For our one week stay in Sydney this coming July, I am seeking the recommendations of this forum for the best of the reasonably priced restaurants, especially in the Quay area - all types of food, including breakfast.
We hope to take the Spit to Manly walk, so a food recommendation in that direction also.
Any food spots not to be missed?
Thanks!

I take it, that your not from Australia?. If thats the case, then there is a good book obtainable from most bookstores or newsagents, called, "Sydney Cheap Eats", now this book will list many good eating places, which are both cheap & not so cheap. There is another book put out by SBS TV for ethnic restaurants, and that's very good also.
I have done the Spit to Manly walk, and you will find that most restaurants are at the Spit or Manly, so take a few nibbles and water for along the way.

I forgot to mention, there is an excellent Restaurant in the George Street, The Quay, called, "Rockpool" and it is owned by one of best chefs, Neil Perry. Its not cheap, but very good food.
Why not catch a ferry from Quay, and go across to Watsons Bay, and have a meal at Doyles Seafood Restaurant, make sure to get a table overlooking the harbour, and back to the city. Its a lovely location, especially, in summer, when the sun goes down, and city lights up.
There is a Doyles Restaurant down in the quay area with good harbour & bridge views, and around the corner in a historical wool store stone building, you will find, seafood, asian, italian restaurants. Before dining, walk around underneath the bridge, to "Hero of Waterloo" Pub, and ask the licensee to explain, the secret tunnel to you.

Depends on what you call reasonable.As far as Doyles Watsons Bay is concerned , yes it is a nice experience but they also own the pub next door which has an outdoor beer garden where the food is good (it is only ok at Doyles restaurant) is reasonably priced and has exactly the same view as the restaurant.Have fun!

There is a good no frills restaurant next to the Waldorf on Liverpool st called Mammas Kitchen.We enjoyed it there.Basic but the food was good.
But if you don't want to be ripped off stay away from Darling harbour where the prices and the service were pathetic when we were there in December.
At one point the waitress even left someone elses credit card and bill on our table whilst she scurried off to mess up something else.


Bon appetite
Muck

The "Quay area" is generally unreasonable, so you need to plan accordingly. Unless your budget is large, don't eat there every night.

Yes, "reasonably priced" and "in the Quay (i.e. tourist) area" don't fit too well. Take a bus or cab to Chinatown, which is near the south end of Darling Harbour - lots of choice - or a little further afield to King Street Newtown, a long cafe-restaurant strip with eateries of all ethnic persuasions.