TOP 10 BEST Restaurants in Australia - Updated June 2024

Syndicate Room

88/100 (330 ratings)

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"Amazing breakfast menu .. Gourmet ingredients and fantastic..."

Leanna Levy

"Can’t beat the service and the freshness of the produce! Great muffins and great..."

Vladimir Djuric

"Thanks for the great coffee .... loved it. ... food was..."

Sarah Morris

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Dina MacGregor

"Amazing Food and Service. Seriously underrated..."

URQA

"Coffee was good. Disappointed that they ran out of almond croissant (how could you not stock more of this) at 10am. We tried the soft shell crab..."

Who Loves Good Food

"I’m always amazed by the attention to detail Syndicate Room but into every plate. A (fairly) local cafe for us I visit often and have never been..."

Lee Crawford

"I actually came here to do a shoot for the cafe, but the lovely owners offered me two dishes and coffee to have whilst on the job. I had the taro..."

Tran Nguyen

"The Syndicate rooms holds a close place to me. Not only do I work in the same building complex as them, the owner Jason has a great thing going on..."

Breakfast_Adventurers

"This place is so good! The location isn’t great but the food is fantastic and they say you eat with your eyes...this place excels! The staff are..."

Phill Dickson

"There’s not many places that can get it wrong with your food and then leave you feeling better than you would have otherwise because of how they..."

Sez222

"This is a hidden gem among along a street full of warehouses, factories and showrooms. The Syndicate Room is a small little cafe that only have a few..."

Jillian

"We went there without high expectation. The food turned out nice and coffee is good. It was very quiet Sunday there so Our experience at the cafe was..."

Nzltt

"A very lovely place for foodies like me! Excellent food and great service. We had our brunch here, the salmon bagel was crispy and juicy, the chicken..."

Shanshan Lu

"What a pleasant visit to the Syndicate Room, myself and 3 others had a beautiful brunch. Food is amazing, reasonably priced, friendly staff and so..."

Poppycay

"All the dishes here are so aesthetic 😍The presentation of each of the dishes are so immaculately presented - they were like plates of..."

Connie

"Amazing menu, amazing food, great experience. Ordered the fritters and the mushroom dish.We were both really happy with these. Will definitely..."

Alyson Staunton

"Real rating 4.4 ⭐️ We had seen a lot of yummy Instagram photos from Syndicate room and had to try it!Miss Japan avocado -..."

Win - FSC

"Syndicate Room is a great little cafe tucked away below an apartment building along Bay Road, Sandringham. The menu was quite extensive in terms of..."

The Brunch Specialist

"Great little spot on busy Bay Road.Their Crispy Pork Belly in the Sea is a standout.Pigs may not be able to fly, but they can..."

Tess Presso

"Our first visit down to the South in Sandringham for weekend brunch. We were lucky to be invited to check out this area and this brunch spot. Located..."

One.hungry.girl10

"My best friend and I visited Syndicate Room for a late lunch on Sunday afternoon and were glad to have the venue mostly to ourselves. The waitress..."

Food Fiend Melbourne

"Stopped here while on my bike ride for brunch. I decided to have the rainbow granola and an iced coffee. As a panna cotta lover it was very wiggley..."

Sweetoothbrunches

"Food decoration is top notch (instagram-able!) and tasty of course. Variety of selection to choose from. You can tell that the menu has been..."

Ray

"Just followed a recommendation and drove to the middle of nowhere just to check out the Syndicate Room and it did not disappoint. The place makes..."

Svenja Grabo

"Though it’s a fair distance from us to travel, no regret!! it’s totally worth it and MUST visit. Wanna know more?? Let’s find out …. As soon..."

Jeffry

"Nice place！staff are so friendly， children friendly restaurant！ coffee is good too. food presentation is so fancy！ will back again for..."

Sophie Li

"This is the place you got to try👍🏻Highly recommend😋The best thing for brunch is taste every ingredient on plate individually...."

イーン🌸ジュウ

"Delicious brunch here the other day. The corn and zucchini fritters I ordered had great flavour with the spices. I love fritters that are round..."

Melanie (ForeverBrunching)

"Syndicate Room is located on Bay Road in Sandringham. It’s a lovely, light filled cafe with a really interesting menu with some Asian spins on..."

