Popular restaurants and bars reopen on Gold Coast

Much to the delight of diners, popular Coast restaurants, bars and cafes such as Burleigh Pavilion are reopening earlier than expected. Here’s our guide to venues back in business this week.

Customers enjoying a meal at Burleigh Pavilion before the COVID-19 pandemic.

MUCH to the delight of diners, popular Coast restaurants, bars and cafes have reopened earlier than expected.

Following a state government announcement yesterday, dining in or seated drinks in restaurants, cafes, pubs, registered or licensed clubs, RSL Clubs, hotels and casinos (no gaming) can now host 20 patrons per venue.

Favourites such as Burleigh Pavilion, Labart, Omeros Bros Seafood, Light Years, The Arc at Nobbys, Hideaway Kitchen & Bar, Gemelli Italian, Jimmy Wahs and Moo Moo The Wine Bar and Grill are among those excited to get back into action.

BROADBEACH

Hideaway Kitchen & Bar

2657 Gold Coast Highway

Trading hours: Monday – Wednesday 5pm to 11pm, Friday 5pm to 12am, Saturday and Sunday 12pm to 12am

$60 street feast menu is compulsory for all dine-in bookings.

Bookings essential, head to hideawaykitchen.com.au

Moo Moo The Wine Bar & Grill

Broadbeach on the Park, 2685 Gold Coast Highway

Trading hours from Friday June 5: 12pm-2pm, 2pm-4pm, 6pm-8pm, 8pm-12pm

Lunch $79 and Dinner $110

Bookings essential, head to www.moomoorestaurant.com

Gemelli Italian & Roys by Gemelli in Bundall

From Friday June 5 open seven days for dinner from 5pm and lunch Saturday and Sunday from 12 to 2.30pm.

Bookings essential.

Aloha Bar & Dining

18 Main Place

Trading hours:

Sunday 5pm to 1am

Monday to Wednesday closed

Thursday to Saturday 5pm to 1am

$45 set menu

Accepts walk-in’s but bookings recommended

Call 0499799660 or send them a DM on Instagram.

Hospo Sunday (50% off all food and drink for hospitality workers) as restarted.

Beachside Pavilion

Shop 46 Victoria Ave, The Oasis

Trading hours: Wednesday to Sunday (breakfast) from 7am-11.30pm for dine in customers.

Coffee available from 6am, fish and chip takeaways available 12pm-10pm.

Elk Espresso

Shop G044, Level G, Oasis Shopping Centre, 2 Charles Ave

Trading hours: Monday to Sunday – 6am to 3pm

Max 8 people per table.

Tables now outside so your furry friends can come and hang.

Fat Freddy’s Beach Bar and Diner, Broadbeach*

50 Surf Parade, ground floor Avani Hotel

Trading hours: Walk-in’s everyday from 12pm to 5pm, bookings required from 5pm to midnight.

20 patrons will be seated inside and outside.

Minimum spend $40 per person.

Mamasan Kitchen & Bar

3 Oracle Boulevard

Sittings will be held daily from 5pm to 7.15pm, with added lunch service available on Friday to Sunday 11.30 to 1.45pm.

Opening bookings up to 20 people from June 1.

Reservation requests to be emailed to [e-mail] including preferred date, seating time and number of people.

Credit card details will be required to secure a booking and ensure contactless payment.

Set $89 banquet menu, including spanner crab ravioli dumplings and wagu beef red curry.

Marios Italian Restaurant

Shop G48-52 Oasis Shopping Centre, Victoria Ave

Seating times: Tuesday to Sunday lunch & Tuesday to Saturday dinner.

Lunch: 12pm – 1.15pm, 1:30pm – 2:45pm and 3pm to 4.15pm.

Dinner: 4.30pm – 5.45pm, 6pm -7.15pm and 7.30pm to 8.45pm.

Call 07 55921899 to book and a $25 deposit is required per head.

Miss Moneypenny’s

50 Surf Parade, Broadbeach – ground floor of Avani Hotel

Trading hours: Thursday June 4 – 11.30am to 12am, Friday June 5 to Sunday June 7 – 5pm to 12am.

Dine-in for 20 patrons, bookings essential.

Nineteen at The Star

Level 19, The Darling at The Star Gold Coast, Casino Drive

Trading hours: Wednesday and Thursday – 5pm to 10pm, Friday – Sunday – 12pm to 3.30pm and 5pm to 10pm.

Set menu by Executive Chef, Uday Huja.

Seatings limited to 20 guests for 90 minutes.

Capacity for the bar area TBC.

Sage Cafe & Restaurant

20 Queensland Ave

Trading hours: Monday to Sunday 7am to 10pm

Dine-in available. Bookings required.

Yellowfin Seafood Restaurant

6/20 Queensland Ave

Trading hours: 11am to late.

Bookings essential, call 5538 9938

BURLEIGH

Labart

Trading hours: Lunch and dinner sittings Friday to Sunday

$125 set menu (dietary requirements can be catered for, expect vegan).

