Tempus Katoomba
Tempus
A restaurant in an old bank building on Katoomba Street. It serves modern Australian food with Middle Eastern and Mediterranean flavours and is open on Mondays too.
Housed in a former bank building on Katoomba Street. It is a café by day and serves modern Australian food in the evening, blending Mediterranean and Middle Eastern flavours with a focus on local and sustainable ingredients. Signature dishes include lamb rump with chickpea dip, blue-eye cod with almond garlic sauce and beef tongue skewers, and the dessert is atayef, a Middle Eastern pancake. There are many vegetarian dishes. Portions are moderate. Dinner for two costs about AUD 200, and service reviews vary. It is open on Mondays too, and dinner should be booked in advance. It is about a 3-minute walk from Katoomba railway station.
Opening hours
Café by day, restaurant at night, open on Mondays too (check the official website)
Nearby sights
- Katoomba
- Leura Cascades
- Leura
- Scenic World Blue Mountains
- Blue Mountains / Three Sisters
- Everglades House & Gardens
- Hydro Majestic Hotel
- Ruined Castle