We went here for lunch a couple of weekends ago.

We always seem to have dramas when we try to come here - one time it was completely booked out and another recent time the entire venue was hired out for some nipper awards. So this time we rang to make sure there would be a table free.

It’s a very popular surf club - the food is very reasonably priced, the service prompt and the views worth literally a couple of million dollars!  

We ordered a parmagiana $16.90 and an ‘ironman’ sandwich $12.90 (chicken, bacon, egg, cheese, salad, avocado and chips.) I had to give half my sandwich away as I couldn’t eat it all.  

It’s a great place to come for a casual breakfast or lunch. Carparking is a real hassle though as there are very limited spaces at the carpark out the front. We usually park a few streets down and walk.

Northcliffe Surf Life Saving Club
Pub/Club/Tavern/Bar

51 Garfield Tce (Cnr Thornton St)
Surfers Paradise, 4217
Phone: 07 5539 8091
Web: http://www.northcliffesurfclub.com.au

 The ironman sandwich

The chicken parmagiana $16.90

Inside the Northcliffe SLSC

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Capri pizza is located underneath some shops off station street.

You can drive down the driveway and park underneath. The restaurant feels like it’s in a basement and yes it’s daggy and home decorated but we’ve been back a few times. Why? because they make awesome pizza and home made pasta. It’s a simple, suburban restaurant and they know it. They don’t try to be anything they’re not and they focus their energy on producing good food, not on flashy decor, cutlery or tableware although they could do with some knives that are serrated to cut through the pizza - we ended up just eating each slice by hand.

The woman who manages the pizza oven at the front is always friendly and happy and has been in the industry for over 25 years.

We brought our own six pack of beers which helped keep the costs down and ordered one medium pizza with two different toppings on each half to share. The young scottish waitress was friendly and smiling and apologetic when our pizza’s took a while to come out.

If you’re after a simple, affordable and homey tasting Italian restaurant then Capri Pizza is perfect. It’s the sort of restaurant where customers bring their own beers and stubby coolers and can feel completely relaxed dining out in old jeans and a tracksuit top.

Capri Pizza
Italian

3 - 27 Station Street
Nerang, 4211

Phone: 07 5578 2499

Inside Capri Pizza

We ordered a medium half vegetarian and half mexican approx $21

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We came here for dinner last weekend on recommendation of a friend.

It’s quite a funky looking restaurant from the street and we were looking forward to trying out a new Japanese restaurant.

The dining room inside is very small but the wooden chairs and tables are very rustic looking and the fairy lights hanging from the roof give it an intimate touch.

There are some very interesting/strange menu choices blending east and western foods such as tofu lasagne, garlic chips, wasabi garlic bread and tofu dip Japanese nachos….

We ordered Edamame beans $4 and tempura prawns and vegetables for entree $18. I prefer it when the edamame beans are still slightly warm from the boiling water - these were cold and they could have been saltier. The tempura was nice but felt it could have been better value and should have included some more vegetables.

For mains we ordered chicken teriyaki $16. I normally prefer it with a crispy skin and with a bit of a western blend, it came out with a dab of mashed potato. I also ordered from the specials menu somen noodles. I haven’t ordered this before and for some reason when reading the description I was sure it was a noodle soup dish but instead it was a cold noodle dish with chopped raw vegetables, a raw egg yolk and some strange fermented sticky beans. To say the least I wasn’t a fan but that was my fault in not reading the menu. I was disappointed though to have wasted the money on a dish I didn’t like.

I prefer more traditional Japanese fare and perhaps someone who is more willing to experiment and try new blends of cuisine would appreciate this restaurant more.

Service was good, it was just unfortunate that we were seated next to a couple with two young, noisy children which dampened the mood as the restaurant is quite echoey.

Bistro Lamp
Japanese

Shop 5, 3021 Gold Coast Highway
Surfers Paradise, 4217

Phone: 07 5538 4377
Web: http://www.bistrolamp.com

Outside Bistro Lamp

Edamame Beans $4

Tempura prawns and vegetables $18. I thought it could have included more vegetables to make it better value for money

Inside Bistro Lamp

The teriyaki chicken which came with some mashed potato $16

The somen noodles I wasn’t a fan of - from memory approx $17

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Chiangmai Thai is an institution on the Gold Coast and is my vote for the best Thai on the Gold Coast.

We visited the restaurant at Broadbeach and if you’re visiting the Gold Coast, it’s on the Gold Coast highway and is lit up purple with lots of tiki lanterns lit outside. This restaurant has a great ambience and they’ve gone to a lot of effort to decorate it including heavy, wooden Thai furniture, elephant statues, Thai paintings and wood carvings to ensuring their female staff are dressed in colourful Thai costumes.

This is a beautiful restaurant for a relaxed dinner or romantic, intimate setting and you can sit inside or outside amongst the garden. Service is alwasys quick and professional as they have plenty of wait staff on. The food is always beautifully presented and reasonably priced. Mains are around $16 for meat dishes and in the low $20 range for seafood.

There are other restaurants in Surfers and Nobby’s Beach. To write your own review on the Broadbeach restaurant click here.

Seafood Tom Yum soup - this spicy soup is made extra tasty fresh vegetables

The chicken Tom Yam soup has a coconut base (I may have the name wrong)

Coconut prawns and chicken satay sticks for entree

The lamb yellow curry

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We used to come here regularly for breakfast and had never tried the lunches there so we visited a few weeks ago.

I wasn’t as impressed with my lunch as I was with their breakfast (I love their bircher museli.) I also felt the prices were quite pricey. My BLT was $14.50 and my partners fish and chips was $19.50. I don’t mind paying those prices for a restaurant but as it’s a cafe amongst a food market hall (albeit an upmarket food hall), I felt they were pushing it.

My roll was soft and sweet but I personally prefer something with a bit of crunch. My partners fish was ok but he felt it lacked a bit of oompf. Below are some pics we took.

The seating options are at a large, square communal table or long bench inside or you can sit at tables out in the market hall however it can get quite loud and echo’y.

I think I may stick to their breakfasts in the future which I think are better value for money.

To post your own review on Spendelove Bistro and Bar click here.

Inside Spendelove Bistro and Bar - The square communal table

Spendelove’s menu

My BLT which was $14.50

The fish and chips which was $19.50. Well presented but my partner felt it lacked flavouring.

Inside the Food Hall at the Ferry Road Markets. You can choose to sit here if you’re dining at Spendelove

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