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Ballina, New South Wales · October 2026 figures

Best restaurants in Ballina, NSW

The top-ranked restaurants in Ballina are Rhea Food + Wine (4.9 from 250 reviews), Rustic Char (4.9 from 108 reviews) and Beanz (4.8 from 160 reviews). 16 are ranked here by proven rating.

Ranked
16
Median rating
4.7
Reviews behind the list
4,358
Open Saturday
13 of 16

The ranked list

  1. Rank 1.

    Rhea Food + Wine

    Lennox Head

    4.9 250 reviews Proven 4.83

    Open 7 daysOpen late

  2. Rank 2.

    Rustic Char

    Lennox Head · Take Away Restaurant

    4.9 108 reviews Proven 4.76

    Open Saturday

  3. Rank 3.

    Beanz

    Ballina · Take Away Restaurant

    4.8 160 reviews Proven 4.71

    Open weekends

  4. Rank 4.

    Charcoal Bay Artisan BBQ

    Ballina · Brazilian restaurant

    4.9 69 reviews Proven 4.70

  5. Rank 5.

    Che Bon Restaurant

    Ballina · Modern French restaurant

    4.7 607 reviews Proven 4.68

    Open Saturday

  6. Rank 6.

    Shelter Lennox

    Lennox Head · Australian restaurant

    4.6 792 reviews Proven 4.58

    Open 7 daysOpen lateOpens early

  7. Rank 7.

    Osteria Morelli

    Lennox Head · Lombardian restaurant

    4.7 65 reviews Proven 4.54

    Open weekends

  8. Rank 8.

    Bondies at The Bay

    Ballina · Take Away Restaurant

    4.5 283 reviews Proven 4.47

    Open Saturday

  9. Rank 9.

    Slicks

    Lennox Head · Modern Australian restaurant

    4.5 249 reviews Proven 4.46

    Open weekends

  10. Rank 10.

    Mori’s Japanese Kitchen

    Ballina · Take Away Restaurant

    5.0 11 reviews Proven 4.36

  11. Rank 11.

    Cherry Street Sports Club

    Ballina

    4.3 879 reviews Proven 4.29

    Open 7 daysOpen late

  12. Rank 12.

    Brighton St - Takeaway

    East Ballina · Take Away Restaurant

    4.3 594 reviews Proven 4.29

    Open 7 daysOpens early

  13. Rank 13.

    Pulp Burger

    Ballina · Take Away Restaurant

    5.0 7 reviews Proven 4.26

  14. Rank 14.

    Tavola Restaurant Bar

    Ballina · Australian restaurant

    4.3 121 reviews Proven 4.26

    Open Saturday

  15. Rank 15.

    Saltbush Bar & Grill

    Ballina

    4.2 153 reviews Proven 4.18

    Open 7 daysOpens early

  16. Rank 16.

    Turtles Cafe

    Ballina · Bistro

    4.2 10 reviews Proven 4.07

    Open weekends

Restaurants by suburb in Ballina

Every suburb with five or more restaurants has its own ranked list.

Restaurants in Ballina at a glance

  • 16 restaurants in Ballina are ranked here, with 4,358 Google reviews between them and a median rating of 4.7.
  • 63% list a website and 88% a phone number on Google.
  • 13 of the 16 that list opening hours open on Saturday, and 10 on Sunday.
  • Cherry Street Sports Club in Ballina has the most Google reviews (879), averaging 4.3.
  • The suburbs with the most: Lennox Head (5).

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Questions

Who are the best restaurants in Ballina?

The top-ranked restaurants in Ballina are Rhea Food + Wine (4.9 from 250 reviews), Rustic Char (4.9 from 108 reviews) and Beanz (4.8 from 160 reviews). Each is ranked by proven rating, its Google rating weighted by the number of reviews behind it.

How many restaurants are there in Ballina?

The Agentize Directory ranks 16 restaurants in Ballina, each with a Google rating from at least five reviews. Their median rating is 4.7, from 4,358 reviews in all.

Which restaurants in Ballina are open on weekends?

9 of the 16 that list hours on Google open on both Saturday and Sunday. The highest ranked of them are Rhea Food + Wine, Beanz and Shelter Lennox.

Which restaurant in Ballina has the most reviews?

Cherry Street Sports Club has the most Google reviews of any restaurant ranked in Ballina: 879, averaging 4.3.

How is this list of restaurants ranked?

Every list is ranked by proven rating: a business's Google rating weighted by the reviews behind it, so a perfect score from five reviews cannot outrank a near-perfect one from five hundred. No business pays to be listed or to move up. How the ranking works.

Ratings and review counts are Google's, as listed in October 2026. Phone numbers, websites and opening hours are the ones each business lists on Google. No business pays to be listed or to move up, and none is verified or endorsed by Agentize. How the ranking works.