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Bar M
Review
About
Italian restaurant in Eastern Suburbs, specialising in house made pasta. With large cocktail bar serving the very best cocktails available. Fabulous visual entertainment with a vast array of classic and contemporary images projected onto the vast walls.
Features
CUISINES
Italian, Mediterranean
Meal types
Dinner, Drinks
Special Diets
Vegan options, Gluten free options
FEATURES
Accepts Credit Cards
American Express
Cash Only
Digital Payments
Full Bar
Mastercard
Reservations
Seating
Serves Alcohol
Table Service
Visa
Does this restaurant serve Tuscan food?
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Hours
Open until 12:00 AM
Sunday
Closed
Monday
5:00 pm - 12:00 am
Tuesday
5:00 pm - 12:00 am
Wednesday
5:00 pm - 12:00 am
Thursday
5:00 pm - 12:00 am
Friday
5:00 pm - 12:00 am
Saturday
5:00 pm - 12:00 am
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4.0
277 reviews
Excellent
149
Very good
45
Average
31
Poor
25
Terrible
27
Samantha S
Bondi25 contributions
Jan 2021 • none
In contrast to recent poor reviews, we enjoyed a very lovely anniversary dinner tonight at Bar M. Well priced and generous servings, accompanied by an amazing NZ Pinot Gris. Unobtrusive and efficient service, plus the fascinating array of projections on the walls of this cool warehouse space. The ambience was relaxed, quiet and welcoming. Recommend for a special night out with a loved one. I recommend the arancini and kingfish tartare - spot on!
Written 13 January 2021
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William E
Verbier230 contributions
June 2020 • none
the Italian craft beer [Sardinian] was a treat, and also the staff and the spacious hi ceiling warehouse like venue, but my ventured spatchcock main course failed, too fatty, not crisp, and sailing into view on a sea of deep fried potato cubes, none of which I ate, my coach would shoot me, so thank the lord for the ever reliable rocket / radicchio / parmesan salad. Pastas looked good, where I should have stayed. We will return.
Written 4 June 2020
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Dianne C
Brisbane174 contributions
Feb 2020 • none
Had been recommended by friends and was not disappointed.. The ambience is stunningly cool with concrete floors, exposed roof beams, and iconic movie star images projected onto original brick warehouse walls. The slimline minimal black furniture, the central tables with tiers candles and the lighting all fabulous. Enjoyed very italian service, the food is sensational, as were the peach Belinis at the bar before dinner.
Written 13 February 2020
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Thomas K
1 contribution
Oct 2021 • friends
Understand that Restaurants have gone through an enormous hardship with the lockdown however what we experienced was unfortunately more than disappointing. Service felt unorganised, the food portions were small and badly cooked and in no relation to the price charged. Best memory would be the bread rolls. In short we (7 of us ) felt ripped off and certainly won’t go back
Written 22 October 2021
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Peta S
2 contributions
Nov 2020 • couples
Very disappointing service - we had to ask for drinks twice. Mains were served with no cutlery- we had to ask a waiter for a fork. Had to ask for Parmesan. Then had to ask a waiter if we could have dessert. Food was tasteless no flavour and over priced. Don’t waste your money - your local Italian restaurant will be a much better experience.
Written 10 November 2020
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Gregwru
Sydney3 contributions
Aug 2020 • couples
I’m not normally the kind of person to write a review, good or bad but our experience at Bar M on Saturday night was just so bad I felt I had to try and dissuade people from spending their good money there. The service was awful, waiters leaving the table mid sentence and very clearly not really caring on wether the food is edible or not, the kitchen so unhelpful that they refused to change a main dish just a few minutes after it was ordered and long before they would have starting prepping it and cold mains when they did actually turn up... the list goes on. A very very disappointing night of which we will not be repeating.
Written 3 August 2020
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Davia
1 contribution
Apr 2021 • none
I should’ve looked at the reviews before i booked!
I have never been to bar M and thought I’ll give it a try for my birthday. Unfortunately on the day of my booking I had gastro and so did another person (both with children also had gastro). I had spoken to Paola and she was being absolutely rude! As i was talking to her on the phone she immediately took $250 out of my account ($50 per person for cancellation) and wouldn’t even let me talk to reschedule my booking. Absolutely rude!!!!!