Chronicles Of Nardia

"One of the newer cafes to open in the area with an interesting menu, reminds me more of the cafes you would find in Prahran or Brunswick. The owner..."

Maria Condello

"Their menu is like master-chef dishes in reality! Crispy pork belly, sous-vide scallop, pickled daikon, potato and leek puree, caviar, sauté king..."

Big Fat Layer

"What a welcomed addition to the area! A small but cozy cafe underneath an apartment block. Blink and you might miss it.The taro latte was..."

Ilovefood13

"One word....delicious!!!This place is a hidden little gem, it doesn’t get enough exposure due to its location but I would say hands down the..."

Dimitra Kerhoulas

"These were taken back to January, apology for procrastination 😅 But it’s better late than never sharing this fabulous brunch at syndicate room,..."

Little Picky Very Hungry

"The cafe has everything! Great location, fabulous looking menu and coffee that makes you go ahhhh, as well as very innovative and super delicious..."

Kurly Wurly

"The dinner I had here was wonderful. The gnocchi was a creatively balanced Asian Italian fusion dish with complementary flavours and textures. The..."

Nick Xiao

"Fantastic place. Great with kids and very accomodating. Will be back for sure. Food is innovative but not too weird. Don’t change anything, guys!!..."

DS

"I normally don’t venture out to this side of town much for brunch, but I felt enticed after spotting some gorgeous photos on social media that..."

Decent Feed

"Amazing food amazing service! Highly recommend! Please support this local cafe! I had the taro latte and pork belly burger and both were beautiful..."

Sarah

"Amazing!!!! Best breakfast I have had in I can't even remember - we ordered the brekky board and pancakes and everything was perfect.. coffees were..."

BBjayde

"I'll be honest... When I got out of my car to a sparse street, with little on it other than Syndicate Room; a pretty quiet cafe at 10AM on a Sunday;..."

JW

"We visited late in the afternoon so were only one of two tables there at the time. The food took ages to come out but all was forgiven when we saw..."

DAMMIT JANET I LOVE FOOD

"Went for the first time over the weekend with a group of girlfriends and had a fantastic brunch experience. Recently I’ve become a bit cynical of..."

Lucy 'Lulu' Zhang

"This is in the middle of nowhere, a cafe on a road, not especially visible either, no especially funky or with a special vibe, but they do well what..."

Lulu T. Legrand

"After visiting the Syndicate Room cafe back in March and loving our experience, we have been enjoying reading all the great things that people have..."

Melbourniancritic (The Melbourne Experience)

"We had the Pork Belly with scallop and mushroom and also the baked eggs. Both great dishes, coffee was good, and it’s got a nice atmosphere. I’d..."

ChaiPlease

"Impressive menu and attentive service. I ate the vegan board and my friend had poached eggs. Wait time was a little long, maybe 20-25 min, but with..."

Angus Moller

"Came back to this amazing place for round 2! And we will be back for more. The pictures speaks for everything - great customer service and quality..."

Maddy C

"An unexpected delight!A nice cosy venue on Bay Rd seating about 30. The speciality is breakfast and they have nailed it. From the Nutella..."

Burgers Of Melbourne

"Their salmon benedict with siracha hollandaise is just amazing. Always friendly service, and the dishes look like little masterpieces. One of the..."

Jessi Salonen

"I had the absolute pleasure of going to Syndicate Room for the first time on the weekend. It is in a good spot where it’s easy to get a park! A..."

Oj_always_eating

"Nice cafe for a sunny winter’s day as you have sun exposure the whole day. Food is good (we had fritters and eggs Benedict) and the presentation..."

Julia Stehli

"I seldom write reviews, but I was so impressed by the beautifully plated, and delicious dinner I had here that I had to. I had the Uncle bob bowl. ..."

Tylah Maree Jupp

"Absolutely fantastic! Nestled in the centre of a business/ industrial area, this hidden gem blew our minds. Healthy, fresh, delicious food. Their..."

Bagelhutzy

"I’m not sure l remember a time that I’ve ever been so impressed than when my meals were presented at Syndicate Room.The photos really..."

