Bacchus Bar

This wine bar/restaurant on The Esplanade and overlooking Henley beach is only open on Friday - Sunday currently so we lucked out on eating out here for dinner. It was cold outside but toasty inside and we nabbed a spot near a heater. It can get loud in here due to amount of people especially groups which create a cacophony of sound.

The meal service is order and pay at the bar, get your table number and they'll deliver the food and drinks to you. Service was friendly and quick. They had a few specials on the menu tonight and we opted to have them. I had the Lamb Shank which was served on a bed of mashed potato and served with a ...read more

I have come to Henley Square gazillions of times and have walked passed Bacchus Wine Bar plenty as well but I never have actually come in here until just recently on Australia Day. My girlfriends and I had planned to actually go hang out on the beach to get some sun but we thought we would stop and grab a little bite to eat first. In the end the little bit turned into a share plates plus plus drinks! ...Ahhhh why not?! We can hit the beach afterwards or always another time... LOL
Anyways, we ordered the Macaroni Cheese and Haloumi Cheese. The Haloumi was DELICIOUS! Loved it. Very well-made, I wanted some more! I would have gladly swapped the mac cheese for more of the haloumi! I found the mac cheese not that tasty and a little dry unfortunately. As for the drinks - I liked the Moscato that they had but the Espresso Martini's were a little too sweet. ...read more

I've known about Bacchus Wine Bar for years but have never ventured in the doors for some reason until yesterday. It was a lovely evening at Henley Square and this was a great place for a couple of glasses of wine and some nibbles. There is no table service here but otherwise the service is very friendly. The food arrived promptly and was delicious - all tapas items and the pizza were good.

Funky beach bar with a relaxed atmosphere. Fantastic service, great food and a good wine list. They have a few beers on tap and also a large range of spirits. Oysters are half-price two days a week. Live music on the weekends as well as Salsa classes on Thursday nights. Worth checking out for lunch or dinner any day of the week!