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Banksia Hotel
- +61295676389
- 288 Princes Highway, Banksia, New South Wales 2216, Australia
Published:
June 29, 2024
About Banksia Hotel
Dine in
Takeout
Delivery
Service Options
Highlights
Great cocktails
Live performances
Sports
Trivia night
Offerings
Alcohol
Beer
Cocktails
Food
Food at bar
Hard liquor
Wine
Amenities
Restroom
Crowd
Groups
Payments
Credit cards
Debit cards
NFC mobile payments
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible entrance
Wheelchair accessible parking lot
Wheelchair accessible restroom
Dining_options
Seating
Atmosphere
Casual
Planning
Accepts reservations
Parking
Free parking lot
Free street parking
Plenty of parking
Map
Banksia Hotel Reviews
We went on Tuesday night and waited for $2 tacos and $1 wings for way too long 😅
- Sam and Steven Do
5 Fri 2024 at 11.58 pm
Went here with family with kids. Portion sizes were good. Staff at bistro and bar were super friendly. Would recommend and come back again.
- Adrian T
5 Fri 2024 at 11.58 pm
We live close by and decided to visit for dinner for the first time. The staff were disinterested at best, and we felt less than welcomed as soon as we stepped in. Food was just fine, and unfortunately that's not a compliment given the price tag. The venue itself certainly has potential but there was no effort to create any atmosphere. Not planning on coming back.
- Ron Bogan
5 Fri 2024 at 11.58 pm
We had a great meal last night at the Banksia and it’s great to see the changes to the dining area. We loved the winter menu especially the pie, Paris mash and peas! The staff and cheerful and are focused on service. Cheers Ron
- Errol Amaro
5 Fri 2024 at 11.58 pm
We had a birthday function here and were blown away with the food and the service. The chef communicated with us directly to make sure the menu was organised and could cater for our gluten free guests. The skewer platters and sauces were so tender and tasty and the pizzas were delicious too. The wait staff were so friendly and attentive. Highly recommend!
- Lydia Bezina
5 Fri 2024 at 11.58 pm
Up there with the best pub food in Sydney. We had a bunch of different entrees and 7 different mains and there wasn’t a scrap of food left behind. Good quality ingredients, everything was fresh and well cooked and presented.
They play whatever sport is on and the service is really friendly.
Great neighbourhood pub for groups big and small. 10/10.
- Luana Bortoli
5 Fri 2024 at 11.58 pm
The food is delicious you can tell it's made with care and passionate chef the staff are warm and friendly and know the menu you wouldn't know you're eating at a pub. Great food at reasonable price definitely will go back with the family
- Tammy
5 Fri 2024 at 11.58 pm
The Banksia is a great spot for south Sydney locals. Lively atmosphere, with a rotating calendar of special events and deals (showing a wide range of sporting events/UFC, Mother’s Day, St Patrick’s, live music etc). The bistro serves delicious food - pub classics with a Colin Fassnidge spin - and a daily specials board with more interesting and seasonal offerings (dishes such as pigs ear schnitzel and kingfish tartare).
The pot pie is an absolute winner, and the filling changes weekly.
When busy, it can get really loud in venue, so just keep that in mind if you’re expecting peace and quiet.
Cocktail list has some good options which were well made, and the price point is reasonable. Beers on tap include all the usual suspects with a few rotating taps for craft options.
- Sarah charles (Thewhereto)
5 Fri 2024 at 11.58 pm
The Banksia Bistro has an exciting new menu launching April 5. We were lucky to be invited by foodie friend Where_do_I_eat_pete and one of the owners of Banksia Bistro, Clayton, who in conjunction with chef Colin Fassnidge of Four In Hand and Leigh McDivitt of 3 Weeds, who, opened this venue just over a year ago.
Located on the Princess Highway at Banksia, you’ve probably driven past it many a time, without realising the great dining venue located inside! A pub with your typical bar and sports area, but the venue saw a huge renovation and kitchen overhaul to inspire the locals to experience great food, near home without having to trek to the city.
