17 June 2024
14 mins Read
Is brunch even brunch without an offering of bottomless beverages to boot? Melbourne may claim to have the best bottomless brunches, but whether it’s a casual catch-up with friends or a special occasion, here are the best boozy bottomless brunch (and lunch) offerings in Sydney with everything from Bloody Marys to breakfast Bellinis.
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Is there any better way to welcome the weekend than with a bottomless brunch? Be it a casual bistro or a high-end hotel, here are some mainstays for the best brunches in Sydney.
Enjoy an elevated bottomless brunch at Watsons Bay Boutique Hotel with endless rounds of spritz cocktails, Rameau D’or Rose, house wines and beer for two hours. In addition to the food on offer during the brunch, the people-watching opportunities are on point. The bottomless brunch feast includes starters of grilled focaccia with aged balsamic and extra virgin olive oil, a salumi plate with prosciutto, salami, guindilla peppers and olives, burrata with caponata, rocket and green oil and perfectly scared scallops with roasted cauliflower, spinach and herb crumbs.
Here’s cheers to bottomless brunch at the Watsons Bay Boutique Hotel.
The feast at this Eastern Suburbs’ stalwart continues with a generous platter of prawn linguine dolloped with bottarga caviar and roasted chicken with chimichurri and rocket. There are also steamed greens with salted ricotta and lemon oil and a golden, crisp bowl of fries. In addition to being a special spot, rain, hail, or shine, the brunch at Watsons Bay Boutique Hotel is a standout, one of the very best on offer in Sydney. You’ll be talking about that prawn linguine for days.
The bottomless brunch at Watsons Bay Boutique Hotel includes a generous feast.
Cost: $89 per person for two hours; Add spritz cocktails for an additional $20.
Available: Fridays and Saturdays at noon and 2pm
Address: 10 Marine Parade, Watsons Bay
Care for cocktails and caviar bumps? Day drinking is perfectly ok at 55 North, the beautiful bar in the newly transformed Manly Pacific – MGallery. The theatrical space is embossed with marble and terrazzo, mauve, terracotta and toast tones and is an impeccable place to indulge.
Settle in the toast-toned couches at 55 North.
The two-hour tasting includes a carefully crafted selection of small plates such as freshly shucked oysters, dukkah-spiced burrata, salt and pepper calamari and bottomless (you heard us) truffle fries.
Dip fresh oysters in special vinegar at 55 North at Manly Pacific.
Cost: $125 per person for two hours; Add a bump of caviar for an additional $15 a pop.
Available: Weekends, between 11am and 3pm
Address: 55 North Steyne, Manly
Think Old Hollywood glamour when you’re frocking up for the bottomless brunch at Luke’s Kitchen at Kimpton Margot Sydney. Executive chef Luke Mangan’s team offer gracious service and attention to detail that adds up to a most memorable dining experience.
Head to Luke’s Kitchen at Kimpton Margot Sydney for brunch.
The bottomless brunch is a five-course degustation paired with free-flowing cocktails and glasses of French fizz rolled out at a leisurely pace. Chin chin.
Enjoy the free-flowing cocktails at Luke’s Kitchen.
Cost: From $95 per person for unlimited sparkling wine or rose; $125 for free-flowing cocktails like bloody Marys or mojitos; $185 Veuve Cliquot
Available: Every Saturday between 11 and 2.30pm
Address: 339 Pitt St, Sydney
Meze and endless rounds of mimosas are a marriage made in heaven. It’s what’s on offer at Babylon a rooftop bar in Sydney with as much altitude as attitude.
Dine on the rooftop bar of Babylon.
Put yourself in the hands of the chef when you visit this sky-high establishment to enjoy a 90-minute brunch, which might include options such as tabbouleh, hummus, shish tawook (chicken skewers) falafel with tahini sauce and matbucha (tomato salad).
Prepare for endless rounds of Mimosas at Babylon. (Image: Steven Woodburn)
Cost: $68 per person.
