Diners' Choice: Best Ambiance restaurants in Sunshine Coast

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Updated June 05, 2025

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Casa Restaurant

4.8

4.8 (25)

$41 to $100

Mediterranean

Mooloolaba

About the restaurant

Just steps from the white sands of Mooloolaba Beach, Casa Restaurant offers a warm, Mediterranean-inspired dining experience by the creators of Casita Wine Bar. Whether you're starting or finishing your night next door at Casita, Casa Restaurant is your destination for sharing moments and savouring "The Art of Living."

Begin with our signature Casa Paloma cocktail, followed by a share table of Mediterranean delights - think fresh salmon carpaccio, authentic prawn linguine, and tender slow-cooked lamb shoulder. End your evening with a sweet indulgence with our affogato martini and profiteroles, or a refreshing limoncello digestive.

With stunning interiors and a menu designed to bring people together, Casa Restaurant is the perfect place to relax, share, and celebrate the Mediterranean way of life.

Top review

Angela

Dined 7 days ago

The interior of Casa Restaurant is beautiful - stylish, peaceful and fresh. The small space provides a lovely intimate atmosphere. The food was delicious and beautifully presented. Service was good but a little slow at taking our orders. The chef and the waitress were both friendly and knowledgeable and were a pleasure to meet.

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Experience

CASA GROUP BANQUET

Rickys River Bar and Restaurant

4.8

4.8 (3362)

$41 to $100

Seafood

Noosaville / Noosa Heads

About the restaurant

Set on the banks of the beautiful Noosa River, Rickys River Bar & Restaurant delivers a dining experience that encapsulates the Noosa lifestyle. Rickys offers a delicious menu featuring a wonderful selection of fresh seafood and the very best local produce. With sweeping views of the Noosa River, Rickys is the perfect place for a leisurely lunch, a sunset dinner or a relaxing cocktail in their River Bar.

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Shane

Dined 2 days ago

Staff first class and were very informative and knowledgable

King Ludwigs German Restaurant and Bavarian Beer Bar

4.7

4.7 (399)

$41 to $100

German

Maleny

About the restaurant

King Ludwig's German Restaurant offers European Alpine cuisine with a strong Bavarian & Austrian influence.
Visit Bavaria/Austria without your passport and expensive plane tickets. Step into King Ludwig's and let us introduce you to classic European hospitality = Gastfreundschaft.
Besides old school hospitality, we provide table service and have some of the friendliest staff on the sunny coast.
Austrian born Adi is at the helm of KL since July 2024. He is a DipWSET (= a Wine & Spirit Education Trust Diploma level 4 graduate), 35+ years in hospitality and he is keeping an watchful eye on everything.
We offer a dynamic beverage program with a LOT of European and International wines, over 20 of those wines by the glass and over 30 beers and yes... we almost forgot... the finest views of the Glasshouse Mountains from our balcony.
Join us for a quick bite, test Adi's knowledge at the monthly wine tasting, Christmas in July, Oktoberfest etc. is all on www.kingludwigs.com.au.
Bis bald.

Top review

Ilona

Dined 4 days ago

Amazing food as always, the host is very friendly and professional, and the ambience is absolutely lovely. King Ludwig's is our favourite German restaurant, hands down!

Humble on Duke

5.0

5 (508)

$101 and over

Modern Australian

Sunshine Beach

About the restaurant

Our main goal has always been to focus on our core values of hospitality, make people feel good while serving delicious seasonal food & wine from some of our favourite regions across Australia, New Zealand & abroad.
Our dining room focus is handmade, approachable & highlighting fantastic local produce, this means things on our menu change quite often and the menu continually changes.
Our menu designed by Stacey Conner showcases fresh & local produce from around Noosa and up the Queensland coast all the way inland to some of our Australia's most renowned cattle stations.

We are an intimate venue, so book ahead to get the best spot.
You can dine on any of our set menus which will consist of a range of snacks, a large dish to share with your choice of adding other snacks, dishes & dessert on.
Our share menu is not available on weekends.

If you would like to enquire about a group larger than 6 please email info@humbleonduke.com.au.

Top review

pete

Dined on Jun 20, 2025

Amazing food. artichoke soup with macadamias had cumquat surprise flavour explosions. fabulous entrees and lamb main. almost too full to take on sticky date dessert - but thought if i don’t wake until midday from this food coma - it’d be worth it. Really make you feel at home and they are cooking just for you. Best way to start holidays ever. Pete

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Chef's Choice Menu $165pp

Warrior Restaurant & Bar

4.7

4.7 (736)

$41 to $100

Modern Australian

Beerwah

About the restaurant

Located in The Crocodile Hunter Lodge, Warrior Restaurant & Bar is a unique dining experience you won’t want to miss. Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner, our menu’s identity is derived from the classical techniques of the world with the modernisation that is Australian cooking. Recipes are influenced by the unique produce that Australia has to offer, in a celebration of our region. The Chefs at Warrior spend their time sourcing beautiful local ingredients to create these dishes. Paying homage to the First Nation people and the plant life they have been utilising for thousands of years, we at Warrior endeavour to take these earthy flavours and pair them with the fresh produce of our neighbouring farms.

