the glass house

we found this place just by wandering by and what a find. liked the look of themenuso booked for dinner at 6pm. wonderful spot by the water and such fresh food! sashimi, sea urchin, asian pork and the beef cheek with a side of potatos - everything was top class and very tasty. we then ordered dessert and this also did not disappoint. the hot toddy rice pudding with poached apricot and caramelised pear was the perfect end to a sumptuous meal. pricey but oh so worth it. yum.

not worth it. service was terrible.
while asking questions about themenuthe waitresses were rude, unprofessional and very impatient. my kids and i chose the 2 course meal each, entrees came out fine, as for the mains... the chicken was cold and overcooked and the confit kingfish... way undercooked, we could not for the life of us even cut through the fish. we ended up still paying full price for all our meals (even though it was practically untouched!) and the waitress did not give 2 shits about how we felt. first and last time we’ll ever eat here. do not waste your time.

we arrived with nothing but excitement and left bloated and disappointed. on arrival, we were taken to our seats, the restaurant was having a slow night. we started with a couple glasses of wine. this order was ‘lost’ and the bartender came over to check with us what we’d asked for. admittedly a little unexpected from a venue with a reputation like this one but no harm no foul. he was also charismatic and kind which was lovely and the wines themselves were also great. we then ordered the chefsmenufrom our first waitress, she also seemed positive and reasonably knowledgeable. at this point we were excited to start our meals. firstly the bread arrived. in hindsight, this may have been the best food we’d been handed all night. it was a great consistency, fresh and the spread/dip provided with it was divine. once again, excitement. post this point we had started being served by a different waitress, this one would drop new cutlery on the table in a messy/loud rush. this one would not interact or respond at all, vocally or with a simple smile when dropping off a course or being thanked. this one had little to no knowledge on the dishes and was obviously not interested in hospitality or interaction of any sort. this is seriously rookie stuff. i’ve gotten better service at most of the cafes i’ve visited, but i’m sure you’re aware that this is supposed to be a venue that wants to be taken seriously for dinner. i wonder if it was bad hiring or training that put this waitress in this awkward position. we found ourselves waiting almost uncomfortably long for courses, not just once or twice, every time. the dishes themselves were honestly, seriously, average at best. some were actually off-putting and hard to finish. the octopus dish, for example was one of the saltiest seafood dishes i may have ever eaten, hard to eat. the desert had a burning hot plate, but the contents were cold throughout and underdone. the sashimi was decent, i found a small fishes scale in a piece that was unpleasant to bite down on (wasabi on this plate was a lovely tasmanian wasabi) it was all overwhelmingly underwhelming. i’d like to mention also, they’d left two windows open, it was probably 6 degrees out. they were only cracked, but we’re talking ocean facing on a floating restaurant kind of cracked and toward the end of the visit we found ourselves rugging up with our coats... i get no joy in posting this review. this may have just been an off night for them (a very off night) but it felt extremely amateur. the bill $180, a price suitable for a decent experience or better. this was not.

loved this place! got the feed memenuand everything was delicious. particularly loved the lamb for the crispy skin element. would go back next time i visit hobart.

5 ⭐️ location: great location and magnificent view of the water and being incorporated as part of an engrossing architecture. as well a good spot for a night out with an array of bars and restaurants nearby on the pier precinct.

we were “lucky” to land 8.30 pm seating the “last booking” at hottest spot in hobart. we arrived on time as instructed but found ourselves cordoned on waiting couches for 15 minutes before being ushered to our table. looking around there appear to be only stragglers ravishing on desserts.

2⭐️ service: when seated all the questions were directed at my partner as if i wasn’t worthy to be there. the water came quickly followed by themenusome 10 minutes later and it was evident by now the venue staff had no rhythm.

after twenty minutes we had to wave to order two glasses of red wine. we were also decided on our dishes and ready to order, but the waitress took off without any follow up, which was service in very bad form. the night was getting long in the tooth and was very suspicious when another waitress took our orders without writing. i was expecting more disasters, and further disasters in the worst form did follow. we’ll leave it at that.