Available: Every Saturday from 11am – 12.30pm
Address: Level 7 Rooftop, Westfield Pitt St Mall, 188 Pitt St, CBD
Don your fancy elasticised culottes and head to Bedouin in Double Bay to enjoy a Middle Eastern-inspired brunch paired with unlimited drinks.
There’s an unfaltering commitment to hospitality at this Double Bay diner where it’s never too early to enjoy a feast of fattoush, falafel, chicken shish skewers, hummus, baba ghanoush. Teetollar? There’s a non-alcoholic beverage package available too. Live DJs are part of the package.
Cost: $99 per person
Available: Saturday and Sunday at 12.30pm and 3.30pm, for 90 minutes
Address: 53 Cross St, Double Bay
There’s surely an uptick in searches for bottomless brunches in Sydney over summer. What better way to celebrate the blue skies and socialise than to bundle your Bondi baes together and head to the Darling Pavilion in the Darling Quarter.
Order the darling brunch at Darling Pavilion. Credit: Anna Kucera
The sprawling 1000-square-metre venue was conceptualised by celebrated interior designer Michael McCann (Mr Wong, Felix) who incorporated an elegant oval bar as the centrepiece. The bottomless brunch here is off to a good start with a welcome Altos Margarita cocktail. Free-flowing sparkling wine or beer follows alongside a menu of greatest hits from chef Kyle Quy.
You’re in for something special with the menu of small bites such as smoked salmon with chive and preserved lemon remoulade and flatbread. The mini lamb burgers with tzatziki and spinach are also on point.
Enjoy brunch with a Mediterranean accent at Darling Pavilion. Credit: Anna Kucera
Cost: $89 per person for a two-hour package which includes smoked salmon, fried artichokes, cauli hummus, fried baby calamari and a prawn salad. The brunch includes sparkling wine or beer during lunch.
Available: Saturdays and Sundays only, from noon to 3pm.
Address: 1 Harbour St, Sydney
Sophisticated Sydneysiders know all about the landmark Hotel Palisade. But what Miller’s Point locals like to keep to themselves is the fact the bottomless brunch on offer at Henry Deane is a banger.
Dine in front of the Sydney Harbour Bridge at Henry Dean.
Spoiler alert: there are bottomless mimosas and cocktails on offer alongside well-thought-out dishes such as raw fish, marinated pipis and abalone potato. Henry Deane occupies Level 4 and 5 so you can settle in for a scintillating Sunday sesh.
Henry Dean’s dining interior is chic and classy.
Cost: $120 per person for mimosas, prosecco, beer and food; $160 for a premium beverage package
Available: Sundays only, from 11am
Address: 35 Bettington St, Millers Point
Listen up. Rekōdo is not only aimed at audiophiles. In fact, you’ll want to turn up the volume on Matt Moran’s restaurant and vinyl bar for its great bites and bevvies and festive atmosphere year-round.
The inner-urban oasis also offers one of the most joyous brunch options in Sydney served with a bit of jukebox on the side. Give it a spin.
Cost: $75 per person (minimum spend of $50 per person on food) includes two hours of bottomless cocktails; or up the ante with the omakase-style menu from $95 per person.
Available: Saturdays from 12pm to 4pm and Sundays from 12pm to 2pm. Two-hour sessions
Address: Level 1, Barangaroo House, 35 Barangaroo Avenue
Brunch is more than okay at the Cabana Bar. This restaurant reads more like a little slice of Santorini in the heart of Martin Place with organic nooks, earthy textures, comfy banquettes and a large outdoor terrace.
Spot aesthetic decor, pots and ceramics on the wall at Cabana Bar. (Image: Chad Konik)
Billed as a city resort, the bar in the new 25 Martin Place precinct offers two hours of bottomless slurping on margaritas, spritzes, seltzers and mimosas over a shared-style menu with small plates such as salmon tostadas and tacos.
Satisfy your palate with a good brunch at Cabana Bar. (Image: Chad Konik)
Cost: $89 per person
Available: There are two seatings on Saturdays: 11.45 am and 2pm for two hour seatings
Address: 25 Martin Place, Sydney
This whimsical Barangaroo bar schedules a Brunch with Soul every Saturday. And for $79 per person, it’s one of the best-value and dare we say most Insta reel-worthy brunches on offer in Sydney.
