Mark your calendar for the most important day of the year! Mother’s Day lands this year on Sunday May 10, so there’s no excuse for not planning the best Mother’s Day lunch to spoil the most special woman in your life.
Forget the perfume and facial vouchers. Mums want quality time with her family surrounded by fabulous food and wine. So, get your skates on and treat the mum in your life to an experience you can all enjoy together. Restaurants across Sydney will be serving special limited edition menus for the occasion, whatever your budget. Here’s the Sydney Travel Guide picks for the best tables for a memorable Mother’s Day lunch in Sydney.
1. Chophouse, CBD
For those planning a city celebration, Chophouse is marking Mother’s Day with a generous, sharing-style set lunch on 10th May, designed for spoiling Mum and bringing everyone together.
The special menu blends classic favourites with seasonal autumn dishes, creating the perfect setting for a long, relaxed lunch. Guests can expect: Moran Family Farm gilda; Blue swimmer crab beignet with sauce gribiche; Pork terrine with house pickles and watercress; O’Connor pasture-fed sirloin on the bone with sauce Bordelaise, Paris mash and steamed Ramarro Farm greens; and more.
Every mum will be welcomed with a glass of Champagne on arrival, setting the tone for a long and indulgent get together.
When: Sunday, 10 May.
Where: 25 Bligh Street, Sydney
Price: $145pp; $30 pp for children’s menu (12yo & under)
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2. North Bondi Fish
Looking for a coastal dining destination this Mother’s Day? North Bondi Fish is serving a relaxed, share-style Mother’s Day set lunch with a complimentary glass of Champagne for Mums.
Set against Bondi’s iconic coastline, the menu champions vibrant seasonal seafood and produce, made to be enjoyed together.
From roasted scallop with yuzu butter to market crudo with kaffir lime, mandarin and cucumber and grilled snapper with chimichurri and seasonal sides, each course is designed to be shared with loved ones while settling into the beautiful, ocean-fronting backdrop.
When: Sunday 10 May
Where: 120 Ramsgate Avenue, North Bondi
Price: $135pp share-style set menu | $30pp children under 12
Reservations available from 12pm | Mother’s Day set menu is available for lunch only
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3. Ananas
The Rocks is getting a new French address just in time for Mother’s Day — Ananas opens its doors on 7 May, making your booking one of the very first. The $115pp four-course set menu leans into classic bistro elegance: line-caught fish crudo with confit lemon and capers, chicken terrine with green olives and tarragon, then mains like confit duck leg with apple or steak frites au poivre. Dessert is a table affair — rosé grapefruit sorbet, crème caramel with liquorice root custard, and a tarte au chocolat with Armagnac cream. A genuinely special occasion, especially if Mum appreciates the fact that she’s among the first through the door.
Where: 18a Argyle Street, Argyle Stores, The Rocks
When: Sunday 10 May
Price: $115 per person four course set menu.
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4. Vitelli’s Upstairs, Redfern
If Mum’s love language is carbs and comfort, Vitelli’s Upstairs has her covered. The New York-Italian lunch runs $129pp across eight dishes — fried lasagne bites, garlic focaccia with parm dip, pipe rigate all’vodka, chicken parm, and barramundi piccata, with New York cheesecake to close. Kids eat for $49pp and get a double chocolate sundae out of the deal, which should keep everyone happy. Lunch only.
Where: Cnr Baptiste and Cleveland Streets, Redfern
When: Sunday 10 May
Price: $129 per person set menu. Kids dine from $49
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5. Sahtein, The Rocks
Celebrate Mother’s Day at Sahtein, where vibrant Middle Eastern flavours and generous plates bring everyone together around the table. Join for lunch or dinner and enjoy our full à la carte menu, or let them take the lead with a special Mother’s Day Menu.
Begin with warm khubz baladi, hommos, labneh and vibrant mezze before moving into falafel, makanek and mixed grill skewers served with toum, grilled tomato and sumac onion. To finish, baklawa with orange blossom ice cream offers a sweet end to the meal.
