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The Wild Flower Bar & Dining at Bells at Killcare
Price: Expensive•Mediterranean•4.7(764)The Wild Flower Bar & Dining is renowned for its Mediterranean cuisine offering world class hospitality with a strong focus on sustainability and seasonality. The menus are a celebration of "Food of the Sun" and feature produce from many local suppliers from up and down the coast and surrounding hinterland, including fresh daily seafood from local waterways, all within a lively, sophisticated bistro-style space.Il Toscano Long Jetty
Price: Moderate•Italian•4.8(447)Il Toscano means “The Tuscan”, and is a perfect representation of everything I am, and all that I love about my home land in Italy.
My name’s Matteo – head pasta maker, chef and owner of il Toscano. I was born and raised in the countryside of Tuscany, and although I’ve now lived in Australia for over 9 years, my passion for all things Italian has never been stronger.
Nor has my passion for sharing it with Australia and the Central Coast. I noticed that while there are a lot of outlets serving Italian food up here, they’re largely not hitting the mark when it comes to quality, authenticity and traditional local Tuscan food.
Our mission is to bring people together for an amazing Italian experience with good food, wine and good times and share with you my strong passion and our local traditional cuisine as if you were in Tuscany.
Lagune Artisan
Price: Moderate•Italian•4.5(91)We are excited to announce our second Lagune venue is now open.
Lagune Artisan is our new sit-down restaurant open for breakfast, lunch, and soon to follow for dinner. Experience delicious freshly baked focaccia sandwiches, vibrant salads, authentic in house made pastas, and our signature woodfire pizzas. Also featuring coffee, craft beer on tap and a selection of local and Italian wines.
Our intentions remain the same – Italian inspired cuisine infused with artisan passion and woodfire flavors. All crafted with care and made with local quality produce and authentic Italian ingredients. Simple.
Whether you're joining us for a mid-morning feast, a leisurely lunch, or a satisfying take-away pizza – we’ve got you covered.
We look forward to seeing you soon.The BOX on the Water
Price: Expensive•Modern Australian•4.6(1,845)The BOX on the Water is situated in prime position on both the Ettalong foreshore and beach. Its absolute waterfront location has panoramic views out across Broken Bay to its namesake, Box Head, and over to Sydney's northern beaches.
Architecturally designed with a stylish, modern aesthetic, The BOX on the Water restaurant, bar and beach kiosk is just an hour and a half drive from central Sydney or twenty five minutes on the passenger ferry from Palm Beach.
Both the restaurant and kiosk offer fresh, modern Australian cuisine and friendly, efficient service. Experience stylish, casual, 'fun dining' with arguably the best outlook on the Coast!
Amalfi Ettalong Beach
Price: Moderate•Italian•4.5(175)Stroll from the pearly white sands of Pearl Beach to Amalfi. We are the Central Coast’s newest absolute beach front lunch and dinner destination, bringing together delicious modern Italian food and drinks to be shared in great company. Nestled on the beach front of famous Pearl Beach, we aim to give you the ultimate “la dolce vita“ experience.Binky High Tea House
Price: Expensive•Café•4.5(79)Celebrate with us at our High Tea House! We are open every Thursday to Sunday to host your special occasion, a birthday, children's high tea, or even a savoury cheese or tea finger sandwich high tea. We can cater for small groups or large functions, so whatever your celebration needs, we have you covered
Binky High Tea House is the perfect place to enjoy an indulgent High Tea experience in a truly unique setting. Step into a floral Parasian wonderland and sip on fine tea while enjoying one of our decadent High Teas. Our experienced staff will ensure your event is special and memorable.
Our menu includes a selection of savoury and sweet treats that will make your event one to remember. Whether you’re having a Baby Shower, Kitchen Tea or Engagement celebration, we have the perfect High Tea package for you.
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- OTOpenTable DinerNew South Wales •1 review5.0Dined 5 days agoYet again delicious food. This place never disappoints. Pizza, Arancini balls, schnitzel, mozzarella sticks, it’s all great. Not to mention some very nice wines too !More infoLagune ArtisanPrice: Moderate• Italian• Wamberal•4.5
- HHuxleyNew South Wales •1 review5.0Dined on Jun 20, 2025Right from the moment I walked in the doors my partner and I were greeted with excellent service and led to our table. I had booked this for my partner's birthday and they were kind enough to give her a little birthday card as well as complimentary bubbly. They gave us a perfect amount of time to see what we wanted to get started with, we ended up choosing the GAMBERI CON CAVOLO as well as TRIS DI BRUSCHETTE. These were both absolutely impeccable. the prawns were cooked to perfection with amazing presentation and the taste of the Bruschette was out of this world. We then got Beef Ragu and Con Nduja. The presentation for the mains were quite ordinary but the taste was amazing! For dessert we got the Nutella Infused panna cotta and the Tiramisu. The Tiramisu was not as strong as the ones I've previously had but it still tasted delicious and the panna Cotta was very rich and creamy. The service and ambiance of this place was definitely something to note, all of the waiters/waitresses were more than happy to help at any point in time and always checking up on us to see if we needed anything.More infoLa GioiaPrice: Expensive• Italian• Erina•4.8
- PPeterNew South Wales •1 review4.0Dined on Jun 12, 2025Service was outstading recommend going again, recommended great dishesMore infoIl Toscano - TerrigalPrice: Moderate• Italian• Terrigal•4.6
- JJulieNew South Wales •1 review5.0Dined on May 31, 2025Lovely food, always consistently pleasant. Our party had fish curry, butter chicken and spicy chicken palace dish. All delicious. Very friendly staff who are accomodating. Highly recommend this place to eat.More infoThe Royal Palace - Indian Restaurant in TerrigalPrice: Moderate• Indian• Terrigal•4.2
- JJulieNew South Wales •1 review5.0Dined on May 22, 2025Beautiful decor, lovely relaxing atmosphere. The high tea was great, lots of variety and so fresh. Staff were friendly. Best “High Tea” we have had in a long while, price was excellent thanks to Groupon voucher.More infoBinky High Tea HousePrice: Expensive• Café• Erina•4.5
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Celebrate special occasion at the best restaurants in Central Coast. Our customers recommend The BOX on the Water, The Wild Flower Bar & Dining at Bells at Killcare and Il Toscano - Gosford (New Opening)
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