Coogee Pavilion Rooftop

Lovely spot for early evening and sunset, especially from the top outdoor area. Lovely sea views of you get a good seat. Nice drinks selection and the food was excellent. The table waiting staff were friendly/smily. However, as happened previously, during our meal, a member of staff wanted to take down our sunshade parasol. It was still hot and sunny. Previously we declined but the guy insisted and literally climbed to kneel on our table, next to our food and drink, and reached over us in order to pull down the shade. This was despite our objections. All the bits of sand, dust, tree fall, bird droppings etc etc which had gathered on the parasol during the day dropped down into our drinks, food etc. And the staff just shrugged! This second time we were approached, again sun out, food just about to be delivered, maybe 5pm time. I refused as our food was about to arrive. 20mins later, same guy reappeared saying his manager had told him to take it down "for cameras". This time I refused again, as I didn't want the same bad experience as before. 10 mins later, just as we were finishing, a different man was sent, and just literally removed the parasol infront of us. Luckily we'd finished eating. I asked to speak to his manager but no one came forward. I informed him, this was very very poor customer service. The reason was "cameras and security"....yet these still exist all afternoon, so what happens early evening that's different. They should consider either not having any parasols full stop, or have a policy of only taking them down on an empty table. For these reasons, I wouldn't go back.

This review is specifically for the drinks and views only. I would highly recommend not to order the food, as it's quite expensive for the small serve. Come here for the drinks and the vibe. Get your food somewhere else, like the ground floor which does a good wood fired pizza. But the sweeping views of the beach and surrounding areas can't be beat here. Make sure you come here to soak in the views and the vibes.

Food is absolutely amazing, great place to go with friends on the weekend, if you wanna get away from your 9-5 job and just have a chill with your closest friends, I’d def recommend this. One side of the circle there was dj and people living life, the other side , they were serving 10 outta 10 dishes. Only downside was it was wayyy pricyyy 💰💰🤑 But it’s Coogee what can I sayyy 4.5 outta 5

Really enjoyable casual atmosphere. Staff work hard to cover large areas and the food offerings are very much Hemmes 'in house' but all considered very attractive for larger groups

Great location. Thought we would kick off my birthday treat week with a large sushi platter. Disappointed it only fed one person instead of two. Paying the equivalent for a sushi platter to share in Melbourne would have been more than ample for two. Not satiated in the least. Plus we opted to sit at the window bench which meant table service wasn’t an option for us. We had to place our own order at the bar. Such an odd and random rule especially when there were so many staff on the floor. The breeze sitting in the front window was lovely though so well worth the effort to place our own order at the bar to enjoy the view of the world passing by. And the view across the road is one of the most spectacular in Australia.