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Dear
Grant Street Foodies - As you know
we’ve been busy putting together the
next edition of port:table and we’ve
finally worked out who’s in and
who’s out in Grant Street. You will be
chuffed, I’m sure, to learn that 8 out
of 10 are in, and, what’s more, that
we’re only charging you the ‘9’
price, which means $244.45ea rather than
$275ea.
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The
editorial and three images will appear on
their own double page spread in the finished
book. In addition, the editorial and images
will appear online at www.porttable.com.au
and at www.port-douglas-restaurant-guide.com.
Please
read the text below and let us know if you
have any major dramas with it. Our deadline
is Friday July 13 (not a good omen, I know)
so the sooner you hassle us about things the
more chance we’ll get to fix things up.
Anyway, we hope it doesn’t come to that
and that you love it.
Grant
Street Precinct
Port
Douglas has countless tasty secrets and
hidden delights. One of the best is Grant
Street, a family oriented, alfresco strip
with quick, quality cuisine and a fair slice
of local FNQ characters. In some ways, Grant
Street is its own little world, with its
broad multicultural range and its ‘off
Broadway’ vibe.
Grant
Street is where you’ll find many a local
doing lunch (or breakfast and dinner). Why?
Well, it’s friendly, quieter than the main
drag and, let’s face it, a liitle more
affordable.
Right
from Fresq on the corner down to the new
Calypso Café, the strip is alive with a
bustle of locals and knowledgeable visitors.
Whether its classic café fare, locally
baked pastries, pizza, certified Halal
kebabs, Thai, Indian, continental deli
products, or even fresh coconut juice, this
little microcosm has a ‘hawker’s
corner’ feel.
Best
of all, though, are the people. How can you
go past Roy and Miriam from Hey Hey? Or Lars
and Finuala next door in Deli On Grant?
Between them they’re a great example of
Port’s legendary, friendly eccentricity.
Meanwhile, Narelle and the ladies at the
Port Douglas Pantry are the soul of old
school country style. Next door, Pete and
the kids at Get Ya Kebab are wowing the
locals with their outrageously tasty chicken
kebab.
Meanwhile,
the new kids on the block are busy getting
into the swing. Calypso, (of reef dive trip
fame), are loving their foray into land
based hospitality and the new Indian
restaurant, Port of India, has been greeted
by tandoori starved locals with something
close to euphoria.
Now,
Grant Street might not be dressy tablecloth
nosh, but it’s without doubt Port’s
lunch and take-away hub. Just ask a local
who they call if they feel like giving the
kitchen a miss.
Of
course, the other great thing is that it’s
super kid friendly. If the little buggers
won’t sit still just send ‘em down to
see Phil at the Coconut Hut enjoy your
baguette, noodles, kebab or coffee in peace
and quiet. Then again, if they’re bugging
you in the evening, give Pizza Express a
bell and buy them off that way. Okay, not
classic parenting, but aren’t you meant to
be on holiday?
In
short, Grant Street is where the idea of
Port being a village really comes to life
… or is that goes to lunch?
Grant
Street Eateries - Port Douglas Australia
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