Diners' Choice: Great for outdoor dining restaurants in New South Wales

OpenTable

Updated June 05, 2025

Looking for the best restaurants that are great for outdoor dining in New South Wales? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

No Bones Byron Bay

4.8

4.8 (1284)

$41 to $100

Vegan

Byron Bay

About the restaurant

No Bones is the brainchild of Tahlia, Yasmina and Laurie. In an attempt to change the way we think about what we put in our mouths, we opened our doors in April 2018 with a vision of bringing meat eaters and vegans together over good plant-based food. With each passing year, No Bones has evolved, driven by the determination to do better for both our community and the environment.

We are part of a plant-based movement and invite you to join us on our expedition to save the Earth one Brussels sprout at a time.

#brusselsnotbeef

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Top review

Sarah

Dined on Jun 10, 2025

absolutely delicious ! we had the brussel sprouts, beetroot ravioli, zucchini blossums and salt and pepper calamari (which tasted so much like the real thing) and enjoyed every dish

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Experience

TUTTI PASTINI

Riverbank Moama

4.8

4.8 (110)

$41 to $100

Modern Australian

Moama

About the restaurant

Riverbank Moama is located on the Echuca Moama border region. Our beautiful homestead venue providing a dining experience by the great Murray River.

We are a premier and authentic Restaurant that has been proudly serving the Moama area since 2020. Our mission has been to provide high-quality food for all those that wish to combine fun and enjoyable ambiance with skillful cooking into one extraordinary dining experience.

Welcome to RB.

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Ash

Dined on Jun 6, 2025

Highly recommend. Great food and great service. Lovley spot

Sapori at Tailors

4.8

4.8 (28)

$41 to $100

Italian

Islington

About the restaurant

CIAO !! Fabrizio and Francesca here! We are husband and wife who arrived here in NEWY almost 6 years ago from Rome and we are excited to bring you a taste of Italy and share our typical culinary traditions with Newcastle.

SAPORI means “flavours” in English and perfectly represents what we want to bring to Newcastle - authentic and traditional Italian flavours from our homeland in Italy.

As Italians, quality food is in our blood. SAPORI AT TAILORS offers traditional Roman Pizza, homemade Pasta, Desserts, and Gelato. We prepare every dish daily from scratch, using traditional recipes and adding a bit of love into everything we do. We’ve hand-picked the best ingredients from local, authentic producers and imported goods from Italy so we can guarantee high-quality food to give you a real Italian experience here in Newcastle.

On our Menu, you can find Pizzas divided into Le Rosse pizzas and Le Bianche , as well as starter plates, pasta and of course, Italian desserts

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Frances

Dined on Jun 20, 2025

The owners and staff are always pleasant, welcoming, patient and helpful

Matildas

4.8

4.8 (37)

$41 to $100

Pizzeria

Nambucca Heads

About the restaurant

Matilda's is where the Nambucca neighbourhood gets together, over wine, local food & weekend backyard bbq's. Matilda's shack is an icon in the valley and aims to represent its great growers, chefs, crew & community.

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Ganesh

Dined on Jun 23, 2025

Love this place. Being one of the very very few vego places to eat in this region, we are so glad the food is actually good. It is a little pricey but the staff are lovely and the restaurant is very cute and cosy. Highly recommended and we will be back again and again.

The River Deck Cafe

4.7

4.7 (1079)

$40 and under

Australian

Albury

About the restaurant

Located at one of Albury’s most idyllic and picturesque locations, our award-winning restaurant hopes to offer you an unparalleled location on the banks of the famous Murray River whilst indulging your senses in modern Australian cuisine. Our menus are driven by the natural, native, and local ingredients that we source from incredible regional farmers and producers across Albury, Wodonga, and our surroundings.

After dining with us, we hope you can see the vibrant and creative food scene that our region has to offer.

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Georgia

Dined on Jun 9, 2025

The food and service is always fab. Plus it’s a beautiful spot to be.

Bundanoon Hotel

4.5

4.5 (349)

$40 and under

Modern Australian

Bundanoon

About the restaurant

Our restaurant offers a selection of quality meals prepared with the best produce available. Lunch is available Friday to Sunday and dinner Wednesday to Monday. On Tuesday the bistro is closed, woodfire pizza is served in the Brigadoon Bar. In March 2022 we revamped the dining space and renovated to include a new kitchen. At the same time a new Head Chef joined our team. Regulars love the new menus which change almost daily. Menu options are available for larger parties with the group menus proving very popular in the private dining room as well as the restaurant. When we finally see some sun the spacious beer garden offers other possibilities.

