Opera Bar Reviews

You gotta have a beer here if you're visiting Sydney.

Delicious food and great drinks. Very pricey but the views are stunning. A tourist must see!!

Beautiful location and excellent service. If you decide to eat outside be careful of the seagulls!

Nice spot for a hang out with friends. Drinks are reasonable, and you can sit at the water's edge.

The view is very good, but the price is a bit amazing. If you are driving, you have to pay a large parking fee.

Magnificent place, a very nice place to share a coffee, a walk or just fall in love with the views of the landscape.
The place is full of life and places to have something to eat and eat, everything very clean and the service very pleasant. I recommend it.

Very poor bar service received. He was an Asian bar server and did not have a good attitude and ruined the atmosphere there. He didn't want to be there and served at the bar as if he was doing you a favour. Won't be back to that bar for a drink especially with that service for the price of drinks no thansk!

this place is sooo packed at night. so we went back in the morning when it's empty for better picture-taking. great view of the harbor and there was no one around the opera bar. we didn't drink here but it looks like a cool place at night to hang out with friends.

Breathtaking views of the opera house and excellent food with great service.

Great service and yummy food, Beautiful afternoon sea views even though the wind was pretty strong.

If you are young this is a great place to meet friends have a drink and a snack. If you are a little older like me then the noise levels and crowds may be a negative. My wife and I met a small group here for a get together before dinner. The views are great if you can get a seat up near the water.

As you would expect this is a good place to meet before going to the Opera house for a performance.

Access is probably a bit dodgy for wheelchairs from memory especially given the crowds and the toilets are shared with other establishments along this part of the Opera house forecourt do not located directly at the Opera Bar but a bit further along the foreshore.

Our visit was on a Saturday evening and there was a live band playing.

Cheers

A bit noisy once the crowds rock up but the drinks are great!!

Perfect for after work drinks or refreshments before and after a performance.

Loved this place! The young man that took care of us was quick, friendly and professional. Would highly recommend this place if you are looking for reasonably priced meals, along with that friendly atmosphere.

The view is great, but it's mostly crowded on Fridays and weekends

In the past this has been a great experience but the seagulls made this terrifying and annoying . Swooping down and grabbing at the plate of food the instant the protective cover was raised made it deeply unpleasant. We moved under cover to be able to eat, limiting the view. What happened to the man with the dog that would patrol and scare away the birds? Staff having to run around with water spray bottles was ridiculous and a waste of their time since it only cleared the birds for a matter of seconds

Needed more bartenders, line is always crazy and for the amount of people they seem to only staff 4 people in the bar.

A great place to get n amazing view of both the Opera House and the
Harbour Bridge..love the drinks.

The wine was divine. The food was really good and the view was everything that Sydney Harbour can offer. My overseas guests were extremely happy eating here.

Brilliant view, great pizza, shade and intermittent mist. Couldn't ask for much more

A fabulous spot to have drink and take in the views and I would have given 5 stars except the food was dreadful. The small, ingredient-poor chorizo pizza was undercooked and the chicken satay sticks were very dry and more like chicken jerky sticks. But still a must place to visit whilst in Sydney.

Food was okay. Drink selection not bad. If you want to dine here, make sure you have views of the Harbour Bridge to avoid disappointment. Staff are snobby and service rushed. If your willing to pay for views while eating, this place is a must.

Great views of the bridge and had a great selection of cocktails. Didn't try any of the food.

Sydney institution harbour views right below the opera bar

It's a nice place. Nice views. Busy atmosphere. Just sometimes the security can be a bit OTT.

Amazing place to sip a glass of wine, but usually crowded and overpriced.

Perfect spot near the Sydney Harbour. Great service and great menu.

Loved it. Good food next door great spot for a night out with the best views.

Very beautiful and pleasant, good service, the values are a bit salty compared to other places where similar dishes have lower prices and are more catered for

Beautiful views, expensive drinks, live music, seats indoors and outdoors, free wi-fi, helpfull staff

No doubtfully amazing view and atmosphere but had a worst mojito. Didn't taste real lime. Disappointing.

Food and drinks are very reasonably priced.
The view is absolutely stunning!

Its a nice place to have a beer by the ocean, it s overpriced a little, but i guess its because of the location.

Beautiful location. However the staff that I had today. Blond haired girl with pony tail. She was extremely rude and sassy giving us attitudes when we asked politely if she could wipe our dirty table.
All of our meals came out staggered... not a big deal however the last meal didnt show up till 25 minutes after everyone had finished eating. We saw our drinks sitting up at the bar... so I finally walked up to the bar to ask if it was our tables drinks, they said yes. So I ended up serving my family.
When I put in a complaint with the manager he seemed like he couldn't be bothered. Absolutely disappointed in the service and will never be back

Wow great spot in the summer for a quick bite and drinks

Has a good view of the area and the light show at the Opera House. Drinks are decent. Sea gulls are understandably unavoidable.

Good service, great views. Great for a casual drink and meal

Succulent steak, great after a hard days work
Definitely worth a visit

The bar just close to Opera house. There is a live music at this bar. Unfortunately i cant upload that video at here. We had a great time out there.

Amazing spot with great views but very expensive drinks and food

Located directly underneath the Sydney Opera House this place is both relatively upscale and relatively upward in terms of prices - but don't let either of those to dissuade you from visiting one of the most iconic locations in the world and enjoying the drinks and food here because it is worth every penny/dollar. Sensational views that would take even the most hardened of breaths away, you simply must visit Opera Bar anytime you visit Sydney -- and I should know I lived there for 10 years and every time I return I always pay it a visit or three.

Wasn't too fussed on the wine selection available. Menu is okay, but nothing overly special. Id say consider going here for the novelty of the location.

The seagulls are a little annoying but great location, awesome view, and my Tuna Poke Bowl was delicious too!

The food was very expensive and my pizza (see photo) looked like it was a frozen pizza bought from Coles. If I'm going to spend over inflated prices for food I at least expect it to be somewhat impressive.... Overall a disappointing experience.

very crowded, you need to get there early on a Friday evening

Magical great place. Lovely atmosphere, good music selection. Food is good We didn t make a move for whole afternoon. Thank you

1/10 for food.
1/10 for prices.
10/10 for location.

Food and drinks quite standard. Lots of variety. The real reason you go is for the view. So stunning. Both locals and visitors can appreciate the beauty here.

Real pleasure to visit, allowing views of both the iconic opera house and harbour bridge at once.

Mostly tourist crowd but great to enjoy for the locals too as you can't fault the view

Great food and great location but long delays at the bar ordering food and drink meant that our group was split for extended periods. The bar staff pickup glasses every 5 minutes (even taking champagne glasses with a bottle of champagne still in use) so why can't the take a food and drinks order? We'd have easily ordered twice as much while sitting there. Queueing to buy food at $30 a plate isn't fun.

Exceptional atmosphere with the best views of Sydney Harbour including the harbour bridge, opera house and all the high rise buildings surrounding the quay.
Ample seating and tables with good music and a good variety of food on the menu. Indoor and outdoor seating and this place is massive. No waiting at bars cause they are so quick and efficient.
Highly recommended for partners and all groups to visit and enjoy an amazing night wow wow wow. I will definitely be back...

A little bit expensive but a great place to have some drinks

Opera Bar is a excellent place to go for after works drinks, lunch meetups with clients or friends, or just some casual drinks and gaze up at the Opera House. The better parts that you can order the food from any of the local restaurants around the Opera House and they bring it over, and it's great food! I would highly recommend this place for travellers to show off Sydney to their friends and family, or to business people looking for a great place to have a meeting and impress the partners.