Father’s Day Lunch in Sydney Guide 2026

Does your family do Father’s Day lunch? We often make a big deal of mum with flowers and fancy breakfasts and dad gets socks and a BBQ at home. This year why not plan something extra special for Dad? We have pulled together some Father’s Day lunch in Sydney options to get you started.

From brunch to a family picnic, an afternoon on the harbour, a fine dining splurge, or an all you can ear buffet, we have a Father’s Day lunch idea for all budgets.

Father’s Day in on 6 September 2026

There are no excuses, we have done hours of research to compile this list, and all you have to do is make the booking.

This page contains affiliate links. You can find our full disclosure policy here.

We have been busy updating this page and will continue to do so daily until Father’s Day. If we’ve missed any, please get in touch to let us know!

Where to Eat on Father’s Day in Sydney City

Vista’Mare Bar & Dining

Start Father’s Day with a leisurely breakfast overlooking Sydney Harbour. The special set menu pairs classic breakfast favourites with Italian touches, or choose à la carte if you prefer more options.

When: Sunday 6 September, 7:00am to 11:30am
Where: Crown Sydney, Barangaroo
Cost: $35 per person | $29 per child

Sheraton Grand Sydney Hyde Park Father’s Day Seafood Brunch

The Sheraton’s Sunday Seafood Brunch is a proper all-you-can-eat spread, and it runs as usual on Father’s Day with a few extra additions. Good option if Dad likes seafood and you want to sit somewhere for three hours without watching the bill climb. Parking is complimentary.

Endless rounds of Sydney rock oysters, tiger prawns, crabs, smoked salmon, crab claws and Balmain bugs anchor the seafood side. There is a live grill station turning out chilli prawns, Cumberland sausages, Hereford beef striploin and BBQ Berkshire pork ribs, plus a duck pancake station. Slow-roasted wagyu beef bolar blade comes with Yorkshire pudding and horseradish cream, and there is a full dessert selection to finish.

When: Sunday 6 September, 12:30pm to 3:30pm
Where: Sheraton Grand Sydney Hyde Park, 161 Elizabeth Street, Sydney l Bookings
Cost: Adults $155 Kids $65 (4 -12 yrs), drinks package $35 free-flowing beer, wine & soft drinks

The Charles

The Charles opens on Sunday just for Father’s Day. Enjoy an early lunch or refined dinner from a specially curated à la carte menu, with exclusive Father’s Day steak cuts available for one day only. Kids’ menu available for guests under 12.

Every dad receives a complimentary beer on arrival.

When: Sunday, 6 September 2026, from 12pm l Make a booking

Bennelong

Bennelong sits inside the Opera House sails, which makes it one of the more memorable rooms in Sydney to eat in. There are two ways to do it: the Main Dining Room for the three-course choice menu, or a seat at the brass Counter for à la carte if you want something less structured.

Executive Head Chef Rob Cockerill has added new dishes for the occasion, so guests will be among the first to try them. Coral trout with braised leek and bergamot emulsion, mud crab dumpling in brown butter with white flowering kale, and to finish, pistachio choux with greengage plum sherbet, sour cherry and dark chocolate. Open for both lunch and dinner, so you can pick whichever suits.

When: Sunday 6 September, lunch 12:00pm to 3:30pm, dinner 5:30pm to 8:45pm
Where: Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney
Cost: From $225 per person

Aria

Aria has been the go-to for special occasion dining at Circular Quay for years, and Father’s Day is no exception. Executive Chef Tom Gorringe has put together a four-course set menu that starts with snacks on arrival, then moves to yellowfin tuna tartare with caper, padrón peppers and almond. The main is wagyu beef Wellington with chestnut mushrooms and heirloom spinach, and dessert brings chocolate, malt, caramel and hazelnut together.

If Dad would rather build his own meal, the à la carte menu runs alongside the set menu. Either way you get the view across the harbour to the Opera House, which is half the reason to book here.