Situated halfway between Sydney and Canberra the Bundanoon Hotel is ideally situated for friends, family or business gatherings and with 58 rooms available there's no need to drive home after a great night.

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Glenn

Dined on Jun 23, 2025

Great experience. The food is so much more than pub food, the food tastes 5 star. Fresh, quality, well cooked, thought through flavours. The service was friendly, engaging, nothing was a problem, we felt as though service flowed, as being genuine service, not robotic. An experience we were talking about the next day. Looking forward to more dinners and lunches at Bundanoon Hotel.

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Experience

Woodfire Pizza Tuesday's

Dungowan Brewery

4.5

4.5 (140)

$41 to $100

Australian

Dungowan

About the restaurant

Dungowan Brewery is located in the Woolshed of Dungowan Station which is a working sheep and cattle farm, in the beautiful Dungowan Valley. Established in 1834, it exudes historic charm while offering modern casual dining. Nestled amongst whistling trees, water holes and the sounds of singing wildlife, the beauty and serenity are truly unique.

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Charmaine

Dined on Jun 8, 2025

Had the chicken supreme. It was amazing! Was also very exciting to feed the baby piggies

Dulcie's Cottage

4.4

4.4 (717)

$40 and under

Australian

Merimbula

About the restaurant

Dulcie's is a reimagined family cottage turned restaurant bar. The menu consists of a small selection of tasty burgers, oysters, seasonal cocktails, delicious wine, and friendly chat. Dulcie’s has a long bar to sit at, a beer garden to hang in, a fireplace to warm up next to. All of our menus consider local produce and the atmosphere we aim to create is cosy, fun and comfortable. Think cool grandma crossed with cheeky grandpa vibes.

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Colleen

Dined on Jun 14, 2025

Nice atmosphere Great service Not quite what we expected

Santa Fe

4.2

4.2 (22)

$40 and under

Mexican

Merimbula

About the restaurant

Santa Fe is a warm and welcoming family friendly Mexican restaurant & bar located in the middle of the Merimbula CBD with incredible views over Merimbula Lake through to Bar Beach. We offer a high level of service in a casual atmosphere.
The beautiful vistas are visible from all of our three dining areas front open air deck and our rear covered deck.
Our menu includes a broad range of Mexican food favourites. We also feature excellent cocktails, wines and Mexican and local beers as well to make it a complete experience.
Located on the first floor of The Plaza. Access from Beach Street via stairs or use the lift next to Dwyers Real Estate.
Your hosts Peter and Jodie Dunnage are well known locally for their fabulous service and attention to the diners experience. We are proud to be the Travellers Choice for Mexican on the South Coast through Australian Good Food Guide and Open Tables Diners Choice for 2024.

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Nicole

Dined on May 17, 2025

What a fantastic restaurant. We started with the jalapeño margaritas which were the best we have ever had! The lingering heat was just right. The pod was delicious, love the ability to add heat and the portions were very generous.

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Experience

5-6pm Grab a drink and snack then go!

Husk Distillers Cellar Door

4.1

4.1 (1222)

$41 to $100

Australian

Tweed Heads South

About the restaurant

Husk Farm Distillery is home to Husk Rum and Ink Gin.

Husk Rum is a rare style made from farm to bottle using the finest quality freshly crushed cane juice grown and bottled at Husk Farm.

Ink Gin is boldly unconventional, sparking conversation & making people take note. A true original, Ink brings colour & art to people through gin.

We are Australia's first farm to bottle rum distillery set on 150 acres of beautiful cattle & cane farm - making spirits which reflect the land where we live.

A day at Husk Farm Distillery is a must-do when visiting the Northern Rivers. Husk is a short 20min drive from the Gold Coast, and 1.5hrs from Brisbane.

We recommend all first time guests book onto one of our 5 star distillery tours or experiences. Alternatively, make a reservation to enjoy cocktails, tasting flights and lunch.

Open 7 days a week from 11am | Daily distillery tours available Wednesday – Sunday | Planter’s Kitchen lunch menu available everyday

Top review

Ellie

Dined on Jun 21, 2025

Great food, great drinks, beautiful area and child friendly.

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