Garfish - Manly

Absolutely delicious! <br/ <br/ This is the second time we are here.<br/ Oysters, zuchinni flowers and calamari for entre, all fresh and done well. <br/ <br/ Snapper pie for main. It’s a must try at Garfish. Rich, creamy and filled with chunky snapper fillet. Can’t go wrong with that. <br/ <br/ Drinks list also extensive, perfect for long lunches.

Settled in Garfish for lunch after reading great reviews about its seafood. Restaurant certainly lived up to expectation! We ordered:<br/ <br/ Crisp fried zucchini flowers filled with snapper king prawn<br/ Wood fired Moreton bay bugs<br/ Fish and chips<br/ <br/ Best meal we had in Sydney so far. Fantastic meal in a lovely and clean restaurant. Shoutout to the service staff for the fantastic service.

Such a great place and location in Manly. Book in advance for a table by the window looking over the harbour. Service is always immaculate and the menu is so good. You can’t go wrong with any of the fish and they always pair it with a great wine. If you arrive early you can sit in the alfresco bar section and have a cocktail too.

The happy hour deal here is amazing $6 for house wine or spirits, from 4 6 PM everyday. We came here for drinks after walking around Manly during the weekend and managed to get a table in the bar section with a great view of the harbour. Our server was attentive and friendly, and we really enjoyed her service. Upon her recommendation of the bar menu, we ordered the salt and pepper squid. Unfortunately we had given another server our order and he misplaced it, which ended up in quite some time before us sorting out the issue. Our server apologised profusely even though it was not her fault to begin with. The squid was really tender and tasty. It came with chilli jam and instead of overpowering the freshness of the squid, the chilli jam enhanced the flavour and added a zest to the dish. Overall very enjoyable experience and the happy hour is a must go over the weekend if you happen to be in the area.

This really is an excellent restaurant.  Not my first visit but a return meal this week confirms my opinion of it.  Bright and airy; overlooking the beach near the ferry wharf.<br/ <br/ A very well thought out menu with excellent seafood dishes, plus enough meat dishes for those that can't eat seafood.  Good wine list and interesting cocktail list.  Plus they do a very reasonable prix fixe menu for $40 Monday to Friday.  Two courses and a glass of wine.<br/ Excellent and knowledgeable staff.<br/ <br/ Photos show the following dishes:<br/ <br/ Smoked mackerel tartare with celeriac and burnt butter emulsion.  Best fish tartare I've had.<br/ Fish and chips.  Using rockling, very moist.<br/ Boarfish with ratatouille style vegetables.<br/ Pork cutlet with mash and spinach.<br/ Kaffir lime and lemongrass panna cotta with lychee sorbet and sesame snap.  Superb.