Urban Woodfire Pizza
It’s the pizza parlour with so much more, the new ‘urban’ pizzeria with ‘the lot’ – Urban Woodfire Pizza. When Darren Bedford decided to establish a family owned and run…
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Urban Woodfire Pizza
Woodchoppers Inn
There’s always been something special about Mudgeeraba – a village feel that embraces locals as family. Typical of that spirit, Woodchoppers Inn, Mudgeeraba's original restaurant and bar, has been family…
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Woodchoppers Inn
Pancakes on the rocks
Pancakes, for me, bring back the nostalgia of teenage university years. Pancakes on The Rocks had just opened and, given any occasion, my sister and I would make the trip…
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Pancakes on the rocks
Nonna’s
“Eat better, Drink happy.” Opened in 2005, Nonna’s is a good example of a family restaurant that gives the people what they want. Always popular, the recent renovation will make…
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Nonna’s
JR’s Smokehouse BBQ
UPDATE October 2016: JR's Smokehouse BBQ's Coolangatta location is now closed. Follow their EVENTS page for the latest location of their food truck. “We’re going to a BBQ tonight,” I…
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JR’s Smokehouse BBQ
The Hard Rock Cafe
Joe Cocker’s death left a hole. It was another one of the legends gone; another jigsaw piece of my life experience which had fallen off the table. I’m not a…
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The Hard Rock Cafe
Mike’s Kitchen
There’s only one reason for us to dine at Mike’s Kitchen: The Slaughterhouse Fifteen! Ribs, that is... To be more specific, 15 huge BBQ Pork Ribs smothered in Mike’s special…
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Mike’s Kitchen
Hard Rock Café, Surfers Paradise
UPDATE OCT. 2015: Hard Rock has just added far more vegetarian options to their menu. We especially liked the Quinoa burger with a touch of curry to spice things up,…
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Hard Rock Café, Surfers Paradise