4.5⭐️ dishes: the owners of the glass house have been let down by the service staff as the dishes were distinctive, exquisite and we enjoyed it so much that the very bad service was all forgotten.

as i entered in the restaurant the waitress was more interested in the ipad than welcoming new customers or hearing the head chef calling her. anyway, once she acknowledge my presence i asked if there was a table to have dinner, she said:"yes, if you want to go to the bar i will come with the menu". she ignored me for 30 min after that, when i saw her taking amenuto a couple that just arrived, i stopped another waitress and ask if i could order food and she gave me immediately a menu. unfortunately the first waitress came to grab my order, i asked the "feed me option $75pp" and she said she had to speak with the chef. when she came back she told me the feed me option was for a minimum of 2 people, thing never written in the menu. so after 45 mins waiting i changed the restaurant because i don't want to give one more dollar to those people.

oh my goodness, the degustationmenuwas massive! i’m on the side of being a big eater for my size in melbourne but oh boy i was rolling myself out from the glass house after dinner.

i was here for work one night and thought, how much food could a $75 degustationmenube..? they were so nice to let me have themenuon my own despite the little writing that said “2 guests minimum”. after i managed to pull myself up from my table, i went to ask the lady at the cashier - were they mistaken and served me with two servings of everything...?? she said no, there had not been any mistakes. wow!

the food was absolutely amazing, and the surroundings surreal. my only wish was that i could’ve shared it with one more person as i could not finish my dishes from the beef dish onwards. the portions were much larger than it looks in the photos - the beef, for example, was a substantial main dish by melbourne standards with about 300gm of meat hiding under the vegetables.

would definitely be back next time for the a la cartel menu!

visited the glass house during my stay in hobart and can only say positive things about this place!
we ordered items off themenurather than the chefs recommendations as we weren’t too hungry!
we ordered the scottsdale pork, wild hare, yellowtail kingfish and the potatoes for the mains and for the desserts we orders the triple cream brie and the parfait.
the food was served in such a timely/progressive manner, which allowed us to enjoy the food at our own pace and be prepared for the next dish.
all the dishes were absolutely exquisite and we enjoyed the dining experience thoroughly!
the service at the glass house was also exceptional!
i would definitely recommend to anyone visiting hobart! 🙂

originally had 4.5 rating but looking back, i remember how surreal the experience was. just being able to be seated by the windows and having that amazing view. decor and interior of the restaurant definitely enhanced the experience. setmenuwas definitely affordable and surprisngly filling. enjoyed the twist on the oysters, pork belly and the tomatoes. the main dish of potatoes and lamb was very generous. food overall, didn't blow me away but the experience did.

awesome food! they don’t have a huge selection of food on themenubut everything is done just en point! they have an a la carte option and a $75pp option where the chef will look after you. we chose the a la carte option, but the waiter did mention that they were happy to accomodate any needs for the $75pp option.
the glass house offered two types of oysters, one from blackman bay and the other from pitt water. we ordered half a dozen of each to taste the difference in oysters amongst different areas in tassie. they were both nice but our preference was definitive the blackman bay (if you read my other reviews you’ll read about bangor which is still my number one fave though)
we ordered the yellowtail kingfish, tasmanian avocado, molesworth tomatoes, scottsdale pork and grass fed cape grim beef to share between three of us.
all the food were yummy and fresh. i do need to highlight the tasmanian avocado though. it was a grilled miso eggplant which was absolutely delicious, but as you could see from the photo, the eggplant was really the hero of the dish! the whipped avocado on the side just didn’t really taste like avocado at all! so i found the name of the dish a bit deceiving, but still it was yummy!
the tomatoes were lovely but quite expensive for half a little tomato! but what do you expect in a fancy restaurant!
the pork though was probably one of the highlights. the slow cooked sticky belly was absolutely cooked to perfection we had to get two serves! it was served with a lovely vietnamese noodle salad and all the flavours just worked out well!
the beef was also cooked well, medium rare and just melts in your mouth! exactly how it should be cooked!
of course we also had to order desserts to finish. we had the cox pippin which was a lovely prune, raisins and belgrove pommeau parfait. i’m not a prune person but didn’t mind it in this amazing dish. the caramelised apple and the butterscotch sauce just tied everything together beautifully!
the other dessert we ordered was the ice-cream sandwich. pretty much exactly what you expected and obviously, nothing can go wrong with an ice cream sandwich!
had an absolutely amazing night!

