Guidebook for Balmoral Beach
Food Scene
This absolute beachfront restaurant in a beautifully restored Victorian bathing pavillion is an ideal place to have a fancy dinner (put on your collared shirt for this one). Plus the cafe side is a great place to have a more relaxed dining experience (their seafood risotto is a speciality).
The best bit is that it's only steps away from Balmoral Beachfront so if you don't feel like cooking you have multiple options.
96 locals recommend
The Bathers' Pavilion Restaurant
4 The EsplanadeThis absolute beachfront restaurant in a beautifully restored Victorian bathing pavillion is an ideal place to have a fancy dinner (put on your collared shirt for this one). Plus the cafe side is a great place to have a more relaxed dining experience (their seafood risotto is a speciality).
The best bit is that it's only steps away from Balmoral Beachfront so if you don't feel like cooking you have multiple options.
You can get takeaway from this kiosk on the outside of Bathers Pavillion near the Rotunda - their chocolate mousse tubs are an excellent treat. On a sunny day it's the perfect place to grab a few bits and pieces and enjoy a picnic overlooking the beach!
Bathers Kiosk
4 The EsplanadeYou can get takeaway from this kiosk on the outside of Bathers Pavillion near the Rotunda - their chocolate mousse tubs are an excellent treat. On a sunny day it's the perfect place to grab a few bits and pieces and enjoy a picnic overlooking the beach!
Feeling like a spot of afternoon tea? This is the place to go for fine bone china and excellent service with sweeping views over the Harbour. Also great for hosting events like birthdays, kitchen teas, bridal showers and weddings.
26 locals recommend
Gunners Barracks
Suakin DriveFeeling like a spot of afternoon tea? This is the place to go for fine bone china and excellent service with sweeping views over the Harbour. Also great for hosting events like birthdays, kitchen teas, bridal showers and weddings.
Known for their for high tea, they also have a great breakfast and lunch menu. An upscale cafe situated in a grand sandstone mansion, plus housemade bread and scones, on a wraparound verandah with water views. You can also book their private room for functions.
34 locals recommend
Burnt Orange
1109 Middle Head RdKnown for their for high tea, they also have a great breakfast and lunch menu. An upscale cafe situated in a grand sandstone mansion, plus housemade bread and scones, on a wraparound verandah with water views. You can also book their private room for functions.
Don't feel like cooking? Walk just around the corner and enjoy breakfast or an Italian-influenced lunch menu in this breezy cafe with big windows and beach views. They're also open for dinner/drinks Thursday through Sunday.
9 locals recommend
Beach House Balmoral Restaurant & Café
2 Awaba StDon't feel like cooking? Walk just around the corner and enjoy breakfast or an Italian-influenced lunch menu in this breezy cafe with big windows and beach views. They're also open for dinner/drinks Thursday through Sunday.
Entertainment & Activities
If you'd like to see some wildlife, hop on the 238 bus from the stop out the front and in 9 minutes you will be at the gates of Taronga Zoo. You should give yourself a whole day to explore. Don't forget your sunscreen and water. Try to spot the free-roaming peacocks!
645 locals recommend
Taronga Zoo Sydney
Bradleys Head RoadIf you'd like to see some wildlife, hop on the 238 bus from the stop out the front and in 9 minutes you will be at the gates of Taronga Zoo. You should give yourself a whole day to explore. Don't forget your sunscreen and water. Try to spot the free-roaming peacocks!
A lovely aprk with views of the beach where kids can play and parents can relax on a bench and enjoy the scenery.
Hunter Park
41 The EsplanadeA lovely aprk with views of the beach where kids can play and parents can relax on a bench and enjoy the scenery.
This historic art deco cinema has been lovingly restored and now shows all the latest hits along with cinema classics. With a piano bar, live Wurlitzer organ concerts and themed movie nights, this is a destination in itself. They also host monthly lunch, movie and organ performances for $14 per person as well as dedicated mums, dads and bubs screenings.
165 locals recommend
Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace
380 Military RdThis historic art deco cinema has been lovingly restored and now shows all the latest hits along with cinema classics. With a piano bar, live Wurlitzer organ concerts and themed movie nights, this is a destination in itself. They also host monthly lunch, movie and organ performances for $14 per person as well as dedicated mums, dads and bubs screenings.
Getting Around
Less than 2 mins walk from our listing. This is where you can catch buses going North (towards Taronga Zoo and the City).
The Esplanade Opp Hunter Rd
Less than 2 mins walk from our listing. This is where you can catch buses going North (towards Taronga Zoo and the City).
Less than 2 mins walk from our listing. This is where buses will set you down (when you come from Taronga Zoo and the City). The council's free Mosman Rider shuttle bus also departs from here. The Mosman Rider operates seven days a week, its timetables and a handy app can be obtained here: http://mosmanrider.net
Hunter Park, The Esplanade
Less than 2 mins walk from our listing. This is where buses will set you down (when you come from Taronga Zoo and the City). The council's free Mosman Rider shuttle bus also departs from here. The Mosman Rider operates seven days a week, its timetables and a handy app can be obtained here: http://mosmanrider.net
You can catch more buses to the City from here. This is up a pretty steep hill (famous for the annual Balmoral Burn race) so wear your comfy walking shoes. You can also catch the council's free Mosman Rider shuttle bus up to here if you need to as well.
