Saltshaker Restaurant & Takeaway

I should have checked the breakfast reviews before coming here :-< This breakfast was schleppy and it cost me $30 ($15 for scrambled eggs on "toast" and $5 per side). Even I can make better scrambled eggs and can toast bread. On a positive note, I tried the scallop pie and found it fine.

This was the worst food experience we've ever had. 6 people and food came sporadically and over 1 hour to get. Toast was bread, nothing cooked properly. Many people sending meals back. Other patrons cancelled their orders. Coffee was watery and weak. No gluten free options. We turned other patrons away as so disgusting. The bathroom was so filthy with sanitory bin overflowing. When we complained they are not willing to make any concessions. They are very fortunate we didn't walk out without paying.

Kinda does the job if there’s no other place. Pizzas are just ok. Stale small base and not enough sauce base. Unfortunately there’s no other place in Swansea at 6pm. Haven’t tried the burgers or anything else so hopefully they will be better. This place is just OK. Hopefully you like it though.

My partner and I attended this cafe at 1130 on the 16th Nov 2025; we were seated quickly and that's where it ended. We sat waiting to have our order taken for a good 30 minutes. During this time it was my observation that another group of patrons were also not satisfied with their service. It appeared as though there was no more then 3 staff attempting to run a cafe that perhaps had upwards of 15-20 patrons. I cannot comment on the food or the facilities - although our table had not been cleaned properly. We decided that, given our wait, it was likely we would not be served within a reasonable time so we decided to leave and go to the Tavern further up the road.

A nicely located cafe overlooking the water. We came for lunch in the restaurant and 'okay' is pretty much an apt description. We both got burgers, and the beef being pretty good, but the chicken was quite tough and actually required cutlery to eat. The chips were good enough. The table was physically clean but still had that residual sticky feel to touch. The service was pretty average, just doing the bare minimum. Not much personality, just getting the job done. The prices are definitely on the expensive side, with some main dishes costing $45.

Location and view great, but deck was furnished with tired and broken plastic chairs/stools. Ordered food, wine and water. Food and wine took considerable time to appear and water never arrived. Battered flathead was fine, if overpriced, but the presentation of the seafood linguine was instantly underwhelming and proved far from the freshly cooked pasta and succulent seafood that the price ($35) and coastal setting had suggested. Our concerns were met initially with indifference, and then denial. No apology or concession was offered. Overall, a disappointing and unpleasant experience. A postscript, having read the owner’s response: When I said I was not happy to pay full price for the linguine and left cash payment for the rest of our meal ($80 of $99), the owner locked the front door of the restaurant and threatened to phone the police - a bizarre overreaction, in my opinion. When I headed towards the rear of the restaurant, his wife (?) ran to physically bar my way, grabbing me by the arm. We eventually exited via the front door, at which time the owner had commenced filming me with his phone. Coincidentally, there was a police officer outside, who we willingly approached, given the harassment we were experiencing. The police officer said that legally we were obliged to pay the full price (which we did), but suggested we could use social media to review the restaurant. The owner then warned me that he would sue me if I said anything negative. At no time was I rude or disrespectful to anyone, with the exception of my parting comment to the owner when he threatened to sue me, when I said: “You are a charmer, aren’t you?” I certainly did not ‘push through’ or voluntarily touch anyone - in fact, he had to tell his wife not to touch me. He needs to be cautious about his own slanderous comments.

Very kind staff who were very attentive to the party of 4 I attended with. Large portions for the fish & chips with a great salad, however a little pricey. But I think you pay a bit more for that gorgeous seaside view that takes your breathe away as you drink a glass of wine and smell the salt air.

Great pizza, nice thin crust with well designed toppings. Good selection of local wines.

A nice little cafe in Swansea overlooking oyster bay. We stopped in for lunch on our drive from Hobart up to Freycinet and got inside just before the rain. The menu is pretty large for a small place with burgers, some sAndwiches and a couple of salads. They also have a variety of pizza which sounded good to us. We chose a pepperoni pizza which had a great, super thin cracker-like crust and a Cesar salad and a pear cider-it was the perfect lunch. No sooner then we got inside, the heavens opened and it got quite rainy-so our timing was good. Food-wise this cute spot is maybe 3.5 star but the food arrived super quick and the young staff was very friendly so bonus points for that. There are only a few spots in which to eat on the main road through Swansea and this fit the biLl for us.

