Blackbird Bar & Grill

Awesome steaks and good service

Staff were welcoming and very helpful but not pushy. Excellent food and wine advice. And the food was terrific. Sunday lunch on a hot summer's day so we concentrated on the seafood side of the menu and that was extremely good

Amazing restaurant with beautiful views of the river. Definitely a good choice for a special occasion.

This restaurant is always a delight. The staff are welcoming and friendly. The food is always innovative and well presented. Blackbird has become a favourite.

Amazing food, view and service! We will be back!

I like to bring out-of-town visitors to Blackbird for dinner because the food is always phenomenal and the location is outstanding. We were not disappointed. The food was excellent. However, it was the end of the evening that soured our experience somewhat when we went to validate our parking tickets. We were told we had not parked in the correct car park despite the restaurant's own website clearly stating that we needed to park in "Wilson's Parking". Apparently there are two Wilson car parks and we had selected the wrong one - this was not clearly communicated on the website parking information. Both the waitress and the restaurant manager were quite unapologetic and unhelpful when I politely pointed this out to them and simply suggested that perhaps they needed to edit the site to make it clearer to future patrons so that they don't get caught out like we did. I found the waitress a tad argumentative. I was told that I should have read the section under "Lunch" where it clearly states the carpark location; however, I wasn't visiting for lunch - I was there for dinner, so why would I read the lunchtime section? I was also told that if I "clicked" on something (I'm still unclear as to what exactly), it would have been explained where I needed to park. Again, why would I think to click on something when I already thought I had all of the information I needed? I was then told by the manager that he was not a website designer and so he couldn't do anything about it other than pass the suggestion on (which is all I was asking him to do). I was sitting at a table that included 4 website developers and they were all in complete agreement that the website was very unclear about the requirement for parking validation (I was starting to feel like I was taking crazy pills!). I would hazard a guess that I'm not the only person who has been caught out by this. I have had an excellent experience with this manager in the past and I was really disappointed with how this matter was handled. A simple, "You're right; it's not as clear as it should be. I'll ensure that's fixed right away" was all I was looking for. I notice it still hasn't been fixed and it's been two days. Sigh. I still love the restaurant and I'm sure I'll visit again, but this was definitely not a great end to an evening with visitors I was keen to impress.

I love this restaurant .

Great meal, great service and wine options. Cocktail options a little underwhelming. Expensive night out but worth it. The lamb was a real winner with friends who ordered it.

The service was excellent - staff was ready to help with any questions we had. They were very attentive. The food was also nice. We ordered steak and it was cooked to perfection - not overcooked which I really appreciate.

lovely meal in great location. great wine list. cocktail list not overly enticing though.

Very friendly and helpful staff and an interesting menu. We were seated by a window overlooking the Story Bridge, so the view was excellent. My husband thoroughly enjoyed his platinum Black Angus which was cooked just as he liked it. And my swordfish was very tasty and not overcooked. We both found the desserts we had to be fantastic: deconstructed cheesecake for him and I had an amazing chocolate dish, rich yet not overpowering.

Fabulous food and lovely staff looking after us. We had a gorgeous lunch. Thank you

Amazing! We go every year for our anniversary dinner.

The atmosphere is lovely and I recommend the great steaks. Staff were pleasant. An interesting selection of desserts and cocktails were on offer.

Great steaks. Perfect for a birthday celebration. Lovely atmosphere.

We always love it here and try to goad often as we can. It is expensive but a really special place.

Always such an enjoyable experience. Lamb and chicken share plates so delicious and amazing value. Highly recommend to anyone for any occasion

Amazing food, great service, great view!

Great atmosphere, amazing food and selection, wonderful friendly service!

The staff went that little bit extra to ensure my wife had a good birthday and they were very friendly This is fine dining and definitely a good decision for a special event