If you're after a spot that does breakfast, lunch and dinner without making you choose, The Green Bay Waterfront Cafe in Bayview is hard to beat. It sits at 1714 Pittwater Road, right in the heart of the suburb, and the real draw is the view over Pittwater, which you get to keep an eye on while you eat. The place opened in 2016 as 'The Green Bay' before taking on its full name, and it's run by the Green Bay Group, so there's a bit of history behind the rebranding.
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What makes it easy to drop into is how the day is laid out. Breakfast runs from 7:00am to 2:45pm every day, so it works as well for an early coffee as it does for a late brunch. From 2:45pm to 5:00pm the focus shifts to pizza and happy hour, and dinner runs Tuesday to Sunday between 4:45pm and 9:00pm, with pickup available from 5:00pm if you'd rather eat at home. The kitchen leans on fresh, seasonal ingredients made to order, and the menu is big enough that it's worth a look regardless of when you turn up.
For breakfast and lunch, the 'Bite to Eat' and 'Breakfast & Lunch' sections cover a lot of ground. There's a bacon and egg roll at A$19, smashed avocado at A$20, and a more substantial Greenbay's Breakfast at A$30, alongside things like a chicken parmigiana at A$25 or fish and chips at A$27. If you're after something lighter, the 'Feel-Good Food' section rounds things out with a Caesar chicken salad at A$24 and a Wagyu beef burger at A$27. There's also a dedicated kids menu for under-twelves, with a burger, nuggets or pancakes at A$12 each and a combo at A$16.50, which makes it a genuine family option.
When the sun goes down, the Greenbay Pizzeria takes over. Pizzas like the Margherita start at A$17.99, with the Meat Lovers, Supreme and Garlic Prawn versions sitting around A$22.99, and pasta like the Bolognese at A$30. The bar is well stocked too, from a cappuccino at A$5 to a wide range of wines and spirits, with a happy hour from 3pm to 5pm that drops tap beers like Heineken, Little Creatures and Stone & Wood down to A$8. If you've still got room, the dessert menu has a warm chocolate brownie at A$9 and a trio of ice creams at A$12.
Beyond the food, the place doubles as a function venue, taking bookings for birthdays, weddings and corporate gatherings, so it's as much a spot for a party as it is for a quiet meal. The reviews back it up, with a 4.6-star rating on Google from 193 reviews, and people tend to point to the service, the live music and the relaxed atmosphere as the things that keep them coming back. It's the kind of place that suits a slow weekend morning just as well as a midweek dinner, and with the water right there, it's hard to go wrong either way.
