The Pines Cronulla - Food (NSW)

5 /5 Monica Sukmajati: We went for dinner on NYE last night. The service was fast & attentive. The staff were friendly and welcoming. The food was good. We had the Singaporean Chili sauce prawn, burrata and sourdough as entrees to share. The prawn was outstanding! Very tasty it might be my favourite dish that night. For main we had flank steak & their signature prawn pasta in main size. The prawn pasta was beautiful as always, while the flank steak was a bit “fatty” to my taste. We also had extra fries as side. For dessert we had the strawberry cheesecake which was delicious and refreshing. It was a great NYE dinner experience.

5 /5 Gregory Long: One of the best burgers I have tasted! I just thought I would start with that as that is really key to my review. Mind you, it was expensive, so it should be excellent. OK. Let’s discuss the entire experience. I booked online at their web site which was really easy and where I could comment whether it was a special event (it was my wife’s birthday). The day before there was a confirmation SMS. We arrived on time, parking at the Cronulla Parking station about 5 minutes’ walk away. On reception, my wife was wished a happy birthday. So that was nice. We ordered starters of bread for three, cocktails, and mains (two burgers and a grilled barramundi). They forgot the bread! Now I thought this was great, from a reviewing perspective. People make mistakes. Everyone does, including me. The mark of good service is how those people recover from the mistake. In this case, excellently. Profuse apologies and the bread for free. Yes, it did end up arriving after the mains, but such is life. The waitress went out of her way for us to try to compensate. So in my books, A+. The food. That burger, as I said, was one of the best that I have ever enjoyed. The meat was char-grilled perfectly. The bacon was lovely as were the lettuce and tomato. They also used a non-traditional sauce, not the traditional tomato based one (ie. sauce or relish). Also, the buns were real bread and not that overly sweet brioche that is currently ruining so many burgers. Yum. This restaurant has sophisticated yet casual feel to it, a warmth and charm to use that tired old phrase. But it really does, I had a great time here. And we were sat right near the window where we could enjoy the view of Cronulla beach. Superb. Though a tad pricey, we will definitely visit again.

5 /5 Dolores Langdon: The food and service at The Pines was excellent. We could not fault any element of our meal. It was beautifully presented, and delicious. Our wait staff were attentive, and very accommodating. Thank you!

4 /5 Stephanie M: Had a dinner date here and it was a lovely night. Service is attentive and pleasant, cocktails are yummy though not very strong. Food is nice; pictured is the Marinated Tuna, Risotto of Peas & Broadbeans, and 250g Jack’s Creek Koji Cured Flank Steak.