When: Sunday 6 September
Where: 1 Macquarie Street, Sydney
Cost: Set menu $170 per person | À la carte menu available | Make a booking

Eleven Barrack

A seafood and steak grill tucked into the CBD, Eleven Barrack gives you three ways to handle Father’s Day dinner. The classic set menu opens with a shared spread of baguette, tuna, scallop and wagyu tartare, then grass-fed scotch fillet, and finishes with a choice of red velvet cake or prawn and pork bolognese mafaldine.

The premium menu steps things up with a larger shared starter, then coal-roasted Murray cod or a 450g bone-in sirloin, and poached rhubarb or red velvet cake to finish. Both set menus have minimum numbers, so worth checking when you book. The à la carte menu is there too if the table wants to go its own way. Note this one is dinner only.

When: Sunday 6 September
Where: 11 Barrack Street, Sydney| Make a booking
Cost: À la carte or Classic set menu $118 pp. (min 2) | Premium set menu $190 pp. (min 4)

Chophouse

Chophouse is a steak restaurant in the CBD working with Australian beef, much of it dry-aged on the bone. The à la carte menu runs as normal on Father’s Day alongside a few extras built for the occasion.

The headline special is an 800g Sher Wagyu F1 rib on the bone, MB6-7 and 400-day grain-fed, at $250. It is a big cut and meant for sharing around the table. Every dad dining on the day also gets a complimentary wagyu slider, a pair of limited-edition Chophouse socks to take home, and a complimentary tasting of Maker’s Mark Star Hill Farm whisky.

When: Sunday 6 September
Where: 25 Bligh Street, Sydney
Cost: À la carte, Sher Wagyu rib $250, complimentary slider, socks and whisky tasting for dads

Rovollo

Rovollo is on Martin Place, and it is set menu only on Father’s Day, so this is one to book if you know the whole table is happy to eat the same way. Seats are limited and bookings are essential.

The four courses are served sharing style. It opens with homemade focaccia and house-made infused butter, eggplant caponata with white bean purée, and San Daniele prosciutto with melon and wild rocket. Then spicy vodka rigatini with Grana Padano and Calabrese chilli. The main event is a Riverine MB2+ grain-fed Angus x Hereford ribeye from southern NSW, 300 to 350g per head, with red wine jus and a grilled corn rib with brown butter and Pecorino Romano. Dessert is Rovollo’s tiramisu with zabaione and hazelnuts.

When: Sunday 6 September, from 12:00pm
Where: 25 Martin Place, Sydney
Cost: $139 per person, four-course set menu (only dining option available on the day)

Flaminia

Flaminia at Circular Quay offers harbour views, and the Father’s Day menu is a four-course family-style spread designed to be shared around the table rather than plated individually. It runs as a long lunch, so plan on being there a while.

The menu opens with Merimbula rock oysters and a share-style antipasti of calamari fritti, Fremantle octopus salad and buffalo ricotta with heirloom zucchini. Next is house-made ravioli filled with Mooloolaba prawns and lemon zest in a light seafood bisque. The main is slow-braised ossobuco di vitello with Parmesan polenta and gremolata, and it finishes with fritelle di carnevale and a Torta Setteveli chocolate cake to share.

When: Sunday 6 September, 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Where: Pullman Hotel, 61 Macquarie Street, Sydney
Cost: $120 per adult, $65 per child

The Oriana Restaurant

Treat Dad to a premium 500g four-week dry-aged sirloin on the bone, expertly prepared for a rich and tender steak experience.

The Father’s Day set menu pairs with The Rocks, a bold cocktail created to raise a glass to Dad.

When: Sunday 6 September
Where: Northern end of the Overseas Passenger Terminal, Circular Quay W, The Rocks
Cost: Set menu from $149 per person | Book now | Phone: 02 8014 5663

Osteria Luna

Osteria Luna is a dim-lit underground Italian room on King Street, tucked beneath The Charles in a 1938 art deco building. Velvet curtains, blue leather booths and low light, with a small performance stage and vinyl DJs later in the night. It leans more late-night supper club than family lunch spot, so worth thinking about who is coming.