The space has rustic wooden tables, an outdoor section and kids area so it’s very suitable for a group catch up, a date or a meal with the family. We would describe it as a gastro pub with nose to tail cooking. The food is hearty, delicious and certainly very moreish.
The new menu adding a sense of nostalgia by adding Prawn toast, which is always a favourite when visiting an old school Chinese restaurant. Crispy bread topped with prawns and sesame seeds, herbs and a lemon wedge, this adds an element to it and a great start to a meal.
Their Mezze plate with ham hock, smoked chorizo and tempura Rapid leaves (of the kale family), the accompanying grilled bread and smoked pumpkin mayo was the perfect match.
The chicken liver parfait a polarising dish that you either love or don't. Served atop pork skin crackers with pickled watermelon radish and parmesan, it had a number of us going back for more.
We shared a seafood entree of whisky cured Ora king salmon with a salmon skin cracker, avocado purée salsa, make sure you squeeze a little lime to adding another element and to cut through the rich flavours.
Their famous creamy blue swimmer crab toast with citrus and paprika flavours is another winner and great to snack on with a beverage in hand.
Other options from the previous menu include a pigs ear schnitzel, suckling pig sausage roll, it’s great food to accompany a beer or two. Another dish perfect for this includes the chicken wings, crispy and super flavoursome coating, this combined with the ever tasty Kim chi mayo and your heart is warmed. We could have eaten a whole basket.. Or two.
These options are great to share amongst friends, but if you’re after your own dish, their mains include burgers and chips, bangers and mash, a ginormous buttermilk’s schnitzel sitting above a huge pile of the most amazing fries (cooked in lard).
They have a pie of the week too. Not your regular pie, in French style it is made in reverse, flat pastry on the bottom, with the extremely flavousome beef and Guinness filling with pea purée and greens. We could order this time and time again.
Dessert will take you back to your childhood. A banana popsicle is made with bananas, topped with ice magic and crystallised sugar, this is one that the whole family will enjoy.
We’ll be back to try a whopper of a 1.2 k Tomahawk steak, but first will be the whole suckling pig. For 10 people, at $80 each with all the trimmings, sounds like a party made in heaven.
The new menu begins April 5, and we’re certain you’ll enjoy it as much as us.
- Jason C
5 Fri 2024 at 11.58 pm
Outstanding produce, spectacular service an absolute gem of a place to get very good quality food at a reasonable price. Where else do you get a buttermilk soaked schnitzel as a kids meal?!
- Lia Ho
5 Fri 2024 at 11.58 pm
Our local pub. Always great food and service. Schnitty is the go to for us. Taco Tuesdays with trivia is always a fun weeknight!
- Soph Jones
5 Fri 2024 at 11.58 pm
Love this pub for the Guinness and their Sunday roast. Being English it’s a hard to find a good roast in Sydney and I cannot fault it here. Ive never really been a fan of chicken schnitzel but theirs is really good, love the coating. Highly recommend the food here.
- Treen Bowen
5 Fri 2024 at 11.58 pm
Had a little function on Saturday night last min at this Venue, No hassle, no worries, Amazing food, service was sensational, Coud not find a better place, being from Queensland, Would highly recommend all!!! Jason, Chef & tge girls Thankyou ever so much!!!!
- Jessica Coelho
5 Fri 2024 at 11.58 pm
Gourmet pub grub 😍 reasonably priced and delicious!!! Plus their specials are tasty 😋 I’ve ordered the skirt steak 3 times in a row now and it does not disappoint!!
- Nerida Yagan
5 Fri 2024 at 11.58 pm
Friendly service, great value food and good variety of options on the menu for our whole family. We had a big table of 13 and we were all impressed with the lunch.
- Wafa Fares
5 Fri 2024 at 11.58 pm
Fresh and amazing food. Staff are so friendly. Food was absolutely delicious 😋
- Paul de Sá
5 Fri 2024 at 11.58 pm
First time back here since the bistro changed management and the food was really good! Their Bacon Deluxe burger was massive and messy like a good burger should be. Can recommend it and the schnitzel boscaiola. Will be back soon!
