1
The Buoys Nelson Bay - Restaurant & Bar
from 570 Google reviews.
Shop No. 3/22 Donald St, Nelson Bay NSW 2315
Fairly rated · November 2026 figures
The restaurants of Nelson Bay
As of November 2026, the three most fairly rated restaurants in Nelson Bay, NSW on Next Door Rated are The Buoys Nelson Bay - Restaurant & Bar (4.7 from 570 Google reviews), Authentic Thai Restaurant (4.6 from 818 Google reviews) and Aussie Fish & Chips Nelson Bay (4.5 from 220 Google reviews).
- Restaurants compared
- 15
- Google reviews
- 7,980
- Median rating
- 4.0
The restaurants of Nelson Bay: the top 15
2
Authentic Thai Restaurant
from 818 Google reviews.
50 Austral St, Nelson Bay NSW 2315
3
Aussie Fish & Chips Nelson Bay
from 220 Google reviews.
30 Donald St, Nelson Bay NSW 2315
4
Seaside Grill
from 72 Google reviews.
8 Stockton St, Nelson Bay NSW 2315
5
Sandpipers Restaurant and Bar
from 689 Google reviews.
81 Magnus St, Nelson Bay NSW 2315
6
Sunan 9 Thai Restaurant
from 687 Google reviews.
4/3 Stockton St, Nelson Bay NSW 2315
7
Sharkys Pizza Shack
from 282 Google reviews.
Shop 4/50 Austral St, Nelson Bay NSW 2315
8
Dolphin House Korean Restaurant
from 142 Google reviews.
13/71 Victoria Parade, Nelson Bay NSW 2315
9
Jumbo Palace Restaurant
from 159 Google reviews.
Unit 12/6 Stockton St, Nelson Bay NSW 2315
10
The Only Place Indian Restaurant. Est. 1998
from 581 Google reviews.
10/17-19 Stockton St, Nelson Bay NSW 2315
11
The Hawker Inn Asian Sea Food.
from 233 Google reviews.
3/47 Donald St, Nelson Bay NSW 2315
12
The Wood Oven - Nelson Bay
from 501 Google reviews.
Shop 19/8 Teramby Rd, Nelson Bay NSW 2315
13
The Wharf Restaurant
from 945 Google reviews.
Teramby Rd, Nelson Bay NSW 2315
14
Mod Thai
from 642 Google reviews.
12/25 Stockton St, Nelson Bay NSW 2315
15
Bub's Famous Fish & Chips
from 1,439 Google reviews.
1 Teramby Rd, Nelson Bay NSW 2315
Next Door Rated compared 15 restaurants in Nelson Bay, NSW, with 7,980 Google reviews between them. Of these, 15 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.0 from a median of 570 reviews.
Of the restaurants compared, the most reviewed is Bub's Famous Fish & Chips, with 1,439 Google reviews at 3.5.
How this list is ranked
Businesses are ranked by their Google rating, pulled toward 4.5 as if each had 10 more reviews at 4.5, so five stars from four reviews does not beat 4.9 from four hundred. Ties go to the business with more reviews.
It does not measure price, speed or the quality of any one job, and it knows only the reviews people left on Google.
Questions
- Which restaurants in Nelson Bay, NSW are the most fairly rated?
- As of November 2026, the three most fairly rated restaurants in Nelson Bay, NSW on Next Door Rated are The Buoys Nelson Bay - Restaurant & Bar (4.7 from 570 Google reviews), Authentic Thai Restaurant (4.6 from 818 Google reviews) and Aussie Fish & Chips Nelson Bay (4.5 from 220 Google reviews).
- How does Next Door Rated rank restaurants in Nelson Bay, NSW?
- Businesses are ranked by their Google rating, pulled toward 4.5 as if each had 10 more reviews at 4.5, so five stars from four reviews does not beat 4.9 from four hundred. Ties go to the business with more reviews. It does not measure price, speed or the quality of any one job, and it knows only the reviews people left on Google.
- How many restaurants in Nelson Bay, NSW did Next Door Rated compare?
- Next Door Rated compared 15 restaurants in Nelson Bay, NSW, with 7,980 Google reviews between them. Of these, 15 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.0 from a median of 570 reviews.