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Big Poppa's, Darlinghurst, AU-NSW

Big Poppa's

4.4
4.4
460 Reviews
$40 and under
Italian
Big Poppa’s is an award winning late night restaurant located on the lively, main strip of Oxford Street in Darlinghurst. Serving up modern Italian dishes, gourmet cheeses, a huge selection of hand curated wines and non-stop hip hop music until 3am every night of the week.

You can join us for a drink and some cheese, book a table for dinner, or host your next event with us.

Wanting to book for more than 20 people? Send us a request now at cheese@bigpoppa.com.au for all of your large party needs. Please note, same-day online bookings of 13 or more will be contacted by the restaurant to confirm.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 10 times today
Experiences are available.

Additional information

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Cuisines

    Italian, Contemporary Italian

  • Hours of operation

    7 days a week, 5PM-3AM

  • Phone number

    0499 052 201

  • Payment options

    AMEX, MasterCard, Visa

  • Dress code

    Casual Dress

  • Neighborhood

    Darlinghurst

  • Cross street

    Crown St

  • Parking details

    None

  • Public transit

    Several bus stops within a few minutes walk

  • Additional

    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Full Bar, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Wi-Fi available, Wine

Experiences

  • $75pp Set Menu

    A$75.00 per person

    Multiple dates available
    Dive into the Big Poppa's dining experience with our set menu, highlighting the signature dishes of our menu combined with some new favourites. Entirely designed to be shared, you will enjoy 3 courses during your stay. See our current set menu offerings at: https://www.bigpoppa.com.au/book, just click on the "set menu" link! Our set menu experience sees the first course land 15mins after your booking time to ensure adequate time to enjoy your meal. Want to add-on to your set menu? Add a selection of cheeses for $12pp, or our seasonal dolce (to be shared) for an extra $5pp. Please just let us know your add-ons in your booking notes, and please advise of any dietary requirements at least 48hrs in advance.

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What 460 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.4
4.4 based on recent ratings
  • 4.5Food
  • 4.4Service
  • 4.5Ambience
  • 4.1Value

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Loved For

  • Sydney

    Hot spot

  • Eastern Suburbs

    Good for groups

  • Eastern Suburbs

    Great for creative cocktails

  • Eastern Suburbs

    Hot spot

  • Eastern Suburbs

    Great for fine wines

  • Eastern Suburbs

    Vegetarian-friendly

  • Eastern Suburbs

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  1. OpenTable Diner

    Sydney

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The service was lovely, food was really good and I loved that they gave us some decent space between entree and mains. Music was an added bonus!
  2. Rich

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 11, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Great for a group occasion. I'd love to visit again. Food serving was a bit slow so we had to spend around 1k on beer during the meal. Drinks are a little pricey but valuable.
  3. TonyH

    Sydney

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on March 9, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    As always food, vibe and service were all genuinely spectacular!
  4. JSydney

    Sydney

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on March 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    It was such a fantastic night. The food and service were incredible.
  5. OpenTable Diner

    Sydney

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 2, 2023

    overall2food4service2ambience1
    Had a friend visiting from Perth and we booked a table with short notice. The entry level had a great vibe, however were taken downstairs where there were no windows and were sat at the worst possible table, in the corner by the stairs, where there was crap all on the carpet and so much electrical tape on the wall (not sure what it was covering). I thought, well we booked late so this must be the last table, but only half of the decent tables filled up. So disappointing. The service was also very disappointing. The pasta was great, but too many negatives so will not be going back.
  6. AnonymourMiG

    London

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 27, 2023

    overall3food4service1ambience3
    Food and atmosphere was great - service was sub-par.
  7. EmilianoR

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 25, 2023

    overall2food4service4ambience3
    Despite the good vibe and the nice food, drinks and food prices are ridiculously high. Isn't worth it!
  8. SoniaM

