Restaurants in Airlie Beach
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Village Cafe
Always busy with hung-over backpackers, and those after good coffee, this popular cafe has breakfasts that are just the tonic to get the day started. For lunch or dinner be sure to order a 'hot rock' ($26 to $34) and watch your protein of choice cook to perfection on a volcanic rock that's been heated for 12 hours.
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OnAqua Restaurant & Bar
By candlelight, murmurs of conversations resolve into a soothing chant as tastebuds tango at this small and intimate restaurant overlooking a sapphire-blue pool and the Coral Sea beyond. To describe the menu here as simply food is an injustice. This is gastro par excellence, a multidish journey through modern Australian cuisine. Service is efficiently attentive but non-obtrusive - just enough space between courses to pause for savouring and superlatives.
OnAqua oozes taste in more ways than one but is not pretentious.
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Armada Lounge Bar
You can dine upstairs and outdoors under a rippling canopy at smooth and classy Armada, a big city lounge with loads of sophisticated drinks as well as sublime meals to wash them down. There is a sultry, stylish mix of Japanese and Balinese décor, and dim lighting sets a romantic vibe. Food is well presented and flavour packed, and the menu offers everything from kangaroo to barramundi to plenty of options for vegetarians.
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Deja Vu
Rated as one of Airlie's best, this Polynesian-themed restaurant concocts contemporary dishes with Asian and Mediterranean influences. Be sure to while away a few hours at the famous long Sunday lunch (eight courses for $40 per person).
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Shipwrecked
An exceptional wine list accompanies the best seafood menu in town. The barramundi and coral trout are always safe bets, but you’re on holidays, for crying out loud, so try the sweet and sultry Penang seafood curry or the Shipwrecked Platter ($135 at last count), which will easily please three fussy pescatarians.
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Capers
This casual, though classy restaurant gets a huge rap from locals and tourists alike. Lots of fresh seafood along with steaks, fine cheeses and a mouth-watering array of desserts complement a good wine list and a prime people-watching locale. Grab a plump couch and get stuck right in.
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Fish D'vine
Of course, rum and fish – what a perfect combination! But somehow this quirky concept has taken off like a storm. Seafood dishes will keep you happy, and the selection of over 100 different rums is bound to unleash your inner pirate.
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Whitsunday Sailing Club
The sailing-club terrace (don't sit inside) is a great place for a meal and a drink and wonderful ocean views. Choose from the usual steak and schnitzel culprits.
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Cappa’s Cake & Ale
Tucked in an alley behind Shute Harbour Rd in central Airlie, it has heaps of breakfast options, real bagels and great sandwiches and cocktails.
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Extreme Bean Espresso Bar
An excellent cafe known for frappes, eggs Benedict, cheesecakes and changing daily specials.
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Airlie Supermarket
For self-caterers.
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Waterline
With stunning views over the marina, this restaurant at Shingley Beach Resort has one of the best locations for waterfront dining. The decor is tropical beach-chic. Recommended by the locals for its good service, great food and consistent quality.
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Marino's Deli
Great takeaway pasta, and antipasto offerings.
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Alain's Restaurant
For fine dining this intimate French restaurant opposite Cannonvale beach is first-rate. White linen, silverware and soft candlelight add up to romance. Indulge in the six-course table d'hôte menu and you'll have time to ask about that Citroën parked in the corner.
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