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Britt

Dined 2 days ago

Lovely restaurant, food was exceptional and well presented and service was very welcoming and attentive. Will definitely be back.

Amici Restaurant - Caloundra

4.8

4.8 (2824)

$41 to $100

Italian

Caloundra

About the restaurant

In life, we all need friends to love, laugh and eat with. Amici is the Italian translation of friends. So whether you’re after the full dine in experience with the amazing service, delicious food and relaxed atmosphere or feel like staying in with our take away or home delivery, Amici wants to be a part of all your memories, like friends should be.

Top review

Kim

Dined on Jun 26, 2025

Wonderful every time we go! Great food, service is amazing!

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Kondalilla Restaurant

4.6

4.6 (449)

$41 to $100

Modern Australian

Montville

About the restaurant

As part of Kondalilla Eco Resort, we share the same values of Relax, Revive, Recharge within our restaurant space, whilst also providing modern and wholesome dishes.

Our Chefs are committed to creating a sustainable, eco friendly, inclusive space; utilising home grown and locally sourced fruit, vegetables, ethically sourced Australian seafood and premium quality meats to create well balanced, flavoursome, seasonal menus rich in nutrition and style.

Enjoy a leisurely lunch on our spacious deck amongst the trees, an intimate dinner under the stars or bring the family for a relaxing Sunday afternoon and enjoy live tunes, whilst the kids play in our enclosed playground. Offering a variety of indoor dining spaces, from our bar area with a cosy fireplace for the cooler months, a private dining room suited for groups of up to 10 people and our main dining space with a view of the deck.

Top review

Vanessa

Dined 1 day ago

Highly recommend! The staff are welcoming and attentive, the food is 10/10 and Lex at the bar makes a mean margarita.

Locale Restaurant and Bar Noosa

4.7

4.7 (2360)

$40 and under

Italian

Noosaville / Noosa Heads

About the restaurant

The decor is like a restaurant in NY, Melbourne or Europe and they have added detail with sophistication yet it appears simple and sleek lines with subtle lighting that gives a great atmosphere. There are different areas to sit from the bar to lounge, table seating or a small outdoor area.

Drawing heavily on Italian tradition, Locale Noosa offers a seasonally changing menu using the best in local produce and premium imported ingredients. Surrounded by lush gardens, Locale Noosa sits in a protected corner of Hastings Street just a few steps from the golden sands of Noosa Main Beach. Our seasonal menu features handmade pasta, traditional italian antipasti and desserts alongside an impressive selection of wines, beers and cocktails.

Top review

megan

Dined 1 day ago

Pasta was to die for fantastic wait staff a lovely night

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Experience

LOCALE X POMMERY SUNDAY LUNCH

Experience

Sunday Long Lunch

Sails Noosa

4.8

4.8 (3467)

$101 and over

Modern Australian

Noosaville / Noosa Heads

About the restaurant

Located overlooking Noosa Main Beach, Sails Restaurant offers sophisticated yet relaxed dining.

Executive Chef, Paul Leete, presents a creative fusion of modern Australian cuisine, while keeping a strong focus on fresh, seasonal produce.

Paul combines ingredients, sourced with integrity, to create clean, thoughtful and uncomplicated menus.

Sails Restaurant also features a multi award winning wine list showcasing more than 500 wines, with a focus on great Australian, New Zealand and French winemakers.

Open from 12pm daily for lunch and dinner.

Sails Restaurant is open for all Public Holidays through the Christmas and Easter periods.

When placing your reservation, please understand that requests for specific tables cannot be guaranteed. We appreciated that everyone who books with us wants to sit close to the beach front, therefore we allocate these tables according to how far in advance you book.

Top review

Cheryl

Dined 3 days ago

Wonderful experience. Beautiful food. Great service. Stunning location.

Secrets on the Lake

4.7

4.7 (551)

$41 to $100

Australian

North Maleny

About the restaurant

Winner of the AGFG Peoples Choice Award 2019, Dining on the Deck is a truly special place, situated in the rainforest on the shores of Lake Baroon with panoramic views of the water, mountains and rainforest.
This intimate connection with nature is enhanced by the incredible food that is prepared in house by our talented team of chefs.

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Peter

Dined 5 days ago

A great location and ambience. Friendly and efficient staff. Very good menu. We had a lovely lunch!

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