The Inch Cafe Restaurant & Mini Bar
1 Park St, Mona Vale
Bookings 9999 4483

Cuisine: Traditional Italian. Hosts Jeremy Drayton and Fabio Bertasio, Chef Mauro Palazzani. Open 7 days for breakfast & lunch, dinner Wed-Sat. Fully licensed and drink or dine authority, Sundays 10% surcharge. Cards V, MC. Wheelchair access. Parking: street.

The Inch is known as a popular meeting place in the middle of Mona Vale, overlooking the Village Park, with seating for 120. Takeaway coffee starts early from a window servery with fresh banana bread and cakes baking in the oven beyond.

The restaurant opens for breakfast and lunch every day, with a new wine bar Mini Bar open Wednesdays to Saturdays till late.

Fully licensed, The Inch is a place away from the bustle for a Campos organic coffee, lunch and wine by the glass or cold beer.

Sunday is a busy breakfast destination till midday, often followed by live music enjoyed with a lazy lunch or afternoon graze and a drink.

Menus by Chef Mauro Palazzani emphasise quality seasonal produce with daily blackboard specials, lots of wines by the glass and desserts freshly made in The Inch kitchen.

By night Mini Bar at The Inch (in association with Col Crawford Mini Garage) offers a wine bar atmostphere, with mini-plates of dinner and supper selections with cocktails, cold beer and wines by the glass and a kitchen open tilll late. On your way out for a night, on the way home or for a relaxed evening away from it all, drop in to Mini Bar, operating from Wednesday to Saturday nights.

JONAH'S
69 Bynya Rd, Whale Beach
Reservations: 9974 5599

Cuisine: modern Australian. Host: Sean Byrne, Chef George Francisco. Open Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner 7 days. Fully licensed. Cards: all. Parking: car park.

Jonah’s has been awarded one ‘hat’ in the SMH Good Food Guide, only one of two restaurants to have one on the Northern Beaches. Jonah’s is a member of Relais & Chateaux, the most prestigious boutique hotel group in the world. Nominated for inclusion by the world-renowned chef Tetsuya Wakadu (a grand Chef Relais & Chateaux) Jonah’s is the only Relais & Chateaux property in NSW and one of only two in Australia.

Jonah’s has been established for 80 years in a secluded garden on a cliff 600 feet above Whale Beach with a spectacular view. The Balcony is a furnished open-air deck giving visitors the option of enjoying a glass of wine, cocktail or beer with a light tasting plate.

George Francisco is the chef with a background in fine dining restaurants. The restaurant has received a number of awards and is named by Gourmet Traveller magazine as one of the top 100 restaurants in Australia.

An extensive list of 250 wines includes 25 available by the glass and an exclusive collection of vintage Champagnes. Valet pick up and deliver for diners north of the Bends. Just give the staff 24 hours notice. Jonah’s also accommodates guests in eight luxurious rooms with private balconies and uninterrupted ocean views, king size beds and jacuzzis, plus another three in Jonah’s Private.

THE TERRACE ON PITTWATER
Newport Arms Hotel
Kalinya St, Newport
Bookings: 9997 4900

Cuisine: creative fine dining, grill. Head chef: David Bell. Host: Lia Do. Open lunch 7 days, dinner Mon-Sat. Fully licensed. Cards: all. Parking: hotel car park, street.

The Terrace on Pittwater has been awarded not only the NSW Winner of the 2008 Restaurant & Catering Awards category of Restaurant in a Pub, Club or Tavern, but also the National Award in the same category. The hotel’s main restaurant has been in operation since 1937.

The Terrace aims to deliver innovative contemporary cuisine with the freshest produce direct from the markets including a broad selection of seafood, steaks and vegetarian choices. A popular new addition to the a la carte menu has been the focus on MSA graded quality steaks.

This restaurant is a luxurious space overlooking Pittwater through a great curve of folding glass doors which can be opened or closed matching wines. Monthly wine dinners are a feature of the restaurant with a guest speaker

Bangalleys
Avalon Beach RSL Club
Bowling Green Lane, Avalon
Phone 9918 2201

Open for Lunch and Dinner 7 days. Cheap Eat Nights for $10 on Monday and Tuesday. Bookings essential. Cards: V, MC, BC, Eftpos. Parking: car park.

