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Harry's on the Esplanade

Upper Level 17 | The Esplanade, Cowes, Phillip Island, Victoria 3922, Australia
+61 3 5952 6226
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Ranked #16 of 23 restaurants in Cowes
Cuisines: European, French, German, Seafood
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Reservations, After-hours
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Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Reservations, After-hours
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Melbourne, Australia
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 June 2013 NEW

I was on the island travelling for business and came across Harry's on the Esplanade, upstairs, great location and unfortunatly thats about it!! I dined there on Saturday night, it was the first and last time i would ever eat here!!! The service was slow and unattentive, the food soggy and nearly cold, the wait time on food unacceptable, the... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 June 2013 NEW via mobile

We had dinner here, cold and raining so no view, inside was like a cafeteria. We ordered medium rare tuna steak, which was overlooked and dry. Background music was that terrible mind numbing piano bar music. On the plus side the waitress was fantastic. For the money (not cheap) there is much better value elsewhere.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2013

Great location, shaded patio, good prices, fresh fare everyday, Chef will talk to you about the menu of the day, magnificent view, good wine selections, family friendly. tourists are very welcomed. Other patrons will chat with you and offer ideas too. Friendly atmosphere all around.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2013 via mobile

Despite the owner's slow service (her age), the food is great whereas we ordered the pan fried snapper. Really fresh and my toddler son loves it too!

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2013

Great balmy autumn day out on the balcony overlooking the water, looking forward to a lovely long relaxing lunch.......not! Waitress sat us down took order for mineral water and disappeared. Another waiter came after my husband signalled after ten minutes or so, and we ordered wine and our meals. Now, pay attention here, this could have been a medically disastrous... More

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Harry6226, Owner at Harry's on the Esplanade, responded to this review
11 April 2013

On April, 8th 2013 we were closed! More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 March 2013 via mobile

We visited Phillip island for the weekend and dined with a few close friends that we had not seen in a long time. We found the restaurant to be very impressive. Fresh food, fast service, well informed staff and a view to die for, offering fresh crayfish every single day. We will defiantly return on our next trip. A must... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 March 2013 via mobile

On Saturday night we booked a table for seven to celebrate my mother's 70th birthday. The waitresses appeared to be backpackers and totally inexperienced. When we ordered sparkling water for the table we werre given one bottle. One small loaf of garlic bread for the seven of us! Our wine arrived 20 minutes later. Although we had two young children,... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 March 2013 via mobile

I think they are trying to be posh here, but ultimately the food is average, not fresh, and is over priced. The service was ordinary. I had a fried calamari entree that was greasy, and a bowl of black mussels in a fairly un-appetising white wine and garlic broth. My wife had a bland tomato based spaghetti with prawns. Fresh... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 February 2013 via mobile

Contrary to other recent reviews we really enjoyed the food here. Service on the other hand was terrible.... They weren't able to distinguish between starters and mains - we got both at the same time. We received the wrong type of wine and when ordering a cheese platter was disappointed to find there was only 1 cheese left. I should... More

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Harry6226, Owner at Harry's on the Esplanade, responded to this review
25 February 2013

Thank you very much for your review and that you enjoyed our food and the great view. Our sincere apologies for the mix ups of our casual staff. We take staff training serious, but during the recent World Superbike event on Phillip Island we had to rely partly on not fully trained casual staff. We will continue to improve our... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 January 2013

Went to Harry's with my husband to celebrate my birthday enjoying the sunset, however, that wasn't possible. He booked days before to get a table with views of the coast and the manager by the phone gave my husband 2 options so that we could decide when we were at the restaurant. When we got there, the manager sat us... More

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