Review 1908 Cronulla - Cronulla

We were so impressed with the service at 1908! Super friendly, prompt, polite and all with a smile. The food was great and ambience lovely. Hot tip, get the chips!! We saw the child next to us with them, so we ordered them too and ended up a great choice!

Fantastic food, AAA+ service, all round great. The steak was absolutely beautiful, perfectly cooked, juicy and tender, on top of creamy mash with the best tasting meaty mushroom ever, and spinach. Squid ink pasta with mussels and prawns was delicious as well.

The service was lovely, staff were so kind and knew a lot about the menu. I loved my but linguine but wasn't wowed. I've spent similar amounts at other places and the food was on another level. I did love the atmosphere and the venue.

From the moment we walked in we were greeted by a warm fire on a cold winters night. A lady said hello and came to show us to our table. We had pumpkin gnocci and rocket pear parmeson salad...best combo! Then aracini balls with remaining large salad we shared. Margaritas were great and Mairie Antoinette cocktail with fairy floss yummm! Desert was great ending at the bar with the fairy floss cocktail. Waiters/waitresses were top notch.. service and personalities. THANK YOU FOR A MEMORABLE EVENING! WE WILL BE BACK.

Staff are friendly and prompt. NSW voucher is accepted here and food is good but now wowed.

Those who've read my reviews would know the amount of times I've started a review with "the menu read well"...suffice to say I'm back at it again! 1908 sits in a side street off the main Cronulla mall... nestled amongst and around a throng of eateries (particularly in the Gerale St precinct). Six of us descended on a balmy Sunday afternoon...hungry and determined to find "good food" for a late lunch, and having passed 1908 on occasion we agreed to wander in. (We ranged in size from petite to my 194cm Navy colleague!) Like I said, the menu read very well. Impressively so. It's not often I find myself undecided between five different dishes! The prices are quite good, however unless you want a steak sitting alone on a plate, a chunk of brown @ $35.. the added cost of buying accompanying vegetables etc soon adds up..(I thought that practice died out in the early 2000s??). Between us we selected a decent variety, from their Redfish to Pumpkin Gnocchi to the Lamb Shoulder, salads and vegetables, with a couple of starter plates of Roti. Roti was good, yet as a "share plate" it was extremely minimal. It came with a chutney which had the sharpest taste...(I'd say piquant if it hadn't crossed the line to over poweringly sour!). The Redfish was excellent, although again the serving is quite small. Lamb Shoulder was superb, and yes small in serving size. Gnocci lacked flavour, but worse, it sat isolated in a small creamy pile without a single accompanying ingredient that would add colour. Yes, we eat with our eyes. Both ladies who ordered it immediately commented on it's lack of seasoning and it's entree sized serving. At $33 it was a big ask to justify. An elongated, slightly bigger than hand sized dish of vegetables will set you back around $14 which adds substantially to the overall cost. A similar dish with honeyed baby carrots would be a single serve in any other restaurant, yet will set you back another $14. (For some reason the waiter tried to impress upon us that these side dishes were "share plates"..as in "would you like some side dishes for the table?".) The answer is NO..I'd like some accompanying ingredients WITH my dish, as in, alongside or included in the presentation. There were a couple of issues with incorrect dishes but a favourable point was that most dishes arrived for ALL of us within an acceptable time (pet hate ..eating while others wait interminably for their meals!). Desserts sounded interesting albeit the usual suspects of Panna Cotta, Mousse etc... However the serving size was eye poppingly small...!! Overall (once we readjusted the Bill) the final tally wasn't shocking. However the general consensus was a slight lacking in presentation, portion size and a seeming focus on attempting to present a certain class of restaurant that the produce and staff couldn't attain. In essence, a pretentiousness that wasn't nor isn't necessary. Again...that's just our experience and it's not that common for businesses to necessarily take notice of comments that are even slightly unfavourable.