The High Tea Girl

"This cafe has such beautiful food! OMG!!and the ingredients in the meals are very healthy and delicious. Coffee is very nice as well. Staff are very..."

Leslie Lawrence

"My friend and I were invited here for a complimentary lunch today.The café was quite small but they made good use of the space and you didn’t..."

Dine And Dash

"Visited Syndicate Room yesterday. Loved the spacious layout and decor.Staff very friendly and engaging.We ordered two iced lattes; the MT..."

@thefoodiealgorithm

"Great, pretty food, great aesthetic, friendly staff at a good price. Recommend highly for a cute brunch place. Lots of vegetarian options and a mix..."

Malin Kulasekera

"This is one of Sandringham’s newest cafes and boy is it fantastic! Some really interesting and inventive dishes on the menu with a strong focus not..."

KnowingMelbourne

"Saw that this place received good reviews so I thought we’d give it a go.We were surprised that it was almost empty when we got in but we..."

YumYum

"Such a trek out from the city to reach this newly opened brunch cafe in Sandringham down near the coastal regions of Melbourne. On the busy Bay Road,..."

2wo Fat Girls

"While I’d seen so much social media hype over this cafe (amazingly plated ‘instaworthy’ pics) rarely does it ever truly live up to the real..."

Followthefoodmelbourne

"We were definitely grateful to have been asked so come along and try out some dishes from the Syndicate Room cafe along Bay Street in Sandringham. I..."

Espy Eats

"> Smashed avocado with beetroot puree, crumb Danish feta, cherry tomatoes, sweet potato chips, salsa verde, lemon, served with multigrain AND..."

Breakfastpiggy

"A new local brunch cafe, not too far from Southland!Syndicate room serve very aesthetically pleasing( INSTA WORTHY 🙈) and delicious!..."

Sera Tchong

"Had breakfast at this nice little cafe before work today. Coffee was very nice and the food was even better! Presentation was on point and flavours..."

Marcus Cheung

"A beautiful cafe with a quirky touch! Amazing food, which will fill your bellies up. The food is consistent in quality and quality! I am extremely..."

The_littlehungrylife

"Syndicate room is the perfect brunch spot for Vegans and Vegetarians! Location- Found out about this shot via instagram and decided to..."

Juhi- Culture And Cuisine

"Nice new cafe. They put a lot of effort into their dishes with quality and presentation, generous servings and cheap prices. Great coffee. Only con..."

Melbrunchin

"The Syndicate Room has become easily a local favourite of mine! I was crazy impressed with the quality of the food and coffee! My expectations were..."

Thebananasplitz

"What a great new cafe! Friendly service, plenty of space and the food was incredibly delicious. They ticked all the boxes for me as a mum too:-..."

Dbgrebbie

"Syndicate Room has a great atmosphere. The interior is nice and their dishes are incredible! Lots of flavours and colours and the dishes are cheap as..."

Kathy Nguyen

"Syndicate Room is Sandringham’s brand new eatery, less than 5 mins drive from Southland. It’s location is a little inconspicuous – although the..."

Suzie Scribbles

"I dined as a guest of Syndicate Room on New Year’s Day and wow. Is it too early on the 1st of January to say this is cafe of the year? Open a mere..."

Good Food Good Mood

"100% worth the trip down there to try this new little gem of a place. Syndicate Room sits along Bay Road in an unassuming block, but if I'm right -..."

Melbourne To Mouth

"We were invited to try Syndicate Room, a new cafe in Sandringham. The cafe’s interior is modern, bright and welcoming.The staff were nice and..."

Split The Bill

"This little cafe was such a surprise.. hidden along Bay Rd & we didn’t even notice what the name of it was, but the food was amazing and so..."

Laurel

"As soon I see a new cafe pop up In my area, I jump on it! I walked in to this very bright and open little cafe. The music was really loud and i..."

KITCHFIT

"Wow! This place is amazing! We came all the way from Williamstown and will certainly be back. It’s some the best quality and well portioned..."

Vladimir Djuric

"This small cafe underneath an apartment complex could be easily missed. Don't miss it though as the food was bloody good! The portion sizes are very..."

Andrew L

"This is it. This is where you go for that rare combination of extremely unique food (pork belly and lotus roots, what?!), beautiful presentation for..."