The only thing going for this place is the view. We came for a late breakfast. I ordered the pancakes and hubby ordered a big breakfast. (it was called something else) I didn't look at the price of it till i paid $32.95 for his and $19.95 for mine. My pancakes were those golden pancakes that you buy at woolies, and it was burnt on the underside. The fruits were okay, fresh, the grapes were a little brown. I just couldn't get over the fact that a restaurant would serve pancakes that you would only buy if you couldn't be bothered to make them. It's so cheap to make a pancake batter and so much nicer. I wouldn't recommend stopping here. I'd hold out till you find something else. I wish I'd had the pancakes at the berry farm up the road. I didn't take pic of the big breakfast, it was okay.....just okay, on the plate there was a small grilled frankfurt instead of an actual sausage, Which was weird. $50+ for a really bad breakfast.

Very disappointing. The place is well located and has a great view. Portion size was also very good. I had the quinoa fish. The batter was fine but the fish was inconsistent. One piece was tender and juicy the other tough. The vegetables were undercooked making them hard going to eat. The mix of sauce on the vegetables didn't seem to work either. My partner had the calamari which was tough and had parts of the skin / membrane still on it. She was pulling it from the calamari. The salt and pepper batter wasn't great either.

Our group were lucky enough to eat dinner & breakfast here on our long weekend road trip around Tassie. The service was fantastic and the food was tasty and generous in portion. I had the scallop pie for dinner & the Eggs Benedict for breakfast - both were fantastic :) The coffee was also pretty good (which is high praise coming from a Melbourne local). We met the owners at dinner and they were kind enough to let us taste some wine they were considering for the restaurant with them! I can't recommend this place highly enough, if you are in the area it is worth stopping here for a meal or quick drink on the balcony to take in the ocean views.

My wife had the pizza and I had the wings and Shaker burger plus 2 drinks. $65. The wings were burnt , burger had a smell I'm not accustomed, noxious. Pizza didn't taste like pizza.. We both got sick after

This one have great view and probabl y the biggest restaurant on Swansea town. We ordered seafood chowder as starter，curry scallop pie w/ chips and salad and kid's pasta，all of them are delicious and worth the money paid. Good choice if you are on a road trip and stop here.

This restaurant is small and can get busy all at once since there are so few restaurants in the area. I am giving two stars because the service was very good but the food was not impressive at all. I ordered the Margherita pizza and my husband ordered the fish and chips. As for the pizza, I will say the crust was quite nice...crispy. The pizza itself was bland, bland, bland. Even with red pepper flakes. Lots of red pepper flakes. My husband said the fish and chips were good, but he's not a particularly picky eater. As long as he has food in his belly, he is happy.

Don't waste your time or money. Food was mediocre at best and disappointing at the price point. $21.90 for an "open steak sandwich" apparently containing eye fillet (the tiniest portion of meat received in any steak sandwich I've ever purchased). Limp salad drowned in mayo, steak about 4mm thick, melted cheese, chunks of onion, decent chutney and two puny pieces of bread. Semi sun-dried tomatoes were pretty good. Chips had been cross flavoured with whatever else had been fried in the same oil. Asked for water and was offered "Mount Franklin or sparkling" per the menu. While I appreciate free tap water makes the proprietor no money, the practice of buying water in a bottle goes against my principles of avoiding waste where possible. I was particularly surprised by this policy given several patrons appeared to be drinking alcohol only. Service was perfunctory. Table was not set nor wiped down prior to arrival and not rectified. After meals arrived, waiter returned with cutlery and begrudgingly brought napkins upon request. The greatest level of interest and kindness shown was upon payment. Happily, after leaving much of the food uneaten at Saltshaker, we continued on to Kate's Berry Farm where the food and service were faultless.

Dont really have a choice in the town after 7pm but surely gave us unexpected experiences.