The restaurant has glass bi-fold doors opening onto the alfresco garden café with paved floor and market umbrellas overlooking Dunbar Park.

On Friday and Saturday nights order at the counter and have your choice delivered to your table. Lunch dishes include many specials from a sandwich to steaks, chicken and seafood. Blackboard specials are available. The wine list is comprehensive and prices reasonable with most available by the glass.

Functions for up to 200 people are held regularly in the upstairs function room. Function menus are available at reception. Call for a tailored menu to suit your requirements and numbers.

ROYAL MOTOR YACHT CLUB
46 Prince Alfred Parade, Newport
Bookings 1300 857 497

The Quarterdeck Brasserie: Open every day from 10am Mon-Fri and Sat-Sun from 8am. Fully licensed. Cards: all. Parking: Club grounds.

The Quarterdeck Brasserie offers a wide range of dishes hot and cold including pies, seafood, roasts and desserts.

The Top Deck Dining Room with a beautiful view of Pittwater is available for private functions and special events and weddings. Ask about catering packages.

PIZZA CUTTERS
Gourmet Pizza & Gelato
Akuna Lane, Mona Vale
(adjacent to Woolworths outdoor carpark).
Phone 9999 1899.

Cuisine: Gourmet Pizza & Gelato, Open 7 Nights 5pm-10pm. Take away & Home delivery. Cards: V, MC, Amex & Eftpos. Parking: Street.

After establishing the first Pizzacutters take away and home delivery outlet in Wahroonga more than 11 years ago and a second store in Castle Hill 5 years ago, five star chef, Sam Lumbroso and brother Simon, have brought their award winning pizza and gelato to the Northern Beaches. 

Pizzacutters has won best pizza in NSW 5 times in the National Pizza Challenge.

Pizzacutters make all dough and sauces inhouse and also prepare all meats and vegetables daily, using only top quality fresh produce. With more than 40 pizzas on the menu to choose from, there are also chicken wings, fresh salads, Pizzacutters’ famous dessert pizzas and gelato.

Gelato is popular at Pizzacutters with 18 delicious flavours to choose from, available in cones, cups or take home packs. Gluten-free pizzas are available.

Also available is Pizzacutters’ new healthier range of Heart Foundation Tick Approved pizzas.

Full menu available at www.pizzacutters.com.au

DUNES
Governor Phillip Park
1193 Barrenjoey Road, Palm Beach
Bookings: 9974 3332

Cuisine: Modern Australian. Host: Cathie Wright. Chef: Stefan Leibenatus. Licensed (BYO bottled wine only). Cards: M,V. Takeaway kiosk. Parking: street. Car sticker required for park entry.

Enjoy a morning walk in Governor Philip Park? Follow it with breakfast at Dunes Tuesday to Sunday from 8.30am. Or come back for a light lunch Tuesday to Sunday or dinner Wednesday to Saturday.

Dunes restaurant and kiosk is located in a former ranger’s home among the lawns and trees of Governor Phillip Park. It captures the Palm Beach atmosphere with indoor and outdoor seating, set among lavender sprinkled gardens just metres from North Palm Beach, with sweeping views to the lighthouse. Interiors have been renovated using wood, sandstone and teak table settings to mirror the natural surrounds.

Chef/owner Stefan Leibenatus has been head chef in many restaurants in Sydney and brings to Dunes’ modern Australian menu a strong European cooking influence.

Dunes is a delightful location for a group booking such as a wedding, function or conference and catering is available. Dunes Kiosk offers quality takeaway food and drinks for breakfast and lunch 7 days.

HONG KONG CHINESE RESTAURANT
332 Barrenjoey Rd, Newport
Bookings: 9997 4157

Cuisine: Chinese & Asian. Open Tues-Sun for dinner only. Also take away & home delivery service Whale Beach to Narrabeen (9997 8379). Licensed. Cards: all. Parking: street, car park.

The menu ranges from adventurous, like a Mongolian chicken hot pot, to contemporary, spicy salt and pepper whole flounder, to traditional like braised chicken and almonds/cashews or lemon chicken. There’s a big variety of entrees and soups, vegetarian options and sweet and sour dishes. Seafood is at market prices. Home delivery specials include extras with a minimum spend.