Michael Nguyen

"Nice coffee and well decorated and yummy dishes. The staff are really friendly especially the guy on the counter. I spent 4 hours there working on my..."

Lulu Alfurayh

"Holy moly. Partner took me to this place for breakfast on a low key sunny Sunday. Thoroughly impressed with our VERY fulfilling meals. Photos don't..."

Lily

"It was very good choice! The staff served us gentle and careful, great service 💁‍♂️ the food was nice, fresh and impressive! The muffin was..."

Sunny Lee

"Incredibly pretty and delicious food! Loved the taro pancakes as well as their corn fritters. Service was lovely as well! I’ll be coming back with..."

Karen Ashley (Renzze)

"I often pop in here for a coffee. Never had a bad one yet. Usually get a park but I do tend to be "off peak" but there is plenty of parking on the..."

Kevin Barry

Y14 Japanese Seafood Kitchen & Bar

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"It was my step daughter's birthday during ISO. I sent through an online order and mentioned it was Veronica's birthday. I had no expectation that..."

Sarah Wilson

"The best Japanese in Bayside! So yummy and such a lovely atmosphere. So happy we found this..."

Sally Wilson

"This is my new fave go to for Japanese and doesn’t disappoint. I tend to lean towards the poke sushi which is delicious and you can’t go past the..."

DB4SB

"Delicate and Delicious!Came here with my partner for a nice dinner. We ordered a selection of small and large plates. The beef tataki was..."

KITCHFIT

"Great place to dine with delicious Japanese cuisine. Place is relaxed and staff was attentive. Sashimi was fresh and we enjoyed watching the sushi..."

Carolyn Yap

"A great addition to the Sandringham precinct. We have been a few times now and were impressed with the food, staff and ambiance. We opted for the..."

Duke

"Sashimi was fresh! Enjoyed the fried chicken as well as the whiting and nori chips, even though we expected it to be seaweed chips. The teriyaki..."

Lish

"We scored an outside table on a warm night in Sandringham. The place was super busy and had a good relaxed feel about it. The four of us read the..."

Alison Read

"Went for nice dinner and u must book since it gotten busier.. food tasted good and satisfied but they put too much on endame as well as the fried..."

Precious Taste

"Delicious and fresh seafood, hard to find on bayside! Look forward to eating here again, my favourite were the chilli scallops and salmon..."

Wilbur

"What a nice day to go to the beach and have fresh sushi afterwards 😋 I had Crispy Prawn and Kimchi sushi roll, as well as Teriyaki Kingfish..."

Ignatia

"This is some of the best Japanese food I've ever eaten. Started with a gorgeous syrah and some miso eggplant. The poke sushi was insanely good, so..."

Lauren Marino

"Nice cosy restaurant with very friendly staff. We had 2 starters (agedashi tofu and eggplant miso) and a mixed sashimi main. All the dishes we had..."

Preetha Van Der Sprenkel

"First time eating here this evening and I’ll be back! Really lovely fresh sushi and sashimi platter, sake and even though I didn’t have room,..."

Mlinda Saveur

"A beautiful ambience. Cozy like a Japanese living room. The oven-baked chilli scallops are moreish. Great service. Personal and friendly. The kitchen..."

Nick

"Located right near the water, this place has the perfect location! All the food was presented nicely and most of the food was yummy. A couple of the..."

Whenfoodsonpoint

"Great place for after work dinner, pro cooking, friendly staff, and beautiful view by the beach...."

Hongduo Lian

"At last we decided to have dinner @ Y14, since moved into the locale. Located near the beach, nice vibe and reasonable spacious seating..."

Prakeerthy Vincent

"Beautiful atmosphere and lovely staff. The food is so fresh and clean tasting you leave feeling healthier than when you came in. Recommend the sake..."

Tahnee Towers

"Always friendly staff who are happy to help you. Limited menu but what is there is definitely worth it. A small and cosy atmosphere gem in..."

Sarah Gordon

"We rolled in for a mid-week lunch and the place was full. We found a seat out front under the heater and settled in for our first visit to Y14. Staff..."

Fish

"Superb Japanese restaurant in Sandy - easily our go-to restaurant in the area. A fantastic place for an intimate evening out or a dependable..."

