list of beers there is also some great food, with menus that take you from breakfast though to late night dining. The food style is bistro and it’s a fusion of tradition German fare, but with a great modern Australian twist.
Only recently open, the Bavarian Bier Café is already a big hit in the city. With Oktoberfest, they plan to introduce the pleasure of beer to even more Sydneysiders with special events and themed entertainment planned for every Saturday of the month of October.
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Some of the dishes you may find on the menu:
Breakfast
- Crispy char grilled pork loin with fried eggs and sourdough
- Black forest ham and forest mushroom omelette with tomato chutney and sourdough
Lunch
- Chilli salted squid with passionfruit sauce garnished with summer sprout salad
- Bavarian platter - a tasting plate of succulent pork belly, sausages and schnitzel all served with traditional Bavarian condiments
Dinner
- Crackling roast pork belly served with granny smith apple compote and sauteed potatoes
- Schnitzel - our famous schnitzel served with either french fries, sauteed potato or warm potato salad
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More Information Bavarian Bier Café – Manly Wharf Shops 2-5 Manly Wharf , Manly
Telephone: (02) 9977 8088 Open everyday for lunch and dinner. Mains are from $23. |
Prices correct as at 29/09/07
And you can get a copy of the “secret” recipes from Garfish Manly and the Bavarian Beer Cafe in the Sydney Weekender Eating In, Eating Out Restaurant Guide and Cookbook. We’re working on it right now and it’ll be coming out real soon.