The Bay Restaurant

INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE!! The view, beautiful. The food, delicious. Highly recommend the steak, chicken and seafood linguini. The standout was our server Hannah. She is truly extraordinary. Very friendly and gave amazing recommendations that we wouldn’t have gotten otherwise (the white chocolate creme brûlée!) overall an amazing experience.

An incredible dining experience at The Bay Restaurant! From the moment we arrived, the service was exceptional. Lucas and Raffaele were absolute standouts! They’re both very warm, attentive, and genuinely passionate about what they do. The rest of the team were just as accommodating, creating a welcoming atmosphere that made the whole experience feel special. The food was amazing, beautifully prepared and full of flavour. The potatoes were a surprising highlight for us! It’s perfectly cooked and incredibly delicious. Every dish felt thoughtful and well-balanced. And of course, the view was superb. It added so much to the ambience and made the meal feel even more memorable. Overall, a fantastic experience from start to finish. Highly recommend The Bay Restaurant for great food, wonderful service, and stunning views.

Cannot fault the service, the atmosphere and views from the restaurant. The waitress was super lovely too. The food was a mix bag sadly. Some parts were lovely but some parts missed the mark for us (asked for medium-rare steak but was well done instead for example).

Beautiful restaurant with breathtaking views. Our waitress, Hannah, was very knowledgeable and helpful. Several members of my party had allergies and she took great care in catering to these restrictions. The steak, chicken, and linguine were all phenomenal — could not recommend more. The white chocolate crème brûlée was the best dessert I’ve ever had, and I usually don’t prefer white chocolate. One of the best meals I’ve ever had.

The food delicious with complimentary bread and olive oil on arrival. Flo was a wonderful waitress and the fish of the day and seafood linguine was divine. Would visit again! Visited on a Monday night and would recommend making a booking if more than 2 people as it was quite busy 😊

Dinner at the Bay was lovely. Service was friendly and welcoming! We had the pork belly starter which was juicy and tasty! Our mains were seafood chowder and the beef rib that we felt were sumptuous but missed the mark slightly! The chowder was heavy and it was unexpectedly to find smoked salmon in it. My beef ribs were tender and juicy, but the accompanying roasted carrots and potatoes made it somewhat heavy, glad we ordered a serving of greens. Food menu was a bit limited but overall pretty good! Breakfast was on the card spot on with a simple buffet and a big breakfast, thanks

Lunch here on 17 Sep 25, very clam environment, best sea view, warm service. we order simple food, soap & meat. Very nice.

We were 1 adult and 2 children ... steak tartare had a very average taste, not the traditional french style that we normally have .. the 400gm steak was was very good and the sauce but for $130 you would expect it to be , expensive for a Cape Grim 400g scotch ... sides were good ..tuna was very fresh, the king fish was quite good just the sauce had a strong and strange after taste ...service was excellent

One of two restaurants at the Freycinet lodge serving local cuisine. We dined there for dinner on the first of our two-night visit to the park. It's a pretty large space with tables arranged in tiers to take advantage of the nice views to Coles Bay The dinner menu isn't all that large-one beef dish, lamb, a gnocchi, couple of fresh fish dishes, a few sides and starters. I chose the local fresh fish and my wife the farmed local salmon and we also got the roasted garlic rosemary potatoes. The food definitely gets 5 stars for presentation with colors and texture galore but I was a bit underwhelmed by the taste and I certainly couldn't find any rosemary in the potatoes. Service was friendly and the pace quite relaxed. There's a nice drinks and wine list featuring local options. Bottom line-for me this is a good spot for dinner if you are staying at the lodge but not a place I'd make an efforrt to get to otherwise.

Before driving up to Freycinet from Hobart, we were warned that there was little choice for food in Freycinet. We resigned ourselves to sub-par national park food as the price to pay for the beautiful scenery. However, the Bay turned out to be a really fantastic restaurant. We originally made reservations for later in the evening, but after a long day of hiking, we were so hungry, we decided to just head straight to the Bay. When we arrived, we realized it was actually pretty fancy, with uniformed staff and a well-appointed dining area looking out over Coles Bay. We were impressed by the menu offerings - every dish sounded interesting. I ended up with the beetroot and gin-cured salmon, a light and refreshing summer appetizer, and the quail special, which was delicious. We also enjoyed the local black lip abalone appetizer - the abalones in Tasmania are different from those sourced from Asia and definitely worth a taste. For mains, the other members of our party loved the eye fillet, which was cooked to perfection and served with a delicious butter sauce, and the southern rock lobster served with a tasty, savory miso broth and soba noodles - the lobster was huge! It's a credit to the service that we never felt uncomfortable during the meal. Despite the fact that we looked disgusting, we received excellent service. Erika was very friendly and knowledgeable about the food and drinks menu, suggesting excellent local wines and regaling us with anecdotes about the wineries. She also recommended the corn creme brulee with spicy chili popcorn for dessert. Though it certainly sounded strange, it turned out to be a really one-of-a-kind dessert that we really enjoyed. The Bay is such a gem - we were pleasantly surprised by every single aspect of the meal, from the wonderful service to the selection of local wines to the well-crafted dishes. Sometime towards the end of our dinner, we also were able to enjoy the beautiful sunset over the bay. It was the perfect ending to a really strenuous day and delicious meal.

This was the best meal I've had in my trip to Tasmania. In a land of pricey tourist trap restaurants, this was definitely catered to tourists - but was not a trap. Here's what you get: - amazing waterfront sunset views - great waiting staff, better than I've experienced in some Michelin restaurants - white table cloth dining - amazing food, with an Asian fusion successfully executed - mains at only $30-$40 for large portions Given that you're going to be paying $30-40 prices for mains at other touristy restaurants, especially the ones at Bicheno, this is a no-brainer for lunch or dinner when visiting the Freycinet area. Oysters were fresh and large. The best were the Japanese-inspired ones with wakame and ginger - the flavours just go so well together! At $4 each, not the cheapest, but well worth it. Wallaby entree was interesting and unusual. The wallaby was cooked perfectly, still a little pink in the center. Seafood sambal stew for main course was generous and a little spicy, with authentic Malaysian sambal taste coming through. Lots of seafood in the bowl! The best value dish were the sides - at $10 for a side dish, it sounded expensive, but my side of beans asian style was almost as big as my main course. Overall, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this place to anyone visiting the Freycinet area - it is a no-brainer for me to get a really good meal here at a very reasonable price for this area.