Restaurants in Whitsunday Coast
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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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Bridge's Restaurant
This super-slick restaurant-bar inside the Ambassador Hotel has got soul. Not only is it quite comfortable (cosy booths and overstuffed couches), but it also showcases live jazz. The gourmet fusion menu includes fancy finger food like camembert-and-prosciutto–stuffed Moreton Bay bugs, juicy steaks and vegetarian options. The budget conscious should stop by at lunch. The same mains are served for about half the price and you can also order off the $7 home-style lunch menu (think meatloaf, corned beef and Indian chicken).
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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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Wilkie’s Tavern
Dark red walls and a breezy balcony – Wilkie’s is a little classier than most in Mackay, although it can sound like an aviary up here with all the parrots chirping from nearby trees. A small but solid menu offers fresh fish, oysters and meats as well as a large selection of starters.
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Angelo's on the Marina
A large, lively restaurant in a delightful marina setting, with an extensive range of pasta and a mouth-watering Mediterranean menu. It's located 6.5km northeast of the centre. (Take the Forgan Bridge.)
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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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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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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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Pacino’s on the Waterfront
This relaxed riverside restaurant is tucked between a string of warehouses, giving it an ‘in-the-know’ kind of feel. Seafood is the main fare, served in abundant and tasty quantities, sometimes tossed around in heaps of pasta or plonked on crispy pizzas.
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Sorbello's
A long-established Italian restaurant drawing a steady crowd of hungry diners to its casual city location. There is a giant selection of reasonably priced pasta and pizzas, as well as many cakes and ice creams to choose from at the front counter.
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Kevin's Place
Sizzling, spicy Singaporean dishes and efficient, revved-up staff combine with the building's colonial ambience and the tropical climate to create a Raffles-esque experience.
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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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Lighthouse
An excellent takeaway seafood spot (try the epic fish burger) with a popular, rather fancy seafood restaurant next door.
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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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Ambassador Hotel
Art deco enthusiasts will love Mackay’s CBD. Most of the facades are at their finest on the second storey.
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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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Oscar's on Sydney
Cafe famed for its delicious poffertjes (authentic Dutch pancakes with traditional toppings).
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Montezuma's
Mexican-influenced restaurant with cosy atmosphere and snug booths.
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