O Bar and Dining

Honestly, I can’t get over the feeling of nauseousness at this place– even though it only rotates at a glacial pace it’s always been enough to make my stomach turn.
I’ve never had food here but the cocktails are quite good– overpriced, but then again it is a touristy spot so it’s what you would expect of Sydney.
If you want a place to show off the harbour views + feel fancy this is an option, but not the best one in my opinion.

Very odd — but quite pleasant if you know what to expect.
It’s a flashy Sydney restaurant, so a lot of the clientele are predictably OTT.
The restaurant rotates, which is fun. Views are amazing.
Food:
I like the head chef Darren Templeton — he used to run Atelier in Newtown and then Glebe.
But this menu is a strange combination of templeton’s quite rich French style with that of the owner Michael Moore, who’s a diabetic and committed to very healthy food. I don’t think they’ve quite figured it out. Some of the dishes were too bland. I put a lot of salt and pepper on my pork main, but it still didn’t taste great.
There were a LOT of ancient grains in the dishes. Which is fine — they were tasty — but I wish I hadn’t ordered the side dish of «ancient grains tabbouleh» when it turned out that all the other dishes had so many of these grains anyway!
The «nibbles» dishes are actually quite big — we thought they were tiny pre-​starter snacks, so unfortunately ordered too much food and couldn’t finish our main.
It’s a shame the waiter didn’t give us some guidance about all of this. But I can’t entirely blame him because we didn’t ask, either.
The service started out good, but soon became haphazard. Drinks were brought too slowly while food was brought in very quick succession. We never had the opportunity to order dessert or coffees, despite asking to see the dessert menu.
Despite all this, it’s an interesting place and I’d come back for a fancy drink. But I’d stick to the bar; or at least be much more careful about ordering food.

A small group of us came here for the view and a few drinks on a Saturday night. We were seated straight away which was good.
Once we ordered our drinks we were informed there was a $ 15 minimum spend per person which was not a problem however if we had been told before our order I probably would have ordered a cocktail to cover my limit in one drink.
View was great, service at the table could have been a little quicker. You definitely pay for the view however it was a nice place to visit.

This is a great place for tourists as you really can see all of the beautiful Sydney at night. I only had a glass of Tempranillo so I cannot rate the cocktails. We ordered two dessert assortment platters and I was not a fan but my friends seemed to enjoy it. Our waitress was friendly considering my guest is certainly very particular. All in all, this won’t be my go to place in Sydney but it is recommended for the experience.

What I had:
Pacific oysters, tomato and mozzarella and lamb rump together with a half bottle of 1er grand cru st. Emilion
Oysters were very good. I was expecting a caprese for the tomato and mozzarella. Instead they gave me something different, which I liked. Lamb rump was so tender. Killed it. Wine was fairly priced. Great!
Food was pricey but worth it. Not an everyday thing.
For 3 adults and 2 kids, I paid A$ 270.

This is a really great place to take visitors to see the Sydney skyline, including the bridge and opera house (would recommend over the Sydney Eye — O Bar is not as high, but you can at least get a cocktail for this price you’d pay entrance to the viewing deck at the other). Cocktail prices aren’t actually that bad — start at about $ 18. Wine starts at $ 11 and beer is about the same. The 360 degree views are stunning — wait for a window seat if you can! Dinner prices are pretty steep, so I probably wouldn’t pay to eat. That said, it’s a fantastic place to grab a few drinks before going somewhere else for dinner.

The best place to see the entire city of Sydney. The bar rotates as your enjoying your drink. Cheers

We had dinner at O’Bar the last night of our stay in Sydney. It was a nice way to finish our visit with 360 degree views of the city. I would recommend you make reservations so you can see the sunset and then the evening city lights. The place was full when we arrived and I figured service would be slow, but they surprised me and service was courteous and efficient. Honestly we were there with friends and had such a great time laughing and sharing stories, I probably wouldn’t have noticed if service was slow :-)
We had steak, fish and pasta entrees and everyone enjoyed them very much. We enjoyed watching the city evening lights twinkle on and could not have had a better time.

Yes it’s expensive. Yes it’s worth it. This is fine dining with the best views in the city. We came to celebrate our last night in this fabulous city and it was the best way to see her off. Whether we were enjoying the view, our food or each other’s company, we never felt rushed along. The meals were top grade, my husbands steak fell apart when he picked up the knife it was so tender, and my bean curd dish was graciously umami satisfying, hard to find in a vegetarian meal. Everything was delicious and beautifully presented. I will return when I visit Sydney again.

