The Boatshed La Perouse

The Boatshed La Perouse reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Angela

   Sydney3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   This is one of my favourite seafood restaurants. It’s local, the food is fabulous, great cocktails and beautiful location. The service is friendly but sometimes abit disorderly (depending on the waitstaff). The kingfish ceviche is a winner as usual the lobster platter ( which can easily feed 3pax). My stand out favourite is the creamy prawn linguine!!
   

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   Joyce

   Sydney1 review

   3.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   Beautiful view. Beautiful food. Cocktail was delicious
   

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   Carolyn

   Sydney1 review

   5.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   It was a windy, cold, rainy night, despite that it was warm and pleasant, we were sat under a heater and it perfect!! The service was excellent and the food quality superb!!
   

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   Khalid

   Sydney1 review

   2.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 2

   I brought a friend to celebrate his birthday, hoping for an enjoyable evening. Unfortunately, things started off on the wrong foot. After we were already seated, a member of staff asked us to relocate so they could push several tables together for a larger party. Being moved mid‑seating felt awkward and embarrassing, especially for my guest of honour. Once resettled, the food itself was passable—nothing memorable, nothing terrible. Portions and presentation were average, and flavours were fine but not worth a special trip. What really spoiled the night was the noise. The restaurant’s acoustics do little to absorb sound, so with big groups nearby we found ourselves raising our voices just to hold a conversation. It was more tiring than relaxing. In short, service missteps and a loud dining room overshadowed an otherwise ordinary meal. If you value ambience and smooth hospitality for a special occasion, you may want to look elsewhere.
   

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   steve

   Sydney1 review

   4.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Iam a local and have seen this location grow over many years to now a landmark for food ,it has become a very popular spot i have been here many time and have always found it good value with great service and food, great location on a sunny day with bay views only downfall is it can be very noisy when packed but that's normal for anywhere, best book before coming, all in all i would recommend going there .
   

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   Mark

   Sydney1 review

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   It’s the first time we had the Seafood Platter for 2 and it was exceptional! Service was also great. We’ll be back!
   

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   Suzanne

   Sydney2 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Great spot for lunch when the weather is good. Lovely outlook. Food is excellent. The seafood platters were flying out of the kitchen and deservedly so! Staff are friendly and helpful. There is a separate deep fryer for coeliacs, and staff seemed aware of gluten issues. It was pretty noisy on the day we were there as we were next to a table of 20+, who were enthusiastically enjoying their cocktails with lunch. Tables are quite tightly packed in, so it is snug. Overall a great place to go. This was my third or fourth visit and I’m looking forward to returning.
   

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   Julie

   Sydney2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Outstanding service, food and location made our visit a very pleasurable one
   

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   BEDA

   Sydney4 reviews

   3.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 1

   Overall apart from Pahit the staff seemed unhappy. The Maitre D was friendly. The food was ok! The calamari was fine. My husband liked the fishburger. The bugs were dry and tasteless. The dessert was a total disappointment. Personally I don’t know what all the hype is about and all that hoo hah with booking. I definitely won’t be back.
   

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    Alan

    Sydney1 review

    5.0

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Fantastic food, large portions, and friendly professional service. I highly recommend the Boatshed.
    

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