The Boat Shed

The Boat Shed
1609 Anzac Parade, La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales 2036, Australia
Sun - Thu 7am – 7pm, Fri - Sat 7am – 8:30pm
https://www.theboatshedlaperouse.com.au/

Bank Street, Pyrmont, Sydney, New South Wales 2009, Australia
Mon - Fri 7am – 4pm, Sat - Sun 7am – 5pm
https://theboatshedpyrmont.com.au/

Grilled Lobster With Garlic Butter (AUD $78)

So Nice, We Dined Here Thrice

(Ratings: On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 = Worst and 10 = Best)
Overall: 8
Ambience & Setting: 9
Food & Beverage: 9
Service: 8
Value for Money: 8
Spent about AUD $77 / SGD $68 per person.

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Yes, we dined at The Boat Shed restaurant 3 times in 3 days, in 2 different outlets at La Perouse and Pyrmont. The building that houses The Boat Shed restaurant in La Perouse has been rebuilt, restored, or refreshed on-and-off since 1968, the latest incarnation since September 2018. Their sister restaurant The Boat Shed in Pyrmont opened in May 2022, and offers a slightly different menu with more options of live seafood.

Ambience at The Boat Shed evokes a maritime feel, with wooden furnishings, warm lights, and shades of blue, white, and brown. Both outlets offer a mix of indoor and outdoor seating, the latter being the preferred choice of most diners, as the nearby harbour views are beautiful. Both outlets are typically bustling during meal times, with busy activity and queues out the door. Advance reservations are recommended.

Service at The Boat Shed is friendly and efficient. The staff move quickly, be it greeting and seating guests, taking orders, or cleaning up when diners leave. They display adequate product knowledge, though some queries required checking. Good engagement from the more experienced staff, who check for feedback on your meal. Payment is self-service over the counter. Parking availability however, is limited.

Food at The Boat Shed is a mix of American, British English, Italian, Japanese, and Chinese cuisine, all focused on fresh seafood. Experience is Modern Casual, with a good range of beverages and wines. There's something enticing about relaxing with seafood and wine by the sea. Portions are medium to large for individuals. Prices command a premium, rather expected for seafood, budget about AUD $77 / SGD $68 per person.

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The Boat Shed Signage

The Boat Shed Live Seafood Tanks

The Boat Shed Pyrmont - Seating Indoors

The Boat Shed Pyrmont - Seating Outdoors

The Beer Byron Bay Lager (AUD $9.50) is an easy-drinking lager, brewed by the Byron Bay Brewery in Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia. It has a light straw golden colour, with aromas and tastes of wheat, lime, grapefruit, and hops. The body is thin, light, and watery, with mild fruity sour sweet tangy bitter flavour. Great on a hot summer day, but goes flat quickly.

Beer Byron Bay Lager (AUD $9.50)

The Beer Guinness Draught (AUD $13) is a dark Irish dry stout, named after Arthur Guinness, and is brewed by Diageo PLC in Dublin, Ireland. Among the most famous beers worldwide, this has a deep, dark black brown colour, with a creamy white foam head. The aroma and taste is similar, consisting of smoked malts, roasted coffee beans, faint caramel, and barley. The body is rich, velvety smooth, almost creamy, with a bitter sweet grainy flavour.

Beer Guinness Draught (AUD $13)

Beer Guinness Draught

The Beer James Squire 150 Lashes (AUD $11) is a pale ale, brewed by the Pacific Beverages Pty. Ltd. in Bayswater, Victoria, Australia. It has a cloudy straw orange colour, with aromas and tastes of malted wheat, grapefruit, passionfruit, and pine leaves. The body is light, dry, and crisp, with fruity sour sweet tangy zesty flavour, with a short finish.

Beer James Squire 150 Lashes (AUD $11)

Beer James Squire 150 Lashes

The Cocktail Coconut Margarita (AUD $22) features a blend of 1800 coconut infused blanco tequila, triple sec orange liqueur, and lime juice, rimmed with desiccated coconut and dressed with edible flowers. With a thick creamy grainy texture that's similar to a milkshake, this carries robust floral earthy fruity sour boozy sweet spice flavour. Highly recommended!

Cocktail Coconut Margarita (AUD $22)

Cocktail Coconut Margarita

Loved the Greek Horiatiki Salad (AUD $15) and its delightful freshness. The medley of locally-sourced vegetables have crisp juicy crunchy soft textures, with bright vegetal sour sweet earthy bitter spice savoury salty herbal flavours. Clean-tasting and refreshing. Highly recommended!

Greek Horiatiki Salad (AUD $15)

Greek Horiatiki Salad

Ordered a children's portion size of the Salt & Pepper Calamari Squid (AUD $15), which works as a light bite. The medium sized chunks of bouncy chewy calamari squid are scored then coated in a light and crisp spiced batter, bursting with delicate sweet salty savoury spice flavour. Served alongside thick cut English potato chips with fluffy crisp texture and starchy savoury salty flavour, yum. Highly recommended!

Salt & Pepper Calamari Squid (AUD $15)

Salt & Pepper Calamari Squid

Salt & Pepper Calamari Squid

The luxurious Grilled Lobster With Garlic Butter (AUD $78) features a whole fresh lobster, grilled and halved, dressed with a garlic butter and parsley gravy. The lobster is springy, juicy, succulent, with fresh sweet savoury salty spice herbal buttery flavour. Served alongside a fresh Greek Horiatiki Salad, and thick cut English potato chips with fluffy crisp texture and starchy savoury salty flavour. Highly recommended!

Grilled Lobster With Garlic Butter (AUD $78)

Grilled Lobster With Garlic Butter

Enjoyed the Sashimi Platter (AUD $49), with its medium-thick slices of fresh sashimi. While the filleting isn't as refined, it's sufficiently adequate, and the freshness more than makes up for it. A good sampler or light meal, would order again. Good!

Sashimi Platter (AUD $49)

Sashimi Kingfish

Sashimi Salmon Fish

Sashimi Tuna Fish

Sashimi Scallop, Marinated Wakame Seaweed

Sashimi Sea Urchin

Sashimi Platter

The Seafood Platter (AUD $56 for 1 person, $104 for 2 people) is a medley of fresh seafood, served raw, grilled or barbecued, steamed, boiled, deep-fried, or pan-fried. The crunchy juicy Baked Tiger Prawn carries sweet savoury flavour. The bouncy chewy Battered Salt & Pepper Calamari Squid carries sweet salty savoury spice flavour. The tender springy Barbecued Baby Octopus has smoky sweet salty savoury flavour. The firm bouncy Pan-Seared Scallop has smoky sweet savoury clean-tasting flavour. The flaky soft Grilled Gemfish carries sweet savoury flavour. The juicy succulent Fresh Sydney Rock Oyster has briny salty sweet flavour. The chunky soft Baked Blue Swimmer Crab is easily deshelled, carrying sweet savoury salty flavour. Loved this. Highly recommended!