A spacious restaurant with attentive service, its large tables make it popular with families and groups. Takeaway meals, home delivery and available for private functions.

Ocean Bay
Cafe & Restaurant
1 Narrabeen Park Parade, North Narrabeen.
Bookings 9970 5599

Cuisine: International. Open Lunch and Dinner Wed-Mon, breakfast Sat-Sun. Licensed/BYO wine only. Cards: V,MC,AmEx, Eftpos. Parking: street, beachfront carpark.

This cafe/restaurant is a little hard to find but has a rewarding view when you do. It’s located at the end of Ocean Street near the bridge, just opposite the Lakeside Caravan Park and near the rock pool.

New owner Ricky Yum is offering a widely international menu from a casual lunch to fine dining, with tastes of Italian, Thai, Chinese, Japanese and modern Australian. So you can enjoy everything from Peking Duck to steak and mash, pizza to Malaysia Rendang Beef, garlic bread and spicy fish cakes.

Both indoor and outdoor dining is available and there is easy parking in the beachfront car park. A private function room is available and functions can be held indoors and out. Open every day except Tuesdays.

BILGOLA DELI
211 Plateau Rd, Bilgola Plateau
Phone: 9973 3438

Open 7 days for breakfast, lunch and snacks. Eat in or Takeaway.

After extensive renovations Bilgola Deli, a fresh new deli serving all the superb gourmet food created by Corella Catering, is open on the Plateau with parking at the door.

Plus a new range of quality seasonal deli items, groceries, bread, milk and newspapers.

Open for breakfast, lunch and snacks inside or alfresco with soups, quiches, frittattas, wraps, cakes, muffins, desserts as well as the best fresh coffee and tea.

JAMMY COW
7 Bungan St, Mona Vale
Phone 9979 8999.

Cuisine: Cafe-style fresh home-made. Eat in or takeaway. Catering available. Open Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat 8am-3pm. Cards: all except AmEx. Parking: street, carpark. New owners.

Formerly Morgans Too, this popular small cafe in the Mona Vale Plaza arcade presents a menu created in the cafe kitchen by Clare Hammond and her team.

The emphasis is on home-style cooking and vegetarian and gluten-free options are available every day. Daily favourites among regular customers include pumpkin, caramelised onion and rocket tarts, homemade sausage rolls with the cafe’s own tomato relish, semi-dried tomato and pumpkin risotto cakes served with pesto.

The cafe sells Single Origin coffee and T2 tea. Satisfy a sweet tooth with passionfruit cakes and mini caramel tarts, to name a few.

Take home dinners include Indian butter chicken, Greek lamb and rosemary stew, Moroccan chicken with preserved lemon, traditional Beef and Guinness stew, Chicken, vegetable and white wine stew.

Catering includes antipasto and cheese platters, finger food, filled baguettes and sandwiches, gourmet salads and cakes, from 10 to 100 people.

OCENVIEWS EATERY
4/120 Narrabeen Park Pde, Warriewood.
Phone 9979 9449.

Cuisine: Vietnamese. Host: Daniel Chang. Open 7 days for breakfast, lunch & dinner. BYO. Eat in or take away. Free home delivery for orders over $35. Cards: All cards. Parking: street.

Vietnamese food is considered one of the finest of Asian cuisines which blends spices with delicate French touches. There is a wide variety on offer at this restaurant which also has ocean views.

A breakfast special is bacon and eggs with avocado. As well as entrees and soups, dishes include beef, chicken and duck, a range of curries, as well as vegetable, salad, noodles and rice dishes.

Try rice paper rolls (goi cuon) with chicken, prawns, vermicelli and Vietnamese mint, or stuffed chicken wings (canh ga nhoi thit), stuffed with Vietnamese herbs and spices. Mains include grilled chicken with fresh lime leaf (ga la chanh), beef scotch fillet stir fried with garlic and wine sauce and twice-cooked duck with ginger sauce.

A set banquet for four people includes mixed entree, fish, green curry chicken, stir fried beef, steamed vegetables and boiled rice, coffee or tea.

There are changing specials every week. One speciality is Shake Beef, beef scotch fillet stir fried with garlic and wine sauce and steamed vegetables.