Menu includes: Burleigh Baker baguette, caramelised butter/ Stracciatella, cucumber, strawberries, basil oil/ Tomato, caper, shallot, tuna mayonnaise/ Southern calamari, cabbage, vadouvan/ Lamb rump, cauliflower, eggplant/ Cheese course/ Pre-dessert/Dessert

No BYO alcohol, cakes or kids menu.

$125 to be paid in full at time of booking, with beverage charged on consumption of day.

Bookings in the first sitting are for 2 hours. If you wish to dine for longer than 2 hours the second sitting is more appropriate.

Call (07) 55 763 498 or head to www.restaurantlabart.com

Takeaway “Labart At Home” is still available.

Jimmy Wahs

1724 Gold Coast Highway

Trading lunch and dinner 7 days a week from Wednesday June 3.

Maximum 20 pax at anytime.

Credit card required to secure booking

Bookings essential, head to www.jimmywahs.com.au

Lockwood

7B Justin Lane

Trading hours:

Friday – 5pm to late

Saturday – 5pm to late

Sunday – 3pm to 10pm

Monday – 5pm to late

Required to order food and drink.

Menu includes Cowboy Chilli, Tortilla Soup and French-Onion Soup

Light Years

1848 Gold Coast Highway

Trading hours: Wednesday to Sunday. Sitting times: 5pm, 6.30pm, 8pm

Bookings essential, email [e-mail]

Burleigh Pavilion

3a/43 Goodwin Terrace

Trading hours: 12pm to 12am daily.

Four course feast and two-hour drinks package available for $150 per person at the Beach Balcony Bar.

20 patrons per sitting.

Bar area will reopen on Friday, capacity TBC.

Justin Lane Establishment

1708-1710 Gold Coast Highway

Trading hours: Monday to Sunday. Offering two lunch sittings and three dinner sittings being 5pm, 7pm & 9pm each with a two hour dining time.

All reservations will be required to dine on Justin Lane’s “Feed Me” menu

Bookings essential, call 07 55768517 or head to www.justinlane.com.au

Mr Hizola’s

Shop 3/1730 Gold Coast Highway

Trading hours: (1.5 hour sessions) from Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday – 12-11pm, Friday and Saturday – 12pm-12am

From Wednesday night, 20 patrons per timeslot available.

$50 per person Emperor’s Feast is compulsory for all guests on Wednesday, Thursday & Sunday dinner, as well as Saturday and Sunday lunch.

$60 Premium Emperor’s Banquet for all guests Friday and Saturday dinner.

Bookings essential, call 07 55763458 or head online to www.mrhizolas.com.au

Booking cancellation fee of $25

Oi Izakaya

4/30 James St

Trading hours: Three sittings Tuesday to Saturday from 5pm – 5pm-6.30pm, 6.30-8pm & 8pm-close (kitchen closes 9.30pm, bar at 10.30pm, doors at 11pm).

They are now contacting those on the waitlist.

Pink Monkey Bar and Grill

1712 Gold Coast Highway

Trading hours: Rooftop open everyday (except Tuesday) – staggered bookings from 12pm to 9pm (12pm, 1.30pm, 3pm, 4.30pm, 6pm, 7.30pm & 9pm).

Bookings essential, call 0400199771.

Takeaway still available downstairs.

Rosella’s

6/1734 Gold Coast Hwy, Burleigh Heads

Trading hours: from 5pm Wednesday to Sunday

Walk-ins only

CLEAR ISLAND WATERS

Goji Granola Bar and Cafe

7/60 Santa Cruz Boulevard

Trading hours: Walk in’s from Monday to Sunday – 6am-4pm.

Dine in now available for 20 patrons on the veranda. Convenience stall still open inside.

HOPE ISLAND

Artichoke

Marine Village Sanctuary Cove

Trading hours: Two sittings for lunch from 11.30am – 1.30pm & 1.45pm – 4pm. Dinner will start from 5pm – 7.30pm & 7.45pm – late.

$99 six course degustation. The menu will change each week, starting with Italy during week one and week two will be Japanese-inspired.

Bookings essential – call 07 55642188

MAIN BEACH

Hot Shott

3/17 Tedder Avenue

Trading hours: 5.30am to 4pm daily.

Bookings recommended, call 0755323275

Omeros Bros Seafood Restaurant

55/74 SeaWorld Drive

Trading hours from June 12: Monday to Friday booking times – 11.30am-1pm, 1.30pm-3pm, 3.30pm-5pm, 5.30pm-7pm, 7.30pm-9pm

Bookings essential, email [e-mail]

Set menu – $60 for 2 courses or $80 for three courses. Plenty of options for entree, main and dessert from their classic menu. Live lobster and mud crabs can be purchased as additional extras. Vegetarian options TBC.

Shuck Restaurant and Bar

20 Tedder Avenue

Trading hours. Two hour seatings from Monday to Sunday – 12pm-2pm, 2pm-4pm, 4pm-6pm, 6pm-8pm, 8pm-10pm.

Limited menu.

MERMAID BEACH

Alley Chow

2215 Gold Coast Highway

Trading hours: Dinner – 5pm to 10pm everyday. Lunch – Friday to Saturday 11.30am to 2pm.

