The Rooftop is a classic breezy poolside restaurant – a seamless indoor-outdoor space with top-notch cocktails and snackable food that all adds up to a holiday vibe.
Bannisters hotel has been a fixture of the South Coast hospitality scene since its owner Peter Cosgrove converted it from a 1970s motel into Bannisters by the Sea in 2003. As its popularity grew, so did its footprint, with the standalone cottage Bannisters Beach House expanding the family in 2013, then Bannisters Pavilion in 2015, and the luxury bush cabins, eco-houses and glamping dome of Jackson Ranch in 2022.
The property’s dining venues have kept pace. Most people are across the legendary seafood restaurant Rick Stein at Mollymook, which opened in 2009, but there are also two casual eat-and-drink venues across the properties: The Pool Bar at Bannisters, and what’s probably the most accessible and good-times-guaranteed of the bunch, the lively Rooftop Bar and Grill, only footsteps away from the other two at Bannisters Pavilion.
The Rooftop is your classic breezy poolside restaurant – a seamless indoor-outdoor configuration with white cane furnishings and neutral linens, juicy, spicy cocktails and snackable food that all adds up to a holiday vibe.