A generous spread of bold, vibrant flavours — made for family, conversation and celebrating Mum properly. Thirteen dishes for $77pp is a strong argument on its own. Sahtein’s Lebanese feast moves from dips, breads and pickles through to lamb and beef sausages with pomegranate molasses, chargrilled skewers, batata harra, falafel and tabbouleh, finishing on baklawa and orange blossom ice cream with halva crumble. The kind of lunch that runs long without anyone minding.
When: May 10 lunch and dinner sittings
Where: 18a Argyle Street, The Rocks
Price: $77 per person for lunch and dinner.
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6. Etheus
One of the few venues offering both — Etheus has a $69pp breakfast and a $159pp long lunch, so the choice comes down to how long Mum wants to stay. Breakfast brings yoghurt with preserved pear, pan-fried filo pie, halloumi bagel and fried eggs with oregano butter. Lunch shifts into grilled king prawns, saganaki with ouzo and honey, braised lamb shoulder, and bougatsa — filo pastry filled with semolina custard — to finish. Greek, Bondi-side.
When: May 10 from 12:30pm.
Where: Shop 4, Bondi Pavilion, Queen Elizabeth Drive, Bondi Beach
Price: $159 per person long lunch. Or $69 pp breakfast. $59 for kids.
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7. Island Radio, Redfern
Bold Southeast Asian flavours and a Redfern dining room that knows how to have a good. The $119pp dinner menu covers eight dishes: crispy pork belly with kimchi, seafood XO longevity noodles with supreme broth, and slow-cooked wagyu brisket with golek peanut curry among them. Kids choose from three meals at $35pp, which makes it an easy sell for the whole family. Dinner only.
When: Sunday 10 May.
Where: Cnr Baptiste and Cleveland Streets, Redfern.
Price: $199 per person. $35pp kids under 12.
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8. Lana CBD
Lana’s $149pp set menu draws from both sides of its Italian-Asian identity without forcing the comparison. Nine dishes span Wagyu bresaola and grilled Jersey milk curd through to squid ink capelli with XO clams, Black ONYX striploin with kai lan and bone marrow, and a yuzu parfait with limoncello custard to close. A kids’ menu runs at $70pp. Lunch and dinner.
When: Sunday 10 May
Where: Level 1, 5-7 Young St, Sydney.
Price: $149 per person set menu, and a kids’ menu from $70pp.
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9. Chiswick
Head to Chiswick Woollahra this Mother’s Day for a relaxed, seasonal lunch set amidst the restaurant’s leafy lawn and gardens.
Designed to share and savour, the four-course Mother’s Day menu celebrates the restaurant’s plant-to-plate philosophy, heroing fresh, seasonal produce and flavourful dishes made for gathering and sharing.
On the menu: melon with San Daniele prosciutto; tuna crudo with radish and apple; whole rainbow trout with harissa; the much-loved roast chook with house gravyand more – all served with seasonal sides. Dessert brings wattleseed chocolate tart and woodfired fruit with Jersey milk custard.
For an extra touch of indulgence, all mums will be welcomed with a glass of Champagne.
When: Sunday, May 10.
Where: 65 Ocean St, Woollahra NSW 2025.
Price: $175 per person four-course menu, $30 for children (12 and under).
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10. Aria
For a VERY special Celebration for Mother’s Day this year, spoil mum with lunch at Aria with a refined five-course dining experience curated by executive chef Tom Gorringe.
Menu highlights include: lobster raviolo with Meyer lemon and kombu; seared scallop with leek, vin jaune and turnip; and chocolate, cherry and vanilla to finish.
The five-course tasting menu is available for $275 per person. A two-course option will be available for children 12 and under for $70 per person. Every mum will be offered a glass of champagne on arrival.
Lunch service will be available for 2-hour sitting with a la carte available from 5pm for groups up to 7. Groups of 8+ dine on an eight-course tasting menu for dinner
When: Sunday, May 10.
