Houlihans - Chatswood

Used to come here quite a bit 4-5 yrs ago when chtswd was not confusingly overflowing with eateries. No bad memories before and rightly so when we re-visited them one early sunday morning. Happy to note that their menu hasnt changed that much, just simple food cooked and presented rather well. Though they were running at 90% cap, front line staff were unhurried but quick on their feet. We were shown to a table almost immediately and the table cleaned up not long after. Spanish omelette 3.5/5 Salmon stack 3.25/5 A defo return.

We started to eat here every so often after our favourite Chatswood cafe spot (Fresh Taste) closed down. I have to say that the staff, service and food is all of top quality. The menu is really interesting and there's a lot of variety. I particularly love the bacon and egg brioche roll with BBQ sauce- it's absolutely delicious and has a great combo of flavours. The hot chocolate is always nice (as well as the coffee, I'm told), plus the desserts are scrumptious as well- we had one of the chocolate cake desserts and its was just lovely, nice and rich but not overpowering, and the staff made a cute smiley face with the chocolate fudge sauce on the plate which was a nice touch. The staff are always jovial and kind and make every effort to make your visit a pleasant one. This is definitely a great place to eat, sitting outside either in the summer or winter.

Had a pancake craving to satisfy and didn't want to travel too far so started googling cafes in Chatswood. Stumbled across a local favourite Houlihans and it's been a year or so since we have paid a visit so it was decided and that's not due to the fact it's bad but because I am not much of a breakfast person and the place is always busy so we are never to keen to wait.  Houlihans has always been a local institution and its equally busy for breakfast and lunch. Looking at the menu, I was reminded why. The cafe has what people want at sensible prices! Simple! Yes, you have to keep with the times and provide rarely cooked farm food to be "in" at the moment but at the end of the day, don't tell me that you will get snubbed when presented with a beautifully cooked  big breakfast, Spanish omelette or Cesar Salad. I am glad they are still busy while these pretentious cafes keep popping up in the area serving air and charging city prices. I was very tempted to put the craving on hold to take on the meat lover breakfast or the eggs benedict but decided to stick with my decision and glad I did.  The pancakes were soft and fluffy and the fruit compote and ice cream complemented it well. Perhaps some more chocolate and maple syrup would have highlighted the flavours a bit more. The Poached Eggs Stack with bacon, rocket and balsamic reduction on sour dough was good and it was nice of waitress to suggest that we could swap some items if we didn't like it next time as she saw that my wife left the tomato on the plate. That's good customer service and in fact the staff were all friendly as was the owner at the end of the meal.

Had a pancake craving to satisfy and didn't want to travel too far so started googling cafes in Chatswood. Stumbled across a local favourite Houlihans and it's been a year or so since we have paid a visit so it was decided and that's not due to the fact it's bad but because I am not much of a breakfast person and the place is always busy so we are never to keen to wait.  Houlihans has always been a local institution and its equally busy for breakfast and lunch. Looking at the menu, I was reminded why. The cafe has what people want at sensible prices! Simple! Yes, you have to keep with the times and provide rarely cooked farm food to be "in" at the moment but at the end of the day, don't tell me that you will get snubbed when presented with a beautifully cooked  big breakfast, Spanish omelette or Cesar Salad. I am glad they are still busy while these pretentious cafes keep popping up in the area serving air and charging city prices. I was very tempted to put... read more

This place was a surprise. After a very unpromising start (being ignored for a long time, having to fetch our own menus, watching other people getting their orders taken who had arrived long after us) the food and coffee arrived, and it was good! Not ground breaking stuff but well executed and tasty. Tuna salad was really yummy. Smashed avo with corn got the thumbs up. $53 for 3 adults. Good enough for a return visit if I'm shopping over the north side again.