The best Restaurants in Salamander Bay ranking of February 2025

21 restaurant menus in Salamander Bay, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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Salamander Tavern Bistro
Salamander Tavern Bistro
79/100 (711 ratings)
Quick Bites
Bar
Pub
Australian
Bar
Pub
Vegetarian Friendly
Australian
Vegetarian Friendly
Dinner
Lunch
Fish & chips
Burger
Salad
Fish & Chips
Schnitzel
Fish
Australian
Bar
Pub
Reservations
Seating
Wheelchair Accessible
Serves Alcohol
Parking Available
Highchairs Available
Full Bar
Outdoor Seating
Television
Playgrounds
Dinner
Lunch
Mid-range
"Were here celebrating my hubby's 50th and decided to pop in for dinner tonight bloody hell best squid I've ever eaten and hubby's new york steak..."
Barbarawall Petermarks
"Great meal and friendly staff. There is a great place to sit a d watch the kids play in the play area. Love this..."
Ash Curtis
"Had dinner and all the meals that our table ordered were exactly as the menu advertised. We were all happy with our meals indeed. Will eat here..."
Katherine Johnstone
"Truly the classy restaurant in the region. We had our lunch from set menu and some a la carte dishes . Every single items were freshly cooked,..."
Nabaraj Kharal
"Came down for a weekend with the girls and Salamander Hotel was just beautiful, the staff and the manager were just beautiful! The food was good and..."
SmartestNerd
"Very friendly and inviting, especially if you have kids. They have one of the biggest play climbers for kids I’ve seen. Loads of families around..."
The Hummel
"Great place to relax friendly staff dinner was awesome my husband ordered the scotch fillet and I had the salmon with salad was delicious. The kids..."
Sarah Normington
Holbert's Oyster Farm
Holbert's Oyster Farm
79/100 (592 ratings)
Restaurants
Seafood
Seafood
Australian
Australian
Lunch
Oyster
Prawns
Seafood
Australian
Outdoor Seating
Takeout
Waterfront
Seating
Wheelchair Accessible
Serves Alcohol
Parking Available
Lunch
Mid-range
"Decent experience with good view. The oysters were creamy but not too fresh for a oyster supplier (we visited in the afternoon). I found probably one..."
Annie Lin
"It would have been an easy 5 stars, the view was great, the oysters were delish (but small) and creamy, the price was decent. Got parking, which was..."
Kelvin P
"Gorgeous oysters that don't break the bank: expect to pay around twenty bucks for a dozen. If you eat them at Holberts', you'll get a terrific view..."
Nicko Hancock
"Bought some takeaway prawns and oysters from here - they tasted..."
Terence Ha
"This place was awesome, we stopped by twice to get oysters here and both times they were fantastic! Quite large oysters at a reasonable price, fresh..."
Aaron Spiteri
"Fiancé said they are the best oysters he’s ever had. Can’t shut up about them. Will be going back for sure! $20 for a dozen not..."
Nicki H
Salt Mine Fish & Chips
Salt Mine Fish & Chips
87/100 (528 ratings)
Quick Bites
Fast Food
Seafood
Fast food
Seafood
Australian
Australian
Dinner
Lunch
Burger
Hamburgers
Scallops
Calamari
Fish & chips
Calamares
Fish & Chips
Fish
Fast food
Seafood
Australian
Wheelchair Accessible
Outdoor Seating
Takeout
Dinner
Lunch
Cheap Eats
Oceanic Chinese Restaurant
Oceanic Chinese Restaurant
83/100 (789 ratings)
Restaurants
Chinese
Asian
Vegetarian Friendly
Asian
Chinese
Vegetarian Friendly
Dinner
Beef
Prawns
Fried rice
Pork
Hong Kong
Chinese
Asian
Seating
Table Service
Serves Alcohol
Full Bar
Takeout
Reservations
Dinner
Mid-range
"My family and I have been eating here for over 20 years and have never had a bad meal. Can't recommend it highly..."
Mike Ryan
"Been here a few times for family birthdays as my whole family loves the place. The food is sooooo good and the staff are always friendly. Probably..."
Josh Oastler
"Fantastic food, with great and friendly service. Clearly a local favourite as the cabbie can’t stop raving about it on the way over. Top..."
Yuli Gunawan
"My favourite restaurant. Grew up here & eaten at this restaurant for years. Moved back 8 years later & still eat here. Always sooooo..."