Where: 1 Macquarie St, Sydney NSW 2000.
Price: $275 per person, $70 per child (12 years and under).
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11. Grana
Grana’s Italian shared lunch — $139pp — is built around produce and technique rather than occasion-menu fanfare. Swordfish carpaccio, shaved cuttlefish with pomegranate and finger lime, ricotta and wild greens gnudi with blue swimmer crab, roasted Bannockburn chicken with porcini cream, then ricotta and almond panna cotta with amaretto caramel and a dark chocolate torta to finish. Lunch only.
When: Sunday, May 10
Where: Ground Floor/5-7 Young St, Sydney NSW 2000.
Price: $139 per person, $70 per child under 12.
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12. The Cut
Seven courses anchored by a Cape Grim Black Angus MB5+ — 250g, red wine sauce, horseradish cream — with fat-cut chips cooked in beef drippings alongside. The $139pp set menu opens with goat’s cheese and smoked tomato tartlets and yellowfin tuna with piquillo peppers, and closes with a hot fudge sundae. Straightforward steakhouse logic, done properly. Lunch and dinner.
When: Sunday, May 10
Where: 16 Argyle Street, Sydney
Price: $139 per person
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13. Bar Patron
Mexican at Circular Quay, pitched more at celebration than ceremony. The set menu for $115 covers nine dishes — snapper with salsa macha, brisket birria quesadilla, Glacier 51 toothfish with Oaxacan adobo, tres leches to finish — and pairs well with a margarita or three. Lunch and dinner.
When: Sunday, May 10
Where: 2 Philip Street, Circular Quay
Price: $15 per person covers nine dishes
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14. Spice Temple
The $139pp Mother’s Day banquet at Spice Temple covers thirteen dishes drawn from China’s regional kitchens — Yunnan-style pink snapper, Sichuan beef with celery, steamed flathead with ginger and shallot, prawn toast, and a selection of dumplings to open. For the Mum who finds most banquet menus a little unadventurous. Lunch and dinner.
When: Sunday, May 10
Where: 10 Bligh Street, CBD
Price: $139 per person covers nine dishes
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15. Sake
Not every Japanese set menu ends with a MB6-7+ hanger steak, but Saké’s does. The eight-course $155 contemporary Japanese menu moves from Sydney rock oyster with mandarin vinaigrette and shiso emulsion through bluefin tuna sashimi with miso ceviche dressing and Moreton Bay bug tempura with amazu ponzu before that Chauvel beef lands with miso-compressed leek. Chocolate mousse to close. Available at The Rocks and Double Bay, lunch and dinner.
When: Sunday, May 10
Where: Intercontinental Hotel, 33 Cross Street, Double Bay
Price: $155 per person.
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FAQs
What are the best waterfront restaurants for Mother’s Day lunch in Sydney?
Watson’s Bay Boutique Hotel boasts one of the best waterfront locations, right on the water near the pier, while Promenade Bondi overlooks the golden sands of the city’s most famous beach. Kingsleys Woolloomooloo is quite literally on the water on the wharf.
Are there kid-friendly restaurants for Mother’s Day in Sydney?
The Vineyard in Western Sydney is fantastic for families with young kids, as a brand-new children’s playground recently opened and there will be two jumping castles too. For something a little more central, Luna Lu in The Rocks has a special kids’ menu with petite portions of bao buns, beef teriyaki and Opera House cake for dessert. The Grounds of Alexandria, meanwhile, is a huge venue that’s currently been transformed into a Snow White-inspired wonderland—read more about it here.
What’s the average cost of a Mother’s Day lunch in Sydney?
Prices naturally vary depending on which restaurant you choose and whether you choose a special set menu. Based on our recommendations above, you’re looking at around $139 per person for the set menus. Children, meanwhile, will cost around $55 if eating from a set menu. Breakfast at Watson’s Bay Boutique Hotel or Promenade Bondi are some of the more budget-friendly options.