John Angless

"Well konnichiwa Y14 and welcome to Sandringham. Since they arrived on the scene, this place has been an absolute hit with the locals. The Head Chef..."

Zoe McIntosh

"Absolutely LOVE Y14!! We came with a large group and the staff were extremely accomodating working out a table to fit us all in. Between everyone we..."

Amy Caulfield

"Ended up at Y14 by chance last night - first time there after our friends had given us a rave. They were spot on. My wife and I felt like we had to..."

Cameron Bishop

"Great food and service at this kitchen and bar. Agedashi Tofu is one of the best I've tried. We drive all the way from Footscray for the bayside..."

Luci Pangrazio

"This little beauty is certainly worth a visit! From the moment you walk in you can feel the warmth and hospitality from the chef and staff. The..."

Kristie Looney

"Sometimes when you walk into a restaurant you immediately get the feeling it’s going to be a good experience and at Y14 it certainly was! Our..."

Foodinfocusz

"Loved it! We went in as a group of four so got to try lots of items off the menu and it was all absolutely delicious. Love the fit out too, the place..."

Thegirlcaneat

"We have been here a few times now and really enjoy the atmosphere, the service and of course the food. Lovely to see a good citchy place open up in..."

Veronika Gagic

"I love this place found it earlier this year, best Japanese in Melbourne. Food is delicious presentation is amazing. Everything is so fresh LOVE..."

Charmy Abela

"Very happy to see this little place open up in Sandringham. It is small, very nicely fitted out and brings a bit of inner city feel to local bayside...."

Richard

"Had a great Friday night dinner with friends. Food was beautifully prepared. Very well staffed and attentive service. We asked them to select a range..."

Richard Batson

"I went last night with my partner for the first time and we really enjoy the food. Sashimi was really fresh and cut properly. The scallops were..."

Alessandro De Angeli

"Service, food and atmosphere is great! The scallops were very well cooked and delicious. The salmon sashimi is fresh! All the small dishes are..."

Sophie

"Very happy to see this little place open up in Sandringham. It is small, very nicely fitted out and brings a bit of inner city feel to local bayside...."

Richard McNamara

"We've been here twice and I love this place. First off, I'll mention the service, which is great. Everyone smiles, from the wait staff to the kitchen..."

Fiona

"I was lucky enough to head into Yamasaki in its opening days ... how blessed Sandringham is to have this little eatery in its hood. Great food ,..."

Penstar534

"Really impressed with the quality of the food and overall service / atmosphere. The restaurant is small but very friendly, warm and intimate . Sushi..."

Rachel Pendlebury

"We ate on a Sunday evening, the chef / owner made the sushi to order - best I've had since last time in Japan. Our table was outside which works well..."

Conor.donovan

"Finally got a chance to check this place out and it was well worth the wait! Friendly staff who had excellent knowledge of the menu & some great..."

Laura F

"So excited Tatsuya Yamazaki has opened up Bayside! Having been to both of his other restaurants numerous times I was keen to eat his food again...."

Magfish

"Hey guys so we had bonnet tonight and yes great news for Sandringham as they on the money. We had the salmon sashimi to start and it was so fresh and..."

Mmm Food 33

"My wife and I have now been to this fantastic Japanese Kitchen and Bar 4 times in their first 3 weeks of opening and have not been disappointed...."

Mark Naumann

"My wife and I were keen to try the new Japanese restaurant in Sandrinham recently opened by owner/chef Tatsuya (Tats) as we had experienced his..."

Gary Bishop

"Came in for a later dinner on a Thursday night, staff were friendly food was delicious, the Mornington Sauvignon Blanc was really smooth...."

English Rose

"Sandringham's newest modern Japanese eatery is nothing short of special. Each dish a fresh modern take on the traditional cuisine. Yamazaki is a cosy..."

Joanne H

"I have followed Tats (chef) from his restaurants in Port Melbourne to St Kilda, and waited keenly for the new kitchen/bar to open. I was not..."

Raj Gopal

"Wow! So excited to have such amazing, fresh, authentic Japanese food in Sandy. My partner and I called in for dinner Thursday night. Great buzzy..."

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