Port Douglas Restaurant Strip

Just lately we have been testing out pizza in Macrossan Street. We look at a lot of things but also the price of the wine. In this case, Angove Studio Series-Shiraz, was excellent for $29. Wood fired pizza is offered in two sizes at reasonable prices. 24 Macrossan Street

Lunch on a hot November day. Sea food platter - $27 Calamari - $18 Pinot Gris - $39 It was OK, the platter was a lot better than the Calamari. This is Pub grub with an over-priced wine.

REX SMEAL PARK Free BBQ PRAWN SKEWERS - 6 for $7.20 FRENCH STICK - $1.70 ICEBERG LETTUCE  - $1 Coles - Prawn Skewers $7.20,  French Stick $1.70 Iceberg Lettuce $1.00 PINOT GRIGIO - $4.75 Lunch in the Park for two - $15.65 cheap eats Port Douglas .

Great Outlook Probably the most patronised restaurant in Port Douglas whose history dates back to the early '80's when it was called "Danny's". Atmosphere, value, service, quality all rate highly. Linguini pepperincino,  house made gnocchi of the day & Dog Ridge Sauvignon Blanc Salsa Bar & Grill 26 Wharf Street Port Douglas Phone: 4099 4922 Port Douglas Website

Sassi's Cucina 4 Macrossan Street Sassi's has been one of our favourite restaurants for some time. What is confusing though is most of it is on the footpath and there are two parts? One part is the restaurant and one part is the "I don't know". At one part you can buy a carafe of house wine and the other part you can't have house wine unless it is in a glass and part of a special. All this on the public footpath? The food was good: The confusion at the till wasn't. Trying to make our visitors more comfortable. .

Screenshot from an iPad Of all the restaurants and eateries in Queensland, 100 were selected by the Courier Mail for a newspaper supplement and their responsive website. Great graphics and a QR code to get you onto the website. Un-believably the Douglas Shire gets 3 mentions: Mossman Markets - fresh tucker Kuku Yalanji Heritage Cultural Tours - bush tucker Harrisons - flash tucker Courtesy of Cheap Eats Port Douglas .

BYO As Port Douglas frequent diners we are on the lookout for value. BYO, Bring Your Own wine, beer or spirits is not overdone in Port Douglas  and that is a pity because it can cut your dining bill in half. The service in the Star of Siam is provided by people deeply connected with the restaurant. Our Thai hostess had us seated in moments with white wine glasses and an ice bucket  for our BYO white wine. That was an excellent start and I am not sure that any restaurant in Port Douglas could match it. We had some Salt & Pepper Squid, Mongolian Beef and deep fried King Prawns for Lunch and absolutely loved it. This Restaurant stacks up well with any other eatery in Port Douglas Our Bill $57 Where is it? 12 Macrossan Street Port Douglas Phone: 4099 6912 Keeping our diners happy.

23 Macrossan Street (opp Saltwater Building) Dishes from $3.50 to $5.50 BYO No corkage Excellent low cost and healthy dining. Keeping our visitors happy Port Douglas Cheap Eats Website .

AQUA - Pullman Sea Temple AQUA - Pullman Sea Temple is where Roy Weavers and Sarah Cullen interviewed Jim Wallace for the Port Douglas magazine article about the early days of Quicksilver. The finished article makes interesting reading and by coincidence our spin on Quicksilver's influence on Australian shipbuilding was included in the Port Douglas & Daintree Discovery Guide app in 2011. Port Douglas & Daintree Discovery Guide app Back to the AQUA Restaurant. Having not dined there previously we tried it out. It is a long way out of town and a long way from the Macrossan Street Restaurant Strip. It was not very busy. Part of the restaurant was set up for a wedding reception later in the day.  The setting is stunning and we settled in ordering two battered Spanish Mackerel $28 each, one Bruschetta $12 and a bottle of  Chardonnay $33 or $101 for lunch. I knew that Jim was a great Fish and Chips man and i was interested as to why th...

SEASHELLS SEAFOODS What could be better than a seafood shop next to a park? Seashells Seafood are at 11 Grant Street opposite Rotary Park in the middle of Port Douglas. We had some of the daily cooked prawns, homemade seafood sauce and  a cracking cold Pinot Grigio from home. Prawns $11 Seafood sauce $2 Gossips Pinot Grigio $3.90 Seashells Seafoods 11 Grant Street, Port Douglas Phone: 40994960 seashellsseafoods@gmail.com Promoting sensible dining in Port Douglas.

The new extensions are a surprise when you first see them.   They are tasteful and I am looking forward to spending some time there. Dining is still on the deck overlooking Dickson's Inlet and the mountains beyond giving one of the best outlooks of any Port Douglas eatery. We had a Fisherman's Basket and the Fish and Chips with the Rothbury Chardonnay for about $70 all up. .

We had been looking forward to dining in this new quirky restaurant where Fins used to be. I thought the landlord would be happy to have a tenant and to see a new dining concept introduced to Port Douglas would be a good idea. I was somewhat puzzled by the concept and after lunching there yesterday I still am. The walk up from the underground car-park next to Zinc was far from inviting but we pushed on to Cyclone Sally”s and entered the restaurant. One thing that puzzled us on the outside menu was the cost of the tap wine. Tap wine has made it’s way into southern eateries providing good quality wine wine cheaply to patrons and owners alike. A win win situation if I ever saw one. Tap wine is bought by the glass, 1/2 carafe (500 ml) or carafe (1000 ml). 500 ml carafes are common at one of our leading restaurants and we enjoy them with lunch immensely at $13 per. The same size carafe at Cyclone Sally’s is $30 per. That’s right $30 for 500 ml of non-bottled wine. Back to...

