ishka restaurant at the breakwater

despite reading all the negative reviews my partner and i still decided to come and dine here and we were more than happy with the food and service. having a number of dietary requirements eating out can be difficult however the staff were more than accommodating to my needs. we ordered the seafood plate as an entree, and had the barramundi and the special of the night which was the baked veal. we also ordered a couple of sides. food was cooked perfectly and couldn't fault anything. it can get quite noisy from the bar downstairs so if you want a quiet place to dine maybe don't go there but we enjoyed the atmosphere. will definitely go back again.

way overpriced, tiny serves, & cetainly not a great restuarant. i read the reviews for this restaurant before hand, but went with an open mind. the general consensus was hit & miss quality, tiny serves & overpriced. unfortunately, its true.

when your charging what this restaurant does the food needs to be excellent. sadly its not. when your half empty on a friday night, maybe you need to get back to basics. lower the price, & put a bit more food on the plate. the whole fine dinning thing,.....isn't working !!!!
positives for us where great service & an excellent location. the quail, tapas & seafood entree were nice, (bar the prawns) nothing spectacular though.we ordered 4 between us given there pathetic size

negatives the "local tiger prawns". they were bland & tasted & looked like "seconds" or imported. the mains we ordered, (the steak & lamb) were also bland & devoid of any real flavor. asked for a steak medium, came well done & the vegetables were under done after waiting almost an hour. the $9.50 "hand cut" chips which were awful, & floury which we also had to send back. ive had better chips from a two bit fish & chip shop.

this misses the mark for quality, quantity & value for money !

i wanted to love this place, but i found the food a little too fancy.  i had the gnocci that said it had a sugo sauce but it literally had a teaspoon worth so it did lack a bit of flavour.  the desert however was yummy!  the staff were extremely friendly and attentive so can't fault them at all.  it is a great atmosphere.

when the sun is shining in perth, the best place to be is by the sea. what's even better, is if you are at a restaurant by the sea.

this place ticks all of my boxes, for location, location, location, beautifully prepared food and service.

room for improvement. as with most restaurants with a fantastic view...you can get away with a few mistakes and people will keep coming back.

i think that is why it doesn't seem to bother ishka that we waited 45 minutes for a table...and we had a booking. i hate to think how long the poor suckers with no booking waited while being told "another minute" every 15.

at least while we waited we could sit in the comfort of reid's lounge overlooking the beautiful hillary's boat harbour...so not all bad.

the service at ishka was a little amateur and i can't believe they served almost cold coffee! looking on the bright side though, we were glad that service was slow though because it gave us time to relax and enjoy our wine (when we eventually got it!).

the food was delicious and some might say it was pricey but i've paid more for steak at my crappy local italian restaurant. i don't mind paying a bit more for food so long as you get what you pay for, which we certainly did.

overall a great option if you want to impress someone with the decor and the view. not somewhere i'd take a fussy person though because they'll spend the whole evening moaning about cold coffee and bumbling wait staff.

"cakeage" fee?! we've all h.... "cakeage" fee?!
we've all heard of corkage but have you heard of "cakeage"? the staff here want $4 per person (24 of us around the table) to cut your brought in birthday cake and use their plates! its an absolute disgrace! what an awful way to ruin someone's birthday celebrations.

great atmosphere, lovely food, service good at first. went for our anniversary, service was good early but when it got busy thought they were a bit unattentive, they could have sold another bottle of wine if they'd asked. scallops were gorgeous, crispy skin barramundi was cooked to perfection and we thought the bit of noise down stairs added to the atmosphere, although it wasn't a busy night at the breakwater. the view is fabulous. the overrall menu is pricey but when you receive quality you don't tend to mind as much. the drinks were also overpriced but then that is perth in general.

two things to say thanks for the lovely service from the girls and compliments to the chef!!!! delightful time!!!!

girls lunch - disappointing experience. a very disappointing lunch at ishka at hillarys today ! my friend and i's steak and mash both came out cold, so we sent them back, they came back not even 5 minutes later, ...... still not hot - too embarrassed to send back again and not knowing what they may do to them, we all know what happens if you send back your food !! when the steaks returned, still not hot enough, still cold, the waitress never even came back to check it was now acceptable ?? when the waitress took the plates away we explained that the meal was still not hot enough and we were too embarrassed to complain again so the on duty manager came over and said that if we had desert "that desert would be on us and is on the house" - when we got the bill she had only taken one desert off the bill, so after debate between myself and my 2 friends, the waitress and the manager, she totally denied that she had said "desert was on the house" unbelievable, wont be going there again !!! and your pudding wasn't even great either !!! fine dining - i don't think so ! the other 2 friends are regular customers too which the manager also acknowledged recognising them, and did nothing to make our experience a pleasurable one so i don't think that i will be recommending this restaurant to my very large network at all !!!!!

i wont be going back either - if you cant offer good service or any compensation for a bad meal then you are not worthy of a good recommendation which i am happy to do for great food and great service but sadly ishka you disappoint me !

i have been here for lunch and dinner and always leave happy. great service and delicious food. yes, it's a little pricey so make use of the gold card!

went to ishka for a weeknight dinner. the food was impressive, great flavours & decent portions. we were very happy with the friendly service and our experience overall. only complaint would be the prices - it cost us $180 for two adults and one child. we were also charged $10 for a bottle of water we were offered when we arrived. $10 for a bottle of still water which probably came from the tap!!!!

my friend and i came here for lunch on the weekend as her favourite restaurant but she was disappointed to see they had blocked off part of the restaurant with the view of the ocean. now there is just a harbour view. which is still nice. we shared the seafood platter which came with chips. about 6 chips to be precise! scallops, prawns and fish were tasty but the oysters were gross (and warm) and the soft shell crab not to our liking. we were surprised no calamari. our waitress was lovely. overall though not a memorable experience for the price you pay.

went to ishka on on sunday night father’s day had the special 2 course dinner. great service and quality food, if you are into huge portions this is not pub food!
sunday music from downstairs might be a bit loud but i loved it.
went down for cocktails after dinner, good atmosphere

just no!!! food generally ok, service - zero, music deafening. i know it is a pub but if you are going to have a "classy" restaurant in the premises the noise needs to be softened. toilets disgusting. friendliest staff were the guys on the door. but service absolutely appalling, i don't blame the waitresses there seemed to be no one in charge, no one taking control.
never ever again :(

i’ve been here so many times and it’s always nice. gorgeous setting looking out over the marina. the staff are always very professional and courteous. the menu seems to change quite regularly. the lunch special of $32 for a meal and a glass of wine is really good value (i think they do this every day except sunday). its a lovely place to enjoy a quiet lunch in a beautiful location.