Public Dining Room

This Sydney locale is more than just a place to eat: it’s a place to feel alive. Rub shoulders with Sydney’s sandy elite at Public Dining Room, a beachside restaurant in Balmoral Village where grassy knolls and ivy-spilled walls give a lovely village vibe. Thoughtful, unpretentious, and relaxed, it’s the place to be on a sun-kissed evening in Sydney when you want to gather with friends before leaving them for another year and entering hibernation.

At Public Dining Room, the food is the harbinger of lush times. A carefully considered kitchen meets the talents of fresh seafood. The flavours and presentation will have you reaching for the bubbles to complete the beachside idyll. But it’s the friendly and unassuming service, in the end, that seals the deal by creating the perfect restaurant experience.

A feast at Public Dining Room means experiencing the one dish that defines Sydney dining: lightly fried zucchini flowers stuffed with goat’s cheese. Colourful, fresh and with a hint of lime, it’s as if the Chef waved his hand over a medley of fresh summer ingredients and created a little piece of culinary sunshine. Plus, we love its crisp, zinc exterior, which offers such childlike joy. Serve with beer for a weekday lunch, a forte of some regulars, to beachside dining.