Doors open from 11:30am through to late on Father’s Day, with the full à la carte menu running all day and a complimentary beer for every dad on arrival. Expect bistecca alla Fiorentina, cavatelli with clams aglio e olio, and rigatoni with lamb ragu and goat’s curd. The bar is set up for a Martini, Manhattan or Rusty Nail if Dad would rather start with something stronger. Sunday service charge applies.

When: Sunday 6 September, from 11:30am until late
Where: 68 King Street, Sydney CBD
Cost: À la carte, complimentary beer for dads Book

Ashe

On the corner of Angel Place and Ash Street, Ashe seats 80 and puts a clay oven and grill at the centre of the kitchen. Executive chef Khanh Nguyen brings together Vietnamese, Thai and Malaysian flavours, and the fire-led cooking is what the room is built around.

It is a good option if Dad likes bold food and you want somewhere in the CBD that is not another steakhouse.

When: Sunday 6 September, dinner only
Where: 4 Ash Street, Sydney
Cost: À la carte

Watermans

Watermans is running a Mediterranean menu for Father’s Day across both lunch and dinner. Grilled octopus and yoghurt-marinated BBQ chicken anchor the menu, and it finishes with a wood-fired Seville orange cake.

There are add-ons if you want to stretch it out, including wood-fired scallop and lamb kofta. For a table that wants a centrepiece, a 650g Riverine rib eye is available as a supplement to share around.

When: Sunday 6 September, lunch and dinner
Where: 1/88 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo
Cost: Set menu with add-ons, rib eye supplement available

Golden Century

Honour Dad with Golden Century’s Signature Seafood Platter overflowing with premium ocean treasures and bold Cantonese flavours.

Each platter includes your choice of complimentary chef-crafted creation: Golden Lychee Prawn Delight with Duck Liver Parfait or Crystal Mushroom Dumplings with Black Truffle Sauce. Perfect for sharing.

When: Sunday 6 September
Where: Crown Sydney, Barangaroo
Cost: $258 per person | Find a table

Father’s Day Harbour Cruises

Join family and friends out on the harbour this Father’s Day. A Father’s Day cruise can be more affordable than many of the waterfront restaurants and time on the harbour is always time well spent.

Captain Cook Father’s Day Cruises

Celebrate on Sydney Harbour with a 3-course à la carte menu, complimentary house beverage and sweet treat for all Dads, and live music.

Up to four hours of 360-degree water views of the Harbour, Bridge, and Opera House through expansive windows. Children’s menus available. Groups of 10 or more receive 10% off online prices. Private dining rooms available.

Father’s Day Lunch Cruise

The 3-course menu features a choice of entrées including smoked salmon with lemon and caper dressing, pumpkin and goat’s cheese ravioli, or roasted chickpea and kale salad. Main courses range from roasted NSW free-range chicken breast with garlic mash to oven-roasted Tasmanian salmon, slow-cooked lamb shoulder, or slow-roasted eggplant with Bombay-spiced chickpeas.

Finish with passionfruit meringue tart, chocolate and mandarin dome, tropical mango and coconut pillow, or dark chocolate caramel dome. Vegetarian and vegan options available throughout.

When: Sunday 6 September,
Where: Sydney Harbour departing 12:00pm (King St Wharf) or 12:30pm (Circular Quay)
Cost: $109 per adult (online) | $129 per adult (retail) | $59 per child (4-15 years) | Optional window seating $19pp | Beverage packages available from $51pp (min 10 guests) | Book now

Book the Father’s Day Long Lunch

Harbour Sunset Dinner

Celebrate Dad as Sydney’s autumn sunset paints the Harbour at 5:40pm. Choose between the Sunset Dinner (3-course à la carte) or Premium Sunset Dinner (4-course à la carte) featuring the same menu selection as the long lunch.