Bookings recommended, call 0755724068

Bonita Bonita

2460 Gold Coast Hwy, Mermaid Beach

Trading hours: daily from 5pm

Call 5575 2669

Etsu Izakaya

2440 Gold Coast Hwy, Mermaid Beach

Trading hours: Open 5pm daily

email [e-mail] for bookings

Little Truffle

2444 Gold Coast Highway, Mermaid Beach

Trading hours: Monday to Saturday 5.30pm till late, lunch Friday and Saturday 12pm till 3pm

Four course or six course menu available.

Call 5526 5033 to book

Milkman’s Daughter

2/43 Alfred St, Mermaid Beach

Trading hours: from 7.30am daily

To book visit themilkmansdaughter.coffee

NOBBY BEACH

Bine Dining and Bar

1/28 Chairlift Ave, Mermaid Beach

From Wednesday open for 20 patrons per session.

Trading hours: One hour sessions for dinner (Wednesday to Friday) and lunch and dinner (Saturday and Sunday).

Minimum spend is $30 for the hour, $10 minimum towards food, the remainder as a drinks credit.

DM Bine on Facebook or Instagram to secure a table.

The Arc At Nobbys

Shop 3/28 Chairlift Avenue

Trading hours: 1 hour sessions: Friday – 3pm to 12am, Saturday – 12pm to 12am, Sunday – 12pm to 10am

Minimum spend is $30 per person per hour.

A meal must be purchased.

Bookings essential, call 0755725572 or DM them on Instagram.

The Cambus Wallace

4/2237 Gold Coast Highway, Nobbys Beach

Bookings of maximum five people

Call 5575 3420

PALM BEACH

Balboa Italian

1069 Gold Coast Hwy

Trading hours:

Sunday 12pm to 2:30pm, 5:30pm to 11pm

Monday – Thursday 5.30pm to 11pm

Friday – Saturday 12pm to 2:30pm, 5.30pm-11pm

Full menu.

Bookings essential.

All guests will be required to check-in on arrival and will be seated upstairs.

Call 07 56592282 or visit balboaitalian.com.au book.

The Collective Palm Beach

1128 Gold Coast Highway

Trading hours. Sunday to Thursday 12pm-10pm, Saturday and Friday 12pm-11.30pm.

Bookings essential – call 56188229 to head to www.thecollectivepalmbeach.com.au

Bar and meals from five kitchens will be available.

ROBINA

Robina Pavilion

229 Ron Penhaligon Way

Trading hours. Sunday to Wednesday – 10am to midnight, Thursday to Saturday – 10am to 2am.

Bookings of 20 available and are offering an updated ‘winter’ dine-in menu.

With the venue spanning across multiple indoor & outdoor spaces, the management team are also working to create COVID-19 safe segments so as to implement the ‘20 persons per area’ guideline

They will be accepting walk-ins from this weekend.

For larger groups and to ensure a spot, it is still recommended to book a seat by calling the venue on [phone].

A minimum spend of $25 per person applies (including beverages).

SURFERS PARADISE

White Rhino Bar & Eats

Shop 38/40/55 Circle On Cavill, Cavill Ave

Trading hours. Thursday to Sunday, three sittings from 5pm, 6.45pm and 8.30pm

Call 5646 9337

Steampunk

3113 Surfers Paradise Blvd

Trading hours: Sunday to Thursday – 11.30 to 1am, Friday and Saturday 11.30am to 2am.

Bookings essential, call 0755381650

Costa D’Oro Italian Restaurant

27 Orchid Ave

Trading hours. Monday to Sunday – 90 minute sittings from 11am – 8.30

Bookings essential – ring 0755385203

Full menu available and $15 lunch specials till 4.30pm

Baritalia

Chevron Renaissance Centre, Elkhorn Ave and Surfers Paradise Boulevard

Trading hours. Monday to Saturday – 7am to 12pm and Wednesday to Saturday – 4.30pm to 8pm.

Call 5592 4700 to book

Alfresco Italian Restaurant

2/2018 Surfers Paradise Boulevard

Trading hours. Monday to Sunday – 5pm-6pm, 6.15pm-7.30pm & 7.45pm-late. Sunday lunch 12pm-2pm.

Full menu available – no minimum charge.

Call 5538 9333 to book.

Salt Meats Cheese

‘The 4217’, 10 Beach Rd

Trading hours. Sunday 11am-9pm, Monday to Thursday 5pm-9pm and Friday to Saturday 11am-10pm.

Hour sittings – bookings required.

Call 07 56611517 to book.

Full available menu.

Edgewater Dining and Lounge Bar + Fish Emporium

Capri on Via Roma, Isle of Capri

Trading hours. Monday to Sunday. Sittings are 11am, 2pm, 5pm or 7.30pm.

Sittings for 10 people at each restaurant for $79 three course meal and cocktails.

Bookings essential, call 07 55701624.

VARSITY LAKES

Blackboard Varsity

7/240 Varsity Pde

Trading hours. open from 7am daily for one hour sittings

To book visit blackboardvarsity.com/bookings

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