BEACH ROAD
Bar & BISTRO
1 Beach Rd, Palm Beach
Bookings: 9974 1159

Cuisine: Modern Australian. Chef Hayden Ellerton. Host/sommelier Brenton Hoskins-Murphy. Open breakfast Sat–Sun, lunch Wed–Sun and dinner Wed–Sat. Licensed, Drink or Dine Authority. Cards: all. Parking: street.

Beach Road is changing its style with a new menu and prices going down to neighbourhood bistro level. However, the food features lots of special flavours and quality produce. Mains feature top fish and chips, and for lunch find a great burger.

Weekend breakfast ranges from brioche with rosepetal compote to blueberry and ricotta hotcakes with orange-scented mascarpone and vanilla spiced sauce to green eggs and ham – poached eggs with pesto and char-grilled kassler bacon.

For an entree try sweet Crystal Bay prawn & cucumber ‘tour delice’, for lunch tempura snapper with sebago chips, sauce tartare, lemon & cucumber salad. A main for lunch & dinner may include confit duck with braised lentils, spec, tomato, water cress & shallot jus.

Live music with some of Sydney’s best jazz, rhythm & blues talent may be enjoyed with a drink, snack or long lunch every Sunday afternoon from 2pm - 5pm.

The cocktail bar is popular spot for a relaxed aperitif.

All Senses CafE
Fresh Kitchen Cuisine
Shop 5, D’Albora Marina, General San Martin Drive,
Akuna Bay. Bookings 9450 2200.

Host/chef: Joseph Zeravica, Larissa Jones. Cuisine: Fresh Kitchen Modern Australian. Open 7 days. Licensed & BYO, Corkage $2pp. Parking: carpark.

This is a one stop food and beverage supply shop as well as a function centre and retail outlet. It makes a great venue for a day out. Set in a tranquil pocket surrounded by pristine bushland, Akuna Bay is tucked away in Ku-ring-gai National Park at Terrey Hills.

All Senses Cafe uses market fresh produce, Lilydale free range chicken, Tasmanian pasture fed beef and ocean caught seafood. The menu reflects the seasonal changes maintaining popular signature dishes like Ploughman’s Lunch & the Saffron & Prawn Risotto. Enjoy Morgan’s Coffee while admiring the views of the marina, bay and bush.

The All Senses general store keeps supply of everything to keep boaters & picnickers happy, from BBQ packs, ice creams, fresh fruit, platters, beer, wine, fishing reels and more.

COTTAGE POINT KIOSK
Notting Lane, Cottage Point
Phone: 9456 3024

Cuisine: gourmet café. Hosts: Geoff & Graham. BYO.

Drive to the end of the road at Cottage Point, or come by boat and tie up to the Kiosk pontoon. The Kiosk is a large heritage building (around 1918), on the busy waterfront with a wrap-around deck and terrace below, and a view of water, boats and bush. As this is a general store as well as a café, you can buy just about everything including kayak and boat hire, bait and tackle, ice, groceries and alcohol.

The café chefs produce morning or afternoon teas, home-cooked breakfast, lunch and weekly specials. It’s BYO - buy beer or wine at the liquor store.

BARRENJOEY BISTRO
Palm Beach RSL
1087 Barrenjoey Rd, Palm Beach
Phone: 9974 5566.

Hours: Open 7 days, lunch and dinner. Licensed. Parking: car parks.

At this popular RSL Club visitors are welcome in the bistro which is served by state-of-the-art kitchen facilities and top value meals. Guests may dine inside or in the spacious sunny garden.

The bistro is open for lunch and dinner every day, serving steaks, seafood, salads and pasta. Top value at $12 (incl. GST) are lunch and dinner specials every weekday. Kids are welcome in the garden and bistro with special meals.

All the Saturday sport and racing is shown on the big screen in the sports lounge.

Moby’s WHALE BEACH
227 Whale Beach Road Whale Beach
Bookings 9974 2727

Cuisine: Modern Australian /Seafood Bistro. Open dinner Tues-Sat, lunch Tues-Sun, breakfast Sunday
mornings. Fully Licensed. Cards: all. Parking: street, beachfront carpark.

