Good bar food. Limited wine list but of good quality. I recommend the bar behind the main bar as there are very comfy wing backed chairs in that area and you can avoid the noise of the road and the TVs. There is sometimes a live band in this area which can make it noisy if you are trying to have a chat!

Decent food and wine, nice atmosphere. I think the staff were average - not too helpful. My partner ordered a beer from the tap and was served it in a bottle, when he said "Oh, sorry I asked for a tap beer." the waiter proceeded to explain to him that bottled beer is better as it is fresher. Just a bit of odd service really, still good food at not too hefty prices.

Great location, fabulous wine menu and selection of beers on tap. Great for a Saturday / Sunday breakfast. Great (free)parking. Love the atmosphere on a Rugby night !!

Approximate cost: $100.00

Very busy but good atmosphere

Approximate cost: $20

A friend's 30th birthday was a good excuse to try something new, so missing breakfast ended up being a blessing in disguise. After driving around Paddington, Southbank, West End and Rosalie, we settled on an early lunch at Iceworks in Paddington. It's never been very busy when I've gone past, and got very average reviews when it first opened, but I reckon it's worth a go.

We arrived before midday, which meant we were the first there, and the building was pretty quiet and relaxed. The service staff took a while to warm up to us, as a bunch of hippies [with a love of good food], we may not have been the clientele that they were hoping for.
Re: drinks, the girls had a couple of cocktails [the One Chilli Plum deserves a mention], and the boys had a few beers [Montheith's Radler and Little Creatures Pilsner]. The cocktails were reasonably priced, between $14-18, and very boozy.
We started with turkish bread and a very garlicky and tomato dip ($8), which took a while to come out, but tasted very fresh. The waiters warmed up to us about then, in time for some pretty awesome lunch mains. We had the battered fish, chips and salad ($24, but with thick batter and good fish)]; a tomato pizza with goats cheese ($16), and pea and asparagus risotto ($21). The food was beautifully cooked, although it took a while coming out, even being the only people in there for lunch. It all ended up about $50 p.p.
The cocktail menu was good, and the bar would be lovely for relaxed Sunday afternoon drinks. The wine list was inflated and boring, and I think they could have had some more interesting wines to serve with all of the seafood on the menu.

In review, I would say that the idea and concept is there, but the execution is relatively boring. The service was friendly, but the food was only average - not quite worth the price, although it's an interesting building, and you can tell they spend a lot of money on renovating it. Certainly not an 'every weekend' kinda place, from my point of view, but worth a look.

Approximate cost: $25