14/20Critics' Pick

Updated October 26, 2026,first published October 13, 2025

14/20Critics' Pick

Coledale Bistro

Pub dining$

A retro community-run RSL offering next-level counter meals.

What if one of the state’s best fish and chippers took over the kitchen of the local RSL with their chef friend, quietly giving locals and day-trippers one more place to stop in sleepy Coledale? We don’t have to wonder, thanks to Ben Sinfield and Tania Ho, co-owners of Rosie’s Fish and Chips, who’ve teamed up with chef Rob Doll to helm the bistro at the volunteer-run club.

The bikies soaking up the sun with a schooner might raise an eyebrow at a 31.50parmie(30 for members), but these pub classics are slicker than your average: the parmigiana is capped with proper nap sauce, smoked ham and three cheeses and served with a fistful of rocket; beer-battered onion rings have unrivalled crunch; caesar salad is its own meal.

Meanwhile, blackboard specials – butterflied mackerel, say, or Ulladulla tuna – and occasional Sunday seafood grills push things even further. What a win.

Good to know: There’s plenty for grommets too, with chipolatas and mash, chicken tenders and fish and chips on the kids’ menu.

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Source: The Age

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