Cruise Bar & Restaurant

Cruise Bar & Restaurant brings modern Australian dining to the waterfront at Circular Quay, in Sydney’s The Rocks. Its setting is a major part of the experience: the venue pairs harbour views with a bar designed for sunset drinks and a dining room suited to a longer meal. The focus is on Australian ingredients and native flavours, with the menu using produce such as wattleseed, pepperberry, lemon myrtle, warrigal and saltbush across its dishes.

The menu covers a broad range of tastes and occasions. Seafood is prominent, from freshly shucked Royal Miyagi oysters and Humpty Doo barramundi to a Grande Cruise seafood tower with oysters, lobster, prawns, scallop ceviche, calamari, zucchini flowers and battered flathead. There are also substantial options including steak frites, saltbush and lemon myrtle veal Milanese, Australian native spiced lamb ragu and chicken parmigiana. Vegetarian and vegan choices include preserved lemon bucatini, twice-roasted eggplant and a vegan burger. For sharing, the cold and hot seafood platters, along with a dry-aged O’Connor Black Angus rib eye on the bone, are designed for a group meal.

The drinks list is central to the venue, with signature cocktails built around ingredients including quandong honey, Davidson plum, lemon aspen and watermelon. Non-alcoholic options are available as well. Weekday lunch offers a selection of $25 classics, while weekday happy hour is positioned as a sunset ritual overlooking Sydney Harbour. The venue also promotes limited-time experiences, including a three-dish black truffle menu during truffle season.

Cruise suits visitors looking for a harbour-side meal, whether that means a relaxed lunch, an evening of cocktails or a dinner shared across several plates. Its semi-private event option provides a reserved section for small to medium-sized gatherings. Upstairs, Melba’s Rooftop offers a distinct Mexican-inspired menu, created by Head Chef Han, with a rooftop setting and its own margarita-focused happy-hour offer. Together, the two spaces give groups and couples a choice between modern Australian dining downstairs and a more casual rooftop experience.