Bangalay Dining
308 Reviews
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- Monday7:30 am–12 pm
- Tuesday7:30 am–12 pm
- Wednesday7:30 am–12 pm
- Thursday7:30 am–12 pm
- Friday7:30 am–12 pm
- Saturday7:30 am–12 pm
- Sunday7:30 am–12 pm
About the Business
Bangalay Dining | Bangalay Shoalhaven Heads | Bangalay Dining offers a premium relaxed, coastal dining experience with a focus on native and local ingredients from the Shoalhaven and South Coast.
Contacts
Call Us
+61244487729
30 Staples St, Shoalhaven Heads NSW 2535
Hours
- Monday7:30 am–12 pm
- Tuesday7:30 am–12 pm
- Wednesday7:30 am–12 pm
- Thursday7:30 am–12 pm
- Friday7:30 am–12 pm
- Saturday7:30 am–12 pm
- Sunday7:30 am–12 pm
Features
- Wheelchair-accessible car park
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Toilets
- Credit cards
- Debit cards
- Mobile payments
- Good for kids
- Wheelchair-accessible seating
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Delivery
- Outdoor seating
- Dine-in
- Alcohol
- Beer
- Spirits
- Wine
- Seating
- Groups
- Takeaway
- Great cocktails
- Cocktails
- Happy-hour drinks
- Cosy
- Accepts reservations
- Bar on site
- Coffee
- Healthy options
- Kids' menu
- Breakfast
- Brunch
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Dessert
- High chairs
- Vegetarian options
- Fireplace
- Organic dishes
- Romantic
- Upmarket
Recommended Reviews
Mark Koosache
20.10.2023
Bangalay Dining
Had an absolutely perfect lunch, the food, the location, the atmosphere, and service were outstanding, (thankyou Paige)My wife and I had the kangaroo for entree, and the rib eye for main, with kepler potatoes and green beans for a side. Everything on the plates complimented each other.We will most definitely be back and recommend Bangalay thoroughly.
Anthony Cheong
10.10.2023
Bangalay Dining
The entrée was good. Meats were slightly on the dry side and a bit overpriced ($48-56). The ribery sorbet was a brilliant dessert. We noted the use of fresh ingredients throughout the courses. Overall a reasonable choice for fine dining in the area.
Silvana Chalmers
03.10.2023
Bangalay Dining
Dined at Bangalay with some friends travelling around Australia, we’ve been wanting to come here and this was a good opportunity.2.5 stars for the service both our waitress and the young gentleman who served our wine were great, friendly and attentive . Our waitress dealt with the dietary restrictions of one of our party brilliantly.0.5 stars for the food - we had the tasting menu and came away physically satisfied, the amount of food was fine. I was expecting so much more in terms of flavour though. Everything seemed under seasoned. The sashimi, was hunks of fish buried in nasturtium leaves, which should have a peppery taste, these had none, the Kangaroo was out of the fridge cold, a pet hate of mine, and so had no flavour , the saving grace of the lobster was the pops of finger lime, the quail was cooked well I had mixed feelings about the sauce, the lamb, apart from the outer edge, was not anything to write home about, I did enjoy the green beans and the garlicky sauce that came with. The dessert no matter which way you cut it was peaches and cream. Granted they were nice peaches and the cream was creamy but still Peaches and Cream.When I’m paying $120 a head and I’m supposed to be ‘fine dining’ I want to eat something that wows me. That I couldn’t replicate without a huge amount of effort. This was not my experience and at the prices ($618 for 4 including drinks) I don’t think we will be returning.
Darren Corne
31.08.2023
Bangalay Dining
Absolutely amazing, we had the spanner crab and smoked duck breast to start, then the barramundi and steak. All was cooked perfectly tasted so fresh. Hats off to you. Bloody Mary was best were had.
Emmet de Bhaldraithe
22.08.2023
Bangalay Dining
Service was amazing & genuine with a great atmosphere to the place. Truly a gem of fine dinning in the South Coast.Unfortunately did not take pictures of the Oysters or Taylor Shasimi with Nasturtium salad. They were both divine & brought back childhood memories of the holidays on the coast.
Jassis Chen
18.08.2023
Bangalay Dining
Overall the dining experience was ok. The bread was delicious and soft. The kangaroo carpaccio itself was nice, but the greens on top had a distinct flavour that did not leave a pleasant taste in your mouth. The beet salad was too sour and overpowering and the fish was just normal, nothing special, no unique flavours. The steak was quite gummy and chewy, and the potato slightly too salty. The service was decent though.
SOUTHBOUND ESCAPES
25.07.2023
Bangalay Dining
What a sensational dining experience. It is easy to see why this restaurant has won so many awards and such high recognition. Everything was so beautifully presented. The flavours were incredible even down to the side dish of the hazleback potatoes and such incredible use of native ingredients and local produce. Definitely on our top recommendations of places to eat and stay on the South Coast.
Josh
25.07.2023
Bangalay Dining
What a great restaurant. Accidentally stumbled upon this place and we are very glad we did.Had the feast menu which was a great way to taste multiple different dishes. The $99 price was well worth the amount and quality of the food. Services was great and very good recommendations for wines that match the dishes.If you're in the area I recommend try Bangalay!
Louise Dwyer
24.07.2023
Bangalay Dining
Absolutely superb. Very generous portions and everything was so incredibly tasty and perfectly balanced. Zar, our waitress, was sensational. A great way to spend my partner's birthday lunch and on a Monday!!!!
Jackie McMillan
21.07.2023
Bangalay Dining
(4.5 stars)Bangalay Dining in Shoalhaven Heads is a NSW South Coast standout, delivering solid contemporary Australian cooking with flashes of brilliance. Following the fine-diner model set down by restaurants like the (now defunct) Silvereye and Biota, their tasting menu ($120) begins with a flurry of snacks. Wafer thin crocodile smoked in paperbark is presented under green ants on house-made wattleseed lavosh, and Murray cod is stuffed into a nasturtium flower with bright tarama. They both set the scene for a truly Australian experience.The local area is celebrated with Lake Illawarra bully mullet being lightly torched and served on an oyster emulsion with foraged turkey rhubarb and smoked Maldon sea salt. My dining companion was chuffed to sit in a fancy restaurant eating something he used to catch in a trap to use as a bait fish, from a fairly flat and uninspiring lake I’ve never seen listed on a restaurant menu. We washed it down with the 2019 Stargazer Chardonnay ($105) that has good concentration, an elegant nose, and a maritime salty oyster shell lick that suited the fish.Emu tartar, dressed with saltbush and an over-cooked egg, wanted for a lick of sweetness to balance all the salt. Balmain bug had a beautiful translucent centre against a silky custard made from shell stock, fingerlime and a delicate sheet of compressed rockmelon. Despite being very charred on the exterior, the lamb rump had too much unrendered fat in the interior for my liking, making it a bit bland and chewy against smoked yoghurt and onion soubise. Vegetables were universally excellent, from blackened zucchini with preserved lemon peel, to wonderful fresh pea shoots and leaves.Chef Simon Evans forages for the elderflowers he uses in his harmonious palate cleanser, where Geraldton wax flowers bead over a pear broth garnished with elderflower cream. It’s followed by a peach poached in agave syrup and white balsamic with thick creme fraiche that eats like being kissed on the head before you toddle back to your attached eco-villa to sleep like a baby. Well worth the trip!
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30 Staples St, Shoalhaven Heads NSW 2535
Bangalay Dining