two out of the three dishes were good (trout and mixed oysters; the beef was too tough). but the service was terrible. the waitress didn’t have eye contact with me when i ordered. asked her to bring the dessertmenubut she totally forgot about it.

the glass house had one of the best view of the harbour as a restaurant with a beautiful, full bar.
we didn't make reservation for dinner so only had the bar seats, however, didn't obstruct our perfect view of the stunning and peace sunset! so to avoid disappointment, please call and make reservation in advance.

foodmenuhad few starters as well as asian fusion meal courses. not much too choose, but overall the taste of the dishes we had was all pretty good! of course, don't miss out their seasonal cocktail with the touch of freshness and creativity!

*salmon sashimi-8 pieces of extreme fresh salmon sashimi topped with some fish pearls, fresh wasabi and mirco herbs. the sashimi was so tender, so fresh! with beautiful smooth and fatty texture, the fish roe was really bouncy and fresh too!
*oyster mushroom-pan fried and pickled mushroom served with artichoke purée and topped with nori and shaved bonito. simple but delicious vegetarian dish of my favourite mushroom. pickled mushroom added nice touch of sourness into the dish, love the perfect combination of nori&bonito, added some japanese style into it.
*wallaby tartare-cured wallaby meat served with slow cooked egg yolk and rice cracker. pure, clean taste of the wallaby meat, seasoned and cured well. rice cracker and crispy fried onion added extra crunchiness into the dish, really nice and highly recommend!
*pork belly-lettuce leave served with chilli noodle salad, slow cooked sticky pork and pickled cucumber. this dish had some vietnamese fusion and quite creative! the pork belly itself was well cooked with really tender texture. overall taste very sweet, salty and sour and slightly spicy. if you r into vietnamese food, you would love it.

as the sun settled down, we were enjoying our tasty dinner in the beautiful setting. just feel like, everything is perfect! highly recommend to visit the place even just for a simple drink, you won't regret it~

the restaurant is just beautiful and staff were spot on. the view is fantastic. themenuis so innovative with lots of local produce. the flavours for all our shared dishes were amazing. the stand out was the oysters which were so fresh and had the best flavours i have ever experienced. very impressed and a must visit.

our first meal in hobart was impressive! the breathtaking waterview through the large glass windows caught our attention immediately as we walked into the glass house, which is located inside brooke street pier. the interior boasts classy, modern elegance and themenuis asian fusion with a creative flair. the dishes are all designed to be shared and are very reasonably priced considering the high standard and the atmosphere in which they are served! we were continuously amazed by the flavoursome food and the wonderful waterfront setting took the experience to yet another level! our favourite dishes were the ocean trout, the pork shoulder and the dessert with white chocolate, coconut and yuzu curd. the glass house has a trendy bar stocked with some of tassie's best drinks as well as japanese liquor. we opted for a glass of moo brew and a glass of rose which went down beautifully with our meal. service was professional and attentive throughout. we highly recommend this place for lunch - be sure to book well in advance and ask for a table by the windows for the optimal experience!

expensive. japanese beer $10 and 8 slices of salmon with salmon roe was $20. their foodmenuis ordinary as well. typical japanese dishes with no twist. this is not a restaurant, but it's a bar. a bar where you have tapas to have with your wine etc. not the other way round. i wonder if it's over rated because of the location plus being in hobart, they don't have much of a choice. the bar is beautiful and the staff are okay-not so great, not attentive enough for an expensive place-, but i felt that this place is to be seen, and a bit pretentious