Emma Archer
"Great food ,, did not book a table,, they gave a seat straight away,, and service quick and had zero problems..."
Rob Duxbury
"The best Chinese food I have been to ever. Five..."
Joceline Moukhtafie Agha
"Went for the first time the food was amazing will be definitely going back!!!!..."
Sandra Mitchell
"Best Chinese in Port Stephens. Love it. Wendy is fabulous with her customer service..."
Anita Marshall
"Best restaurant around in port Stephen by..."
Tony Weir
"We read great reviews on this place so we decided to go. Well worth the inexpensive meals and very good fast service. The food was pretty good as..."
Helen Rymer
"We were shocked how small each dishes were . We both liked Prawns x Vegetables stir fried. My husband couldn’t eat the curry.(it was ok for me) The..."
Ayano Kaneko
"Great service , good quality food , very polite and freindly staff clean tidy. A special thanks to the two ladies from the local Kmart whom..."
Trevor Louis
"Great local Chinese restaurant in Salamander Bay. Could be described as cheap and cheerful but the food was actually really good. Service was..."
Eric Scheeren
"Great food, wonderful staff. Would recommend this place for the best Chinese food..."
donna De Zoete
"Our local Chinese. Decent meals. Can sometimes be a bit hit & miss but overall pretty..."
Colleen Byrne
"Delicious, inexpensive food and great service. Love the decor and home like..."
Christina
"Both my other 2 favourite Chinese restaurants have closed....this is my new favourite!! Great tasty food...and i am bloody fussy about my Chinese..."
Joanne McMAugh
Village Grind
Village Grind
83/100 (383 ratings)
Quick Bites
Coffee & Tea
Coffee & Tea
Australian
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Vegan Options
Cafe
Cafe
Australian
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Vegan Options
Lunch
Brunch
Breakfast
Sit down
Café
Australian
Seating
Wheelchair Accessible
Highchairs Available
Outdoor Seating
Takeout
Brunch
Breakfast
Lunch
Cheap Eats
Barn Thai Restaurant
Barn Thai Restaurant
86/100 (315 ratings)
Restaurants
Asian
Thai
Asian
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Vegan Options
Thai
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Vegan Options
Dinner
Lunch
Fish
Beef
Curry
Sit down
Thai
Asian
Reservations
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Parking Available
Highchairs Available
Takeout
Dinner
Lunch
Mid-range
"It is now called Sunam Thai, and our meal was..."
Sue Maybury
Sunan Thai Restaurant
Sunan Thai Restaurant
81/100 (264 ratings)
Restaurants
Asian
Vegetarian Friendly
Thai
Asian
Thai
Vegetarian Friendly
Dinner
Lunch
Curry
Asian
Thai
Table Service
Accepts Credit Cards
Delivery
Takeout
Reservations
Seating
Lunch
Dinner
Mid-range
"ร้านนี้แนะนำค่ะ สำหรับคนไทยหรือ สาวๆไทยทุกท่านอร่อย..."
Maitai On Rock
"I would strongly recommend trying the duck fried rice with basil and chilly. The massaman curry is good as well. Covid safe with the owner thoroughly..."
Shawn Francis
"Their food is delicious 😋!!!! Not only food, All staff are amazing too! My favourite Thai restaurant..."
Ayano Kaneko
"We had a $40 a head banquet for 10 people. The food and service were excellent. Would definitely recommend it based on tonight's experience and I ..."
Paul Dean
"The food was very exquisite and heavenly, This restaurant was very well managed and the service was phenomenal. There is other Thai places where we..."
Benji Mauldin
"We just had a splendid meal at Sunan Thai Highly recommend the restaurant The salt and chilli soft shell crab was the best soft shell crab we have..."
Petra Hughes
"Great service. Delicious food. Highly recommend this..."
Annette Hura
Jade Court Restaurant
Jade Court Restaurant
79/100 (220 ratings)
Restaurants
Chinese
Chinese
Chinese
Reservations
Mid-range
"People, food and service good. Very pleasant and great in the aircon on a hot day. Go there often and recommend it to..."
Barbara McMillan
"As a family we eat here most weeks, The servings are generous and very tasty. I would recommend the sweet & sour pork, lemon chicken and satay..."
Jeff Bell
"8 of us dined at Jade Court today. We ordered 8 different meals & shared them. All the dishes were delicious & the service was friendly & quick. This..."
