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Garfish

1/39 East Esplanade, New South Wales 2100, Australia
02 9977 0707
Ranked #2 of 96 restaurants in Manly
4.0 of 5 stars 60 Reviews
Price range: 16 AUD - 150 AUD
Cuisines: Seafood
Good for: Romantic, Business, Local cuisine, Special Occasion Dining, Entertaining clients
Dining options: Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations, After-hours
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Good for: Romantic, Business, Local cuisine, Special Occasion Dining, Entertaining clients
Dining options: Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations, After-hours
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Sydney, Australia
1 review
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2012
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I ate lunch 2 days ago here, 2 mains, 2 beers & I (inedible - tasted like crumbed rubber) child's fish/chips cost > $100. This was a rip off. The child's fish tasted like rubber. My dish, battered fish and chips, was a small portion. The Waitress was aloof (who thought she was doing us a favor, by letting us... More

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Sydney
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4 reviews 4 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2012
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Went to Garfish for my husbands birthday lunch and although the food was tasty (not outstanding) and service was good, the value was not good and overpriced for the size of the food. More

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Hamilton, New Zealand
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2012

Arrived at 6pm on a Saturday was lucky enough to get a table. Family friendly restaurant so lots of kids at that time of the day. Servings a bit small for the price, a little bland, service very good. Staff understood when we said " here comes our ferry" they then promptly processed our bill. More

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4 reviews 4 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 April 2012

Dined at Garfish for our anniversary. Staff were very friendly and attentive. Food was AMAZING. Scallops and pork belly is a must.. Maybe a bit of music would have topped it all off! Still amazing though. More

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Sydney, Australia
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7 reviews 7 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2012

Food good, service excellent and consistently delivers. More

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Jamaica
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

My first visit to Sydney, my aunt took me by ferry across to Manly to one of her favourite restaurants. We were quite early, so at first the screens were down, blocking the view and breeze. When the screens went up the view was lovely and my aunt had barramundi, and I had ocean trout, offered to me medium. Both... More

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Australia
Top Contributor
56 reviews 56 reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 April 2012

We went to this restaurant for a speical occassion. As expected the menu is entirely seafood (one beef and one lamb dish only) but every option sounded very enticing. I liked that the daily fish fillets could be cooked any way and with any side - ie you could mix and match. THis enabled us to have whatever combination we... More

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Sydney, Australia
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34 reviews 34 reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
39 helpful votes 39 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 April 2012
1
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We went here three times for our reunions over the last 2 yrs and each time its been great. I particularly like The Snapper pie {their most famous dish } at $34.00 wine list $8.00 for Marlborough Sauv Blanc a glass. Views are a bonus and the service. I do like the fact that the TV shows you how they... More

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Perth
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18 reviews 18 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 March 2012

This place has a fantastic seafood menu, I was spoilt for choice! We both chose a grilled fish (cooked to perfection) with different side dishes and we shared a waffle tasting plate for desert. It was all for a very reasonable price too - we couldn't believe how cheap our bill was we had to double check something wasn't missed... More

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Glasgow, Scotland
Top Contributor
82 reviews 82 reviews
Reviews in 30 cities Reviews in 30 cities
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 March 2012

We picked this after having a quick look through the TripAdvisor reviews and I'm glad we did. Lovely location with beautiful harbour views. We tried garfish and barramundi and the idea is to choose how it's cooked and what it's served with - nice idea. A bit pricey but worth it. More

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