The Brunch with Soul menu is varied and delish. (Image: Steven Woodburn)
Included with every brunch booking is a southern-style feast, two hours of cocktails and live entertainment. Vegans can also cut loose at Untied with a three-course plant-based brunch menu paired with bottomless frosé and bellinis on Sundays.
Take in the view at Untied. (Image: Steven Woodburn)
Cost: $79 per person includes two hours of bottomless cocktails and brunch; $49 per person for vegan brunch
Available: Brunch with Soul every Saturday at 11am and 2pm; Vegan Brunch is served every Sunday from noon to 6pm
Address: Level 4, 400 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo
Those who like to sleep in on their weekends love the option of catching up for a lazy bottomless lunch. Here are some of the best bottomless lunches in Sydney.
Arturo’s has dialled up the wonderful in Woolloomooloo. The Woolly Bay Hotel restaurant has a new bottomless lunch menu and it’s at the top of the list of our places to drink and be merry. Why not? It’s the weekend.
Arturo’s has a new bottomless lunch menu.
The restaurant opened in 2022 after a $14 million zhouzing and is taking things up a notch with its three-course Mediterranean lunch offering combined with two hours of unlimited rosé, prosecco, house beers and seltzers.
The three-course Mediterranean lunch with bottomless booze is a must. (Image: Jarod Lyons)
Cost: $99 for a shared three-course Mediterranean-inspired feast with unlimited rosé, prosecco, house beers and seltzers.
Available: Saturdays at 1pm and 3pm for two-hour seatings
Address: Level 1, 2 Bourke St, Woolloomooloo
Cony Henriquez is one of Cronulla’s much-loved local characters. The Chilean-Australian has injected a bit of South American spice into the suburb with the tasty tapas-style street food she serves as part of Cony’s bottomless brunch.
Sí, sí, hay muchas margaritas in the artfully scuffed-up laneway bar. There are also sopapillas, tacos and churros alongside endless jugs of sangria, Aperol spritzes and tap beer.
Reserve a table for brunch at Cony’s Cronulla.
Cost: $99 per person
Available: Saturdays and Sundays, 12.30pm and 2.30pm for 90 minutes
Address: 4/15 Surf Lane, Cronulla
Yes, we know that brunch is the meal between breakfast and lunch. But those who like a lie-in might argue the toss about that. Whatever. Let’s throw out established schedules in order to enjoy two hours of unlimited wining and dining at Lana for lunch on Saturdays.
Marron Pasta at Lana is a must-try.
Choose between five NSW House Made wines: prosecco, pet nat, bianco, rosato and rosso. The bottomless pour is served with lunch and a handful of signature snacks.
Pair your red wine with Squid ink conchiglie at Lana.
Cost: Add $25pp for unlimited House Made wines when the two- or three-course set menu is ordered
Available: Saturday lunches only, for two hours anytime between 11.30am and 2.30pm
Address: Level 1/5-7 Young St, Sydney.
A-list celebrity sightings are on the cards at Bopp & Tone. But that’s not the main draw. The Sydney CBD restaurant serves up brunch with soul every Saturday and oh hey, might there be a new Brat Pack in town?
The six-course shared menu includes two hours of bottomless drinks plus live soul music that attracts Sydney’s most stylish lounge lizards. Settle down in the mustard-hued booths for a six-course banquet that includes prosciutto di Parma, grilled scallops and Angus flank.
Cost: $130 for a shared menu and two hours of bubbles, wine, mimosas and beers; $195 per person for a shared menu and two hours of bottomless Taittinger
Available: Every Saturday between noon and 2.45 pm
Address: 60 Carrington St, Sydney
Join Lavender Bay locals at neighbourhood bistro, Loulou, to fantasise about your next visit to France over two hours of free-flowing Côtes de Provence rosé.
Cap off the week with bottomless French rosé at Loulou.
Start with fresh bread and salted butter followed by seasonal dishes such as quiche du jour and grilled octopus with a bouillabaisse sauce. Pick up provisions from the boulangerie and traiteur (deli) and enjoy a post-prandial stroll around Wendy Whiteley’s Secret Garden.
