Sofia On The Pier Restaurant - Open seven days a week until late including public holidays. Phone: 9781 3334

This precinct will further enhance the waterfront and develop the area as the place to visit as a tourist or a day-tripper from the region and beyond. For more information please click on Foreshore Precinct Taking Shape .

The development consists of:

• A new 250-seat restaurant/ cafe and balcony with spectacular views across the beach to the bay
• Takeaway/kiosk area with deck area
• Public toilets with changing facilities
• Ample car parking
• Access for all users  

Sofia restaurant caters for the full spectrum of visitors, being accessible and affordable to the general public and offering family-style dining. The fare has an emphasis on Italian cuisine featuring wood-fired pizza and authentic pasta creations. 

The new restaurant is part of the major upgrade of Frankston Waterfront and is one of three restaurants/eating establishments anticipated along the precinct. The successful development will see over $1 million of private investment injected into the City. 

For more information, please e-mail joanne.elvish@frankston.vic.gov.au.

Specific information

The uniquely designed building replaces the former bluestone toilet/kiosk facility. Frankston City Council has signed an "Agreement to Lease" with Sylcia Pty Ltd for the construction and operation of "Sofia on the Pier" family restaurant for a period of 21 years.

Omiros Emmanouilides from OMIROS One Architecture Interiors highlighted that the design brief for the restaurant was to bring people together, influenced by the  surrounding environment. The building responds to all seasons and echoes the seascape. The balcony dining space is open to the landscape, however the structure has been designed to cater for the bay winds. The building concept gives flexibility to allow cross ventilation during the hotter summer months.

The above images, taken on 6th October 2005, show Sofia on the Pier Restaurant and Pier Forecourt paving under construction.