NOTE: Adam Dundas-Taylor is no longer Executive Chef at Miss Moneypenny’s. A year after the opening of the sister venue to Noosa’s award-winning Miss Moneypenny’s under the Avani apartment tower in Broadbeach, The Good Time Group welcomed renowned restaurateur Adam Dundas-Taylor as Executive Chef for the $8 million mini dining precinct, which also includes Fat...

Aussies love a great night out. We also love Mediterranean food. Where better to have dinner than at a Greek taverna, which carries the connotations of good times, great food and plenty of liquid refreshment. But there are too few tavernas on the Gold Coast, a culinary gap that needed to be filled. One of...

The Lucky Squire, the Gold Coast’s own James Squire brewhouse extraordinaire, opened in mid-June after three years of construction, transforming the ‘west wing’ of the Oracle precinct from a bunch of shops to an awesome venue catering for over 400 revellers. A collaboration between the Mantle Group and Lion (who also own The Charming Squire...

Greek tavernas conjure up memories of good times and a free-ranging lifestyle under blue and white stucco walls and awnings, wine in our hands, the table spread with dips and flatbread, Greek salad and fresh grilled seafood. Standing Acropolis-like on top of the hill, The Greek Club has always been the epitome of all things...

NOTE: In 2023, Izakaya Midori gained new owners. … It takes courage to open a ‘destination’ restaurant, one so out of the way that diners must ‘seek to find’ it. Without walk-by foot traffic, destination restaurants depend on reputation and recommendation, other diners spreading the word about great food and service. Izakaya Midori is one...

Pacific Fair is well on the way to creating an ‘eat or shop’ dilemma. As part of a $670 million redevelopment, high end fashion shops with huge investment fit outs have been opening along the boulevard attracting international shoppers and lots of onlookers. The centre is also well on the way to establishing itself as...

NOTE: Hyde Paradiso is presently closed due to COVID-19 restrictions. Hyde Paradiso opened in March 2019 in one of the most iconic locations in Surfers Paradise. Perched up on the first floor below Peppers Soul Hotel, this impressive venue overlooks the beach, giving a bird’s eye view of the Gold Coast at play. Occupying the...

Thai food is one of our favourite family cuisines because if deals well with dietary needs. So, we’re delighted to find that Chef Rit Suttinual and his partner Jade Kim, owners of the well-respected restaurant Thai on the Hill Robina, have brought us another little gem, See Thai in the Sundale precinct of Southport. Opened...

There’s nothing sexier than men preparing food. Especially Mediterranean men preparing really good rustic whole food. The ladies know it. They saunter in just before midday, hips swinging slowly, arms extended, looking for him. ‘Where’s Alessandro?’ Young and gorgeous, he crosses the restaurant to meet them, a huge smile lighting his face before being enveloped...

UPDATE 2019: Awarded “READERS CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST SEAFOOD” by Australian Good Food Guide, The Inky Squid is a shining star in the fresh seafood stakes. They also ranked #7 in NSW in the Australian Fish & Chip awards! Their bestsellers continue to be Lemon pepper squid with seaweed, the Inky Squid pack, and burgers....