The Herring Room - Manly

We had the most incredible seafood platter we've ever had! Totally recommend it plus squid ink ravioli with crab meat. Once you eat into it a raw egg is released into the blure Blanc sauce a Masterchef experience! Thank you Angela your restaurant rocks

From the moment we walked in the warm greeting and service was lovely. As it was our first time and we came before the crowd, the owner showed us around and gave us a choice of tables. The menu was hard to choose from it all sounded amazing, so we ordered the seafood platter for 2, for a variety of dishes. Many times when I've ordered a seafood platter at other restaurants I've been disappointed. But this was absolutely incredible! Every part of the platter was fresh as fresh could be and full of flavour. We may be a little weird, but my husband and I actually got a little teary at how wonderful the food was. It touched our hearts. Paired with a wonderful Pinot Gris and followed by a melt in your mouth Banoffee Pie, we left for a twilight walk along the beach to talk about how wonderful the meal was and how happy we felt. I've never put up a review like this on any restaurant, hotel or experience before. This was a whole lot of magic and we will be returning.

If I could have taken photos, I would have (but I’m not that guy!!! Don’t be fooled by this unassuming looking place from the outside on a corner of a manly back street.... We weren’t fooled, and the food was nothing short of amazing. I almost got into trouble with her husband at one point (not really however, I’m sure she flirts with all the guys! The menu was not enormous, but I would not want that to put anyone off, a smaller menu is the sign of a good restaurant and there is something for everyone. Definitely worth every cent. The king fish entree was amazing, and so was the beef short rib. Finishing that off with bannoffee dessert the perfect menu. Absolutely no complaints here, and if you go do try the lavender cocktail! I’d like to thank Ange (and the staff there who were very attentive, and provided a pleasant and relaxed atmosphere in the eatery which was her home. She didn’t even need a notepad to take our order... also the sign of an excellent eating establishment in my eyes! All good fun, I just hope she remembers us next time, will definitely be back when in the area.

A busy bustling friendly restaurant in my local town, we tried to do a walk in but that was a no no, finally we managed to book and get to see what all the fuss was about, Glad we did, pre dinner drinks were a Pomegranate Margarita, and a JD on coke, with a 5 star rating for both, my better half says the Magarita was a highlight for her!, having just returned from a 5 star trip to Thailand, with cocktails aplenty i think thats a deserving compliment. My JD was very ample.....hiccup! Our meals arrived, we took the tip of Rod Walsh to try the morton bay bugs, and they were the most delicately cooked crustaceans i have tasted in this country.... simple and beautiful, meat was soft and fluffy and fell into our mouths, congratulations. Our mains consisted of the baby snapper, which reached our expectations and the Salmon, served on a Polenta pea base.....the surprise here was the blue vein run thru the Polenta, Very very very noice! haha. We bought along a bottle of Chenin Blanc to accompany the seafood and it was fantastic also.... Unfortunately we had to bolt for the door so we had to skip desert, however I've no doubt that it would have been just as memorable Beautiful meal guys, great atmosphere, and well priced, Rod and Angie are taking the place by storm, recommend a visit and we have every intention of making our return trip, with entourage ASAP. This is the first review i have ever written for a restaurant, but would like to finish by saying two words : Highly recommended!

Have this place a go based on recommendations and it definitely didn’t disappoint! The service was 5 Star from the moment we walked in until the moment we left and every course was perfection. Absolutely recommend this place to anyone wanting a great dining experience