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Scarborough Wombarra Beach Overview

Location 45kms South of Sydney
Nearest Town: 400m
Tasman Sea Beach Facilities Activities Rating Accommodation
Beach: Sand, some rocks Patrolled: Yes Sunbathing: 81% Hotel/Resort: No
Length: 300m Toilets: Yes Swimming: 82% Caravan Park: No
Faces: SE Showers: Yes Surfing: 78% Beach Food: In Town
Top: Rockshelf Picnic Area: One table Kitesurf: 42% Café/Kiosk: In Town
Bottom: Rockshelf with Tidal Pool Tidal Pool: Yes, south end Fishing: 62% Restaurants: In Town
Surrounds: Houses and Bushland Pier: No Shore Dive: Risk Level: 2 - Care Required
Reef: Yes Other: Snorkelling: 60% Dumping Waves: Yes
Ocean Swell: Yes Access: 1 - Easy Spear Fishing: 62% Frequent Rips: Yes
Other: Car Park: Yes Walks: 71% Shark Attacks: 1963. Non Fatal
Transport: Train Other: Other:
Nice beach that is rarely crowded. Rockshelf is popular for fishing.




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The Scarborough Hotel - Seascape Cafe/Restaurant


You may have high expectations of The Scarborough Hotel if you knew ahead of time that the small seaside town, just south of Sydney, was named for the Hotel and not vice versa, as is the usual case.

Regardless, you will be pleasantly surprised, like many weekenders who drift in on their journeys down the coast.

On entry there is not much to distinguish it from any other pub in the country, although maybe the wood is little more polished. Its only as you move towards the bistro and catch a glimpse out the window of the beer garden do you realise that this place has a little more to offer than normal.



The garden overlooks a rock platform and small patch of sand north of the main Scarborough Wombarra Beach. The view is stunning, and it is not unusual for diners to move chairs close to the cliff edge and simply stare out to sea as they consume their beer or wine.

The grassy area is quite large, and though we were there on a busy sunday summer afternoon we were able to get a table without too much of a wait.
Of course as a beer garden there is no requirement to dine in, though most people do, or if they have already eaten, plan to return for a meal sometime in the future.

The hotel has the standard Bistro setup, you order and pay at a counter and receive a buzzer that notifies you to collect your food when it is ready.
A little confusingly, the bistro identifies itself as the Seascape Cafe/Restaurant, but this may be because they also cater for wedding receptions... or it may just be so they can charge a bit more...

The menu is a little classier than a classic bistro, though this is not that unusual in some hotels these days. Certainly there is no chicken parmy on the list, but you can still get a steak (300g T-bone served with roasted vegetables, golden potatoes and port jus $32.90), Fish and Chips, (Grilled market fresh fish with beer battered chips, garden salad and house made tartare sauce $28.90) or some Salt and Pepper Squid, (Tender seasoned squid pieces served with a crispy spicy Thai salad and chili coriander dipping sauce $24.90).

Stand outs are the Prawn and Lycee salad ($26.90), the Mussels Marinara ($25.50) or my favourite innovation, the Snout and Shell ($29.90), which is roasted Pork with prawns atop some spiced cous cous, a creative variation of the classic surf and turf.



Initially I had been lured in off the street by the promise of an $80 seafood platter for two, featuring Moreton Bay Bugs, oysters, and prawns etc.. but be warned, they are on the specials board and tend to sell out early on busy summer weekends. Apparently your odds of getting a platter are better on a Saturday night than a Sunday afternoon, which probably means a slightly fresher plate as well.



Between the five of us we sampled a good portion of the menu. We were mostly satisfied, the exception being the one who ordered the fish of the day. He found it dry, perhaps a little overcooked, but then again he was a little grumpy that day as strong onshore winds blew out our planned day of fishing.

I enjoyed my mussels marinara, though did think I was ordering a pasta dish in the post no seafood platter rush to find a substitute. Others found the Salt and Pepper squid to be nice and tender (though a little salty?!). I thought the best presentation went hands down to the prawn and lycee salad.

All up we enjoyed our lunch, and would return again for the seafood platter (if available). Consensus was that the place was a little pricy, but that this was probably justified by the view. I liked the place and will return again, even if just for a cold beer to break up by journey back to Sydney.

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