Tempus Katoomba

Nice and quiet place for dinner. Little bit cold for winter nights. The selection of the food was limiting the choice, we would order more, but the option didn't appeal to us. However, the services were massive and very generous, tender lamb, crispy double cooked potatoes and fresh salad. Services been great and helpful.

We stopped by on a Sunday evening at 7:30 and were able to walk in. The food is delicious, Modern Australian. Top notch service too. If you want to impress someone take them here!

Somehow this kind of fusion food is very highly regarded in this town despite the quality/taste is average and price is high. We had the beef tongue skewer, duck breast, and Turkish dumplings and veggies. All dishes are very pricy. The beef tongue is overcooked/softened so it loses its tenderness. The duck breast tastes good but definitely is worth $60. The Turkish dumplings are good but nothing too exceptional if you compare it to any good chinese or Nepalese dumplings. Very good staff service and good wine selection.

We had a incredible experience visiting Tempus. The food and the experience was amazing and the staff were really amazing! Recommend coming for dinner when you are in the Blue Mountain area!

My partner and I had an incredible dining experience at Tempus. The food was absolutely delicious—every dish was fresh, flavorful, and beautifully presented. The service was just as outstanding; the staff was warm, attentive, and genuinely passionate about making sure we had a great time. From start to finish, everything exceeded expectations and was a fantastic finish to a week in Katoomba. Definitely keen to come back and explore the other half of the menu :)!

“Tempus” started “allegro” but finished “lamentoso”. This is a local restaurant with an old world charm. Local beers and mocktails warmed the cockles and were a great way to settle in. We enjoyed the cosy atmosphere and the starters - the fennel and rabbit dishes were tasty. The duck main course was also very delicate and the roast potatoes were crunchy. We were really enjoying ourselves. And then came the most expensive item on the menu, the 30-day aged grass-fed steak. What a total disappointed - tough and chewy, like an old boot. Cooked medium - we like it medium-rare - we left half of it. When we complained to the waiter he brushed us off as ignorants. He confidently imparted that grass-fed beef is not the soft and melt-in-your mouth type you find in the cheaper, supermarket variety; where farmers finish the cattle off with grains to soften the meat. Tough and chewy is what real quality tastes like. Well, excuse us for our ignorance. Our local butchers in Sydney, Bologna and Treviso who also had grain-fed beef that was exquisite must have it all wrong. We’ll clearly need to go back and educate them. The cheesecake to round-off was ok. Such a shame - we were excited to dine and left deflated. Never mind, the audience left the hall before the final notes were played.

Excellent service, great coffee, food was delicious, must try breakfast bacon roll n salmon benedic. Suitable for couple to enjoy coffee breakfast here.

Really lovely space. Great service and delicious food. The reason it’s not 5 stars is I feel some of the flavours are just not quite “complete”. The steak needed a lift in both acid and umami. Left the palate wanting something more. The mango again needed an acid to cut through. The salty beetroot needed something creamy or sweet to carry it. But honestly the whole experience was truly great. Tasty, fresh and seasonal. Love the majority of vegetarian dishes, very rare for a menu to be so diverse and inclusive. We will be back seasonally to try more things. Definitely get the roasted gem lettuce. Nice wine list too that will not break the bank. We tried a few by the glass. Very tasty. Lastly the menu design means you can have lots of sharing plates and be totally satisfied if you’re not a main meal kinda person.