In keeping with our cheap eats program for visitors to Port Douglas: Pizzas $7.95 & $7.10 Wine $4 & $14 Cheap Eats Port Douglas for more ideas. .

2FISH 56 Macrossan Street Port Douglas Local prawns on baked Cabatta $18 Calamari $18 House White $32 5 stars What a wonderful place to watch the people go by on a day when Macrossan Street was buzzing with activity. We are not into the tourist season proper and yet there were lots of people enjoying the various dining experiences on offer in Macrossan Street. All this was on a Tuesday on a not brilliant day with the odd shower and lots of wind.  Promoting Port Douglas .

First Tap wine in Port Douglas free wifi Sides, Bar Snacks & Gap Fillers Sally's hand crafted burgers Vegetarian Sally's sliders Sally's grilled bits Side salads Deserts Portico Building Shop 17 / 53 Macrossan Street (previously Finns) free ad from port douglas websites .

Black Pudding, Smoked Salmon and poached eggs with fried capers. $15 Salmon Bruschetta, poached eggs topped with dill hollandaise sauce. $15 Tasted as good as it looked. Promoting Port Douglas .

Italian Sardines on chargrilled ciabatta with extra virgin oil, garlic and parsley Spuntini = Tapas We normally save Sassi's for special occasions because of the wine prices.  When friends found they had house wine by the carafe for $13 we went to investigate. House white and house red half carafe for $13 TASTE SENSATION The house white is a very good Pinot Grigio and when combined with the sardines it is a knock out. Other Spuntini we had were: Pizza Bianca with olives, Baccala Mantecato, Polpette al Limone, Arancini and  Sambuca sausage flambe. 2 Macrossan Street Port Douglas Promoting Port Douglas .

We heard the rumours and saw the publicity. So we went. The Caesar Salad and prawns and Calamari tasted good. Presentation and service not good enough and not a smiling face anywhere. The Calamari strips were in one lump on top of some limp fries.  No finger bowls and no bowls to put the prawn shells in. The rumours were right. .

Sunday 10 may 2015 3pm - Carlton V Brisbane on screen at Rattle & Hum 38 Macrossan Street Promoting Port Douglas

On these beautiful days try a picnic in the park. Several of our parks have electric Bar B Q's (see the free stuff on the Keys to Port Douglas) and most have picnic tables or lovely grassed areas to use. Our lunch yesterday consisted of hamburgers, salad, chipolatas and Warburn Estate Gossips Cabernet Sauvignon. At about $4.50 per is perfect......  Promoting Port Douglas

Going..... Going.... Gone! MANGO JAM, 24 MACROSSAN STREET Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Promoting Port Douglas - Port Douglas Website .

Port Douglas has holiday makers in mind with children's meals being available at reduced prices or even free for early diners. This of course suits a family on holiday and suits dining patrons without children at later seatings. See the Port Douglas Cheap Eats App > Dining with our daughter and grandchildren on Easter Sunday we were delighted to see a children's menu at the Surf Club. Offered to children were delights such as Sushi and a Chicken Wrap all at about half the price of an adult serve. Promoting Port Douglas .

What a good combination, St Patricks Day and an Irish Pub in Port Douglas. A pint of Guiness, a bottle of Shiraz and Pinot Grigio luricated the Irish Stew and Guiness Pie very nicely. Good Irish feel with the music and decore. 8 Macrossan Street. Promoting Port Douglas .

10% off Mango Jam has opened up again and is offering 10% off food & beverage when you next dine there. Pick up the discount card at "information centres" around town. 24 Macrossan Street Phone: 4099 4611 Photo: Port Douglas Cheap Eats

This offer is one of the best that we have seen. For the month of February kids eat for free every day. Conditions apply - see store for details. The Hogs Breath Cafe is at the Bally Hooley Station at Reef Marina. Brought to you by Port Douglas Cheap Eats

Pizza in the Park In line with presenting Port Douglas as a place anyone can afford to visit we tried some pizza in the park: Domino's Americana $4.95 Gossip's Cabernet Sauvignon $3.95 Image Port Douglas Cheap Eats

Cheap eats Port Douglas community website app goes live and we are calling on those cafes and restaurants that made the cut to enhance their listings to help pay for the app. All it takes is a $1 per week. A representative from Cheap Eats today remarks: " We do not get paid for making Port Douglas a good place for visitors to come to. Just one restaurant could make a big difference for just $1 per week ." See Cheap Eats Port Douglas:  cheapeats.portdouglas.website .

Under construction is a cheap eats web dining guide for Port Douglas. It does not have to be expensive to dine well in Port Douglas as this guide will show. see it at: cheapeats.portdouglas.website

Ziva - Breakfast Cafe Ziva at 20 Macrossan Street Port Douglas This is a busy little Cafe around breakfast time. Cooffee was good, breakfast was OK. Watch the world go by? Photos: portdouglas.website