Review The Retreat Garden Bistro - Croydon

A beautiful destination with peaceful scenery. Amazing atmosphere with great service team. The food is delicious, amd the portions are generous. I enjoyed my lunch and spent around 3 hours socialising with the people I was with. Very inviting place.

I can never get enough of this place! Great location with beautiful views, overlooking Parramatta River. Delicious and generous serving of food, friendly staff, open plan seating, nice bar and ample parking space. Loved every minute spent here. Will definitely go again. 💫

The portion sizes here are generally quite generous for the main meals. Some of the entrees are a little overpriced for what you get. The arancini were tasty, but for 6 which were smaller than golf balls for $15 I thought was a little steep, especially as they seem to be mass produced frozen ones. The buttermilk fried chicken plate on the other hand was delicious and serving was huge. Would definitely recommend the plate over the burger for portion size/value. Burger was a bit under whelming in comparison. The gnocchi smelt amazing and the lobster & prawn roll according to a friend is delicious

Great place ,hopped off the ferry and we enjoyed an amazing seafood platter and drinks And the view and staff were amazing

The views were nice but it's not worth having a meal here just for the views. Food was reasonably portioned but expensive and tasted average. There is no table service here (apart from when the food is delivered to your table) and it took a while for the food to come out. The attendant at the entrance didn't even bother showing us where our table was (we just got a 'turn right and go straight'). Also, if you're planning to use a gift card here, just a word of warning - it's very unusual but they charge a payment surcharge on gift card payments!

Perfect stunning view. The food has so much potential and is expensive enough that you would expect quality but it's probably only 3*'s food wise. The bar is very louder than you'd hope for a sunset dinner. Generally a good experience.

Don't order the lamb shoulder. Twice in the last 2 months, the lamb piece is small. Have complained, but nothing changes. Also tonight I had the Berry cake, the sponge was dry. What is going on the the quality of food? Disappointed.

Not impressed- I ordered a chicken salad and on my first bite found a long hair mixed into my food. So disappointing as I had been looking forward to catching up with my friends and it really turned me off. They replaced the dish but really I think they could have done better.

Great restaurant, good food, friendly staff. Never leave disappointed. Highly recommend.

Amazing food. The specials board is the way to go. The chef gets to show his skilks and the proof is in the flavor. Not once did i have to reach for the seasoning and with fresh shucked oysters and 4 of us sharing the food we were all totally satisfied and content. The staff are friendly, warm and inviting. Totally worth coming to try the house made food.

great place for great and tasty Italian food and sea food. service was quick and staff friendly. would definitely recommend the gnocchi and the Tiramisu or the affogato !! will come back for sure !

A restaurant to visit time and time again. The menu is exciting and uses only the freshest produce in season . Chef and kitchen staff empathetic to food needs of their diners.

Great service and lovely food. Plenty of choices. John is always looking for new dishes

Love this place, the food and service is exceptional. If your in the area drop in you want be disappointed.

Good food, good service and very welcoming.

The owners r lovely people and food is great.

Sensational, who would know that such amazing chefs work at the local 10 out of 10!!

These people really know their food! Great service and wonderful cuisine. We will be back! ;)

Great food,great company .

Amazing Italian food and fantastic hospitality!

We live down the road and frequent here often, the food and service has always been the best. We bring all our friends here because its always consistenty a great experience.

Outstanding and very friendly service. Food is  superb. The family run restaurant really knows    how to provide the very best in service and food. Well done.

Home style Italian cooking. Delicious whole baked fish with potatoes is a favourite. The pasta is all freshly hand made, duck ragu is delicious!<br/>They also make their own chili oil- hot but amazingly tasty!

Love this place. I've eaten here with my family at least 6 times now and have invited along friends a number of times, whom all agreed this place is the real deal if you love your food and know value for money when you see it. Every time so far, has been great; the food, the service and the bill:-) <br/>I recommended it to everyone I know because I know they too will become regulars. It's delicious food at a very reasonable price. Service with a smile, welcoming and comfortable atmosphere. Real food made and served by real people.

Lina Aggett. My twin sister and I celebrated out 60th Birthday at The Retreat Garden Bistro. All our guests 70 of them commented on how wonderful the food was not to mention the service and friendliness of the staff.<br/>I'd like to say a BIG thank you to Piña, Julieanne and of course the chef John for making our day so memorable and enjoyable. Everything went like clockwork and I cannot recommend this venue highly enough for simply dining or any function. Grazie ta to.

Great Place to Eat. If you love Muscles and Seafood Paella this place is definitely worth of a visit. The food on offer has a home cooked style and extremely generous portions are served. The price for meals is more than fair as they are large portions and drinks are cheap. They are at club prices. It was an extremely busy night (Saturday) yet the staff were attentive and responded to any of our requests. I must mention John the cook who catered for my son's special dietary needs making the family feel welcomed. Parking is easy. I would go back again.