Both include complimentary house beverage and sweet treat for all Dads, live music, and up to two hours cruising with expansive window views. Outdoor decks perfect for capturing the changing colours of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge. Children’s menus available.

When: Sunday 6 September, departing 5:00pm (Darling Harbour) or 5:30pm (Circular Quay)
Where: Sydney Harbour (pickup from Darling Harbour King St Wharf or Circular Quay)
Cost: Sunset Dinner $109–$129 per adult | Premium Sunset Dinner $119–$139 per adult | $49 per child (4-15 years) | Book now

Book the Harbour Sunset Dinner

Father’s Day lunch with Sydney Harbour views

Akti

Keep it easy this Father’s Day with shared banquet menus or relaxed à la carte dining, right on the water.

Choose from Classic banquet (handmade pita, mezze, roasted chicken, lamb shoulder, $80pp), Premium (adds king scallops, $95pp), or Akti (includes kingfish ceviche, market fish, lemon cake, $115pp). À la carte options include fremantle octopus, roasted half chicken, lamb shoulder, and market fish.

When: Sunday 6 September 2026
Where:  6 Cowper Wharf Roadway, Woolloomooloo 
Cost: Banquet menus $80–$115 per person | À la carte lunch and dinner

Ripples Little Manly

Celebrate at Manly’s favourite local gem with breakfast bubbles through to a four-course lunch. Breakfast includes sparkling wine, seasonal fruit, and assorted pastries, then choose from the Avo Mash Up with hollandaise, poached eggs on sourdough with maple bacon, or Golden Gaytime pancakes with charcoal crumble and fresh berries.

Lunch opens with stonebaked sourdough and truffle butter or oyster Kilpatrick with crispy bacon and tomato sauce, followed by handmade burrata with charred peach and balsamic glaze, then 250g striploin steak with Dutch carrot and chimichurri. Kids’ menus available for both meals.

When: Sunday, 6 September 2026
Where: On the Beach, Stuart St, Manly
Cost: Breakfast $65 adult | $29 child | Lunch $109 adult | $55 child | Dinner à la carte
Phone: 02 9977 4122

Ripples Chowder Bay

Bring Dad down to the water’s edge for a Father’s Day spread that moves from breakfast bubbles to a leisurely long lunch. Breakfast includes sparkling wine, seasonal fruit, and assorted pastries, then choose from Big Breakfast with scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, roasted tomato and mushroom, Eggs Benedict with smoked salmon and hollandaise, or buttermilk pancakes with seasonal berries and maple syrup.

Lunch opens with vol au vent, then pick from kingfish crudo with coconut and lime, burrata with confit tomatoes, or wagyu beef tartare. Mains feature lamb rump with cauliflower puree and charred broccolini, pan-seared barramundi with leek fondue and spring peas, or roasted cauliflower steak with coconut and garlic sauce. Finish with dark chocolate cremeux, lemon yuzu tart, or sorbets. Kids’ menus available for both meals.

When: Sunday, 6 September 2026
Where: Building 7 C, Chowder Bay Rd, Mosman 
Cost: Breakfast $65 adult | $45 child | Lunch $125 adult | $65 child | Dinner à la cart

Sails Lavender Bay

Spoil Dad at Sails, where Father’s Day stretches from a harbourside breakfast to a four-course lunch.

Breakfast includes sparkling wine, assorted pastries, and seasonal fruit, plus a choice of pork belly and poached eggs, sourdough French toast, or prawn and crab remoulade.

Lunch features smoked mortadella mille-feuille to start, seared Hokkaido scallop, then Westholme Scotch fillet with charred turnip and shiso chimichurri. Finish with strawberry and white chocolate opera.

