With its relaxed atmosphere, great food and even better beer, Longstocking Brewery and Oyster Bar is the obvious choice for a schooner of hand-crafted ale when in Pambula NSW. But that’s not the only thing you’ll find here. There’s that wonderful moment when you’re travelling when you find yourself somewhere that really makes you feel … Read more
What happens when you give a world-class Japanese chef free rein to cook his favourite dishes for you while you sit and watch him in his kitchen? Welcome to omakase at Besuto Sydney. Stepping from the small lift secreted in a laneway courtyard not 200m from Circular Quay, we find ourselves in the Zen garden … Read more
Set back from the road out of Pambula heading towards the sparkling waters of Merimbula Beach, Wheeler’s Seafood Restaurant and Oyster Bar is a seafood paradise on the Sapphire Coast in far south NSW. With its trio of pitched roofs peeping through the gumtrees that line Arthur Kaine Drive, Wheeler’s Seafood Restaurant and Oyster Bar … Read more
With its elevated view out over the jetty to the sparkling ocean, The Wharf Restaurant in Merimbula, NSW is the obvious choice for seafood lovers. But does its adjoining aquarium create a conflict of interest? How would you feel about eating seafood in a restaurant that’s also an aquarium? Is it the perfect storm of … Read more
Serving Sydney rock oysters, freshly plucked and shucked from the lapping waters of Merimbula Lake less than a stone’s throw from its floor-to-ceiling windows, Valentina Restaurant embodies the Sapphire Coast Oyster Trail with a degustation to showcase the region’s five estuaries. You’d expect a restaurant with views over one of the figureheads of the Australian … Read more
The bright button on Maroochydore’s new keyboard, Market Bistro with its electric atmosphere and big-city vibe heralds a whole new look to what once was a quiet beachside town on the Sunshine Coast. Promising to be the high-tech heartbeat, financial hub and CBD of Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore is developing into a fascinating destination. It’s … Read more
As Brisbane’s fine-dining scene expands and evolves like the rings of a pebble dropped into a still pool, the ripples of Essa’s focus on flavour, senses and style are making waves in the city’s gastronomic circles. Just off the busy thoroughfare of popular James Street in the high-end side of the Valley, Essa hides behind … Read more
At the heart of a town known more for its long-running makers’ market than fine-dining, Bask Eumundi is set to be one of the Sunshine Coast’s premium food destinations. *Bask has moved locations to Peregian Beach on the Sunshine Coast’s northern shores just near Noosa. Although this wonderful restaurant has moved, you’ll still find this … Read more
A jewel in the crown of the Sunshine Coast’s burgeoning food scene, Popina in Eumundi takes southern European fare and revitalises it into spectacular modern cuisine. Towards the southern end of Eumundi, a market town in the Sunshine Coast, the twinkle of fairy lights, the tinkle of jazz and a sprinkle of laughter from al … Read more
Black walls, hard steel, crystals, candles and real wrought chainmail curtains, Vamp by Lisa McGuigan is all about the detail, all about the experience and, of course, all about great wine. What do you usually expect when you go to a winery cellar door? Light timber? White walls? A few wine barrels dotted about and … Read more