Places to eat in Airlie Beach

Click to see larger pictures Deja Vu, Airlie Beach: Wow! What I have say about the Deja Vu restaurant of Airlie Beach can be summarized in one word: wow! I did not expect to find food so delicious after leaving Sydney behind (talk about preconceptions ...) Boy was I wrong. Right after I settled myself into the mindset of eating mediocre food for 10 days while touring the East Coast, I ran into this little gem. Gourmet food in the true sense of the word. The restaurant is located at the Water's Edge Resort and for us in particular it was the easiest in town to find because we were staying at Water's Edge. It's beautifully set by the swimming pool of the hotel, up on a hill, the lights of town visible below us. The tables are nicely set. All in all, a very romantic atmosphere. The service was great throughout the night, courteous and attentive. But the best part was the food. For starters I had the French Affair which was very delicious and as main I went for the Vegetable & Legume Dahl. Husband got the kangaroo fillet which he said was the best that he ate during his trip in Australia. I was disappointed by only one thing the entire night and that is that I was too full to order desert - the portions are quite generous. Highly recommended.

Click to see larger pictures Tex-Mex in Airlie This Mexican restaurant located on Airlie Beach's Esplanade seems to be quite popular with the crowds. The first time we tried to eat here, right after our late arrival in Airlie Beach we were told there's a 40 minutes wait. We were quite famished after the drive from Townsville so we moved our business elsewhere. The second time we were sitted immediately but it took some time until we actually got to order. Service was a bit slow throughout the night but we blamed that on the late hour (It was nearly 9 o'clock at night :) which seemed quite late for Airlie Beach) and on the fact that we got sited right after a group of about 10 people. Cactus Jack's is a Tex-Mex chain and as such you know what you get: casual atmosphere, average food, big portions, reasonable prices. I had the Hillbilly Deluxe burger and my companions went for stakes. A word of advice if you order stakes in Australia: they tend to dial it down a notch; if your stake is ordered medium what you'll get is the medium to well done US equivalent. If you want to see some pink on the meat try ordering medium-rare.

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