Seating, Parking Available, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Wine and Beer, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Waterfront

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Emm H

1 review

Reviewed 3 days ago

Love!

Best steak in cairns! Will always go when we’re visiting. Garlic mashed potatoes are also to die for

Date of visit: October 2023

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Leigh M

1 review

Reviewed 3 days ago

Friendly and helpful staff

Staff were lovely & meal was fab! Highly recommend Ribs were to die for and will definitely be back

Date of visit: November 2023

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Caitlin G

1 review

Reviewed 3 days ago

Amazing!

Amazing restaurant with the most patient and friendly staff. Food was unreal! Would definitely come back.

Date of visit: November 2023

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Potusleelippe

2 reviews

Reviewed 4 days ago

4 Stars

Didnt know what to expect but the food and service was exceptional, would highly recommend the prime rib.

Date of visit: November 2023

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Ra-Marie S

1 review

Reviewed 1 week ago

The Best Pork Ribs ever!!

Waterbar always provides consistently great food and service. We celebrate most special occasions here and always leave very happy. Food is amazing, especially pork ribs. Highly recommend.

Date of visit: October 2023

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Karolina K

4 reviews

Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

Always perfect

As local living in Cairns I really appreciate such a great restaurant not far from my home. Beautiful views, excellent food and a great service. The flavours are to die for, steaks are top quality too, great value for money. You can’t beat Waterbar, they...are the best!More

Date of visit: November 2023

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Thank you Karolina for this beautiful review. We love our locals and it means so much to us that you consistently enjoy our beautiful views, excellent food & great service. We can't wait to see you again soon. Tropical Regards, Waterbar & Grill.

Connector43988840022

1 review

Reviewed 1 week ago

FANTASTIC!!!

THIS RESTAURANT WAS RECOMMENDED TO US BY OUR SON AND HIS PARTNER. WE WERE NOT DISSPOINTED! THE STEAK WAS SUBLIME! WE WERE VISITING FROM IRELAND AND CAN HIGHLY RECOMMEND TO ALL FELLOW TRAVELLERS. GREAT FOOD, GREAT LOCATION GREAT SERVICE!

Date of visit: November 2023

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What a beautiful review! Your kind words truly warm our hearts. We're delighted to hear we lived up to expectations and you enjoyed the great food, great location & great service. Tropical Regards, Waterbar & Grill.

Kimberley A

2 reviews

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

Good spot

Big portions, food was nice, and so was the wine! Staff were lovely and always on hand to help. Good spot to eat, drink and be by the dockMore

Date of visit: November 2023

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Thank you for this thoughtful 5-star review, Kimberly. We are over the moon to hear that you thoroughly enjoyed our food and wine selections. We are renowned around Cairns for our generous portion sizes. It's incredible to hear that you thought our staff were friendly...More

Glenn K

1 review

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

Underwhelming

Underwhelming - Overpriced - Disappointing Rib on the bone ordered medium rare (very excited to order this) Rib on the bone delivered to table rare - not rendered around the bone - not anything that I cant do at home. Gravy tiny, salad negligible.More

Date of visit: November 2023

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Thank you for taking the time to leave us this informative review, Glenn. We're sorry to hear that your experience with us didn't live up to your expectations. We are renowned around Cairns for our generous portion sizes. We encourage all of our guests to...More

Bronwyn S

1 review

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

Inconsistent quality of meals.

The food was inconsistent. Ribs and steak cooked well. Red snapper was cold and chewy....like fish had been frozen. Prawn linguine, the pasta was oily and cold. The prawns cold an rubbery... the quality of food didnt match the price they charged it. We are...locals and wont recommend people going there anytime soon.More

Date of visit: November 2023

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Thank you for taking the time to leave us this thoughtful review. We're sorry to hear that your experience dining with us didn't live up to your expectations. We source all of our ingredients including seafood and meat from reputable local suppliers our food is...More

1007it

2 reviews

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

Great evening

We had pork ribs, lamb ribs, buffalo wings, steak and boerewors. Everything was delicious and I would recommend trying the garlic mash potato! Table service was excellent and we had a great evening!More

Date of visit: November 2023

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Thank you for this incredible 5-star review. The ribs, buffalo wings, steaks and boerewors are certainly crowd pleasers. It's incredible to hear you found these dishes to be to your liking. The garlic mash is worth a try - there's nothing else like it in...More

はるかや

1 review

Reviewed 3 weeks ago

It's a very good restaurant.

I was able to eat a very delicious steak at a nice terrace seat. It was a good memory of my time in Australia, and I am grateful for it. The staff were very polite and there was a Japanese menu, so it was easy...to spend time there.More

Date of visit: November 2023

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Thanks for your amazing 5-star review. It's incredible to hear that you had a great visit with us and that we could make your Australian trip just that little bit better. We do have a Japanese to cater to our overseas guests. We're pleased to...More

Orla L

5 reviews

Reviewed 3 weeks ago

Fabulous!

Such a consistently great place for dinner Super staff and super food! Always visit when in Cairns ♥️More

Date of visit: November 2023

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Thank you for leaving us this incredible 5-star review and for your continued support by visiting us. We are over the moon to hear that you are impressed by out delicious food and friendly staff. We look forward to welcoming you back on your next...More

michaela c

1 review

Reviewed 3 weeks ago

I won't return sadly

It was so loud we couldn't hold a conversation. The medium-well steak was rare. The garlic potato was so heavy with garlic that it didn't feel balanced.More

Date of visit: November 2023

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Thank you for taking the time to leave us this informative review, Michael. We're sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy your visit with us. We are booked out most nights and with many people conversing it can be loud at times. We always want...More

Hannah M

1 review

Reviewed 3 weeks ago

Fabulous service and food

We are local to Cairns and we hadn't been to the Waterbar and Grill for quite some time. I cannot fault a thing with last nights meal or service. All entrees were delicious (calamari and brie/billtong) and all main meals were perfect (pasta, steaks, rib...combo). The steaks were so good no sauce was needed! All food was bought out in a timely manner and all drinks were refilled the minute our waiter saw that our glasses were empty. He was straight there asking if we would like a refill. I haven't had service like this in Cairns for a long time so it was refreshing and enjoyable. Thank you Waterbar and Grill. Of course we will back.More

Date of visit: October 2023

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Thank you for taking the time to leave us this detailed 5-star review. We love nothing more than to welcome our Cairns locals to experience dining with us and we are pleased to hear that you could not fault our food or service. It's also...More

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Brian F

Hi there could you please give us an idea of meal cost we want to give our children a gift voucher we hope you have them they will be coming from uk and darwin many thanks Virginia Fagan

31 January 2018|

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Hi, 2 mains, a side and 3 alcoholic drinks cost us $102. $250 should be enough for a decent dinner.

Sebastian H

Are you open Christmas night?

16 December 2017|

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Closed Christmas Day

fatchan114

Does it allow reservation for about 180 patrons for dinner?

24 November 2017|

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Hello - the maximum we can take is 160 people

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Waterbar & Grill Steakhouse is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:

Food: 4.5
Service: 4.5
Value: 4
Atmosphere: 4.5