We are an elegant, casual and contemporary restaurant & bar lounge in the heart of North Sydney's CBD. Inspired by Italian flavours with a modern Australian twist.
Serving you from sunup to sun down. We are located within the premium 1 Denison building, with comfortable high-top dining, outdoor terrace and bright inviting dining room.
BarLume reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.
Overall ratings and reviews
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4.2
4.2 based on recent ratings
4.3Food
4.2Service
4.5Ambience
4.1Value
Noise • Moderate
Review summary
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BarLume is a vibrant spot known for its "great food," "friendly staff," and "delicious coffee," making it perfect for breakfast and lunch. Guests appreciate the "amazing ambiance" and "accommodating management," with standout experiences like special birthday touches. Despite occasional service hiccups, many find it a "reliable" venue.
82 Reviews
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Paul
Tropical QLD1 review
2.0
Dined on March 12, 2025
Overall 2
Food 3
Service 2
Ambience 4
Entree was still being prepared after we’d finished our mains, without much explanation which was perplexing as the entree was beef carpaccio.
As with all hospitality, keep guests informed and they’re pretty accommodating, but lack of information can sadly add undue frustration.
Otherwise a nice atmosphere and food was ok.
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Pip
Sydney1 review
5.0
Dined on January 23, 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Our Waiter was fantastic, (forgot his name), service was efficient and friendly. Special food combo deal was fantastic value and food was really good quality and portion size.
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Desiree
Sydney1 review
5.0
Dined on November 5, 2024
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Amazing food & ambiance! The steak was perfection!
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Rodney
Sydney2 reviews
5.0
Dined on November 3, 2024
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Loved it. Friendly and helpful staff and great service. Was a good spot to entertain our Clients for breakfast.
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Dani
Sydney2 reviews
4.0
Dined on October 23, 2024
Overall 4
Food 4
Service 4
Ambience 5
Great venue and very good value
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Nikhil
Sydney1 review
5.0
Dined on October 21, 2024
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Excellent ambience, service, location, and delicious food! Will surely visit again.
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Charlie
Denver8 reviews
4.0
Dined on September 19, 2024
Overall 4
Food 4
Service 4
Ambience 4
Very delicious caesar salad with beautifully succulent chicken. Croutons had great flavour. Gnocchi were as good as granny's. Almost AUD30 per main so maybe a treat rather than an everyday thing but a lovely experience. We are going to make this our 'get away from the office' venue. Lovely staff as well, they went out of their way to really look after us.
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Majella
Sydney1 review
4.0
Dined on August 9, 2024
Overall 4
Food 5
Service 3
Ambience 5
Hi there. It’s our first time there. Food and ambiance were great.
I ordered and bottle of wine with 3 glasses (one of the guys wasn’t drinking) and when the waitress bought it over, she delivered to the other side of the table (opposite to me) and placed a glass in front of the guy who wasn’t drinking.
It’s customary for the wine to be taken to the person who ordered. Can you please train your staff on this?
That’s my only criticism. We loved the food!
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OpenTable Diner
Sydney1 review
4.0
Dined on August 9, 2024
Overall 4
Food 4
Service 5
Ambience 4
Good and quick service, which is important for a business lunch, good food with the prawn and crab linguine being a stand out. The portions are on the small side so best take a few entrées to share.
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AnnmareeB
Sydney2 reviews
5.0
Dined on July 17, 2024
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 4
wonderful cafe with great food and friendly service!
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FAQs
BarLume is rated 4.2 stars by 82 OpenTable diners.
Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.