Parida Bondi — Restaurant in Sydney

Parida, Bondi Beach has a grand new menu. It is the perfect excuse to visit this beachside oasis. Located on Campbell parade, this cafe is a great spot to enjoy a beautiful brunch meal. Parida has has a cool and casual atmosphere with comfortable indoor and outside seating options. The decor is stylish with Moroccan tiles and bifold windows, apt for the trendy Bondi Beach location.

The new menu has fabulous takes on our brunch favourites, with some of the typical classics, healthy options and some exciting creations that will entice you. We were excited by this since we like cool brunch dishes that differ from the norm.

Very importantly, the coffee is pretty good, they use Gabriel beans for coffee which we do like. There are also some fresh made juices available, great for that spring health kick. The ‘Bondi juice’ is made of pineapple, apple carrot, lemon and ginger was a tasty refreshing blend. Parida also have a range of smoothies, teas, and if you are up for it wine and boozy drinks too. Can’t beat a weekend mimosa!

The menu has good variety to suit all. Our pick of the meals was the “Baby Parida”, that was thankfully not so baby. This dish had us excited with a cheese and chorizo croquette showcasing a crisp panko like outer shell, gooey cheese inner with bits of chorizo thrown in the mix. It had a potato rosti, perfectly poached eggs with hollandaise sauce and toast, oh baby! Perfect for sharing!

The classics were also solid, the avo and feta smash which is a good version of this dish. It has a decent amount of avo and feta, served on a large slice of sourdough with heirloom tomatoes. Opting for the poached egg is a good idea and they were perfectly poached. The granola and yogurt, served with berries and passionfruit, a good choice if you are looking for a lighter meal.

Bondi beach and Campbell Parade can at times be a little hit and miss with all the tourist haunts. However, if you are looking at a good cafe to hit, pop into Parida. It is the perfect choice before or after the coast walk, a surf or just enjoying the serenity. A top weekend brunch spot, but any day suits as they’re open 7 days a week. All day breakfast is their specialty with fresh and simple ingredients and reasonably priced too.

We enjoyed our visit and will...

I had an incredibly disappointing experience at Parida. When I walked in, I specifically asked if they served acai bowls, and they assured me they did, encouraging me to come in and order. I placed my order for a large bowl without granola, expecting a proper acai bowl as you would get anywhere else in Australia.

After waiting quite a while, I had to check on my order, and when they finally brought it out, I was shocked—it wasn’t an acai bowl at all. Instead, it was just some scooped frozen sorbet-like acai with an odd taste and texture. I took just one bite and immediately knew something was off.

When I politely returned to let them know the texture and taste were not right, the response I received was rude and dismissive. They bluntly told me that “other acais have sugar” and that if I didn’t like it, it was not their problem. There was no attempt to resolve the issue, no offer to replace the bowl, and no refund given. Instead, I was met with an attitude that made me feel as if I was being difficult for simply expecting a standard acai bowl—something they never informed me would be completely different from what is typically served elsewhere.

Working in hospitality myself, I understand that not every customer will be satisfied, but the way they handled this situation was unacceptable. A simple acknowledgment and a bit of professionalism would have gone a long way. Instead, I was treated as if I was the problem for not liking their made bowl, which was absolutely inedible for $25.

I left the bowl there, completely disappointed—not only in the product but in the terrible service and lack of customer care. This was easily the worst experience I’ve had in Australia in years, and I would never recommend this...

Very disappointed in this “restaurant”. Upon asking if they were still open, as there were no other diners (should have been our first hint) they hesitated like they couldn’t be bothered serving as it was in the night for dinner and they had an hour and a half of service left. When ordering, it was very tricky as they didn’t speak English well, served alcohol but wouldn’t give me a vodka soda as she didn’t know how to enter it even though they had both ingredients. Ordered a margarita cocktail that was even pointed to the waitress due to limited English. Waited a while and went to check as no one was making it, she thought I meant pizza. No apology, again just seemed like an inconvenience, neither girls knew how to do a refund, they asked the chef who also didn’t know. Ended up giving me cash from the till, even though they seemed quite nervous doing this. What manager left these two girls in charge for a busy Friday night in Bondi with no clue of how to do so many things? Food was okay, but took ages even though we were their only customers. Ordered a salad that said nothing on the menu of coming out with a large wrap bread holding the salad. Would have had to return if gluten intolerant or celiac. Found the staff to be rude, unhelpful and won’t be...