Moby’s Whale Beach is located on the top floor of the surf club at Whale Beach and has stunning headland to headland views out over beautiful Whale Beach. This is one of the best places in Sydney to watch migrating whales. Moby’s is a venue for a relaxed lunch or dinner and is also a popular location for birthday parties or other occasions.

Moby’s menu features chilli blue swimmer crab, grilled Moreton Bay bugs and scampi with garlic butter. For people who prefer non seafood dishes there is chicken, pork, duck & beef on the menu and the chefs can cater for vegetarians.

Moby’s offers a local shuttle service to pick you up and drop you home after lunch or dinner. Moby’s also makes hand made chocolates available exclusively through the restaurant.

Clareville Kiosk
27 Delecta Ave, Clareville Beach.
Bookings: 9918 2727.

Host: Padie Starr. Chef: Matt Kniepp. Cuisine: Contemporary Australian, European influences. Open: Dinner Wed-Sun, lunch Sat-Sun. Fully licensed and BYO (bottled wine). Cards: All (surcharge on Amex and Diners). Parking: street and adjacent council carpark.

This small charming restaurant has had a great reputation for fine dining for many years. Owner Padie Starr is a Canadian with formal hospitality qualifications, who has lived and worked in Australia for 15 years including at Cottage Point Inn, Water-mark, Freshwater Restaurant and La Grillade Crows Nest.

New head chef Matt Kneipp trained in Brisbane, where he was the head chef of one of the city's top restaurants, MCA Bistro. In London Matt was senior sous chef, working for Marco Pierre White, at one of London's most well established Michelin-starred eateries, L'Escargot. White is famously known for training Gordon Ramsey.

A five-course degustation meal is offered every night except Saturday with matching wines.

Clareville Kiosk’s wall space is adorned with emerging and local artists, ensuring that fine art is at home with fine dining on the northern beaches and contributes to the established cottage charm of Clareville Kiosk restaurant.

The restaurant offers a “concise but affordable” boutique wine list to complement the meal. Small intimate functions are a specialty – bookings essential.

BARRENJOEY HOUSE
1108 Barrenjoey Rd, Palm Beach
Bookings: 9974 4001

Cuisine: Mediterranean. Open 7 days 11.30-late for lunch and dinner. Fully licensed, drink or dine authority. 10% surcharge Sun & public holidays. Cards: all. Parking: car park, street.

Since this venerable restaurant and guesthouse opened in 1923, Barrenjoey House opposite the Palm Beach ferry wharf overlooking Pittwater has been extensively renovated and restored as a restaurant and boutique getaway.

With seven first floor bedrooms Barrenjoey House is a popular venue for weddings or overnight stays. Gift vouchers available all year round.

Many locals treat the restaurant as their local club, dropping in for a drink, snack and game of chess or backgammon, even a book club evening. Small groups up to 12 can book Kylie’s Room, a private dining area.

Special entrees include deep fried Hawkesbury squid & King prawns, zucchini flowers, herb mayonnaise & lemon. For mains try Scampi, parsley, garlic, almond & Pernod butter, water cress & lemon. For dessert try Affogato – ice cream ‘drowned’ in espresso & Frangelico. The menu emphasises local produce with Sydney rocks and a new range of Pacific oysters from the Hawkesbury (all shucked in the kitchen).

With a drink or dine authority, a covered outdoor terrace bar and interior bar lounge the restaurant offers a variety of cocktails and a range of bottled and tap beers.

LA CUCINA CORTESI
Schnapper Road, Ettalong Beach round the corner from the cinemas
Bookings: 4342 7030.

Cuisine: Northern Italian. Host/ Owner: Marco Cortesi. Chef: Marco Guglilelmo. Open: Dinner Thurs-Mon from 6pm till late, breakfast and lunch Fri-Sun 8am-5pm. Licensed and BYO wine only. Cards: All except Diners. Parking: street.

A family business owned by the Cortesi family, this restaurant is three years old, and won abest new business award from Central Coast Express Business Awards.

Marco Guglielmo is the executive chef who specialises in traditional North Italian cooking. All sauces and restaurant kitchen from fresh ingredients. The sausages including Cacciatore (traditional pork sausage, chicken and sage, rosemary lamb and beef) contain only meats and are gluten free.

