MCA Cafe The Rocks, Sydney

Museum-side cafe on Sydney Harbour

MCA Cafe at Tallawoladah

We serve coffee, simple cafe plates, drinks, and relaxed terrace dining beside the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, with Circular Quay, the Opera House, and the Harbour Bridge in view.

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4.3Google rating
1,444guest ratings
140George Street
Indoor tables opening onto the MCA Cafe terrace with Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge views
Indoor and terrace seating frame both harbour landmarks.

Visit

Ground-floor MCA ease

Step from the galleries into a cafe setting close to Circular Quay ferries, trains, and light rail.

Terrace

Harbour outlook

Settle into indoor or outdoor seating with ferries, the Opera House, and the Bridge shaping the view.

Menu

Coffee to lunch

Choose from crumpets, toasties, wraps, pies, rolls, salads, drinks, and dessert-friendly cafe stops.

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Easy cafe plates for a harbour pause

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Merna Crumpets

$12

Pepe Saya butter with house jam, peanut butter, Vegemite, or local honey.

Sourdough Toast

Pepe Saya butter with house jam, peanut butter, Vegemite, or local honey.

Avocado Toast

Cherry tomato, marinated goat cheese, seeds, and pea tendrils.

Bacon And Egg Roll

$16

Wilted spinach, HP and tomato relish served on a milk bun.

Guest Notes

Views, coffee, and a relaxed Rocks break

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Great quality, fresh, and exactly what you want for a relaxed break at The Rocks.

Aslaan Safaie · 5 stars

Great location with amazing views.

linda kamchevski · 4 stars

Great view to Opera House with ferries.

Ozan Kara · 4 stars

Gallery

Harbour, terrace, coffee, and plates

Open gallery
Indoor tables opening onto the MCA Cafe terrace with Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge views
Indoor and terrace seating frame both harbour landmarks.
Covered MCA Cafe terrace with red and green outdoor tables near Sydney Harbour
Covered terrace seating along the MCA ground floor.
Sydney Opera House and Circular Quay harbour view from MCA Cafe
Opera House and Circular Quay views from the cafe outlook.
Smoked salmon soba salad served at MCA Cafe
Smoked salmon salad with soba noodles, greens, edamame, and sesame soy dressing.

From the cafe

A Harbour-View Break After the Museum

Step out from the galleries and settle into coffee, simple cafe plates, and a front-row outlook over Circular Quay.

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Menu Highlights for a Museum Day

Our current menu brings together crumpets, toasties, wraps, pies, rolls, and a smoked salmon salad for easy cafe dining.

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