When: Sunday, 6 September 2026
Where: 2 Henry Lawson Ave, McMahons Point
Breakfast: $65 adults | $45 kids Lunch: $165 adults | $65 kids
View the menu or make a booking | Phone: 02 9955 5998

Father’s Day in Potts Point, Surry Hills & Darlinghurst

The Apollo Potts Point

Create lasting memories this Father’s Day at The Apollo with their special Greek banquet menu. Each dad receives a complimentary beer on arrival before diving into a feast of Mediterranean favorites.

When: Sunday, 6 September 2026
 Where: 44 Macleay St, Potts Point
Cost: Regular à la carte menu + special Father’s Day banquet l Make a booking

Cho Cho San

Celebrate Father’s Day izakaya style in Potts Point. Go big with bold bites over lunch or a lively dinner. Enjoy the full à la carte menu or choose from signature banquet menus with special Father’s Day dishes.

Whether Dad’s after sashimi, bao buns, or something from the grill, there’s plenty to share.

When: Sunday, 6 September 2026
Where: 73 Macleay St, Potts Point 
Cost: Banquets at $80 or $120 per person , al la carte menu also available l Make a booking

Bessie’s

Bessie’s is a share-style Mediterranean restaurant on Albion Street where almost everything comes off the fire. The room is loud and casual, built for tables that want to order a lot and pass it around rather than sit down to three neat courses. Regular menu covers garlicky flatbread, buffalo curd, empanadas, charred mushrooms and a fried-fish dish that has developed a following.

For Father’s Day there are three specials, all built for sharing. A 600g Westholme sirloin on the bone (MBS 4-5) for $150, an 800g Westholme rib eye (MBS 4-5) for $240, and a BBQ whole flounder with roast tomato, nduja and espelette butter for $52. There is a pescetarian version of the flounder without the nduja, also $52. Alma’s and Bar Copains are both a short walk if the afternoon keeps going.

When: Sunday 6 September
Where: 111-115 Albion Street, Surry Hills
Cost: Specials from $52, à la carte also available

Bar Copains

Bar Copains is a small wine bar on Albion Street, the kind of place you book for four rather than fourteen. The list leans towards small producers and natural wines, with some older Australian names like Tyrrell’s mixed in. Better suited to a dad who wants a long afternoon over good bottles than a family lunch with kids in tow.

The Father’s Day special is a braised 500g Riverine short rib (MBS2) with Paris mash and buttered chard for $76. The regular menu runs alongside it, including a bacon and comte custard tart, pig’s head fritti with sauce gribiche, raw diced tuna with mushroom soy dressing and rye crackers, and a King George whiting sandwich.

When: Sunday 6 September
Where: 67 Albion Street, Surry Hills
Cost: Short rib special $76, à la carte also available

Vin-Cenzo’s

Vin-Cenzo’s is Italian at its core with some French and Spanish influence, and the menu is produce-driven and made to share. A recent redesign brought a warmer fit-out, more seating and an alfresco area, so there is room to spread out if the weather holds.

Two Father’s Day specials are running. Porchetta with salsa verde, mostarda, shaved fennel, apple and mint for $52, and hand-cut tagliatelle with wild boar ragu and rosemary for $36. The regular menu sits alongside them, with rigatoni con la pajata (tripe, sweetbreads, tomato, mint and ricotta), house-made pork belly sausage with lentils and quince mustard, and a pig fat cannolo with ricotta and Sicilian almonds.

When: Sunday 6 September
Where: 174 Liverpool Street, Darlinghurst
Cost: Specials $36 to $52, à la carte also available

Father’s Day in the East

Three Blue Ducks, Rosebery

Three Blue Ducks in Rosebery gives you a few ways to handle the day. There is the regular Sunday Roast, steak specials cooked over fire, or an optional three-course Father’s Day feast if you want something set.

