Jellyfish - Manly (NSW)

A great location, the restaurant has been here a long time. I can remember dropping in regularly for their fresh baked muffins while on maternity leave...

I'm very surprised the very high reviews this restaurant gets...I was wondering how many of them are actual customers. I go get dinner once or twice every...

This store has both indoor and outdoor seating with open concept interior design. Modern yet colorful on the inside and simple yet elegant on the outside....

Food: I ordered the lime sriracha chicken with risotto, my fiancé had the ricotta mushrooms with quinoa, and my sister ordered the linguine. All dishes were beautifully presented. My chicken was flavorful, although a bit dry (which can be difficult to avoid with breast meat), but the sriracha sauce was well balanced. The risotto was a little bland, but it was cooked perfectly and not grainy or undercooked, which was nice. My fiancé enjoyed her mushrooms and ricotta, and my sister described the linguine as "fresh and delicious." Value: The prices were a bit on the expensive side (we were in Manly overlooking the beach, after all), but still under $30 for each meal was reasonable. If the risotto had been better, I would have considered my meal to be good value, but overall the mushrooms were well priced. The linguine cost $26, which was a bit pricey for pasta in my opinion, but it was a seafood marinara dish and the seafood was fresh. Service: The staff was very friendly and attentive, and they handled our group well despite it being a busy Friday night. I appreciated not being rushed to place our order within 5 minutes of sitting down. Plus, it's BYOW (bring your own wine), which was a bonus. Overall, it was a fantastic meal in a great atmosphere. There were even a couple of cute dogs at the table next to us, so it's nice to know that it's a pet-friendly place in Manly!

Opposite Manly beach at the northern end of the Steyne is the very popular Jellyfish café. Sit inside or out and enjoy the added benefit of beach views and salty, sea air. Whether you come for just a coffee or a meal, Jellyfish is open from 7am – 11pm! If you come for a weekend breakfast be prepared for a short wait as you compete for a seat with the many bike riders, surfers, gym junkies, locals and tourists. Go for a light croissant, a muffin, an acai bowl, creamy vanilla porridge or a fresh fruit platter. If you need something more substantial Italian scrambled eggs or the Breakfast plate complete with smoked salmon, asparagus, semi dried tomatoes, feta, avocado, poached eggs, dukkah w soy linseed toast should hit the spot. If you want to go all out just dive into the Big Brekkie w bacon, eggs, sausages, tomato, mushrooms, hash browns and toast! The menu changes for lunch and dinner but I can definitely recommend the angel hair pasta w blue swimmer crab, prawns, chilli in a garlic lobster broth! A firm family favourite!