Drink & Dine
Savour seasonal dishes by the sea
Our Austinmer restaurant and bar offers beachfront dining seven days a week.
Come by for a casual meal, celebrate with your favourite sundowner or stay nourished on your coastal escape with luxury accommodation only a stone’s throw away. We welcome you to enjoy a variety of fresh food and beverage options in our serene seaside setting, from farm-to-table dishes and succulent seafood to woodfired pizza and dumplings. Sit back, soak up the views and delight in every bite at Headlands Austinmer Beach.
Explore our Menu
Discover our delicious menus for breakfast, lunch and dinner at our waterfront restaurant in Wollongong.
Breakfast 7:30am – 11:00am | Lunch 11:30am – 3:00pm | Snack Menu 3:00pm – 5:30pm | DInner 5:30pm – 8:00pm (Sun, Mon, Tues, Thurs) 5:30pm – 8:30pm (Wed, Fri, Sat)*
*Subject to change.
Breakfast
Grilled Field Mushroom Bruschetta (NF)
with bacon, fried shallots, feta & gratinated cheese
Spanish Chorizo Omelette (NF,GF)
with goats cheese, baby spinach, slow roasted tomatoes & hash browns
Belgian Waffles
with melted milk Callebaut chocolate & ice cream
Golden Corn Fritters (V)
with poached eggs, dressed roquette & sauce romesco
Green Bowl (V, GF)
quinoa, grilled asparagus, broccolini & baby spinach with poached eggs, spiced tahini yoghurt, bagel seasoning & toasted almonds
Almond Milk Oatmeal (VGN, GF)
with rosemary infused blueberry compote & toasted almonds
Breakfast Burger (GFO)
bacon, fried eggs, american cheddar, roquette & sweet chilli with hash browns
Eggs Benedict (GFO)
poached eggs, wilted spinach, bearnaise & toasted sourdough with bacon or smoked salmon or ham
Smashed Avocado Toast (V, GFO)
with Danish feta, roasted tomato & bagel seasoning
Breakfast Grill (GFO, NF)
minute steak, chorizo, bacon, hash browns & toasted sourdough with eggs your way, citrus crème & roast tomato
Small Fry (GFO)
eggs your way with bacon, toasted sourdough & roasted tomatoes
Toasted Sourdough (V,GFO)
with spread of choice
Lunch & Dinner
To Start
Garlic bread (V)
Chips (V, GF, DFO, VGNO)
with herbed aioli & lemon
Pacific Rock Oysters (DF, NF)
served natural or with chilli lime dressing
Souvlaki Bread (GFO, V)
with hummus, roquette parmesan pesto & harissa cream cheese
Bucket Of Tiger Prawns (GF, DF)
with herbed aioli & lemon
Lemon Pepper Fried Squid (NF, DFO)
with mixed leaf salad, herbed aioli & lemon
Korean Tasting Plate (DF)
squid, prawns, pork belly, chicken wings, sesame seeds & green onions
Korean Gochujang Sticky Chicken Wings
with jalapeno sour cream
To Share
Seafood (NF, DF)
6 oysters, 1/2kg tiger prawns, smoked salmon, chips, battered snapper & fried squid with herbed aioli
Charcuterie (GFO)
San Daniele prosciutto, chilli salami, smoked pork neck, brie, Danish feta, olives, lavosh crispbread, grissini, house pickles, hummus, pickled chilli & semi-dried tomatoes
Slow Roasted Lamb Shoulder (GF)
with herb chats, seasonal greens, chimichurri & jalapeno sour cream
Mains
NT Barramundi Fillet (GF, NF, DF)
with tamarind stir fried vegetables
Chargrilled Chicken Breast
with Moroccan spiced couscous, chat potatoes & bearnaise
250G Rump Steak (GF, NF)
with herb chats, seasonal greens & choice of sauce
Panko Chicken Schnitzel (NF)
with chips, ranch slaw & sauce of choice
Chicken Parmigiana (NF)
with tomato sugo, mozzarella, chips & leaf salad
Marinated Kangaroo Rump (GF, NF)
with roasted beetroot purée, chats, feta & saltbush
Birria Pulled Beef Tacos
with jalapeno sour cream, jack cheese, slaw, cilantro lime dressing & chips
Fresh Pappardelle Prawn Pasta
with blistered cherry tomatoes, shallots, parmesan & baby spinach
Vegetarian Field Mushroom Boscaiola (V)
with fresh pappardelle pasta & parmesan
Battered Snapper & Chips (NF)
with leaf salad, herbed aioli & lemon
Burgers
Headies Beef Burger (GFO)
beef patty, pickles, lettuce, tomato chutney, bacon & cheese
Steak Sandwich (GFO)
mixed leaf, beetroot, tomato chutney & red onion on a turkish roll
Jerked Chicken Thigh Burger (GFO, NF)
avocado, feta, jalapeno sour cream & tomato salsa
Bhaji Burger (V)
cumin seed & chilli crisp Bhaji, mix leaf, corn, mango chutney & aioli
Salads & Sides
Headlands Caesar (NF)
cos, bacon, parmesan, fried egg, croutons & garlic herb dressing
Moroccan Couscous & Roquette Salad (VGNO)
with chorizo, olives, feta, semi dried tomato, onion & pomegranate molasses
Mixed Leaf (V, VGNO, GFO)
feta, roasted pumpkin seeds, sugar snap & red onion with lemon sumac dressing
Pan Fried Squid Salad
with roquette, roast potato, charred capsicum, chickpeas, spanish & spring onion with chimichurri dressing
Little Nippers
Cheeseburger & Chips (GFO, NF)
Fish & Chips (DF, NF)
Grilled Chicken & Chips (GF, NF)
Chicken Nuggets & Chips
beachside dining
Discover laidback beachside dining, day and night.
Drink, dine and unwind by the waves at our Austinmer restaurant and bar. Whether you are a local patron, day tripper or guest at Headlands Austinmer Beach, we invite you to indulge in an assortment of cuisines and refreshments. Perched above Little Austinmer Beach are our Bistro, Sundowner Lounge, Main Bar, Sports Bar, Beer Garden, Sundowner Terrace, and The Airstream food truck.
Reserve a Table or Host An Event
Gather all your family and friends to experience a wonderful feast in front of the beautiful Pacific Ocean.
Hire an exclusive space for your social event, complete with optional food & drink enhancements to elevate the oceanfront experience. We accept group dining reservations for parties between 10 & 30 people. To book, please contact us.
Meet our Head Chef
Head Chef, Jake McConnell-Clague.
Jake is committed to creating a relaxed dining experience at our Austinmer restaurant, drawing inspiration from our proximity to the Pacific Ocean and his passion for paddock-to-plate produce.