The feast starts with a tap beer for Dad on arrival, then shared entrees of warm sourdough with chicken skin butter, wood-roast bone marrow, and fire-roasted eggplant with the Ducks’ harissa and dukkah. The main is a 600g O’Connor Premium ribeye with beer mustard and smoked tallow jus, served with crispy potatoes in confit garlic butter, three-cheese cauliflower cheese and a green salad. Dessert is Guinness sticky toffee pudding with vanilla bean ice cream.

If the set menu is not for you, the Sunday Roast and steak specials are both available on the day, so a table can go different ways.

When: Sunday 6 September
Where: 1/85 Dunning Avenue, Rosebery
Cost: À la carte | Optional three-course Father’s Day feast $75 per person

Besa

Besa is a Spanish tapas bar in Bondi, built around the late-night bar culture you’d find in Madrid. Small plates, plenty of noise, and a room that suits a group who want to graze and drink rather than sit down to a formal three courses. Good if Dad would rather be somewhere with a bit of energy than a quiet dining room.

For Father’s Day the kitchen is putting up a hero dish: fideuà negra, squid ink egg noodles with grilled chicken. The rest of the tapas menu runs as normal alongside it.

Do part of the Bondi to Coogee walk to help burn off lunch when you are done

Chiswick, Woollahra

Chiswick sits in a garden setting in Woollahra, which makes it an easy pick for a long lunch that turns into a long afternoon. The seasonal à la carte menu runs as usual with two specials added for the day only.

House-made wagyu bresaola with pickled vegetables is $26, followed by a 300g grain-fed scotch fillet with Café de Paris butter and crisp fries at $75. You can add the specials when you book or order them on the day, subject to availability.

When: Sunday 6 September, lunch and dinner
Where: 65 Ocean Street, Woollahra
Cost: À la carte, specials $26 and $75

North Bondi Fish

North Bondi Fish is right on the beach at the north end, so you get the Bondi view with lunch or dinner. The regular à la carte menu of seafood and seasonal dishes runs on the day, with a Father’s Day Market List of extras alongside it.

The market list covers oysters at $7.50 each, garfish tacos at $12 each, a lobster sandwich at $22, whole flathead with yuzu at $56, lobster frites at $75, and dark chocolate mousse at $14. You can build a big meal or just add a couple of things to the table.

When: Sunday 6 September, lunch and dinner
Where: 120 Ramsgate Avenue, North Bondi
Cost: À la carte, market list specials $7.50 to $75

Father’s Day in the Inner West

The Bob Hawke Beer & Leisure Centre and Lucky Prawn

The Bob Hawke Beer & Leisure Centre is a brewery, an eighties pub tribute and a country-town Chinese-Australian bistro all in the one Marrickville building. There is a pool room stacked with Bob Hawke memorabilia, a beer garden built around a big shade tree, and a giant golden prawn presiding over the kitchen. The food comes from Lucky Prawn, which does eighties suburban Chinese without apology. It is loud, casual and works for a big group.

Every father figure gets a free Hawke’s beer on the day. Lucky Prawn is running limited-edition BBQ specials alongside the regular menu: half BBQ duck at $45, 500g char siu pork at $37, and a BBQ mixed plate at $80. The duck and the mixed plate are both pre-order, with limited quantities on the day, so order ahead if you want them.

There is also a Father’s Day Merch Pack for $55, pre-order only, waiting at the table when you arrive. It includes a six-pack of Hawke’s Lager, a Lucky Prawn cap and a Hawke’s tinnie cooler.

When: Sunday 6 September, venue open 11:00am to 10:00pm
Where: 8-12 Sydney Street, Marrickville
Cost: BBQ specials $37 to $80, Merch Pack $55 (pre-order only), free beer for all dads

Regina La Pizzeria

Regina La Pizzeria in Wunderlich Lane is shouting Dad a pizza. Order any pizza off the menu on Father’s Day and Dad gets a complimentary contemporary pizza on the house. Easy option if you want to feed a family without committing to a set menu price per head.