    Sydney

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 18, 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience4
    Late night dining- King prawns and gnocchi were well prepared, friendly service, cocktails and dancing. Eclectic group, fun night. Is noisy but expected.
  9. OpenTable Diner

    Sydney

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent service, friendly and engaging staff, and food were great.
  10. isaacs

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 13, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Professional friendly and attentive service. Food was brought out quickly and was very delicious.
  11. RohanH

    Sydney

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 13, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    It was very nice - much preferred the downstairs table to upstairs but the mood is wonderful, great music, decor, food and service
  12. KateL

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 21, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Wonderful staff and sevice.. the food is exceptional!
  13. luisal

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food was amazing and the staff was even better
  14. katb

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 30, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food and staff were amazing. It was fresh and tasty. Would definitely recommend to anyone looking for good vibes and good food.
  15. benjaminf

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 17, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Don’t change !! It’s perfect Thank at all the team 🤙🏼
  16. OpenTable Diner

    London

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 17, 2022

    overall1food1service3ambience1
    Music was awful and loud, felt like I was at a hip hop concert. Food cold, gnocchi fried in so much oil, when did we start frying gnocchi? I’m Italian!! Parpadelle ragu cold and drowned in salt, prawns swimming in more oil, salmon decent but really thickly cut so not enjoyable as became chewy, I’m sorry I’m not one to write things like this but coming from London and being recommended this place it was just pure disappointment so I just have to say it how it was , that’s how it was, time to get a chef that cares I think 🤔
  17. Veronika

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 15, 2022

    overall3food4service2ambience2
    With my best friend We were enjoying each others company however couldn’t NOT notice that our waiter was affected with some substances (not sure if alcohol/drugs) but he definitely was high. When bringing a cheese platter to us (chiefs selection) he couldn’t even recall the name of the cheese by saying “aaaaa mmmmm this one is mmmm”. It wasn’t nice. After a while another stuff started looking after us and the situation improved. But this behaviour was upsetting.
  18. OpenTable Diner

    Melbourne

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 15, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great music and delicious food
  19. Jurrah

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 11, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Awesome venue! Food, drinks and staff were all excellent.
  20. TonyK

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 10, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Had my wife's birthday celebrations at big poppas on Saturday.. We had a booth downstairs in the club where the atmosphere was awsome. Old school hip hop tunes 👌 with nice food and drinks. Service was on point would be back again! The only little thing disappointing was the music play list or DJ the songs played were abit repetitive.. it's was more of a cradi b playlist then the biggie on the night
  21. OpenTable Diner

    Sydney

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 10, 2022

    overall3food3service4ambience4
    Food was okay but not worth the money. Wine list was very expensive.
  22. SiobhanB

    San Diego

    31 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    31 reviews

    Dined on December 10, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Just great dinner with incredible service!!!
  23. JOsp

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 2, 2022

    overall4food5service5ambience3
    The food was amazing, had the lasagna and the pappardelle and the wine was also good, had a white and the primitivo. For us the only issue is the music. It is hard to have a conversation because the music is so loud.... ok that is rap but it should be in the background not the centre of the night. Otherwise would give it 5 stars.
  24. MarciaB

    Sydney

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 27, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Fantastic service and very funky space.
  25. Bilrim

    Sydney

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 26, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Nice viby restaurant , lots of young trendy humans , food was delicious
  26. OpenTable Diner

    Sydney

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 18, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Lovely atmosphere and wine selection. Simple food but yummy and authentic. Will certainly go back. Amazing cocktails !
  27. SMUS

    Sydney

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 11, 2022

    overall4food4service3ambience4
    The food was delicious but like many Sydney establishments at the moment it seems experienced staff are really lacking. Eg our waitress asked if we were ready to order just minutes after we sat down barely giving anyone time to even look at the menu; we'd only been given two menus for four people; two mains came way after the other two who had half finished so their food wouldn't go cold. Good selection of wines in the menu. Fun vibe downstairs in the bar afterwards, overall a great night!
  28. Hanh

