How to get the best dining experience on the Gold Coast?

 

When you want to get the best dining experience in a Gold Coast restaurant, you need to do a little research before you venture out. One of the best places to start if you’re new to the area or just visiting, is to ask the people you’re staying with, hospitality staff and most people in hotels and resorts know which place in their area are good and which to miss. Taxi drivers are also pretty good at knowing where great places to eat are.

Places to avoid

Any place in a busy tourist area that has people walking the streets with signboards or giving out fliers will be at best mediocre, but probably just serving low quality, premade fast meals that you can get everywhere. If that’s what you enjoy then hog in. The meals are likely to be huge and full of fat carb’s and sugar, substituting quality for quantity and not really offering value for money.

Before you go inside check out the number of customers a place has, if there are not so many customers at peak hour, then there is a reason for this as the great place have a queue outside and are hard to get into.

Places that cater for tourists generally are very different from those that are there for the discerning local foodie crowd who demand a very high standard of food service and atmosphere.

Signs of a great Restaurant

Restaurants with handwritten or blackboard menus usually provide exceptional fresh local food and have a charm of their own. Sure, they will often have a standard menu chock full of their regular customers’ favorites and usually prepared fresh daily not rehashed or outsourced frozen then microwave stuff.

What to do if your preferred eatery or nightspot is booked out

Usually, the best places to dine are booked out at peak times and you need to place a booking well in advance. But if you talk nicely to the staff there and ask them for their advice on another place to try, being professionals, often they will try and recommend another establishment that they feel will meet with your approval.

Ask them where they prefer to dine, you will find they only eat at the best places, not the most expensive, but places that provide a pleasurable dining experience. After all, they are in the business, so are likely to be great foodies and wine connoisseurs as well.

Street food

The Gold Coast Restaurant scene has developed a huge array of wonderful street food that allows you to find a selection of great night bites from all corners of the world as well as local specialties as you cruise around taking in the nightlife and it’s a wonderful multicultural atmosphere.

From Burleigh amazing rooftop bars to fine dining in Broadbeach the Gold Coast Restaurant scene has it all.

Check out some of the great reviews on Google and the foodie websites you’ll find. These will tell you about The Gold Coast restaurants and eateries in all areas, also check local searches on Google maps for finding great eateries in your area, they often have their daily specials and very fresh reviews, allowing you to get a great insight on what’s happening from those who have recently been and dined there.