Jeff Barton
"fresh food, Satay chicken and rainbow beef, vibrant mix of meat and veg, great spring rolls, and fluffy fried rice .. best feed from there in a..."
Lynne Anderson
"Consistently good quality food. Combination omelette is delicious, and chicken schnitzel with chips is good value - 3 medium schnitzels and moderate..."
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Masternoodle
Masternoodle
72/100 (119 ratings)
Restaurants
Quick Bites
Fast Food
Chinese
Fast food
Asian
Asian
Chinese
Vegetarian Friendly
Vegetarian Friendly
Dinner
Lunch
Noodle
Fried rice
Chinese
Asian
Fast food
Wheelchair Accessible
Takeout
Dinner
Lunch
Cheap Eats
"Fantastic food everytime great service always friendly favourites are honey chicken ,chicken fried rice ,pepper beef and dim..."
Bev Hortle
"Well what is difference I went to master noodles and got some seafood noodles and it was lovely there was plenty of prawns and other seafood items..."
michael Berman
"Master Noodle Salamander Bay is my go to in the bay. Fantastic Beef Laksa (always happy to add extra chilli and Bean Curd for me) and noodle dishes,..."
boz Bailey
"Best place ever, hasn't been a dish we have tried that didn't enjoy!! Eat here couple times a week and the chicken laksa and black pepper beef are..."
Rachael Roberts
Cartel Pizza Co
Cartel Pizza Co
87/100 (109 ratings)
Restaurants
Fast Food
Pizza
Italian
Fast food
Dinner
Lunch
Breakfast
Pasta
Pesto
Café
Italian
Fast food
Pizza
Reservations
Seating
Parking Available
Free off-street parking
Digital Payments
Accepts Credit Cards
Delivery
Outdoor Seating
Takeout
Street Parking
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
Mid-range
"Had the * Birubi pizza (subtle flavor of Satay but old style and good flavor) * Zenith pizza (great old style meat lovers flavor, it tasted like my..."
Gavin Baker-Turley
"Had dinner here last night while staying in Soldiers Point - amazeballs!!! Best pizza and pasta we've ever had. And if the garlic prawn hot pot is on..."
Charlie Sedanayasa
"Pizza is the best in the bay..superb base and quality toppings and the very friendly staff make it a..."
Kyles N Reno
"Amazing ribs, excellent pizza, friendly staff and owners.....great job guys. Highly recommend the people to support these..."
Yvonne Clark
"Called in and ordered a seafood pizza 🍕 Spot X it was delicious 😋 thank you 🙏 we’ll be back..."
Terry Appleby
"Awesome pizzas and ribs! Great unique flavours, perfect thin crust and the right amount of cheese (ie. not too much). Check out the ‘Boat..."
Nigel Carrington
"Had pizza delivered to the big 4 a few night ago and it was divine. Thanks very..."
Emma Horodecki
"Wonderful service! Wonderful food..."
Jasmyn Bond
Uncle Frank's Cafe
Uncle Frank's Cafe
83/100 (68 ratings)
Restaurants
Fast Food
Contemporary
Australian
Fast food
Contemporary
Australian
Sit down
Fast food
Contemporary
Australian
Mid-range
Subway
75/100 (65 ratings)
Restaurants
Fast food
Dinner
Lunch
Brunch
Drinks
Breakfast
Sit down
Fast food
Seating
Wheelchair Accessible
Gift Cards Available
Parking Available
Free off-street parking
Digital Payments
Accepts Credit Cards
Takeout
Accepts Mastercard
Accepts Visa
Playgrounds
Lunch
Drinks
Brunch
Breakfast
Dinner
Cheap Eats
Crazy Rooster
70/100 (40 ratings)
Restaurants
Barbecue
Barbecue
Barbecue
Cheap Eats
Cold Rock Salamander
Cold Rock Salamander
95/100 (35 ratings)
Restaurants
Australian
Australian
Dinner
Lunch
Breakfast
Sit down
Australian
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
Cheap Eats
"Girls needed a sweet treat stumbled on the store searching menu log So..."
Donna Burman
"Fun for all involved. Gotta love the mix in ice..."
Dave Allum
"Always love Cold..."
Guy Keeghan
"Excellent for a sweet treat! Yummy as..."
Todd Barry
"Went Saturday night. Great staff..."
