Sea Life Centre Restaurant - Bicheno

The view is nice, but that is about the best I can say about The Sea Life Centre.

I came to the restaurant at twelve o'clock without a reservation, I was the first...More

I don't like writing negative reviews. So let's start with a positive. We had the seafood chowder for entree and it was excellent. It is their signature dish and they do it well. Now for the negatives. We went there for dinner on a cold night and the place was cold. We had to keep our jackets on. The people at the table next to us left their table and were huddling near a small heater. We were there on a quiet night and our mains came out in good time but the problem was the inconsistent temperatures of the two dishes. My meal had been prepared first and spent time under a heat lamp. As a result my potato and vegetables were cool upon service. The curried scallops and rice were fine. This could have been a nice dish but was ruined by the delivery. My partner's meal was prepared second and came out hot. Unfortunately the grilled fish was a bit dry. Our waitress was friendly. The manager lacked people skills. The food was too expensive for what it was. If this place is going to survive the owners and employees need take more pride in the quality of the food.

Disappointed with all our meals. Fillet steak was chewy, scallops were rubbery, vegetables were of poor quality and cold, paid extra money for prawns on our steak (surf

Nice location with good choice of seafood options. Wasn't particularly keen on the oily fried seafood however, the seafood was fresh.