Diners' Choice: Best Ambiance restaurants in Gold Coast

OpenTable

Updated September 05, 2024

Looking for restaurants with the best ambiance in Gold Coast? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

EDDY + WOLFF

4.9

4.9 (134)

$41 to $100

Asian

Robina

About the restaurant

Our story of Eddy + Wolff means so much to us.
Thao: I grew up on Eddy Cres
Vien: And I grew up on Wolff Cres.
It's where we met and when our journey all began. This is why we created this place so we can all meet you here.
Imagine a small bar in Asia, whether it be Japan or Hong Kong. Off the beaten track meaning somewhere where you wouldn’t think you’d find us. A place you’d step into and feel like it’s not something that’s on the Gold Coast.
A cosy intimate space that transports you into another time, that will immerse you in flavours that are true and authentic, full of heart and soul from everything we loved eating growing up in Canberra and from our travels from all over Asia.
Our space will allow you to reminisce about your old school days from the music we play or your travels to Asia from the flavours in our dishes, we would like you to feel a sense of belonging, a connection that will take you back to where we ‘all’ came from.

Executi

Top review

Wayne

Dined on Sep 5, 2024

Hidden gem. Fantastic venue, food and service. We will be back with our friends 👍

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Experience

Dine Like The Wolff

Greenhouse Canteen and Bar Tallebudgera

4.9

4.9 (522)

$41 to $100

Vegan

Miami

About the restaurant

Greenhouse Canteen + Bar is a complete plant-based restaurant and bar. Our team is passionate about bringing the freshest produce to your plate, and we pride ourselves on our unique and mouth-watering menu.

Top review

Lisa

Dined on Aug 16, 2024

The food is the most delicious vegan in Queensland. The staff and delightful and make us feel very welcome and cared for.

La Bella Cellar

4.8

4.8 (99)

$41 to $100

Fusion / Eclectic

Burleigh Heads

About the restaurant

The Gold Coast’s best boutique wine bar!

We are all about conversation, funky beats, tasty eats and even better wine. Finally, a place to enjoy a good time, any night of the week. There is one thing we might keep from you though and that’s how to get in, you’ll have to book to find out.

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Michellevip

Dined 1 day ago

Absolutely fantastic as always, food presented beautifully and so tasty and service impeccable

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Experience

50% OFF all Cocktails, Beer, Wine & Spirits

Rick Shores

4.8

4.8 (4619)

$101 and over

Contemporary Asian

Burleigh Heads

About the restaurant

Pan-Asian flavours in one of the Gold Coast's most iconic locations. Focusing on fresh locally sourced produce with intention to share.

By Head Chef James Brady

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Jeff

Dined 3 days ago

Went to Rick Shore for my 60th and it was a perfect experience from when arriving to the very end . Had the $90 set menu it was outstanding . Thank you for memorable afternoon.

Hatsuhana Restaurant - Sea World Resort

4.7

4.7 (825)

$41 to $100

Japanese

Main Beach

About the restaurant

Delight in an amazing dining experience at multi-award winning Japanese Restaurant, Hatsuhana. Sensory indulgence unlocked, as you explore delicious authentic Japanese cuisine and discover the thrills of live cooking as our skilled Chefs prepare fresh seafood and flavoursome meats served straight from the Teppanyaki grill. Or tantalise your taste buds on the finest sushi, sashimi and Japanese desserts when you dine à la carte.

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Brent

Dined 1 day ago

Great experience overall just a critique on service. Whilst mostly wonderful I ordered a particular dish that was in the specials list and never received it. When questioning staff they told me it was sold out. That’s fine but at least communicate with your clients. Secondly food was served and after 10mins I had to stand up and locate cutlery for my kids. This wouldn’t stop me going again.

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Popular dish

Teriyaki Chicken

Izakaya Midori

4.9

4.9 (149)

$41 to $100

Japanese

Varsity Lakes

About the restaurant

Izakaya Midori is the only restaurant on the Gold Coast that offers a 100% plant based Japanese dining experience. Our mission is to create and serve an original, tasty and visually pleasing vegan-friendly dining experience for all of our guests, combined with “wabi-sabi” , a very culturally significant Japanese concept.