Game, pork, veal, polenta and rice are prominent on the menu, as are favourite pastas, home made gnocchi and ravioli. The food is traditional North Italian, specialising in dishes like rabbit roasted with rosemary and roast pork served with polenta and vegetables. North Italian wines have been sourced to match the food.

The restaurant is fully licensed with access to outside seating on the piazza during the summer months. At dinner the candles are lit and the restaurant transforms to a romantic fine dining venue.

Check with staff for dates for live music. La Cucina Cortesi is a ferry trip away from Palm Beach and a short walk from the ferry wharf.

GREEN PEARL BAYVIEW THAI
17/1714 upstairs, Bakers Marina, Pittwater Rd, Bayview
Bookings: 9997 8918

Cuisine: Thai seafood. Open 7 days, lunch and dinner. Takeaways available at 10% discount. Licensed & BYO (bottled wine only). Cards: MC, V, Amex. Parking: car parks.

This upstairs Thai restaurant with a glorious view up Pittwater to Lion Island is an ideal venue for parties and functions.

It specialises in authentic Thai seafood dishes but also offers chicken and beef, a variety of rice and noodle dishes and a range of Thai style vegetarian. A list of special dishes is also available.

Mezza Grill
Shop 2 1767 Pitwater Road Mona Vale
Bookings: 9997 6588

Cuisine: Lebanese. Chef and Co-owner: Sheena Hunter. Family business. Open for dinner 5 nights Tuesday to Saturday from 5pm. Fully licensed, BYO (bottled wine only), Corkage $3pp. Cards: M, V,Eftpos. Takeaway available. Catering. Parking: street.

Mezza Grill brings the authentic flavour of Lebanon to the northern beaches with a Belly Dancer on Friday and Saturday nights. Traditionally, Lebanese food is shared at the table with a mixture of dishes, rather like the Spanish tapas, the origin of the word “mezza”. Specialities freshly prepared everyday include Falafel, Hommus, Baba Ghannouj, Kebbe, Kafta, Baklawa, tabouli – or try a mixed plate for a taste of everything!

You can also buy Lebanese products to take home, such as hommus, baba bhannouj, falafel, sambousik, garlic sauce, kebbe and kafta.

A traditional speciality is kebbe, an egg-shaped, burghul wheat and meat shell, filled with minced lamb, onion and spices, usually cinnamon. Another special dish is maghmour, grilled eggplant and tomato flavoured with cinnamon and snap fried. Desserts include deep-fried cream-filled filo fingers, drizzled in a syrup of lemon juice and rosewater. The dips are made daily and the marinades and sauces created inhouse.

LUCKY'S GOURMET PIZZA
46 Old Barrenjoey Rd, Avalon
Orders: 9918 0640 or 9918 4542

Cuisine: pizza. Host: Eliana Mercuri. Open 6 days from 5pm till late. Eat in or takeaway. Home delivery Newport to Palm Beach, minimum order. BYO. Parking: street.

Eat in, takeaway or have home delivered one of 53 varieties of traditional and gourmet pizzas in three sizes with meat, seafood or veggies and a choice of sauce bases. Service is quick as the pizzeria has two ovens. Extra toppings, lasagne, salads and gelato are also available.

NINJA JAPANESE RESTAURANT
6/11-13 Avalon Pde, Avalon Beach
Bookings: 9918 9963

Cuisine: Japanese. Chef / Owner: Hideaki Serizawa. Open 6 days Tues-Sun (closed Mondays), lunch 12:00am-3:00pm, dinner 6:00pm-10:30pm. Takeaway available. Licensed & BYO (bottled wine only) Corkage $2.50pp. Cards: V,MC & Eftpos Parking: Macmillan Court, Street.

Ninja in Avalon serves authentic and creative Japanese dishes, including healthy foods. A set menu is available from $39pp to introduce traditional Japanese dishes.

Great outdoor seating on an open terrace with a little Japanese garden. Bookings are recommended on a warm day.

CAFÉ ELANORA
57 Kalang Rd, Elanora Heights. Phone 9970 5335

Cuisine: Healthy Café. Host/Owner Tristan Simpson. Eat-in / takeaway. Cards: V, MC, Eftpos. Parking: street, carpark under shops.