Spit Rd Near Awaba St station
You can catch more buses to the City from here. This is up a pretty steep hill (famous for the annual Balmoral Burn race) so wear your comfy walking shoes. You can also catch the council's free Mosman Rider shuttle bus up to here if you need to as well.
Your private, lockable single car garage is at the side of the house on the corner of The Esplanade and Mandalong St. The remote will be inside the house when you arrive. Parking at Balmoral is hard to find, and very expensive so this means you won't have to worry for your entire stay.
53 The Esplanade
53 The EsplanadeYour private, lockable single car garage is at the side of the house on the corner of The Esplanade and Mandalong St. The remote will be inside the house when you arrive. Parking at Balmoral is hard to find, and very expensive so this means you won't have to worry for your entire stay.
Essentials
This is a liquor store that also has some basics and snacks. great if you want to grab a couple of bottles to celebrate during your stay. We have wine glasses and a bottle opener in the kitchen so all you need is your favourite bottle.
Balmoral Cellars
7 The EsplanadeThis is a liquor store that also has some basics and snacks. great if you want to grab a couple of bottles to celebrate during your stay. We have wine glasses and a bottle opener in the kitchen so all you need is your favourite bottle.
Within this mall you can get all your essentials. There is a chemist, supermarket, fruit market, bakery, seafood store, butcher and health food store.
34 locals recommend
Bridgepoint Shopping Centre
3 Brady StWithin this mall you can get all your essentials. There is a chemist, supermarket, fruit market, bakery, seafood store, butcher and health food store.
This Chemist/Drug store also sells a large range of cosmetics and body care items.
Priceline Pharmacy Mosman
22 Spit RdThis Chemist/Drug store also sells a large range of cosmetics and body care items.
Petrol/gas station with a conveinece store. Need some late night snacks or to put more air in your tyres? This is the place!
7-Eleven Mosman
162A Spit RdPetrol/gas station with a conveinece store. Need some late night snacks or to put more air in your tyres? This is the place!
Got a big event to go to? Just want to look wonderful on your trip? This full service salon is famous for its $45 blow dries for any length - it also pays to check their facebook page as they often have great specials.
HAIR BAR Mosman
573 Military RdGot a big event to go to? Just want to look wonderful on your trip? This full service salon is famous for its $45 blow dries for any length - it also pays to check their facebook page as they often have great specials.
Parks & Nature
Just across the road is this great lookout with views over the harbour and out the heads towards the ocean. Another top spot for a picnic or a romantic stroll.
Rocky Point Island
The EsplanadeJust across the road is this great lookout with views over the harbour and out the heads towards the ocean. Another top spot for a picnic or a romantic stroll.
The beach is just steps away from our listing and is great for a swim, a morning jog or a leisurely walk. Along the beach you'll find plenty of benches to take in the impressive views, shady trees to lunch under as well as playgrounds for children to wear themselves out on.
338 locals recommend
Balmoral Beach
The beach is just steps away from our listing and is great for a swim, a morning jog or a leisurely walk. Along the beach you'll find plenty of benches to take in the impressive views, shady trees to lunch under as well as playgrounds for children to wear themselves out on.
Sightseeing
One of Australia's most famous beaches, for a reason! Silky soft sand and both swimming and surfing areas. This beach is patrolled by lifeguards year round and if you don't feel like a swim it is also lovely to walk along the boardwalk all the way to Queenscliffe at the North and Shelley Beach at the south. Bring your towel, sunscreen, hat and sunglasses.
752 locals recommend
Manly Beach
One of Australia's most famous beaches, for a reason! Silky soft sand and both swimming and surfing areas. This beach is patrolled by lifeguards year round and if you don't feel like a swim it is also lovely to walk along the boardwalk all the way to Queenscliffe at the North and Shelley Beach at the south. Bring your towel, sunscreen, hat and sunglasses.
This recently renewed entertainment precinct is a great place to enjoy our harbour city. There is something for everyone here including a multitude of restaurants overlooking the water, one of the biggest childrens' playgrounds you'll ever see, the tranquil Chinese Garden of Friendship, the Sydney Aquarium as well as a multitude of bars and clubs if you feel like staying late. Easily accessible from Town Hall Train Station and lots of buses.
892 locals recommend
Darling Harbour
This recently renewed entertainment precinct is a great place to enjoy our harbour city. There is something for everyone here including a multitude of restaurants overlooking the water, one of the biggest childrens' playgrounds you'll ever see, the tranquil Chinese Garden of Friendship, the Sydney Aquarium as well as a multitude of bars and clubs if you feel like staying late. Easily accessible from Town Hall Train Station and lots of buses.
Everything Else
Just steps from our listing (and visible from the living room window), this lovely white rotunda holds weddings almost every weekend of the year.
Rotunda at Balmoral Beach, Sydney
63 The EsplanadeJust steps from our listing (and visible from the living room window), this lovely white rotunda holds weddings almost every weekend of the year.