The menu spans three pizza styles. Contemporary pizzas run from a straightforward Margherita to the Versace with king prawns, fior di latte, candied tomatoes, bottarga, confit garlic, capers and chilli oil. For a bigger feed there are pan-baked padellino pizzas, including the Mastroianni with stracciatella, fior di latte, zucchini flowers, olive crumble and Parma prosciutto, and the twice-cooked Bellucci with stracciatella, mortadella and macadamia rocket pesto. Antipasti and hand-made pasta to share as well, plus a Chocolate Padellino with chocolate chips, vanilla mascarpone, mixed berries and hazelnuts for dessert.

Sittings are tight, so book ahead if you want a particular time.

When: Sunday 6 September, lunch 12:00pm to 2:00pm, dinner 5:30pm to 8:30pm
Where: Regina La Pizzeria, Wunderlich Lane, Redfern
Cost: À la carte, complimentary pizza for dads l Book

The Fenwick

The Fenwick celebrates Father’s Day with a leisurely breakfast, three-course lunch, or relaxed evening à la carte. Breakfast offers coconut chia bowl, Pepe Saya buttermilk pancakes, eggplant bruschetta, or eggs Montreal with cured salmon and miso hollandaise.

Lunch features Ulladulla yellowfin tuna, lamb backstrap with celeriac and gordal olive, or roasted cauliflower steak, finishing with sunrise lime or another dessert.

When: Sunday, 6 September 2026
Breakfast: $65 adults | $45 kids (includes sparkling, pastries, hot main + tea/coffee)
Lunch: $125 adults | $65 kids (three-course set menu)
View the menu or make a booking | Phone: 02 9555 9922

Father’s Day Dining in the South and Shire

Benetti’s

Benetti’s is the Italian room at The Brighton, a relaxed bayside spot with water views and space for a big family table. Open from midday through to 8pm on Father’s Day, set menu only, so everyone at the table eats the same way.

The three-course menu is built to share. It starts with garlic pizzetta, fried calamari and prawns with black garlic aioli, and vitello tonnato with tuna sauce and caperberries. Mains bring saffron radiatori with slow-cooked beef cheek ragu, pecorino and gremolata, pan-fried barramundi with charred asparagus, baby capers and lemon thyme butter sauce, and Portoro scotch fillet (MBS 4+) with mushroom sauce and aromatic butter, plus a rocket, pear and parmesan salad. Dessert is chocolate lava with strawberry coulis, vanilla gelato and pistachio praline.

There is a kids’ version too: garlic pizzetta, then a choice of spaghetti bolognese, kids pizza with ham and cheese, or chicken schnitzel with shoestring fries, finishing with vanilla ice cream with caramel or chocolate topping and marshmallow.

When: Sunday 6 September, 12:00pm to 8:00pm
Where: The Brighton, Brighton Le Sands
Cost: $120 per adult, $70 per child, set menu only

Ammos

Ammos is on the water at Brighton Le Sands and does Greek cooking built for sharing, which suits Father’s Day if you have a big group. The set menu runs at lunch only, with a live souvla station turning through service, so there is something to watch while you eat. Dinner switches to à la carte bookings.

The lunch menu opens with saganaki cheese, thyme honey and figs, then moves through duck leg boureki with kalamata olives and sour cherry, before lamb straight off the spit with garlic, lemon and thyme. Bay views throughout.

When: Sunday 6 September, set menu lunch 12:00pm to 3:00pm, à la carte dinner from 5:00pm
Where: Brighton Le Sands
Cost: $140 per adult, $80 per child l Make a booking

Checho’s Cronulla

Gather the family for endless tacos, bottomless margaritas, and Checho’s iconic handbag cocktails to share. This vibrant Mexican-inspired venue brings colourful share-style dining and a relaxed coastal atmosphere perfect for a lively Father’s Day long lunch.

Whether Dad’s a taco lover, margarita enthusiast, or just wants good company and better food, Checho’s delivers.