This small friendly café serves Belaroma coffee as well as home-made cheese cakes, fresh sandwiches and health snacks. Eat inside or alfresco. Owner Tristan Simpson provides healthy food like vegetarian frittata, lasagna, fresh chicken rolls and stuffed mushroom as well as organic Freetrade coffee, chai latte, hot chocolate and a wide range of teas.

Crocodile Smile Thai Restaurant
1 Kalinya St, Newport (opposite the Newport Arms).
Bookings: 9979 3397, 9999 3081, 0423 982 073
or email orders to eat@crocodilesmilethai.com.au

Dine in, takeaway and home delivery. Host: Dave Thompson. Cuisine: Thai. Open 7 days dinner, Thursday-Friday lunch. Parking: street, carparks.

This Thai restaurant is located on the Pittwater side of Newport and is dedicated to delicious and fresh Thai Cuisine. It offers home style modern cooking that marries flavour and quality with variety and freshness. Many of the dishes are original and unique to Crocodile Smile Thai. No MSG is added.

A salmon dish with herbs is a special as is lemon chicken. A South Thailand Curry is unique while the Fried Rice Meal with choice of base is also popular. The BBQ Duck is great winter food as are the Massaman curries, the Panang curries and green and red curries.

The design and colours of the restaurant are influenced by Thai culture with photographs by a well known Thai photographer on the walls, enhancing the mix of modern with tradition. The result is a restaurant with a casual yet stylish atmosphere.

Red Lentil
Shop 5/1 Hilltop Rd, Clareville.
Phone 9918 2992.

Cuisine: Mixed Indian, Tapas, Burgers, Fish ‘n chips. Host: Girish Sharma. Open Tues-Fri 5pm-9.30pm. Sat-Sun 12pm-9.30pm. Closed Mondays. Takeaway and home delivery (Min order $30 local area). Cards: V, MC, Eftpos. Parking: Street.

Girish Sharma and his wife Kalpana run this small family take-away, sellng a mixture of fish and chips, hamburgers, Tapas and Indian styles. The fish comes battered, grilled or crumbed while the burgers are big and served on Turkish rolls.

Girish has worked as a chef in the five star Taj hotels in Delhi, as well as restaurants along the Northern Beaches including seven years as head chef of the Alhambra in Manly.

From the Tapas menu the Coconut Prawn Cutlets served with sweet chilli sauce are popular. The Indian menu ranges from Tandoori to a wide range of curries. Look for Chicken Dalcha, a medium hot dish of chicken cooked with red lentils and capsicum. Lots of prawns in the seafood selections as well as a Goan style medium hot fish curry.

BOONCHU THAI
335 Barrenjoey Rd, Newport
Bookings: 9997 3450 or 9979 6447

Cuisine: Thai. Hosts: Barry & Dang Rhodes. Open for dinner 7 nights, Lunch Tues, Fri & Sat. Takeaway & home delivery with 12.5% discount for pick up at restaurant (home delivery min. order $25). Licensed & BYO (bottled wine only). Air-conditioned. Cards: all. Parking: street, car parks.

This award-winning restaurant, established 22 years ago and voted one of the top ten Thai restaurants in Australia, is richly decorated with authentic Thai handicrafts. It was started by Barry and Dang Rhodes and is now managed by their son Siri. (Dang and Siri pictured)

Chef’s specials change fortnightly. Boonchu is offering a Value Customer Rewards Card. Check out the takeaway menu on line at the new website www.boonchuthairestaurant.com.au

AVALON CHINESE RESTAURANT
1st Floor, 74 Old Barrenjoey Rd, Avalon
Bookings: 9918 6319 or 9918 9981

Cuisine: Chinese. Hosts: Lee and Shirley. Chef: Ken. Open lunch Mon-Sat dinner 7 days. Also takeaway (prices vary). Licensed & BYO (bottled wine only). Cards: all but Diners. Parking: street, car park.

This restaurant has been established 40 years upstairs in Barefoot Boulevard off Old Barrenjoey Road and is owned by Shirley and Ken Fung. The couple have had 25 years’ experience and have introduced authentic Cantonese dishes and a specials board, with an emphasis on seafood.