We welcome people from all over the world throughout the year and deliver the most unique dining experience you can imagine through the concept "プランツでおもてなし hospitality by plants".

We are rated 5 stars on Eat Safe Gold Coast. Five star rating stands for a high level of compliance with the Food Act 2006 and excellent safety management practices. Eat Safe Gold Coast is a food safety initiative for all licensed food businesses throughout the city.

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Kate

Dined 4 days ago

The food was simply incredible. Bold flavours and perfectly cooked and prepared!

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Experience

Izakaya Midori Cocktail

Coast Beach Bar & Kitchen

4.6

4.6 (201)

$41 to $100

Steakhouse

Surfers Paradise

About the restaurant

Leading our Kitchen is the well experienced Matt Le Beau. Our menu offers modern Australian cuisine using premium local land and sea produce. Our charcoal Josper oven imparts a distinctive and unique array of flavours through the art of cooking over fire, think old world charm with new world vibes.

Nestled in the heart of the Gold Coast with uninterrupted views of Surfers Paradise beach and the Pacific Ocean, COAST boasts a 140 global wine collection and a 160 seated rooftop beach bar to enjoy one of our signature cocktails or craft beers - before or after dinner. We have a live entertainment schedule showcasing some of the best DJs and local musicians.

Coast is a meeting place for like minded social beings who want to immerse themselves in true Gold Coast fashion. We look forward to welcoming you soon.

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Tanaka

Dined on Aug 31, 2024

Friendly staff, lighting abit too dim, food was great

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Experience

Indoor Kitchen Restaurant (Restaurant Menu Only)

Experience

Bottomless Lunch

Experience

Outdoor Beach Bar & Terrace (Bar Menu only)

Double Barrel Kitchen & Bar

4.7

4.7 (390)

$40 and under

Australian

Benowa

About the restaurant

We are a beautiful waterfront Restaurant & Bar located at The Marina Concourse in Benowa, Gold Coast.
We offer a full breakfast & lunch menu 7 days.
Our menu is designed around fresh seasonal produce that we try our best to source from local suppliers in our region.
Our Ethos is simple, Great food, Great wine & excellent service in a relaxed stylish casual dining space overlooking the Marina.
We look forward to welcoming you soon!

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Hayley

Dined on Sep 1, 2024

Attended for Father’s Day. Lovely location. Food was great. Service was a little slow but they were busy. We look forward to returning!

Radici Pasta House

4.7

4.7 (562)

$41 to $100

Italian

Coolangatta

About the restaurant

Arrived from Rome in 2014, the Mancini family decided to change their lives and embark on a new and exciting adventure in Australia. After several experiences as Chefs in Italy and also in Australia, Valentina and Otello decide in 2019 to return on the market with a singular hospitality concept that had already been successful in Rome since 2010 . Radici Pasta House, in Italian language “Radici” means roots indicating the intention to offer a cuisine deeply rooted in Italian food culture with a modern accent and an extreme attention to the overall experience. Head Chef Marco Minore, who also joined Radici Pasta House in 2019, with his menu has contributed to giving life to this project which, in addition to the particular chef table seats around the bar, represents something unique in Gold Coast and beyond.

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yve

Dined 3 days ago

Service was good and food enjoyed by all our group Only minor problem was the initial booking process, could not update numbers attending on line and when speaking to staff on phone booking time was mistakenly changed by employee. Our group really enjoyed the food and would recommend this restaurant.

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Popular dish

Lasagna

Maman - Burleigh Heads

4.2

4.2 (499)

$41 to $100

Mediterranean

Burleigh Heads

About the restaurant

Maman (French for mum) was founded by two of the sweetest mums, Lizzy and Karen, to bring delicious Mediterranean to Middle-Eastern bites, sustainable wines, and no non-sense cocktails to toast all those near and dear. Each dish is served with love from local and organic ingredients that have been nurtured from the ground up, giving every customer handmade, simple dishes – the way only Mamans know-how. Come home to mum, at Maman.

Please note all tables 6 or more must be on the Maman 'Let Mum Pick' options.

10% Surcharge Sundays + 15% Public Holidays.

Top review

LaurieBeth

Dined on Sep 5, 2024

Great food and service. We had the set menu and it was delicious

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Let Mum Wine and Dine you

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