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Gold Coast Restaurants With Degustation Menu

Those looking for a fine Modern Australian dining experience presented in an intimate setting head to Little Truffle Dining Room & Bar on Gold Coast Highway in Mermaid Beach. This elegant restauran...
Located in the heart of cosmopolitan Broadbeach overlooking Victoria Park, multi-award-winning Moo Moo The Wine Bar + Grill is undoubtedly considered the Gold Coast’s best steak restaurant. Moo Moo...
Manolas Deli Bar Bistro

Manolas Deli Bar Bistro

Mediterranean   $$$$$   Opens at 10:00 AM

Surfers Paradise

Weekend Plans?Book Now!Grab your pals and get grazing over a long lunch this weekend. We recommend a selection from our share plates menu. Also a bottle of Italian or French Rosé to pair from our award-winning wine list....
Etsu Izakaya

Etsu Izakaya

Japanese   $$$$$   Opens at 4:30 PM

Mermaid Beach

13 Chef Hat Award
Dining at Etsu IzakayaBook a Table Today!Etsu Izakaya is modern Japanese izakaya style dining. Our dishes are designed to be shared and served steadily during the course of the evening. Order again and again, share with your friends or co...
A La Carte MenuRoastbeef and the FrogThe estate is home to the renowned restaurant, Roastbeef and the Frog, a unique fusion of French and English cuisine. Helmed by the exceptionally talented duo, Chef Olivier Boudon and Chef Jake Hat...
Masu Izakaya

Masu Izakaya

Japanese   $$$$$   Opens at 4:00 PM

Burleigh Heads

Shared contemporary izakaya-style Japanese dining is what Gold Coast foodies can expect at Masu Izakaya on Gold Coast Highway in Burleigh Heads. On balmy days sit alfresco and people watch with a c...
Kiyomi

Kiyomi

Japanese   $$$$$   Opens at 5:30 AM

Broadbeach

14 Chef Hat Award
Shiraz Persian Restaurant & Bar
Nineteen at The Star

Nineteen at The Star

Modern Australian   $$$$$   Opens at 7:00 AM

Broadbeach

13 Chef Hat Award Restaurant & Catering Association
"You Must Try the Oyster Assiette."
Shuck

Shuck

Seafood   $$$$$   Opens at 12:00 PM

Main Beach

Restaurant & Catering Association
Located on the Gold Coast at Main Beach on the famous Tedder Avenue dining strip, Shuck restaurant adopts a prime position to soak up a coastal ambience, found on the corner of Woodroffe and Tedder...
Room81

Room81

French   $$$$$   Opens at 4:00 PM

Broadbeach

Jonez on Ephraim

Jonez on Ephraim

Modern Australian   $$$$$   Opens at 11:30 AM

Paradise Point

Restaurant & Catering Association
Glass Dining & Lounge Bar

Glass Dining & Lounge Bar

Modern Australian   $$$$$   Opens at 12:00 PM

Main Beach

Restaurant & Catering Association
The Fireplace Restaurant
Stroll up from the golden sands of the GC’s most iconic beach to assuage thirst and hunger at Surfers Paradise’s first and only brewery BOBs Brewery & Restaurant on Elkhorn Avenue. BOBs is an acron...
Project Tokyo

Project Tokyo

Japanese   $$$$$   Opens at 5:00 PM

Mermaid Waters

The Little Plate

The Little Plate

Modern Australian   $$$$$   Opens at 5:30 PM

Burleigh Heads

Double Barrel Kitchen

Double Barrel Kitchen

Cafe      Opens at 7:00 AM

Benowa