Doyles Garden Bar

Name: Doyles Garden Bar
Address: 11 Marine Pde, Watsons Bay, AU-NSW, Australia, 2030
Telephone: (02) 9337 2007
Price range: $40 and under
Rating: 4.3

4.3 (205)

$40 and under

Australian

11 Marine Pde, Watsons Bay, AU-NSW 2030

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2 people

Jul 7, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 5 times today

About this restaurant

Great for outdoor dining
Great for scenic views
Charming

Doyles open -air Garden Bar is located right on the beach in Watsons Bay. Try one of our refreshing cocktails, a draught beer or a glass of wine & order from the new garden bar menu. A great place to chill out & watch the sunset !!

The bar is located at our restaurant Doyles on the Beach, Watsons Bay.

On this, The restaurants original site, Doyles on the Beach opened Australia first seafood restaurant in 1885. We have been family owned and operated for over 5 generations.

The restaurant internationally famous and a mecca for Sydneysiders and tourists alike, offering a stunning range of fresh seafood.

Outdoor relaxed dining located right next to the beach. Live music on Saturdays 4pm - 7pm & Sunday's 3pm - 6pm weekly.

Open from 11.30am until late.

For restaurant bookings please book at Doyles on the Beach - not Doyles Garden Bar.

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$40 and under
Cuisines
Australian, Seafood, Burgers
Hours of operation
Bar Daily 11:30 am–11:00 pm
Phone number
(02) 9337 2007
Website
http://www.doyles.com.au/
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Catering
The Garden Bar is a self-service venue. For private standing events a canape option is available on request with a minimum of 7 days notice. For more information please contact lucas@doyles.com.au
Private party facilities
Private functions are available in our Garden Bar. Please contact lucas@doyles.com.au for pricing and more information.

Location
11 Marine Pde, Watsons Bay, AU-NSW 2030
Neighborhood
Watsons Bay
Parking details
street parking nearby
Public transit
bus & ferry
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Beer Garden, Cocktails, Entertainment, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 205 people are saying

Doyles Garden Bar reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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4.3

4.3 based on recent ratings

4.1Food
3.9Service
4.5Ambience
3.9Value

Noise • Energetic

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Doyles Garden Bar offers a "great location" with "fabulous views," making it a "must" visit in Watson's Bay. The atmosphere is "relaxed," and the food is "delicious," though some dishes are "overpriced." Service is generally "attentive," but there are occasional lapses in attention to detail.

205 Reviews

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John
New South Wales1 review
5.0
Dined on June 21, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
First time at bistro, Very nice food and location at good prices.
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Pina
Adelaide1 review
5.0
Dined on June 1, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Beautiful venue and view weather lovely and food and waiter were friendly and explained food options great service on time the whole experience was amazing
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Carol
Sydney1 review
4.0
Dined on April 13, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
Lovely setting, view to die for. Same food as the formal sit down dinner of the Doyle Restaurant. Guitar/vocalist could have played longer. Whilst a little overpriced that’s what you expect in Sydney. Overall we thoroughly enjoyed our lunch on such a perfect day weather wise.
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Kiley
Sydney1 review
3.0
Dined on April 13, 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 5
We were disappointed with the size of the serve of Baked Tasmanian Scallops with roasted tomato & nduja butter and basil. The cost was $22 and the dish consisted of three scallops in their shells. At nearly $8 for one scallop, this was excessive. It was an entree size, not a main and should be sold that way to meet customer expectations. We had to order an additional dish as this was just not substantial enough for a lunch. We ordered the serve of fish tacos (3 to a serve) which was so much more substantial there was no comparison. The rest of the party ordered a prawn salad each but we did order a side of chips which then made the meal sufficient. Yes, the setting is amazing, the view is to die for but Doyles shouldn't rest on that when you are charging these prices. Also, when tapping to pay at the register, there is a choice of 4 or 5 options to add a gratuity. My friend who paid didn't have her glasses on. As a result she pressed one of the buttons that almost doubled the cost of her meal. This is clearly meant to catch people out and is pretty cheeky. Would I go to the Garden Bar again? Yes, most definitely, but I will be a lot more discerning with what I order - once bitten, twice shy.
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Trevor
Sydney1 review
3.0
Dined on April 7, 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 1
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
The service etc was very good on the 7th April for lunch. My concern is that the snapper that I received was not cooked properly I actually had to use a knife to cut it into pieces. I tried my partners snapper (she could not eat it all) hers, the fish just fell apart. By that stage I had already finished my serving. It was about 5 hours later I paid the penalty of a toilet run from the poorly cooked fish. If I realised that the fish was going to have that result on my stomach I would have complained. I found that day was very disappointing compared to another day we had lunch there back on a very wet day in September.
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Alexia
Sydney2 reviews
3.0
Dined on April 4, 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 5
Slow to seat despite there being lots of tables available. cocktails were great, scallops were also great. Prawns/fried calamari not so good - overall food was average. Atmosphere/outside was lovely though.
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Olga
Inverness / Scottish Highlands4 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 14, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Very enjoyable lunch , easy ordering and the food was delicious.
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Maria
Sydney1 review
3.0
Dined on March 2, 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
The food was really nice! however I was turned off as I received a glass that had thick red lipstick on it. My husband returned it to the bar with no apologies or acknowledgement at all, just a nod of the bartenders head. We order a cob loaf which was delicious however, the plate it was served on was wet, which made the cob loaf all soggy underneath. I feel a bit more attention is needed in these areas! The food I could not fault!
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christine
London4 reviews
4.0
Dined on February 23, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Great table close to the seafront. Relaxed ambiance. Food was good but would have preferable service
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Alan
Sydney1 review
5.0
Dined on February 22, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
There is no need for the music. We come for the view and food. That’s enough.
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Doyles Garden Bar is rated 4.3 stars by 205 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people

Jul 7, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 5 times today

11 Marine Pde, Watsons Bay, AU-NSW 2030

Additional information

Neighborhood
Watsons Bay
Hours of operation
Bar Daily 11:30 am–11:00 pm
Price
$40 and under
Cuisines
Australian, Seafood, Burgers
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
street parking nearby
Public transit
bus & ferry
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Beer Garden, Cocktails, Entertainment, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.doyles.com.au/
Phone number
(02) 9337 2007
Catering
The Garden Bar is a self-service venue. For private standing events a canape option is available on request with a minimum of 7 days notice. For more information please contact lucas@doyles.com.au
Private party facilities
Private functions are available in our Garden Bar. Please contact lucas@doyles.com.au for pricing and more information.

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