Honestly the perfect place. We went in with no reservation after a booking in the area getting cancelled on us. We got a table, place is super clean, nice relaxed atmosphere. Food came out super quick, everything was delicious. We had 4 different cocktails, all amazing. Our waiter was super nice. Then the bill came out way cheaper than what I was prepared for. I'd go back any time.

I thought it was a great restaurant. The food was a little different but really lovely. They went for different flavours and combinations but it was really good to try a creative menu. The portions were perfect but the best thing about it was the staff. Friendly, attentive, polite and thoughtful. All in all a great local restaurant.

Could not fault this place. Had an exceptional degustation last night with an amazing wine pairing to match. Nicholas greeted us at the door with a hug and gave us the best seat in the house. Such a warm friendly atmosphere. The staff were extremely attentive without being at our table all night. The food was to die for. Simple, elegant flavours, with top notch ethical produce. Finished our night and thanked again for coming by Nicholas on our way out. It was like a dinner party at a friends place. We will be back again and again and I suggest you do too. Thankyou.

After several attempts of booking a table at this highly sort after establishment it was well worth the wait. We were warmly greeted at the door by the owner himself and then left in the capable hands of his friendly wait staff. The cocktail list is impressive and they make the best Expresso Martini in the shire!! We chose the flambe degustation menu which was 4 courses and truly magnificent flavors . The whole evening was seamless and in such a beautiful setting you can’t go wrong. Will definitely be back.

I just loved the NeW Gueridon flambeed degustation menu, with matching wines , best food in Cronulla with an amazing personal touch when the owner gives the food & wine speil , highly recommended thank u Nick �

I ordered the duck cannelloni for a main, and omg!! It was like nothing I’ve ever eaten before and I’m going to be reminiscing about this meal for years to come. Delicious!!

Some of the best food I’ve ever eaten! Great service, great food ❤️

Whilst I wasn't keen to turn 30, it was nonetheless inevitable and I couldn't have found a better place to celebrate than at 1908 Cronulla!!! The food was absolutely incredible and the service was outstanding, 1908 created a very chilled and fun environment in which I felt very comfortable celebrating with my family and friends. I'd like to thank Nicholas and his wonderful stuff for such an amazing afternoon/ evening!!

Probably picked the wrong dish, had the BBQ seafood and it was mostly calamari/octopus and the octopus tentacle was inedible could not even cut it. This was followed by the creme brûlée, not smith at all and the top was not crunchy. Not a great first experience.

We had a party on Friday night the food was amazing the atmosphere was excellent. Our waiter John was fantastic. The DJ played great music we all danced the night away. We will definitely be back here again.

A really beautiful place with great food great service and the best cocktail I've had in a while

Have not been since it was Old Library and I was disappointed then. I was not disappointed this time. We had the the banquet with the matching wines and it was simply delicious. The excellent food was matched by good and friendly service. We felt we had visited somewhere special. Thank you.

Perfect! We had 38 people a surprise Sunday lunch for my daughters 21st. From our first phone call everything was handled with such professionalism and attentiveness. We had the front room which gave us seating and mingling areas separate from the other diners. Three courses were all delicious. I had many calls from guest on how perfect the staff food and ambience was. I couldn’t recommend more highly. Wonderful day. Thank you 1908 Cronulla �����

Outstanding food and service! I could not recommend this restaurant highly enough. We had a group of 17 people and every one of us had an amazing night. Thank you and we will be back :)

The girls and my self had a great night. We were looked after by lovely Johnny Love � and he was amazing. We had fantastic news a was over hard from Management/Owner and was splashed out with a lovely Bottle of Sparkling ��. I would totally recommend this restaurant and would love to take my husband for the experience of delicious food �

Celebrated our anniversary with a wonderful dinner here tonight (16/03). Could not fault the food, nor the service! (Photos of the food in the comments.)

No words can describe! Incredible staff, amazing cocktails and food thats to die for. John, your service was perfect!

Always amazing! Great service, yummiest food, cocktails delicious! Thanks you so much.