Warners Bay is a large, open bay on Lake Macquarie, with a public park and small shopping centre nearby. There are cafes and restaurants with alfresco dining, the 'Centro' shopping centre, specialty shops, boutiques and a post office. The public park on the lakeshore has a shared bike/walking path, picnic tables, barbeques, toilets and water. A-must-stop ice cream shop on the Esplanade is Dippin Dots, they have a unique ice cream that has been made using super-cold freezing methods to make little beads of ice cream.