Culinary preparation was poor, taste was poor, cost was high, view was great. Go here for view only, not the food. Service was adequate at best. Very touristy! Also dislike when I’m told that their are minimum order amounts.

Heard the view was great with a revolving floor… a little tacky, I thought the revolving floor went away when Vuarnet died. Much like Vuarnet it must be making a comeback. It’s still a little tacky but hey I can’t pass up a great view!
A quick elevator up, gorgeous hostesses and a quick seat later I had my drink in hand. I was there around 5:30pm and they have a special at that time. I ended up getting the buttermilk quail, roasted lamb and the potatoes.
The food was decent but I couldn’t stop enjoying the view of downtown Sydney and the harbour. Quail was decent, the lamb was good but the sauce that came with it wasn’t the greatest and the potatoes were pretty bland.
I was there on a Sunday and there was a sitting fee with a Sunday fee which is just… tacky.
Come for the view and some drinks, skip the Sunday if you want to avoid the extra fee on top of the sitting fee… at least that’s how it was explained to me.

My aussie beau brought me here for my last night visiting Sydney.
I loved it. Talk about romance… the food was delicious (the portions could have been just a teeny tiny tad more. I get it, it’s a tasting menu type restaurant but yeah, anyway)…
Service was pleasant.
The view is AMAZING! We got lucky because at the end of our dinner we got to see fireworks, I mean come on! =D =D =D I’ll never forget my experience here, it was grand.

Great view, food was very good and the service faultless. Went to this place on Sunday for a function for lunch, had the best most delicious passionfruit soufflé, beautiful lamb dish with great side dishes and entrée’s.

I love coming here for drinks. Always a great place to bring friends who are new to Sydney. The dinner is quite expensive but the drinks are quite reasonably priced.
Come on a week night for after work drinks to impress a client or workmates!

The perfect place to take friends/​family who are visiting Oz. I have only been there for drinks and canapés and it’s reasonably priced considering you are sitting in one of the best spots in Sydney. This place should be on every Sydneysiders list as it reminds you that you live in one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

Went here twice for drinks. It is a pricey venue and therefore they should know how to make a dry martini. But they don’t. Despite specific instructions («a moment of silence for the vermouth», «bone dry», «swish the vermouth around in the glass and pour it back into the bottle», etc), the martinis came drowned in vermouth. Even when sent back, the replacement was unacceptable. We finally asked for gin. No vermouth at all. However, the location is amazing, especially during Vivid Sydney. We were able to enjoy the art/​light installation on the Opera House from many angles and that was the best seat in town to watch from. But better to stick with one of the crafted cocktails and avoid the martini altogether.

The view is spectacular. I took my husband and mother-​in-​law here for dinner before a show at the Opera House, and the food was great, the staff was nice, and the views were perfect. It’s not cheap, and requires that you order 2 courses minimum, but I think that makes sense given the expense of running the restaurant. Definitely recommend for a special evening!

I came here with my boss and CEO while visiting Sydney with the intention of having sunset drinks. Somehow they convinced us to stay for dinner instead by telling us that the drink section was full and only availability was dinner seating.
I can’t complain because the food was delicious — great selection of what I would describe as fine Australian fare.
The best feature was still the view and I would take guests here again as noted below it is better than paying to go up the Sydney tower and you get a spectacular dinner venue. As long as you are willing to pay the premium for the location:)

My friends and I seem to have a weekly Wednesday drinks outing happening, and this place happened to be the venue we chose one week!
Upon entering, you can tell the atmosphere is definitely more subdued, and perhaps more «refined» than places like the Lobo Plantation (that I visited and reviewed the week before) — This is evident in how large and spacious the bar is, along with their plush and numerous sofas and table service!
To be honest, I don’t think it’s the kind of place that suits my Wednesday drinks groups, because we tend to get loud and raucous! We were easily the loudest group there that night, and while we enjoyed the novelty of the rotating bar, it’s probably not going to become a place that we visit regularly.
However, I must say, the cocktail list is super extensive and very interesting, so much so that I broke my budget by ordering two drinks! Maybe that’s why I can’t remember what exactly it was that I ordered…

I always take visitors to Sydney here for late afternoon/​sunset drinks, as the view is sublime (my most recent guest said «I don’t know why we paid to go up Sydney Tower when we just could have come here!»).
The cocktails are very good and there is a reasonable range of other drinks. As others have pointed out, prices are what you’d expect for this location. Bar snacks are nice but not remarkable, so I’ve never bothered to have dinner here. I liked the pre-​renovation décor, but its now looking rather weirdly shagadelic. All the waitresses look like models and the service is usually rather abrupt.
But that view!