Doyle's Restaurant, Sydney

Doyles is a famous seafood restaurant, originally only at Watsons Bay, now also at the harbour and at the fish market in Sydney. Dine outside (or inside with picture windows), the view is sensational. I find the food a little 'formula', but it's excellent all the same. Sitting right beside the Harbour Bridge with the Opera House just across the water, it's a true Sydney experience.

As with all Australian restaurants, smoking is only allowed outside.

Favorite Dish: The Seafood Platter to start (including king prawns, oysters, smoked salmon, calamari) takes some beating. Barramundi (a beautiful northern Australian fish) with a Cajun crust is excellent too.

Lovely waterfront setting, best seafood in Sydney.

Casual attire, can be "dressed up" for evenings.

Make a booking it is always busy.

Favorite Dish: Quiet simply you have never tasted seafood until you have eaten it in Sydney.

Sydney Rock Oysters
Ocean Prawns
DOYLES FAMOUS FISH & CHIPs
Wonderful!

When u pay $35 for a main serve of fish u truly do expect something that is not only going to be cooked correctly, but something that has a decent serving amount, especially when its whiting. We got 5 whiting fillets and an average serving of vegies, which were actually ok. The fish was dry and lacked flavour, really poor. We also had a dozen oysters for entree. These lacked the correct creamy and explosive seafood taste u expect from sydney rock oysters, especially when your paying $34 a dozen. Weve eaten ALOT of oysters, and these were a true let down.
I suppose one has to say 'ahh well your also payin for the view... Well i suppose one does, however with the reputation this resteraunt enjoys, and the ridiculous prices it charges, im truly surprised its still in business... Poor meal, will not be goin back in a pink fit!! Do not bother, go to the sydney fish markets and buy the seafood, drive your car under the bridge at north sydney, and enjoy the glorious view and fantastic seafood for a quarter of the price.... Truly dissapointed, RIP OFF!!!!

Tired restaurant thats simply living off previous reputation and location. If anywhere else would have long gone under based purely on food.
$40 for fish and chips that are no better than found at most takeaways.

I think they probably survive on one off tourists like ourselves as locals would not pay average of $40+ for this quality of food and don;t care for the view.

We wen't previous night to Longrain - similar prices but food is fantastic and simply relies on food quality rather than just its location as does Doyles.

Favorite Dish: None - very overpriced for quality of food. Lets face it paying for location and view. Food was very basic and lacked imagination.

I must say Doyles has a great location at the Quay but the prices have literally gone thru the roof for such a place. The food and service were good but nothing to warrant the prices they are charging now !!! $36 AU for fish and chips, don't get me wrong the fish they use is great but 2 small portions for $36 AU !!!! just a bit pricey !!!!! come here and have a glass of wine....or you'll see the sticker shock I saw !!!!!!

I have heard about Doyles on the beach and really wanted to try it out. I got the opportunity whilst visiting Sydney and spent the day exploring the beaches nearby and Doyles for fish and chips. I must say l was not disappointed. I loved sitting outside sipping a glass of wine and watching the world go by. It was a wonderful experience and one l would love to do again. The picture that goes with this tip is a few kids jumping off the harbour and swimming back to shore. The restaurant itself has a wide variety of seafood on the menu, and if you did not want to eat in the restaurant they have a take away just yards away where you can order different types of fish and eat them in the covered area with tables and chairs and watch the world go by without having the expense of paying the prices in the restaurant. Great if you have a family with you.

Favorite Dish: No doubt fish and chips.

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This is where I got religion. I'm now a practicising decadent. Of course, you have to have money for this and, though I'm a long way from being loaded as they say, I don't mind the occasional indulgence.
Doyle's is unquestionably Australia's best known restaurant. Others may try and lay claim but, when you've got 122 years of history behind you (as at the time of writing) and you're still going strong, it's a safe bet that you're doing something right.
That something is seafood. Nestled beside a protected beach in the inner harbour of Sydney, people would come here for the views alone, so the food is almost a bonus. But, what a bonus. This is seafood as it was meant to be served up. I'm salivating as I write just thinking about my mixed meal of scallops, prawns, salmon and fish fillets while casting glances across at Rosemarie's choice of John Dory, one of the finer eating fish found in Australian waters.
They have an extensive quality wine list to go with the food so connoiseurs will be well catered for in that department also.
Cheap is not a word used here so you can expect around $35 to $40 per main but I would have no qualms about returning.
As a bonus, you get a ferry trip across the harbour to get there. On a warm spring day, life doesn't get any better.

Favorite Dish: I can honestly say that just about anything you order will have you drooling though I will lean on this occasion to the John Dory fillets that Rosemarie had and I shared. Fish as it was meant to be served.

We were seated at the best table in the house! It was outside under an umbrella and had the best view of the Opera House. It was a little windy, but the salt & pepper shakers and heavy tablecloth made it easy to manage.

There was a wide variety of salads and seafood dishes. Mark had a salad with avocado and prawns that was very tasty.

The prices were a bit high, but when you factor in the view, that made it worth it! A great stop for lunch or dinner!

While browsing their website, I discovered this was one of their three locations. There is a Beach location, Wharf location & Quay location. We visited the Quay location. Check out their website for their entire menu!

Favorite Dish: I had the Tasmanian Scallops Mornay for $18.80 - grilled on the half shell with a mornay sauce and tasty cheese. I did enjoy the scallops, but part of the price was for the great view! We were too full for dessert, but it looked like there was a great selection of yummy desserts!

Doyles is a well known classy seafood restaurant located in Sydney.

Great area down near the water at Watsons Bay..You can sit and eat seafood by the most beautiful harbour.

Great for that romantic sunday lunch.

Favorite Dish: The jumbo prawns are DIVINE.

Seafood Platters also good.

When Sarah and I began our adventure throughout Sydney, we had to start out with a little nutrition. Directly off the Circular Quay to the Western side was a wonderful little walk toward the Rocks. During this trip, we saw many restaurants that were located at the International Ship pier, and decided to sit in the first outdoor cafe we could find. The winner in the Mark and Sarah lunch lottery was a wonderful spot called Doyle's. Later we found out that Doyle's is actually quite famous. Although its fame did not draw us to the restaurant, its view of the Sydney Opera house did the trick! We were able to get the corner furthest away from the restaurant, with a perfect view!

Favorite Dish: I enjoyed my king prawn and avocado salad. The avocados in Sydney are second only to the Southern California avocados I grew up on, but were absolutely delicious! Sarah also had a really good scallop and cheese dish, that I ended up stealing a couple!