Lu Mare Restaurant

Lu Mare Restaurant Lu Mare is Wollongong's new Italian dining experience. Expect relax dining with waterfront views, and food made from the heart.

Authentic dishes, great wine, and that welcoming Italian spirit.

15/09/2026

Your sign to book a table for Pasta e Vino this week 🍝

$55 per person special
Glass of red or white each
Marinated olives & pane for the table
Your choice of pasta each

Book online and select the Pasta e Vino add on option.

A warm spring weekend ahead. After some time by the beach, come to Lu Mare for a glass of vino and a couple of antipasti...
11/09/2026

A warm spring weekend ahead. After some time by the beach, come to Lu Mare for a glass of vino and a couple of antipasti plates.

Capesante alla Gricia, baked scallops with pecorino cream and guanciale, and Formaggio al Forno, soft cheese wrapped in speck with truffle. Some of our favourites.

Our open-air courtyard will be open all weekend. Walk-ins always welcome, but booking online is recommended. 💙

https://www.lumarerestaurant.com/

It’s been a pleasure for us to showcase some of our favourite Italian regions over the last few months. First Le Marche,...
08/09/2026

It’s been a pleasure for us to showcase some of our favourite Italian regions over the last few months. First Le Marche, then Tuscany. Lots of delicious food, conversations around the table, and knowledge shared about each region and its wines.

For the final stop in our three-part series, we’re heading south to beautiful, sunny Puglia. 🇮🇹

Here, the cooking feels simple in the best way. Almost thrown together effortlessly, but always so incredibly flavourful and fresh.

For one night, our chefs have created five dishes inspired by what Puglia is best known and loved for.

Think mussels cooked with garlic and parsley, grilled baby octopus with broad bean cream, fried eggplant meatballs with tomato sauce and stracciatella, orecchiette with friarielli pesto, burrata and anchovy breadcrumbs, and Zeppole di San Giuseppe for dessert — choux pastry filled with vanilla custard and topped with amarena cherry.

We’ve also selected five wines from Puglian winemaker Varvaglione to enjoy alongside each course, should you wish.

See the full menu and book through the link below.

https://www.lumarerestaurant.com/whats-on/regional-dinner-series-puglia

This is Fregola... a type of pasta from Sardinia. 🇮🇹We love it for its rich, nutty flavour and chewy texture. You’ll fin...
07/09/2026

This is Fregola... a type of pasta from Sardinia. 🇮🇹

We love it for its rich, nutty flavour and chewy texture. You’ll find it on our pasta menu with pork sausage, sweet caramelised leeks and whipped ricotta.

https://www.lumarerestaurant.com/menu

$12 spritzes in the courtyard... sounds like the perfect weekend to us! 💙Our open-air courtyard is tucked inside the Boa...
04/09/2026

$12 spritzes in the courtyard... sounds like the perfect weekend to us! 💙

Our open-air courtyard is tucked inside the Boat Harbour Hotel. Perfect for coming straight from the beach for a spritz and some antipasti, or settling in for a meal on a warm spring day.

The courtyard will be open all weekend, weather permitting. The easiest way to check is online — if the courtyard is open, you’ll see it available as a booking option.

And a reminder, $12 spritzes are on all day, every day we’re open this spring. Aperol, Campari or Limoncello... you choose! 🇮🇹

Festa del Papà specials… On from Sunday 🤍We are almost fully booked for lunch but there are still plenty of tables for d...
02/09/2026

Festa del Papà specials… On from Sunday 🤍

We are almost fully booked for lunch but there are still plenty of tables for dinner. Book the earlier sitting for a harbourfont sunset view.

Squid Ink Linguine
King prawns, prawn shell sauce, garlic, chilli, eschallots, mascarpone cream, lemon zest

Crispy Prosciutto
Stracciatella, caramelised grape, balsamic glaze, fresh basil

Lemon Tart
Short crust pastry, lemon curd, Italian Meringue, candied lemons, lemon balm

Harbourfront view, complimentary 🤍

Antipasto Italiano, vino and a beautiful view. Join us this weekend by the harbour - open for lunch & dinner on Saturday...
28/08/2026

Antipasto Italiano, vino and a beautiful view. Join us this weekend by the harbour - open for lunch & dinner on Saturday and lunch on Sunday.

Book here: https://www.lumarerestaurant.com/

One for the books 💙Last night we hosted the second event in our Regional Dinner Series, this time taking our guests to T...
27/08/2026

One for the books 💙

Last night we hosted the second event in our Regional Dinner Series, this time taking our guests to Tuscany.

We had Antipasto Toscano, Gnudi (Tuscan-style gnocchi) with a butter sage sauce, handmade Pici pasta with pork sausage ragù and freshly shaved truffle, and of course, Fiorentina-style T-bone steak cooked over the hibachi.

Grazie to everyone who joined us. It’s a pleasure for us to share the traditional food of these regions with you, and pair each dish with wines from the region too. A little taste of Tuscany, right here by the sea.

Our last event will be on Thursady 24th September, taking you to Puglia. The menu will come soon, but for now save the date!

Spring is coming... which means spritz season at Lu Mare. ☀️🇮🇹From 2nd September, we’re pouring $12 spritzes all day, ev...
27/08/2026

Spring is coming... which means spritz season at Lu Mare. ☀️🇮🇹

From 2nd September, we’re pouring $12 spritzes all day, every day we’re open, right through until the end of spring.

Choose from Aperol, Limoncello or Campari, with a few more joining the menu throughout the season.

There’s nothing Italians love more than a spritz in the sunshine with friends. Add the harbour view and a few antipasti plates... even better.

Our open-air courtyard will be open when the weather permits, or simply join us inside.

Come in, choose your spritz and enjoy. 💙

Spezzatino di Maiale 🇮🇹Slow-cooked pork stew with carrot and onion, served over creamy mashed potato.One of those Italia...
25/08/2026

Spezzatino di Maiale 🇮🇹
Slow-cooked pork stew with carrot and onion, served over creamy mashed potato.

One of those Italian dishes that’s all about hearty, humble cooking. Rich stew, creamy mash... comfort food.

https://www.lumarerestaurant.com/

Address

3-9 Wilson Street
Wollongong, NSW
2500

Opening Hours

Wednesday 5pm - 10pm
Thursday 5pm - 10pm
Friday 12pm - 2:30pm
5pm - 10pm
Saturday 12pm - 2:30pm
5pm - 10pm
Sunday 12pm - 2:30pm

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