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Jamie Lawrence
Soul Origin
Soul Origin
79/100 (34 ratings)
Restaurants
Cafe
Cafe
Café
Cheap Eats
"Delicious, fresh toastie for breakfast. Excellent, friendly staff too. Great coffee and tea. Will try..."
Gloria Pearce
"A fine young man known as Jesse served me a very nicely packed (and delightfully dressed with lemon olive oil :3) chicken and avocado salad. I ate..."
Bren (uter1234)
Ma Belle Patisserie
Ma Belle Patisserie
70/100 (23 ratings)
Coffee & Tea
Dessert
Coffee & Tea
Cafe
Cafe
Café
"Great coffee, best cakes in the centre. However, chairs are totally unsuited for anyone with back issues so we are not able to stop and enjoy this..."
Raymond Field
Natural Kitchen
Natural Kitchen
100/100 (9 ratings)
Restaurants
Healthy
Australian
Healthy
Australian
Healthy
Australian
Go Fresh - Xtreme Blendz
86/100 (7 ratings)
Restaurants
Healthy
Healthy
Sandwiches
Fast food
Healthy
Cheap Eats
"Incredible lay out of shop. Never in my life before have I entered a Cole’s that tickled my brain as much as this marvel of a shopping experience...."
Dash Drury
"Today we were on hoildays and we came here. It’s got everything we..."
Aariz Khan
"Coles is always good and reliable. But up here at the Salamander Store they do not carry many of the lines you would find in other Coles..."
Glen Lance
"Coles is well used by the locals. Staff are really helpful. Seems to keep most popular..."
Kaylene Cherry
"Easy access to a variety of businesses & a lift to 1st..."
Julie Maidment
"One of the best coles you have ever..."
William Mcfarlane
"Shout out to the very generous and caring cashier there called Michael who helped out an elderly customer whose card declined twice. He used his own..."
Adrienne Farrelly
Wats-on The Menu Catering
Wats-on The Menu Catering
100/100 (4 ratings)
Restaurants
Bar
Pub
Bar
Grill
Pub
Cafe
Contemporary
Contemporary
Australian
Cafe
Grill
Australian
Sit down
Contemporary
Australian
Bar
Pub
Grill
Café
Mid-range
"I was there on Thursday actually for the beer burger football night, and the food was quite delicious indeed. I had the chicken burger and that..."
Aidan Wilkinson
"WOW WOW WOW! Who would have thought for someone who has traveled the globe eating fantastic food to find the best burger in the world at Whats-on The..."
Greg Yelas
"wow so yummy.we both enjoyed our lunch . & loving having another place close to home to add to our lunch dates.not only is the food yummy the..."
Sharee N Michael
"Absolutely recommend dining at Wats-on the menu catering, it was the best meal I have had in a very long time!! Thanks for the fantastic experience..."
Gemma Louise
"Great to have Wats-on The Menu Catering now at Horizons Golf Resort! The food is so tasty and a great variety. Plenty of comments coming in from the..."
Shiana Tyler
"Just had the Thursday night burger special. Slow roasted pulled pork with Smokey aioli!..."
Jane Lee
"Looked after our wedding for 88 guests. Great service, food and location. Thank you so..."
Brett Power
"Paul is sure to tantalize your taste buds!!! Be sure to hit him up for all of your catering needs.. He was more then happy to work around all of our..."
Nye White
"Great People, Excellent Food!! Passionate chefs with clear knowledge, respect and experience which is reflected in their highly personalised dishes...."
Liam Butters Routledge
Domino's Pizza Salamander Bay
70/100 ( ratings)
Restaurants
Dinner
Lunch
Savoury Pepperoni & Sweet Choc Lava Cake Puff Rolls
Mini Value Range Pizzas
Chicken Wings with 3 Sauces to Choose from Including Frank's Hot Sauce
Indi Chicken Tika & Spicy Pepper Paneer Pizzas
Boneless Chicken Tenders
BBQ Meat Lovers Pizza
Dominos Pepperoni Pizza
Cheesy Garlic Crust
Dominos Loaded Fries
Umm Pizza Meat Lovers Pizza
Dominos Pizza
Low & Slow BBQ Brisket
Chicken Bites
Value Chicken Mega Box
Cheese & Garlic Scrolls
3 Large Pizzas & 3 Sides
Franks Hot Sauce
Handcrafted Thickshakes
Dinner
Lunch