boatshed cafe

beautiful location. the setting for this lovelycafeis amazing. beautiful sea views complemented by great service. the breakfast was good and you can walk it off on the beach!

tandoori pizza - 10th may 2013. this was our first visit to the boatshed café and we will be back. we had tandoori pizza and its the best pizza we have ever tasted. well done guys. amazing recipe.

thiscafehas recently been renovated so it looks very different. we sat outside, which was nice because you could open the blinds and experience an incredible view. we only wanted a small bite so ordered some entrees, they were slightly overpriced but they were tasty. we had the chicken wings which were super salty with nice spices. we also had the fried halloumi with pomegranate molasses, which was such a great combination except that the halloumi itself was a rubbery so maybe changing the produce itself would make this better. nice spot for lunch for the area.

the menu shown here is very out of date, also the prices. the food is good and service friendly. lovely location and views, butcafeitself is so noisy, impossible to have conversation. hard copy menu prices need to have prices updated, coffee is more expensive than stated but still good,

the location is really good as it is the only restaurant /cafeat this amazing place. however it's a shame the view is to their car park :/ it could be sea view but it's not.. the food was good, i tried the veggie burger and my partner ordered the beef burger. the only bad thing is the service, really slow, and the girl who served us was really rude.

breakfast was amazing.. i had the ham benedict. delicious! i also had a mixed fresh juice which was nice but $9 is a bit expensive for a little bottle!
the service was lovely. apart from the older lady who works in juice bar who was carrying sandwiches up the stairs was pretty rude. the only really bad thing is that little half door/gate thing!!! outside, we were sitting right next to it and it is so loud, everyone who opens it and goes out just slams it, and since it was a busycafethere was people coming in and out every minute! so every minute trying to eat our breaky or trying to chat was disturbed by this massive bang! and it made me jump every time. they need to ban this entrance/exit. it's only like 2 meters extra to the main entrance people!

cute littlecafewith amazing views of the ocean and surrounds, but i was very disappointed with the meal. i ordered the iced mocha (skim milk please, no cream) and was given a sickly sweet sticky mess. it tasted like coffee syrup rather than real coffee, and was just not great. to eat, i ordered the sweet kao (sweet potato rosti, bacon, spinach, poached eggs and hollandaise) and requested a side of toasted turkish bread. the waitress told me i wouldn't need it, as the meal was very filling. foolishly, i trusted her judgement. to start with the good, the spinach portion size was spot on, and the eggs were poached perfectly with ooey gooey yolks that made me excited for the rest of the meal. this is where the enjoyment ended. it wasn't just crispy, but burnt. it was bland and i was bitterly disappointed. all i could taste was charcoal. maybe that could have been masked with more hollandaise? whilst we're talking portion size, more than a single rasher of bacon would have been nice. i had been looking forward to this meal, but i won't be back. overpriced and disappointing.

the view is amazing and we were excited as we wandered into this quaint littlecafefor lunch. unfortunately the service and food did not match the quality of the location. my partner and i both had prawns with a mango salsa and asian salad. the prawns were battered and fried, the 'salsa' was just mango pieces and the salad had a dressing which wasn't very pleasant. got a takeaway coffee which was delicious but too hot to drink until we got home (30 mins). won't make the trip for a meal again, although it's probably a good stop for coffee and cake after a stroll on the boardwalk.

lovely place for breakfast. we had the brekky burger which was served on a beautiful soft brioche bun & really good value. the huevos rancheros was also very tasty & the ricotta hotcakes were devine, they just melted in your mouth. we visited on a friday morning & thecafewasn't overly busy so there wasn't much waiting time between ordering & receiving our food.

ideally placed for finishing up the marino coastal walk, boatshedcafehas a warm atmosphere and lovely view of hallet cove. main meals were expensive, but the steak sandwich we had was absolutely delicious and well sized- we shared. the other burgers looked tasty too.

the range and appearance of desserts wasn't quite up to the high standard of the rest of the cafe, however. the staff were friendly and worked extremely efficiently considering there were 3 for a full, busy cafe. however, one of our orders- a slice of cheesecake- was either too slow coming or forgotten since it required no preparation but was not served after 10 or so minutes. everything else was excellent though.

an all round excellentcafeenvironment and a good experience, if a little expensive. would definitely return!

great food, great value. coming from perth, it was refreshing to find a coastalcafethat wasn't pretentious and didn't charge through the nose for good food. we had eggs benedict and bacon and eggs. both were fantastic. the ham on the eggs benedict was delicious!

lovely local spot. best localcafewe always enjoy coming down for a meal! pizzas are really yummy! service is fantastic, one of the girls has a great sense of humor and makes our visits enjoyable. grab a brownie on the way out!

great hidden gem in hallett cove. it's our localcafeand it always has great breakfasts!
my daughter and i visited this morning and we always get great service and food. they made us both feel very welcome and fetch a high chair for the littlie and a toy :)
we didn't have to wait long to place an order or for our food. never had a bad plate of food from here, i especially love the turkish bread! yummo
great atmosphere and the staff are very friendly. we had a small wait whilst paying but it's always busy so i never mind. oh and it's busy for a reason! because it's so good!
keep up the great work guys :)


-----25 feb, 2015-----

always great food, and made to feel very welcome. i went here today and it was just me and my 21 month old, as you can imagine doing anything with little people is hard but we try :) the staff made me feel very welcome and fetch a high chair and a toy for the little one. we didn't have to wait very long to order or receive our meals. it always seems to be busy and have a good buzz of people and not too noisy either. little one loved her pancakes and i had the boast shed classic which was very good. especially love the turkish bread!
overall great experience and good value for money too. i always feel more than satisfied with the portion sizes. no one leaves hungry :) keep up the great work guys :)

casual dining, beach ambience, country in the burbs. location, tick, ambience, tick, food, tick, staff, tick! we have been in hallett covefor3 years and this place is the bestcafefor breakfast we have found! the menu is innovative, they offer all the regulars but do yourself a favour and try the sweet kao or the mushrooms! yummy! lunch and dinner is just as good! pizzas are awesome! tandoori chicken is my fav! staff are friendly, like all places they have their moments, but i find them consistently good! coffee is to hot but ask for it cooler and it's fine! throw in the view of the conservation park and the sea with the dolphins and the boats! give it a go!

great location...... this place is amazing, great location overlooking the water, food is good but the service (and have visited thiscafe3-4 times now) is always below average. the owner and staff are always grumpy and no smiles for their customers, the meals are thrown down and the wait is usually long even for coffees. get the service right and this place would be the best on the coast.