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Silica Restaurant and Bar, Kiama, AU-NSW

Silica Restaurant and Bar

4.4
4.4
383 Reviews
$41 to $100
Modern Australian

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2 people
11:00 pm
Booked 5 times today
Experiences are available.
  • Good for special occasions
  • Great for scenic views
  • Neighbourhood gem
Set on Kiama's Surf Beach with beautiful views of the ocean and coastline, Silica Restaurant offers Kiama's freshest local seafood and finest dining experience.

Our menu is designed around locally sourced and home-grown ingredients, showcasing the very best of South Coast produce.

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Elegant Dining
  • Price
    $41 to $100
  • Cuisines
    Modern Australian, Seafood
  • Hours of Operation
    Sun 11:00 am–3:00 pm Lunch Wed–Sat 12:00 pm–3:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (02) 4233 0572
  • Website
    http://www.silicakiama.com.au/
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Catering
    Silica is a modern Australian restaurant situated right on Kiama's Surf Beach, boasting beautiful views of the coastline. Chef Luke Basic has created a menu with a difference. Serving large and small plates using seasonal produce, most notably, a substantial amount of organic produce from their own garden. We are fully licensed with a bar area upstairs looking over the water. We offer two dining rooms, both with modern furnishings and décor. They welcome all types of functions, including wedding receptions, birthday parties and corporate events.
  • Location
    72 Manning St, Kiama, AU-NSW 2533
  • Area
    Kiama
  • Parking details
    None
  • Additional
    Cocktails, Farm to Table, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Kosher, Non-Smoking, Takeaway, Vegan, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Experiences

  • Pasta Night

    $35.00 per person

    Multiple dates available
    Thursday Pasta Night!! Pasta + Side Salad + Dessert =$35 Available Thursday Nights Only

  • Saturday Night Tasting Menu $99

    $99.00 per person

    Multiple dates available
    Our Saturday Dinner Tasting Menu is the perfect way to dine at Silica Restaurant. Six courses, all our favourites and all designed to impress. Let us make the decisions for you - we can cater to all dietary requirements with 24 hours notice, just leave a message in the booking requests!

Menu

2 Courses $55, 3 Courses $70, Tasting Menu $99. All Menus Are Subject to Change without Notice. Please Note We only Offer the Tasting Menu on Saturday Nights

Entrées

  • Braised Octopus

    prawn oil, grilled shallots, puffed sorghum

    • Grilled Asparagus

      Pecora Dairy fresh curd, sesame, herbs

      • Hot Smoked Duck Breast

        spiced eggplant, pickled nectarine, green almonds

        • Kingfish Sashimi

          blood orange, fennel, togarashi

          Mains

          • Beef Eye Fillet

            string beans, silverbeet, mushroom ketchup

            • Roasted Market Fish

              heirloom tomato, pickled grapes, sunflower seeds

              • Peri Peri BBQ Chicken

                corn custard, radish, arbol chilli

                • Salt Baked Potato Gnocchi

                  snow pea, kohlrabi, hazelnut

                  Desserts

                  • Dark Chocolate Marquise

                    coconut, strawberry, cocoa nibs

                    • Bavarois

                      caramel peach, pistachio, white chocolate

                      • Warm Polenta Cake

                        mango, passionfruit curd

                        • The Pines Three Daughters Cheddar

                          lavosh, quince paste

                          Tasting Menu

                          • Sydney Rock Oysters

                            ginger and shallot mignonette

                            • Kingfish Sashimi

                              blood orange, fennel, togarashi

                              • Salt Baked Potato Gnocchi

                                snow pea, kohlrabi, hazelnut

                                • Roasted Market Fish

                                  heirloom tomato, pickled grapes, sunflower seeds

                                  • Beef Eye Fillet

                                    string beans, silverbeet, mushroom ketchup

                                    • Bavarois

                                      caramel peach, pistachio, white chocolatE

                                      Last updated: 25 March 2022

                                      What 383 people are saying

                                      Overall ratings and reviews

                                      Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

                                      4.4
                                      4.4 based on recent ratings
                                      • 4.5Food
                                      • 4.4Service
                                      • 4.3Ambience
                                      • 4.3Value

                                      Noise • Energetic

                                      Loved For

                                      • New South Wales

                                        Good for business meals

                                      • New South Wales

                                        Modern Australian

                                      • Illawarra

                                        Most Booked

                                      Review summary

                                      AI-generated from verified diner reviews
                                      Silica Restaurant and Bar offers "great food, wonderful service" with a "beautiful outlook." Guests praise the "divine" scallops and "amazing" oysters. The gluten-free options are a hit, and the restaurant boasts a "superb" dining experience. While some note a need for more menu variety, its coastal location remains a favorite.

                                      383 Reviews

                                      1. Jason

                                        Sydney

                                        4 reviews

                                        5.0

                                        4 reviews

                                        Dined 3 days ago

                                        1. Overall 5
                                        2. Food 5
                                        3. Service 5
                                        4. Ambience 5
                                        The Fixed menu was just what we would have ordered as al la carte -- delicious! Cant go past the Steak there!