Drink your French rosé alongside Loulou’s gourmet menu. (Image: Steven Woodburn)
Cost: $110 per person, which includes set menu and two hours of bottomless rosé
Available: Lunch bookings on Saturdays and Sundays
Address: Loulou Bistro, 61 Lavender Street, Milsons Point
Surry Hills stalwart Mille Vini is known for its handmade pasta and, as the name suggests, its extensive collection of (Italian) wines.
The seasonal bottomless brunch at Mille Vini is to-die-for.
As the seasons change, so do the offerings for the bottomless lunch. While the two-hour drink and food package in winter might see mulled wine paired with fried zucchini flowers and a hearty ragu, the cosy trattoria in a heritage terrace changes it up over summer with limoncello spritzers (or prosecco or wine) paired with lighter seasonal dishes. Grazie, Mille.
Cherish every bite at Mille Vini.
Cost: $99 per person for two hours
Available: Between 1pm and 3pm
Address: 397 Crown St, Surry Hills
Okay, we’re pushing the envelope here, but that’s because we need to make allowances for the fact that Cronulla locals will be out and about swimming and surfing before they’ve even given consideration to brunch or lunch. Either that or they’ve had a big night at Northie’s.
The top thing about the bottomless at El Rey Cronulla is that it’s designed for margarita heads. Think totopos con guacamole, pollo tacos, elotes, and red tuna ceviche alongside a marvy mix of margies.
Refuel at the bottomless Sunday arvo sessions at El Rey, Cronulla.
Cost: $99 for food and drink which includes classic margarita, coconut margarita, spicy margarita and Tecate cervezas
Available: Between 2pm and 6pm on Sundays, for a two-hour sesh
Address: 1 Kingsway, Cronulla
It’s lingering over brunch (and lunch) and bottomless wine and spritzes at this quirky urban wine bar that will prompt you to grab your fave gals and guys for a gatho and toast the weekend.
Grab lunch with your gals and guys at The Winery.
The Winery is obviously popular with oenophiles. But the new menu of brunch classics is also turning heads. Step into your bottomless brunch fantasy with two hours of spritz cocktails and wines and signature classics such as wild mushroom arancini with goat’s cheese and house-made sausage rolls with tomato and pear chutney. There’s also pasta alla norma with fried eggplant, chilli and ricotta.
Dine flavourful brunch classics at The Winery.
Cost: Lunch with two hours of bottomless spritz cocktails and wines is $89 per person
Available: The two-hour seatings are held Saturdays from 11.30am, 1.30pm and 3.30pm. The Winery is also bringing back its Disco Brunch on Sundays from 12.30pm.
Address: 285A Crown St, Surry Hills, Sydney
A riot of colour and warmth awaits at Rosie Campbell’s in Surry Hills. It’s not overlooking the white sands of Barbados. But this Caribbean restaurant and rum bar is all remixed reggae and Rihanna and people looking for a good time. Especially when the weekend swings around and there’s a DJ and bottomless daiquiri lunch.
There are three flavours of daiquiri for the lunch along with a five-course island banquet featuring jerk chicken, soft-shell crab tacos and ‘sunshine fritters’.
Sip bottomless daiquiris at Rosie Campbell’s. (Image: Kitti Gould)
Cost: $99 per person
Available: Between 12pm and 3pm. Two-hour limit.
Address: 320 Crown Street, Surry Hills
The bottomless brunch on offer at The Langham Sydney is one of the most indulgent on offer. Gather your tribe and congregate at Kitchens on Kent to sip in style on bottomless mimosas, sparkling wine and rose.
From eggs cooked to your liking to big brekkie favourites (like bacon and sausages) to unlimited fresh seafood and desserts by Anna Polyviou, this is the ultimate offering.
Get your brunch and brekky fix at The Langham Sydney. (Image: Steven Woodburn)
Cost: $138 per person
Available: Every Saturday noon to 2pm. A two-hour seating
Address: 89-113 Kent Street, Sydney
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