Review Cafe On The Mall - Wollongong

Great place, sorry about the darkness of the photos. This is a really cool bar and place to eat, lovely vibe, fantastic drinks and tapas and listen to some live music. Initially thought the proved were on the pricey side but the portions are pretty big and just totally on point. Had the pear salad, baked cheese, squid and lamb ribs, everything was divine, even the salad. Squid was one of the most tender I've had, all of the elements of the salad came together so well, lamb was super moreish, could have kept on going back for more. Great selection of drinks, loved the cocktails. Had a single singer-guitarist playing music the whole time, she was fantastic, it would have been worth it just to have her playing. Service was friendly, they get a bit busy though so booking especially for a large group is recommended.

Was the food good? Meh. Was the service good? Bar staff are. Did we wait half an hour for a menu? Yes. It was over an hour and a half to receive 5 entree/side dishes. We ordered 7 and two were already gone by 7pm. I can confidently say I won’t be coming back here or recommending it to others. The portions are tiny and far too expensive. However shout out to the cocktails that just saved the night. We arrived at 7:10pm and left after we ate the last bit of food at 8:50pm. Can’t say we were thrilled in the slightest

Magnificent location and service. Food that is fresh, locally sourced, full of flavour and served with a SMILE 😁😁😁😁. 5/5 and well deserved👌

Absolutely amazing food! Some of the best food I’ve ever eaten, I can’t wait to come back! Food was so amazing I wrote this review before I left! Great location also and wonderful service!! 5 stars all round..

We were seated at 7pm, as walkins, so it was very kind of them to seat us. Unfortunately, we didn't receive a menu for a very long time. But we ordered a couple of cocktails (the bar staff was lovely! Super friendly and made a delicious drink) to wait. Then eventually, we received our menus and immediately placed an order since we were very hungry! This is a tapas style menu, so we ordered six dishes. We were then immediately told they were out of oysters, no problem, we just cancelled our order of them! And then it was 8:40pm. We had watched new patrons enter and leave in the time we sat, getting hungrier. They then, at 8:40pm let us know they were out of arancini balls. We had ordered about an hour ago. Nothing we can do, just wanted to get out of there so we just said it's fine. They brought our dishes out, one by one, tiny portions at weird timings. All in all, terrible experience. Maybe it was because we're in our early twenties, so the manager knew we wouldn't make a fuss, but it was awful. Do not recommend. :(

Excellent customer service from all the floor staff, down to chefs and managers. Food is really tasty, fresh and local. Very happy, will definitely be returning. Thank you for creating such a modern and relaxing environment for all to enjoy.

Great food, great atmosphere and service! The burger was so juicy, the sambousek was full of flavour and the salt and pepper squid was just chefs kiss. 10/10 would recommend to everyone. Will be coming again!

Lovely restaurant! Always such friendly service, and the food couldn’t be better. Great restaurant in an awesome location in the heart of the CBD, can’t ask for anything more! Definitely would recommend 🙌🏻