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                                      2. Elsa

                                        New South Wales

                                        2 reviews

                                        5.0

                                        2 reviews

                                        Dined on 8 February 2025

                                        1. Overall 5
                                        2. Food 5
                                        3. Service 5
                                        4. Ambience 5
                                        Hosted our group of 11 impeccably, couldnt fault a single thing! Thank you!

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                                      3. Carla

                                        New South Wales

                                        1 review

                                        5.0

                                        1 review

                                        Dined on 23 January 2025

                                        1. Overall 5
                                        2. Food 5
                                        3. Service 5
                                        4. Ambience 5
                                        Table service was excellent. Staff very friendly and knowledgeable. They also have gluten free options, even have a seperate fryer just for gluten free food in the kitchen. Food was fresh and tasty and came out pretty quickly. Loved the ocean view as well! Highly recommend!!

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                                      4. David

                                        Sydney

                                        1 review

                                        5.0

                                        1 review

                                        Dined on 22 January 2025

                                        1. Overall 5
                                        2. Food 5
                                        3. Service 5
                                        4. Ambience 5
                                        Great food, wonderful service and a beautiful outlook.

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                                      5. Sharyn

                                        New South Wales

                                        1 review

                                        5.0

                                        1 review

                                        Dined on 22 January 2025

                                        1. Overall 5
                                        2. Food 5
                                        3. Service 5
                                        4. Ambience 5
                                        Amazing food, great service in a awesome location.

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                                      6. Janelle

                                        New South Wales

                                        1 review

                                        5.0

                                        1 review

                                        Dined on 18 January 2025

                                        1. Overall 5
                                        2. Food 5
                                        3. Service 5
                                        4. Ambience 5
                                        Superb lunch today… food a big tick ✅ - enjoyed oysters, scallops, prawns, barramundi, pasta of the day. The ambience was a bit quiet today (prob due to weather).. . which we didn’t mind! Service was great and our company terrific. All in all, cannot fault anything. Thoroughly enjoyed our day our will definitely return again ☺️

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                                      7. Georgia

                                        Canberra

                                        1 review

                                        5.0

                                        1 review

                                        Dined on 17 January 2025

                                        1. Overall 5
                                        2. Food 5
                                        3. Service 5
                                        4. Ambience 5
                                        Delicious food from an interesting menu was hard to choose what to have as it all appealed

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                                      8. Mary Grace

                                        Sydney

                                        3 reviews

                                        4.0

                                        3 reviews

                                        Dined on 17 January 2025

                                        1. Overall 4
                                        2. Food 4
                                        3. Service 4
                                        4. Ambience 4
                                        Was a beautiful dinner and night that we’ve had at Silica, understated yet cozy ambience was perfect for that chilly, windy evening. My husband and I enjoyed warm sourdough bread with goat’s cheese and pickled onions as a starter, 2 course meal that we had- scallops were divine, buttery prawns, the mushroom orecchiette pasta dish was hefty and could use a bit more flavor, steak dish was nicely done, roasted pumpkins side was hearty, paired with a nice selection of their Moscato and Pinot Noir 🍷

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                                      9. Carole

                                        New South Wales

                                        1 review

                                        5.0

                                        1 review

                                        Dined on 16 January 2025

                                        1. Overall 5
                                        2. Food 5
                                        3. Service 5
                                        4. Ambience 5
                                        The eye fillet steak was outstanding, cooked and presented to perfection!

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                                      10. Katherine

                                        Tasmania

                                        2 reviews

                                        2.0

                                        2 reviews

                                        Dined on 11 January 2025

                                        1. Overall 2
                                        2. Food 3
                                        3. Service 1
                                        4. Ambience 1
                                        Unfortunately there was no flexibility with set banquet menu . I was rather disappointed.

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                                      FAQs

                                      Silica Restaurant and Bar offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (02) 4233 0572.

                                      Silica Restaurant and Bar is rated 4.4 stars by 383 OpenTable diners.

                                      Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

                                      Make a booking

                                      2 people
                                      11:00 pm
                                      Booked 5 times today
                                      Experiences are available.

                                      Order delivery or takeout

                                      Google Map for Silica Restaurant and Bar

                                      72 Manning St, Kiama, AU-NSW 2533

                                      Additional information

                                      • Area
                                        Kiama
                                      • Hours of Operation
                                        Sun 11:00 am–3:00 pm Lunch Wed–Sat 12:00 pm–3:00 pm
                                      • Price
                                        $41 to $100
                                      • Cuisines
                                        Modern Australian, Seafood
                                      • Dining style
                                        Elegant Dining
                                      • Dress code
                                        Casual Dress
                                      • Parking details
                                        None
                                      • Payment Options
                                        AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
                                      • Additional
                                        Cocktails, Farm to Table, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Kosher, Non-Smoking, Takeaway, Vegan, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine
                                      • Website
                                        http://www.silicakiama.com.au/
                                      • Phone number
                                        (02) 4233 0572
                                      • Catering
                                        Silica is a modern Australian restaurant situated right on Kiama's Surf Beach, boasting beautiful views of the coastline. Chef Luke Basic has created a menu with a difference. Serving large and small plates using seasonal produce, most notably, a substantial amount of organic produce from their own garden. We are fully licensed with a bar area upstairs looking over the water. We offer two dining rooms, both with modern furnishings and décor. They welcome all types of functions, including wedding receptions, birthday parties and corporate events.
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