    Sydney

    4 reviews

    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on November 9, 2022

    overall3food4service2ambience5
    Great atmosphere and location, food average but drinks great. Service was poor to average on when it was busy, which was disappointing. Would go back but maybe just for pre dinner drinks and snacks or post dinner drinks
  29. MaryanneG

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 9, 2022

    overall1food1service1ambience4
    I had heard good things about Big Poppas, admittedly it was more about the venue & the bar. We ordered food & I ordered a half glass of wine (big bangers list) the waiter tried to talk me out of that choice & said I should buy a bigger glass - I had to explain 3 times that I was driving so only wanted half. One of the party ordered the special spaghetti vongole - the waiter came back advising there was “no spaghetti left” they then ordered the gnocchi which was swimming in butter & tasteless, the lasagna was burnt & the best part of our meal turned out to be the burrata! What a complete waste of $200 - very, very disappointing experience.
  30. OpenTable Diner

    London

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 7, 2022

    overall3food4service3ambience2
    Food was really really tasty, but the restaurant smelt and the seats were sticky.
  31. RJCameron

    Dublin

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 2, 2022

    overall4food5service3ambience4
    A cool and vibrant place with excellent food and decent wine list. Music was loud - 100% hip hop. Service was mixed. Great advice on the wine from one member of staff but very slow service from another.
  32. Alysha

    Sydney

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 22, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great atmosphere, wonderful service and amazing food.
  33. LeaB

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 15, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Music a little bit too loud but overall great experience
  34. DavidP

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 12, 2022

    overall3food4service4ambience1
    Too noisy to enjoy the dinner. Food is good but not typical Italian food at all.
  35. PhoebeF

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 6, 2022

    overall2food2service1ambience1
    I’ve always loved Big Poppa’s but unfortunately my partner and I had a really poor experience last night. I’ve never been when it was so packed so the noise of people over the loud music was pretty insane. Our food was average and definitely not worth the money and my partner said his lamb pasta was extremely bland. Our food took forever as our waiter forgot to put our mains through. The staff were nice but we sat there for ages thinking they’d forgotten about us and they had. We just wanted a quick dinner but ended up being there for almost 2 hours which was very frustrating as we had somewhere to be. It would’ve been great if they’d offered to take something off the bill because honestly the wait for our mains was ridiculous. We waiting almost an hour and a half for our pastas, and were offered Limoncello shots as compensation even though we’d said we weren’t drinking.
  36. FernandoB

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 3, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food was amazing. We went early with the kids and they loved the vibe. Would definitely go again
  37. GavinP

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 2, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food, waiters were on their ball game! Consistently coming back to re-fill water and drinks. They also helped with what to choose, great suggestions! Downstairs turns into a cool little bar/club after 9:30-10. Dark restaurant with all the candles made it a good vibe to be in.
  38. Eddie

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 30, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amazing atmosphere, great music, awesome food and perfect service
  39. HeleneH

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 30, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Excellent food and service. Amazing venue to dance!
  40. RajeshP

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 23, 2022

    overall1food1service3ambience3
    Food was aweful barely food menu. Went for a date, Our date night was spoiled. Big upset

FAQs

Big Poppa's offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at 0499 052 201.

Big Poppa's is rated 4.4 stars by 460 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 10 times today
Experiences are available.
Google Map for Big Poppa's

96 Oxford St, Darlinghurst, AU-NSW 2010

Additional information

  • Cross street

    Crown St

  • Neighborhood

    Darlinghurst

  • Hours of operation

    7 days a week, 5PM-3AM

  • Cuisines

    Italian, Contemporary Italian

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Dress code

    Casual Dress

  • Parking details

    None

  • Public transit

    Several bus stops within a few minutes walk

  • Payment options

    AMEX, MasterCard, Visa

  • Additional

    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Full Bar, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Wi-Fi available, Wine

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