Harbour View Hotel

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The Harbour View Hotel is situated on the corner of Cumberland Street and Lower Fort street in the Rocks. The Hotel is under the southern end of the World famous Sydney Harbour Bridge.

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It is the closest hotel to the Harbour Bridge. Indeed, the original Harbour View Hotel, built around 1843 was demolished to make way for this world icon. It was originally situated where the granite pylons now stand.

The new Harbour View Hotel is on land set aside around 1915 for religious purposes. The owners at the time, Brewers Tooth & Company would not move from the area and some arrangements took place between church, Brewer and State Government to obtain the site. Architect's drawings dated 1921 exist and construction would have started soon after. Local residents reveal that the main patrons in the early days were bridge construction workers and tunnellers working on the underground railway.

The current owners purchased the Harbour View hotel in 1998 and closed the hotel in July 2000 to start renovations. This took 12 months to complete and the hotel and site is now within a National Trust conservation area listed on the State Heritage Register with a permanent conservation order.

The hotel has an elegant public bar, with its own grand piano and Bridge memorabilia, two function rooms, rooftop cocktail bar, formal a la carte restaurant and a gaming room. Sydney Harbour, Harbour Bridge and streetscape views of elegant Victorian terraces are seen from most parts of this stylish hotel- Australia’s birthplace: The Rocks. The Harbour View Hotel is a fully licensed establishment. Therefore, byo of alcohol is not applicable.

"Nestled next to the Sydney Harbour Bridge, on the most stunning harbour in the world and just steps from the city’s historic Rocks district is where you’ll find the Harbour View Hotel – rich in history and serving up beautiful food, delicious cocktails and a warm welcome.The Harbour View Hotel offers a range of private dining, function and event options, from canapés, to two- or three-course set menus, to our wonderful producers’ feast menu – in spaces that serve up bridge and water views.From engagement parties, wedding receptions, baby showers and family celebrations to private dining and corporate events – we have you covered! Let us deliver your perfect event from start to finish."

Address: 18 Lower Fort St , The Rocks 2000, NSW, AU

Phone: (02) 9252 4111

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State: NSW

City: The Rocks

Zip Code: 2000

Opening Hours

Monday: 11:00-00:00
Tuesday: 11:00-00:00
Wednesday: 11:00-00:00
Thursday: 11:00-00:00
Friday: 11:00-00:00
Saturday: 11:00-00:00
Sunday: 11:00-22:00

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My wife and daughter had lunch today and it exceeded our expectations! Rooftop restaurant/bar was had such lovely decors! the wall paper and furnishings were lovely! The good was amazing!! the pumpkin salad wow! and the schnitzel our 3 yr old demolished!  But it was the service! The gentlemen there sorry was difficult name to remember was very tentative and even gave our kid some colouring papers. Even a nice treat at the end! loved the surprise! Will 100% be back, and will bring the work crew with me again very soon!

A true local gem. This venue has it all. Delectable high quality food, nice cocktails, gracious and genuine service from all the staff and multiple well-presented function spaces for hire but nothing beats a cold drink on the pretty terrace on a sun-drenched afternoon looking out to the bridge and water views. I've hosted many an event there from large corporate soirees on the Terrace to casual team drinks in the Cap Room and most recently had my very own babyshower in the Bridge Room.  Each event was seamless and the service provided by the lovely Leonne and her excellent team of staff shout out to Kevin, Levoni and the skilled bartenders was second to none and nothing was ever too much trouble which makes booking, planning and hosting events there such a pleasure. Standout dishes are the bbq prawns, oysters, scallops, arancini and the sirloin steak is so tender. Dinner in the main restaurant is a lovely treat and we were lucky to have enjoyed a meal there with our newborn just on Sunday so this venue is also very family friendly too. Highly recommend you pop in for a visit if you are ever in The Rocks area.

Short story: Absolutely shocked at the quality of food and service the venue has multiple managers and nobody could help definitely has something to say about his position. Would NOT recommend going here for any level of food.  Long story: We had to wait 1hr 15 for our first meal to arrive. Further that we had to wait another 45 minutes for the last person of 6 to be served there food. Asked a couple of staff what was going on they said they would check it out, never came back to the table. Had to go ask for the manager, told they would come to the table, Never came to the table. Asked for the venue manager and told he was out.  Greedy pricing for the food low quality, pics attached everything is about $10 overpriced.  After 20years myself in the industry would recommend a serious overhaul of there service at the venue it’s shocking and not Australian - how the owner realises his venue is being run like this and steps up, look at the other reviews they are mostly poor  Response: Thankyou for replying, one of your wait staff did offer us a drink however I refused, after speaking to your downstairs bar manager who told me that Mitch was out getting bread rolls I left my number but  was not contacted, she also said to leave a review here. after that I left the venue. So maybe it was another table who received these drinks. yes I understand it may have been a busy day for your venue, but after being referred here I can see it’s not the first time people have been unsatisfied with the quality and price of the food you serve

An old building several levels up stairs and what a great view of the people doing the Harbour Bridge walk and overlooking The Rocks too. Food was great, just it's quite a small place and popular. We were tucked in a corner by the bar.

I wanted to try a vegan dish since I'm trying to be healthy   I ordered the Main - Roasted Eggplant 3/5 It's a good looking dish but it was literally just eggplant with some tomatoes and cucumber and this dish was $35.  Felt overpriced for me and it was very oily it's probably the healthy oils but I felt a bit sick afterwards and was hungry after an hour.  Wouldn't recommend this dish even if you're vegan. The dish would have been more filling if they added mashed potato or sweet potato under the eggplant. Not just eggplant on its own.

So the location, history and view from the terrace make this place worth visiting but the food is way over priced for what you get. Maybe we’ll just come for a beer next time?

Nice food, nice surroundings, nice location  There is a lot to like about the Harbour View Hotel  Whilst the restaurant food was nice, the menu wasn't extensive.

We held our End Of Year party here, we used the whole of the upper floor and had around 90-100 people attend.  The space was perfect, good size with indoor and outdoor available. The communication and planning I had prior to the event, with Leonne, was very responsive and helpful, she ensured we had everything we needed. On the day we were very well looked after by all staff and the food was fantastic. I would recommend for any event or just for dinner and a drink the view is pretty good too. :-

Friendly staff. Nice location. Food was quite average and heavily priced for the quality.

We celebrated a birthday in the restaurant on Boxing Day. From my initial enquiry online to making the booking online, the communication was excellent and very quick to get back to me. The service was fabulous and the food was absolutely delicious. All our guests commented on how much they enjoyed the food and the atmosphere. Thanks so much Harbour View Hotel and your wonderful staff. Will definitely recommend this venue!

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