- Toni Jordan Feros
5 Fri 2024 at 11.58 pm
Finally make it down to eat at the Bistro after a friend had posted many times the meals he had here. Really enjoyed our selection, very flavoursome meals and good portions. The standout dishes for me were the chicken salad and the greens w/ cheese entree (asparagus and broccolini). I also loved the lettuce side with the barramundi, it simply had this delicious dressing drizzled throughout it and it was amazing. Highly recommend, exceeded expectation.
- Stephen B. Cohen
5 Fri 2024 at 11.58 pm
Excellent food and service. We bought a couple of sides to go with our mains to increase the amount of veggies in our meals and for a bit of variety. It was all tasty. We would recommend Banksia Bistro to others.
- Jerry Jenkins
5 Fri 2024 at 11.58 pm
Delicious food at a great price. Decent beer selection. Poker being played regularly. Recommend giving it a go. You will come back if you do.
- Patricia Leung
5 Fri 2024 at 11.58 pm
Came here for dinner with friends and ordered the Bangers and mash and Beef burger. Both were ok but definitely nothing special. The standout would have been the fries! The sausages were a strange texture - it's like the sausages were boiled so tasted almost mushy and floury. Unsure if it was just what we ordered on the night but we will unlikely be back.
- Blake (Weezle87)
5 Fri 2024 at 11.58 pm
By far the worst pub I have ever been to, this piece of steak cost $38. $38!! for a small rump steak and the vegetable side - $12!!!
The only saving grace is the service which was good and the $20 pie with mash and pea special which wasn't too bad. Give this place a miss, plenty of better options in the area.
- jed lalor
5 Fri 2024 at 11.58 pm
Blown away by the quality of the food especially for the price. Amazing service, friendly staff. And my God. I have never seen someone put so much effort into cleaning a kitchen at the end of the night. I have worked in alot of kitchens and never once seen someone go to this much effort. This deserves more than 5 stars. Keep up the quality goods guys.
- Pat Heff
5 Fri 2024 at 11.58 pm
Best steak sandwich I have ever had. Great food and great prices. Highly recommend lunch and dinner here. Fantastic 😍
- Jenny Ngo
5 Fri 2024 at 11.58 pm
Been to a couple of Colin's previous restaurants, which I've been happy with. This place definitely disappoints in quality/price, but still provided great service from entry to exit. Ordered the Suckling Pig Sausage Roll, Buttermilk Chicken Schnitzel & Roast Pork Rack. The sausage roll was dry - we ate most of the meat but left the pastry. The Schnitzel was was good, but needed something to cut through the meatiness (pickled something). The pork rack was super dry and the crackling was hard to bite through - this dish was not finished off. We commented this to a staff member upon our plate collection and he returned to comment that the pork was overcooked. We received a surprise (apology) ice cream sandwich - it was delicious. It was not overly sweet and had the right amount of bitterness from the caramel. Without this ice cream and great service, I would've rated it 2 stars.
- Hayley Huseyin
5 Fri 2024 at 11.58 pm
Banksia Bistro is such a great addition to the community vibes in Banksia! I have been longing for a cool, local pub where you can go for a easy going but delicious Sunday roast. The food is inventive whilst still being traditional, current and very tasty. Come for the Sunday roast and stay for dessert - but get in early because it’s first in best dressed with the roasts.
- Loki McCorquodale
5 Fri 2024 at 11.58 pm
An excellent meal in a trendy pub. The food was top notch and very tasty - couldn't not recommend the gnochi (pictured) enough! Service was prompt and very friendly, only receiving the meal was a little bit slow. Overall a great spot for a meal, will be back again when in the area
- Victor Tran
5 Fri 2024 at 11.58 pm
$15 only for well cooked pub meals, that’s value for money. Food is great and staff are friendly. Highly recommended.
- Jocelyn