Cairns City Guide - Restaurants

The restaurants below have been grouped into four different pricing categories:
$$$$ (over A$65)
$$$ (A$50 to A$65)
$$ (A$35 to A$50)
$ (under A$35)
Prices are for a three course meal for one without drinks. They include tax but not service.

Red Ochre Grill
This multi-award winning restaurant serves gourmet dishes made from a wide range of native Australian bush foods, such as acacia seeds and crocodile meat.

43 Shields Street
Tel: (07) 4051 0100.
Website: www.redochregrill.com.au
Price: $$$$

Plantation Bar and Grill
A delightful indoors/outdoors setting (white wicker chairs, terracotta tiles and fairly lit palms), delicate flavours and superb service make this one of Cairn's best kept secrets.

The Hotel Cairns, corner of Abbott and Florence Streets
Tel: (07) 4051 6188.
Website: www.thehotelcairns.com
Price: $$$-$$$$

Chapel
Chapel is a trendy hangout on the Esplanade with stylish al fresco seating and consistently good seafood dishes.

91 The Esplanade
Tel: (07) 4041 4222/4333.
Price: $$$

2 Fish Restaurant
In a stunning seafront location, 2 Fish's innovative, refined dishes incorporate Cairns' freshest seafood (diners can even ask for today's ‘Market Catch').

Pier Shopping, Pier Point Road
Tel: (07) 4041 5350.
Price: $$$

Villa Romana Trattoria
With its cosmopolitan piazza style café setting and homestyle Italian menu, Villa Romana brings a taste of the Mediterranean to the Australian tropics.

Corner of Aplin Street and The Esplanade
Tel: (07) 4051 9000.
Website: www.villaromana.com.au
Price: $$

Pattaya Thai Restaurant
An excellent budget option, family-owned and run Pattaya serves authentic Thai curries in intimate surroundings.

62 Spence Street
Tel: (07) 4051 5748.
Price: $