I even offered medical certificate and she wouldn’t even have a bar of it.
I should’ve just gone to Bar M and spread my gastro around.
Written 2 April 2021
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anna c
Sydney81 contributions
Jan 2020 • friends
Went here with a group of friends. The building is very interesting, but the food is absolutely not value for money. Nothing wrong with the food, but for the price you pay, would expect something above and beyond. And I left still hungry,
Long wait. ... not a huge problem, as I know kitchens can be busy, but would like to have been forewarned that there might be a bit of a wait.
Written 18 January 2020
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Bradley C
3 contributions
Nov 2020 • friends
Really disappointing ... never again. Have been to Bar M many times but they sold out to greed on Melbourne Cup day! We had a table of 8. Service was poor and the food was seriously bad deli quality ... waited 2 hours for entree!! And quality was so bad considering $180 a head.
Written 4 November 2020
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Helen K
Sydney4 contributions
Jan 2021 • couples
My husband and I celebrated our wedding anniversary at Bar M , and we had a great evening out at this restaurant / Bar. Food was very nice ambience was awesome .very cool and quirky restaurant, our waitress for the evening was a lovely Brazilian girl Deborah who was super friendly with a lovely personality , we had a lovely evening and will be definitely dinning there again soon .
Written 16 January 2021
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postcode70
Groomsport265 contributions
Mar 2023 • couples
Shame certain male members of the floor team let the whole experience down. Food on the whole was okay, but the moustached waiter who looked after our table was both argumentative and downright rude.
Written 2 April 2023
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Monique P
1 contribution
Dec 2021 • family
Absolutely disgusting and a huge ripoff waitstaff we’re rude and the food wasn’t cooked properly especially the pasta it was raw and the portions were for a small child not for adults also they knew it was my daughters 18th birthday and not even a scoop of ice cream or small cake was offered to her like they promised very disappointed
Written 8 December 2021
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Frenchtraveller
France3 contributions
Sept 2019 • none
One of the Best Italian Restaurant in Sydney !!! The food was delicious and the staff very nice. I will come back !!!
Written 23 September 2019
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Site2c
Sydney16 contributions
Sept 2019 • friends
I really hate writing bad reviews but feel so compelled to at this time, if for nothing else than to get some value out of the money I have just wasted on this place. I’ll be as brief as possible.
Firstly our table was not ready so the Maître d’ invited us to the bar for a drink. That invitation was paid for by us of course! I asked for a mojito for me and my wife, and got a rum and sofa with mint leaves. I then asked the bartender to make us another one and told him the ingredients only to be told by the bartender that he was Brazilian and knew how to make a Mojito. Well he didn’t. What we next got was run and lemon juice with mint leaves. It was terrible.
For entree we got caprese salad and kingfish tartare. The salad was fine (it’s hard to screw up chopped tomatoes, basil leaves and mozzarella). The tartare was tasteless.
I got the rack of lamb for main. My wife got the prawn pasta. The pasta was great. My lamb was tasteless (like it was boiled) and over cooked. The sweet potato mash was cold - not warm or “was warm” but stone cold. I did not eat most of it and in fairness to the restaurant they did not charge me for it after I privately approached the Maître D.
I then order a coffee and was served with a Nespresso. For a restaurant charging about $40 for a plate of pasta and about $50 for a meat main, they should be serving real coffee or nothing at all.
Desert was average. The Creme Brûlée was okay. The chocolate pannacotta was not set properly and had a bland taste.
Service was non attentive and non responsive, partly because of their lack of understanding of English.
All that for $105 a head (with my main meal taken off the bill) with half a glass of wine.
I feel ripped off. Will not be returning. I suggest only sticking with the pasta dishes if you are game enough to go, otherwise avoid.
Written 7 September 2019
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thesmithgirls
Mosman18 contributions
Sept 2019 • friends
Great setting but horrendous service!
So many staff just wandering around but not serving or weren’t allowed to take orders - it was someone else’s job !!
Had to continually ask to order drinks, then food, then drinks
Side dishes servings were too small - 2 pieces of broccolini doesn’t feed 6 people !
Written 1 September 2019
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