Peppers Beach Club is one of Port’s newest resorts. When they opened in 2006 they opted to keep their in house restaurant, well, in house. However, having spent several months fine tuning the machine they have now opened Cascades to the public ... read more

Relaxed outdoor dining is a Port Douglas specialty. It’s not so much a style thing as a reaction to the heat that encourages the unbuttoned vibe this town is famous for. Places like the Beach Shack, with its chilled atmosphere encapsulate the FNQ spirit ... read more

There’s a fire in the forest, and it’s been deliberately lit. In fact, there’s 300 little flame pots, each lighting your way to a night at FNQ’s most ‘natural’ gourmet venue. I suppose you could call it bush tucker ... read more

There aren’t many restaurants that make their own cheeses. To find one that does is nothing short of miraculous. With its slatted windows, white walled Havana-esque aesthetic and balmy ambience, Salsa is iconic Port Douglas ... read more

A treehouse is a very romantic notion; a secret hideaway, a domain of one’s own. The Treehouse Restaurant at Silky Oaks Lodge recalls such idyllic escapism with its unbridled honeymoon ambience. Nestled into the forest, with the Mossman River snaking below, dining at Treehouse is like stumbling into paradise ... read more

It was the guy I was dining with who noticed it first. “You don’t see many restaurants with three cognacs,” he said, perusing the dessert menu. Yeah, fair call ... read more

Of course, for most people over a hundred the name Watergate is synonymous with the late US President ‘Tricky Dicky’ Nixon, but in Port Douglas, (where we’re all so much younger), it’s a name associated with luxe make out couches, wine consumption, and food that looks good enough to photograph ... read more

Cape Tribulation might mark the spot where the sealed road ends but it’s certainly not the end of line when it comes to food. Indeed, Trib’s newest menu item is the laidback, groovy Whet; a funkily appointed venue for coffee, wine, tapas and contemporary fare. It’s not quite what you’d expect to find in the Daintree but, of course, that’s one of the reasons it works ... read more