When: Sunday 6 September, 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Where: 1 Ocean Grove Avenue, Cronulla
Cost: $89 per person (bottomless brunch) | Book

Father’s Day at Jensens at Kareela

Give Dad what he really wants this Father’s Day – great food, a cold beer, and no dishes to wash. Jensens is serving their full à la carte menu, with everything from classic steaks to modern Australian favourites. Whether it’s Dad, Grandpa, or a father figure you want to spoil, this relaxed South Sydney spot is ready to help you do it in style. Kids’ menu available.

When: Sunday, 6 September 2026, 11am – 7pm | À la carte menu all day
Cost: Pay per dish | Kids’ menu available
Make a booking | Phone: 02 9528 6844

Father’s Day on the North Shore and Northern Beaches

Poetica Bar & Grill

Poetica is a bar and grill in North Sydney built around an open fire, so there is charcoal in the air and dry-aged beef on the grill. Oysters, cocktails and a room that suits settling in for a few hours rather than eating and running.

Doors open from 11:30am with the full à la carte menu running alongside Father’s Day specials. Head chef Kris Brown’s live-fire menu includes flambadou oysters with ‘nduja and John Dory with smoked bone beurre blanc. Every dad gets a complimentary beer on arrival. Sunday service charge applies.

When: Sunday 6 September, 11:30am to 3:00pm
Where: North Sydney
Cost: À la carte, complimentary beer for dads

Loulou Bistro, Milsons Point

Loulou does French bistro cooking with steak frites at the centre of it, and the Milsons Point site runs the whole day, from à la carte lunch straight through to dinner. Handy if you want a long lunch that drifts into an early dinner without moving.

Every dad gets a complimentary beer to start. Sunday service charge applies.

When: Sunday 6 September, from 11:30am through to dinner
Where: Milsons Point
Cost: À la carte, complimentary beer for dads l Book

The Bridgeview Hotel

The Bridgeview is Willoughby’s heritage-listed local, a family-friendly pub with a dining room and a public bar that welcomes dogs.

Kids eat free on Father’s Day, which takes some pressure off the budget if you have a few of them.

Father’s Day blackboard specials run on the day alongside Wild Turkey drink offers from $6. Every dad dining takes home a complimentary bottle of the pub’s Bridgey Chilli Sauce.

When: Sunday 6 September
Where: 580 Willoughby Road, Willoughby
Cost: Blackboard specials, drinks from $6, kids eat free

Ormeggio at The Spit

Refined Italian on Middle Harbour at Mosman, with a bespoke Father’s Day menu and a separate three-course menu for kids under 12. Seating is two hours 15 minutes, and a 10 per cent weekend surcharge applies to drinks and anything ordered outside the set menu. Credit card details are required to secure the booking.

When: Sunday 6 September
Where: D’Albora Marina, The Spit, Mosman
Cost: $189 per person, $69 per child under 12 l Book

Chiosco by Ormeggio

The more relaxed sibling next door, also on Middle Harbour, running a bespoke sharing feast for lunch. Good if you want the same outlook without the fine dining format or the price.

When: Sunday 6 September, lunch
Where: D’Albora Marina, The Spit, Mosman
Cost: $145 per adult, $65 per child under 12

The Gopher

A late-night basement bar on The Corso in Manly with a speakeasy fit-out and live music from 7pm. Irish-inspired comfort food and a long whisky and beer list.

Father’s Day picks are share-style: pulled beef Yorkshire pudding pies, black pudding scotch eggs, the Irish spice bag, pork scratchings and ham hock terrine. Wash it down with the Hells Bells whisky cocktail, served flaming, or a Guinness or Kilkenny. No bookings, so turn up early to avoid the queue.

When: Sunday 6 September, open 12:00pm to 12:00am, live music from 7:00pm
Where: 40 The Corso, Manly
Cost: À la carte, no bookings