Cibaria Manly - Food (NSW)

3 /5 S: The food was not bad. The atmosphere was amazing - especially seats near the water. We would have preferred to order pasta, but we were seated in the bar area where they have a different menu due to them being too busy - so we didnt actually get to try the food properly - in future when I try their pasta I may be able to adjust my review - as the food we did order was not bad but nothing special.

5 /5 Heaven Segaran: We visited Cibaria Manly for lunch and had a lovely overall experience. We ordered the pizzetta and the Nerano croquette to start, both were enjoyable and a great way to begin the meal. For mains, we tried the Tagliatelle Verde Bolognese, which was good but not particularly memorable. However, the standout dish was the squid ink spaghetti aglio e olio, absolutely delicious and something I would genuinely come back for. The flavours were well balanced, fragrant, and satisfying without being too heavy. We had the rice pudding, which was really nice, though it would be even better served chilled. We also tried the mandarin & calamansi gelato. It was refreshing in small amounts, but the calamansi flavour was quite overpowering. Overall, a great lunch spot in Manly with some standout dishes especially that squid ink spaghetti!

4 /5 Krasimira Valkanova: Loved that place. Service was amazing. My husband said the burger was probably the best burger he had lately. Ive had fish/catch of the day, barramundi, it was a bit too salty for my taste, other than that the chardonnay was really good and just loved the atmosphere, would definitely be happy to go back and try some more of their menu.

5 /5 Elaine West: From the moment we walked in and were greeted by Robin we felt this was going to be fantastic and it did not disappoint. The food was amazing!!! We had lots to celebrate and Robin and the rest of the serving team made us feel special.

5 /5 erinxeats: beach front trattoria with a classic yet refreshing menu, everything was molto bene! we had our end of year Chrissie party here and it was really good for big groups, with a wonderful view of Manly beach Pizetta Bianca with garlic and rosemary, you just cant beat bread this fresh and fluffy, especially paired with the stone axe salted Wagyu Beef Bresaola. the Scallops were presented so beautifully, and were equally as delicious with lemon oil, finger lime, chervil, and ocean trout roe. also enjoyed the Crudo with marinated tomato dressing and shallot oil. highlight dish for me was the Gorgonzola Al Cucchiaio served tableside in this gorgeous little trolley, finished with caramelised walnuts and honey! so so good, it had that wonderful zesty tang that wasnt too heavy or overpowering. for primi, we had the Trottole Agolio E Olio with crab meat, lemon, garlic and chilli. I was really thankful this was a light pasta dish, yet still so creamy and inviting. generous amount of crab too! Dry-Aged Ribeye was our main, and wow was this thing huge but so well cooked and seasoned, really enjoyed this one paired with the Mixed Leaf Salad (but was craving some chippie or potatoes at this point haha). still lovely! dessert was their signature Hazelnut Tiramisu, the piedmont hazelnut mascarpone cream was delightful and so well flavoured, unfortunately the savioardi biscuits werent soaked enough so each bite was too hard for me.