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Alto Cucina and Bar

victoria Ave, Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia
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Ranked #7 of 104 restaurants in Broadbeach
4.0 of 5 stars 38 Reviews
Cuisines: Tapas, Pizza, Italian, International, Bar
Good for: Romantic, Bar Scene, Groups, Outdoor seating
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations, Takeout, After-hours
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Good for: Romantic, Bar Scene, Groups, Outdoor seating
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations, Takeout, After-hours
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Brisbane, Australia
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46 reviews 46 reviews
Reviews in 20 cities Reviews in 20 cities
52 helpful votes 52 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2012

What I liked about this place was the variety of options for breakfast. If you are like me and find it hard to do bacon and eggs everything then this place is for you. We had lamb cutlets polenta cake and a roesti stack with kaiser bacon and avocado. Both meals were well presented and quickly produced. Nice decor and... More

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Surfers Paradies
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2012

Delicious tapas and a menu that changes its specials. Our favorites are the home made terrine, the arancini, the freshly made wraps and soft shell crab. This is a reliable place to take visitors and the service is fun and friendly. More

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Newcastle, Australia
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2012

We had two meals here over a 4 day weekend and would highly recommend it. Our first visit was for brunch on a Saturday morning as a group of 13. The minute we sat down we were waited on hand and foot. The waitress could not have been friendlier nor the service better. On top of these two things, the... More

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Queensland
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11 reviews 11 reviews
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14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

What a treat. We popped in for dinner and a few cocktails on a Friday night. If you buy your cocktails at the bar on Friday nights they are only $10.00. If you order them from your table then you pay the price on the menu which is about $16 or so. The food was so delicious. We had a... More

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Surfers Paradise, Australia
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15 reviews 15 reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 April 2012

Food is always great at Alto's. Our favourites are drunken prawns, blue cheese salad (I always ask for smoked salmon with this) and paella. Steaks are great and there are home made pizzas too. Service is always great! More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 April 2012

A friend and I chose to eat here as the spaghetti marinara sounded amazing and we were not disappointed! We both ordered the marinara and also got the rocket and Parmesan salad and a bottle of shaw and smith sauvingnon blanc to go with it and it all worked perfectly together! The dish had more seafood than you usually get... More

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Sydney
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45 reviews 45 reviews
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33 helpful votes 33 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 March 2012

We had a late lunch here and were a bit disappointed. The restaurant was close to deserted as we were there between meal times however the waitress wanted to seat us right next to a big table of bikies/muscly scary types obviously for her own convenience. When we asked to sit at the opposite end of the restaurant (where the... More

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Gold Coast
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 March 2012

Choice platter with lots of different tastes. Waited a little too long for the main course, a 3 year old needed feeding or entertaining and we had come to eat. Staff were talkative and friendly More

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Perth, Australia
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 March 2012

Had dinner here twice on a recent conference trip to Broadbeach and both times had a lovely meal. The first night we had tapas and the second mains. The food is very nice and big servings. Large selection of coctails and reasonable wine list. Nice vibe to the place and friendly staff. More

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queensland australia
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20 reviews 20 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 March 2012

As close to a Melbourne like "bar" atmosphere you can get on the coast. Good cocktails and music to start your night out. The food is decent not outstanding their pizza is ok but like most meals on the GC overpriced for the food they produce. More

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