Sealife Bicheno

Waterfront dining above Waubs Bay, this long-running room has welcomed Bicheno visitors since 1978, with floor-to-ceiling glass and an unhurried, contemporary Australian menu. Dinner runs from 5pm Thursday through Monday, when the kitchen leans into local seafood alongside steak, game and vegetarian options, the kind of broad, crowd-friendly list that suits families and couples alike. The terrace catches the last of the light over the water, and reservations are worth making in peak season. Independently run rather than part of any group, it trades on its setting and steady, familiar cooking instead of trend-chasing. A dependable evening choice for anyone wanting a sit-down meal with a sea view on this stretch of the East Coast, a short walk from the town foreshore and its penguin-viewing spots.