A wide variety of Cantonese, Peking and Szechuan dishes have been retained on the menu, served on modern white plates in a comfortable dining room with linen-clad tables.

No MSG is used. Ask about special banquet menus for groups.

Amici di Toni
Level 1, 1775 Pittwater Road, Mona Vale.
Bookings 9999 2588.

Cuisine: Italian Romana. Host and Chef: Marco and Singh. Open Tues-Fri Lunch 12noon-3pm, Dinner Mon-Sat from 6pm. Fully licensed and BYO (wine only).Credit cards: All except Diners. Parking: street.

This award-winning Mona Vale restaurant offers classic Italian cuisine with modern influences and has been awarded as outstanding on the Northern Beaches.

The menu caters for a wide range of tastes from delicate fresh tuna carpaccio to Queensland scallops baked in whisky, mushrooms and cream. Seasonal entrees include fresh figs with Castello blue and stuffed zucchini flowers. Mains include a speciality double roasted duck with balsamic and honey reduction while pastas include crab and prawn ravioli.

With a seating capacity up to 120, functions are well catered for with set menus for group bookings of three courses. An outdoor covered terrace seats up to 35. Book now for your next functions.

The Narrow Bean CAFE
10 Waterloo Street, Narrabeen
Bookings: 9913 3026,
narrowbeancafe@optusnet.com.au

Cuisine: International. Host: Ernst Doppler. Open7 days breakfast, lunch and dinner. Fully licensed & BYO (wine). Takeaway available. Cards: All except Diners. Parking: street, council carpark. Wheelchair access.

This contemporary cafe only 100 metres from Narrabeen Beach offers dining indoors with airconditioned comfort or casual alfresco dining on the rattan lounges - perfect for breakfast or in the evening for tapas, pizzas and cocktails.

The cafe is open for breakfast, with a full menu, easy, light lunches with tapas, pizzas, salads, seafood and pastas and meat dishes, with a more extensive range of similar dishes for dinner.

Menus are changed seasonally to take advantage of produce in season and to cater for regulars looking for something new. The cafe has a full cocktail menu.

The Narrow Bean is available for private functions such as cocktail parties for up to 80, birthday and corporate parties and offers set menus for groups. A wide range of foods are offered to suit all budgets. Vegetarians and gluten free diets are catered for. Seating is available for up to 45 guests inside and 65 guests including the outside area.

FOOD STUFF – MONA VALE
9/11 Bungan St, off Akuna Lane,
Mona Vale
Phone: 9999 3033

Open Mon-Fri 8am-6pm, Sat 8am-4pm.

This gourment food store now has a range of pre-prepared take home meals for busy people or just when you don't feel like cooking. They include dishes such as Thai green chicken curry, spinach and ricotta lasagne, Beef Stroganoff, mango chicken, butter chicken, Irish stew and lamb shanks.

Improve your cooking skills and sign up for a class or three at this Mona Vale food outlet run by Mark and Louise Holland. In a custom-built kitchen Mark Holland and guest chefs demonstrate their expertise. For upcoming classes see the ad in the current issue of Pittwater Life.

Food Stuff Mona Vale has all the ingredients for these specialist cuisines as well as sauces, pastas, cheeses, stocks, curry pastes, chermoula, harissa and lots more for Moroccan cooking and paella rice, saffron, and Spanish paella pans for Spanish cooking. They will cook a paella party for 10 to 400 people. Call or email for details.

There is a big range of equipment like woks, paella pans and pasta machines and homewares.

CORELLA CAKES & CATERING
211 Plateau Rd, Bilgola Plateau
Phone: 9918 9408

Corella Catering continues to prepare a wide range of gourmet food for takeaway as well as its professional catering services for corporate and private clients, food, planning and staffing for every occasion from finger foods to sumptuous buffets to fully catered weddings.

Corella provides takehome soups, meals, desserts and sweet treats, fresh or frozen and all made in Corella’s own kitchen.

AVALON BEACH CATERING
Call James on 9973 4005 or 0410 540 056

This Avalon catering firm offers a comprehensive range of hospitality services plus free on-site consultation and advice. It caters for both private and corporate events and will custom design menus. Clients can request complete catering or steward service only.