Mosman · North Shore
Ripples Chowder Bay
Harbourside dining in the old Submarine Miners' Depot
Ripples Chowder Bay is in the nineteenth-century Submarine Miners' Depot at Clifton Gardens, inside Sydney Harbour National Park. The building is stone and timber, and the water starts a few metres from the deck.
The food is seafood and seasonal produce with a Mediterranean lean, set up for lunches that run well past their allotted hour.
Lunch starts at midday on weekdays and 11.30 at weekends. Dinner is Wednesday to Sunday from 6. Ring if you want a late sitting.
It is a long way from any main road, which is much of its appeal. Come by boat if you can.
Seafood · Mediterranean · Seasonal
Group dining
Groups of 12 to 27 choose between the Classic and Premium three-course set menus. Menus can change without notice. A 10% gratuity is added to the bill, and a 10% surcharge applies on Saturdays and Sundays.
Events at Ripples Chowder Bay
Seated 100 · Cocktail 200
The venue takes 12 to 200 guests — 100 seated, 200 for a cocktail party. The White Room seats 12, the AquaMine Room seats 50 or holds 100 standing, and the whole place can be hired exclusively.
Getting here
Ripples Chowder Bay is in Sydney Harbour National Park, at Building 7, Deck C, Chowder Bay Road, Mosman. Metered parking runs along Chowder Bay Road between 8am and 10pm daily.
Chowder Bay Wharf has reopened, so water taxis and private boats can come in between 6am and 6pm.
Accessibility
There is no wheelchair access at Ripples Chowder Bay.
Recognition
- 2025Australian Wine List of the Year Awards — 2 Goblets
- 2022Australian Wine List of the Year Awards — 2 Goblets
What's on
What's on at Ripples Chowder Bay
Harbourside dining in the old Submarine Miners' Depot