Fine dining in the Townsville region

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19 June 2024

The Townsville region is blessed with top chefs, fresh ingredients and a booming agricultural industry which makes it the perfect destination for premier dining experiences.

Whether you’re looking to treat yourself, your significant other, toast to your Townsville holiday, or you just enjoy the culinary artistry and elegance that comes hand-in-hand with the experience, our delectable delights of fine dining in the Townsville region have you covered.

Treat your tastebuds

If you’re looking for fine dining in Townsville, you simply can’t leave without treating yourself to at least one (or more) dining experience at A Touch of Salt, Bridgewater, Miss Songs, and Terasu. It’s a treat for your tastebuds, with a tropical twist.

A Touch of Salt

Located in the heart of Townsville City, this award-winning restaurant utilises top-quality ingredients perfectly crafted for your exquisite dining experience. Enjoy the relaxed dining atmosphere as your tastebuds do the talking. We recommend the grilled coral trout, followed by the eclectic pumpkin mousse for dessert.

Bridgewater

If you’ve got your focus on flavour and your eye on authentic ingredients, Bridgewater is the Townsville fine dining restaurant to book into. Utilising the best local, seasonal produce and with stunning Townsville city and river views, enjoy their signature five course degustation with paired wines menu. You’ll find Bridgewater in the centre of Townsville city.

Miss Songs

Enjoy Asian fine dining with a modern, tropical Queensland twist at Miss Songs. A combination of traditional Chinese cuisine, Asian inspiration and fresh Townsville and nearby regions’ produce, the Miss Songs is recommended for those seeking a fine dining Townsville experience with a few friends.

The award winning Miss Songs is located within The Ville Resort Casino, a barefoot luxury hotel with views that overlook Magnetic Island, the Coral Sea, and the Townsville marina. Extend the luxury by basing yourself here during your Townsville holiday.

Terasu

Delight in illuminated Japanese cuisine at Terasu. A celebration of flavour, the Terasu menu boasts perfectly crafted ceviche, nigiri and sashimi alongside other famous Japanese dishes. Inspired by the bright lights of Tokyo, if you can draw your eyes away from the colourful and decadent dishes, enjoy the stunning views across the Townsville coastline as you dine.

Orpheus Island

You may have dined across Australia or even all over the world, but have you ever enjoyed fine dining surrounded by one of the world’s natural wonders? Say hello to Orpheus Island Lodge, the self-proclaimed home to the best restaurant on the Great Barrier Reef.

Utilising locally sourced and fresh, seasonal ingredients, the Orpheus Island Lodge restaurant was awarded a Chef’s Hat in 2019, and guarantees you’ll enjoy a chef hatted meal for every course.

With an emphasis on sustainability, vegetables are sourced from the island’s vegetable patch, free-range eggs are hatched on site and prawns, coral trout and painted rock lobster are sourced from local fishermen and suppliers. The menu changes daily to best showcase the region and offers the opportunity to match each dinner course with the thoughtfully considered paired wine.

The Orpheus Island restaurant restaurant is accessible as a part of your stay at the Orpheus Island Lodge where you’ll arrive by a scenic 30-minute helicopter ride across the Coral Sea and Great Barrier Reef, putting the exquisite in this experience long before the first deliciously crafted course has crossed your palate.

Pelorus Island

If you like your fine dining experience with a side of private island, you’ll enjoy the all-inclusive luxurious Pelorus Island.

As a part of your stay at Pelorus Island, partake in a culinary adventure personally designed to fit your flavour, palate, and interest. Masters in the art of gastronomy, Pelorus Island’s chef-prepared meals celebrate a combination of local regional produce with an international twist. By curating your personalised dining experience with matching wines, cocktails and beers, this experience is your opportunity to enable your imagination to take over and enjoy some of the best fine dining in Australia – all set to the backdrop of the stunning Great Barrier Reef, of course!