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Village Cafe Restaurant & Bar

366 Shute habour road | Opposite Taxi Rank, Main Street, Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia
07 49465745
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Ranked #7 of 47 restaurants in Airlie Beach
Price range: S$11 - S$38
Cuisines: Diner, Australian, Café, Wine Bar
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Good for: Outdoor seating
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Reservations, After-hours
Description: The Village Cafe Restaurant & Bar is located in the main street of Airlie Beach. we are set back slightly from the main street which provides you with a quiet, comfortable and at dinner romantic venue, surrounded by native trees and bush.Open 7 days a week for breakfast, lunch and dinner, (Kitchen operates 7:30am to 9:30pm daily). Fully licensed .... A wonderful place to sit, relax and enjoy wonderful food, great service and good music. Known for the best Coffee in the Whitsundays and home to the unique "Hot Rock" dinning experience, the highest quality steaks and the best ever seafood. Come for breakfast, back for lunch and again for dinner...... It's the best! & we also offer Icy Rocks, frozen Volcanic Rock serving Boutique Ice Cream with a wonderful Choice Side dishes, like Tim Tams, Mars Bar etc! Yummy.... This is as good as it gets!
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2013 NEW via mobile

We ate the chocolate cake and its AMAZING!! One of the best we've eaten! :D The smoothies is also something we really recommends! Go there if you're on airlie beach! Thanks from happy scandinavians:)

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Village_Cafe_Rest, Owner at Village Cafe Restaurant & Bar, responded to this review
17 May 2013

Yep and all home made NOTHING is brought in .... I will pass this on to the Chefs -Thanks! More

Antwerp, Belgium
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2013 via mobile

The food was ok, the wine was quite expensive but good, the service was remarkable! They had some colouring pencils and books for the little one to play with, which was perfect! When one person complained about the tuna not being fresh, it was immediately replaced with a fresh piece.

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Village_Cafe_Rest, Owner at Village Cafe Restaurant & Bar, responded to this review
1 May 2013

Katt, thank you. Glad you enjoyed the wine .. we stock good value high quality wine as well as affordable wines. Whilst I am personally confident the Tuna steak was fresh our policy is to ensure you are happy and comfortable with your food. We see this as essential ... thus we replace on the very rare occasion we have... More

wise_rita
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28 helpful votes 28 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 April 2013

Really friendly service and surprisingly un-crowded on a Saturday night. It's well shielded from the loud, crappy music at the nearby Magnum's backpacker bar. I found the trio of dips pretty pricey at $15 for the portion size you get, but the dips must be handmade to justify it. The hot rock (tuna and chicken satay) was really good and... More

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Village_Cafe_Rest, Owner at Village Cafe Restaurant & Bar, responded to this review
1 May 2013

Wise rita, thank you well you enjoyed the food, that is wonderful. Yes the dips are made in house as is ALL of our food... Looking forward to seeing you again soon! More

Antibes
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2013

We thoroughly enjoyed our dinner here. The food was reasonably priced, although the wine was expensive and only one (red) was offered by the glass. We enjoyed the novelty of cooking our own steak. The staff were really helpful, but we did have difficulty finding the place initially! We'd definitely go back.

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Village_Cafe_Rest, Owner at Village Cafe Restaurant & Bar, responded to this review
1 May 2013

Hi there thank you so much for the feedback... glad you enjoyed the meal. Thank you .. more wines by the glass coming soon! More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 April 2013 via mobile

Stopped in for lunch as info on the website and tripadvisor sounded enticing. Sizzling Garlic Prawns were nice. Salt n Pepper Calamari tasted ok but coating was a bit underdone and doughy - the mango salsa accompaniment was tasty but wasn't really helping the calamari. Hand-cut Wedges were great. All three of our smoothies were beautiful :) Service was friendly... More

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Village_Cafe_Rest, Owner at Village Cafe Restaurant & Bar, responded to this review
27 April 2013

Good food, good service, good drinks ... well thats pretty good! - At certain times after a very busy period we need 5 minutes to clear all tables ..... but this is worst case .. glad you enjoyed More

Birmingham
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23 helpful votes 23 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 April 2013

In a lovely quiet spot in town, but central. The service was welcoming and helpful, and there is free wifi here too. It seems to be open all day for food which is handy. We chose to have the rump steak which you cook yourself on hot stones - delicious!

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Village_Cafe_Rest, Owner at Village Cafe Restaurant & Bar, responded to this review
27 April 2013

Service good and helpful, Yea thats what we like to hear! (when its due)!!! :)))) Open all day and night NOW serving Tapas as well ... Thanks! More

Melbourne, Australia
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3 restaurant reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 April 2013

Looked for a place to have an anniversary dinner. Casual eating out on an open terrace/walk through. Live music Sunday night. Hot rock meals were a bit of a novelty, staff were patient at explaining and demonstrating. Steak was challenging to not over-cook; tuna was delicious. It was a unique experience for one night.

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Village_Cafe_Rest, Owner at Village Cafe Restaurant & Bar, responded to this review
27 April 2013

We remember you two! Happy anniversary again, great to hear you had a mega night ... food and service .... looking forward to seeing you again soon. Lawrence More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 April 2013 via mobile

Was really captivated by the look of this cafe it looked like it had a really cool chill vibe. The menu looked amazing heaps of options for everyone which is always good. The food itself was a little over priced for the quality of the food that did come out. Customer service was pretty average which really upsets me in... More

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Village_Cafe_Rest, Owner at Village Cafe Restaurant & Bar, responded to this review
27 April 2013

Glad you like the look and feel of the cafe/restaurant ... sorry the service did not meet expectations ... hey, I will look into it but to help could you drop me a mail or call to let me know more ... thanks, Lawrence 4946 5745 More

Airlie Beach, Australia
2 reviews
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 April 2013

Went to dinner on Easter Saturday to try the Hot Rocks Ive been eying off for months, so I talked my family to joining me in the experience. My partner ordered the Fajita's which he said he enjoyed, I orderd the eye fillet steak and when it came out on the hot rock i was excited to start cooking!! I... More

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Village_Cafe_Rest, Owner at Village Cafe Restaurant & Bar, responded to this review
27 April 2013

Hi Thank you for the feedback ... glad you enjoyed the Hot rock and Icy Rock experience .... Fun! The music that nigh was from a band that was playing .... not a normal issue.. see you again More

Melbourne, Australia
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 March 2013

Fantastic food and great service, a little pricey but what isn't these days. Hot rock lamb a must! Hidden behind the shops but was a great find for a late lunch.

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Village_Cafe_Rest, Owner at Village Cafe Restaurant & Bar, responded to this review
2 April 2013

Fantastic Food and Great Service ..... what more could we ask for!! Thanks heaps More

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