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Hours
Sun
5:00 am - 8:30 am
Mon
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Tue
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Wed
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Thu
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Fri
5:00 am - 9:00 am12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Sat
5:00 am - 9:00 am
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4.5
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PRICE RANGE
$8.00 – $40.00
CUISINES
Asian, Australian
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
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Voted Best Fine Dining Restaurant in Queensland
PRICE RANGE
$8.00 – $40.00
CUISINES
Asian, Australian
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, After-hours
FEATURES
Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Gift Cards Available
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4.5
797 reviews
Excellent
548
Very good
145
Average
64
Poor
28
Terrible
12
Veronica K
Mackay104 contributions
Sept 2023 • couples
We did a last minute booking on a Monday evening and had a truly delicious meal. We only ordered mains and each had a drink and it was 104 dollars which was quite acceptable for the quality of the food. I had the pork collar. Tender juicy not greasy with sweet potato Brussel sprouts and little cubes of pickled apple oh so very good. Hubby had the duck and really enjoyed it too. The service was friendly but very professional. Our meals didn’t take too long and we were made to feel very welcome. It’s a very pretty setting on the creek.
Written 26 September 2023
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Mona P
8 contributions
Jan 2025 • couples
We had an amazing dinner here last night would definitely recommend this restaurant. The food was exceptional must try the lemon panna cotta it was delicious and beautifully presented. Our Waiter Faruk made the experience great he was attentive and took time to chat to us about what we would like.
I would definitely recommend this restaurant when visiting Townsville.
Mona
Written 21 January 2025
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Daniel H
21 contributions
Mar 2024 • friends
I have been a long term (sometimes frequent - sometimes infrequent) diner at A Touch Of Salt. I have seen many dinners, some lunches and more than a handful of wine events and have never had a bad meal or experience. The Brine family have done a wonderful job in selecting their produce, their menu, their wine and their staff. They have a passion for what they do and a terribly high standard for their food, venue and the experience they provide. I have never left them a review before, but in the past 6 months another couple and my wife and I have been to most of the better restaurants in Townsville and I saved A Touch of Salt for last as it was my favourite. And they did not disappoint. From the second we arrived, until we left (the last table), our night was magnificent. The food and wine superb, the service both personal, detailed and yet never in the way. It well surpassed our other nights out in Townsville and was thoroughly enjoyable. I could not fault a thing. Definitely the best place to dine in Townsville.
Written 5 March 2024
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Emily H
1 contribution
May 2023 • couples
Ordered two plant based mains and left extremely dissatisfied. For what we paid the minuscule plate of vegetables served to us were suboptimal to say the least. I understand this restaurant is one of Townsville’s fine dining restaurants, but the food served was definitely not at this standard. To serve small portions the food has to tick all the boxes and unfortunately the flavours were not there. Not sure what the regular mains are like but definitely would not recommend this restaurant to a vegetarian or vegan. I’d suggest increasing the size of the meals and try to incorporate some substance or source of carbohydrate. I personally didn’t feel like I had eaten anything after leaving this restaurant as I was still hungry.
Written 20 May 2023
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BiancaP1994
8 contributions
Aug 2022 • couples
With reservations booking out weeks in advance and great word of mouth reviews, we had such high hopes for A Touch Of Salt.
The menu was comprehensive with plenty of allergen/vegetarian options available, however the execution of the dishes was sub par.
The side accompanying the ox cheek pastry entree was comparable to pea and ham soup and the seared lamb main was not as described and inedible - drawing more towards a middle eastern tagine than a french main course.
Service was hit and miss, with some wait staff being super attentive, but others seeming entirely disinterested.
Wait times for the main dishes were excessive - around 90 minutes - although there was a wedding being catered for outside, so that may have contributed.
A great wine selection, however and had the meals been reflective of the menu the price would have been very reasonable.
Written 23 August 2022
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Paul D
Eltham282 contributions
Jan 2023 • none
When the booking app asks you to choose and you select "indoors" you do not expect in the Townsville climate to be seated inside but adjacent to wide open double doors. Waiter who took our orders and said "I will be looking after you" was not seen again (at our table) Meals were not served as ordered. Having finished, asked for and received bill, it took 20 minutes to get someone to process our payment.
Written 7 February 2023
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Donnimilo
Melbourne2 contributions
Sept 2022 • couples
Great, quiet and very attractive location, super attentive staff, food was wonderful. Ordered the damper starter which, upon presentation, we thought was pricey @ $10 for the portion size, but proved to be lovely damper with beautiful lemon butter, very tasty. Then ordered the pork belly main which was stunning, and duck breast main which was very nice. Pricey'ish wine list, but thoughtful wine offering. Not an inexpensive meal with a bottle of pinot noir, but in our opinion was well worth the money spent. We thoroughly enjoyed our meal and experience.
Written 5 September 2022
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RTM
1 contribution
Dec 2022 • none
Our sixth visit in the past two years. Our first three meals were excellent. Visit number four one year ago (Dec 2021) was a huge disappointment. My wife ordered the lamb and it was subpar. In Oct 2022 we had a top notch meal, by far the best we have had at this restaurant - excellent in all aspects. My wife had the duck and I had the ribeye. Tonight's visit was another big disappointment, especially after our last visit. My wife ordered the lamb, despite my warning about her previous experience with the lamb main, and it was greasy and largely inedible. Her lamb, my ribeye, and our side were drenched in oil. Great entrees and desert, but a huge miss on the mains. We both got a laugh at the cobwebs on the wall - Halloween in Dec?
Written 30 December 2022
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Sally C
Melbourne1514 contributions
July 2022 • none
This restaurant is certainly the fining dining experience in Townsville. We had booked before arriving and were glad we did as it was very busy. It is also a noisy restaurant when full of people, which is a shame.
Waitress helpful with menu, but a little put out when we selected a glass of wine and she said it only came by the bottle. Pointed out that on the menu is said by the glass but she was insistent - eventually she said 'they must have changed it while she was on holidays!' Odd.
Quite a good selection of food - we enjoyed spanner crab squid pasta, duck, ocean trout & lamb. We had a salad side. Prices are definitely up there but you are paying for the location & setting along with food.
Written 23 July 2022
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Frank G
Adelaide182 contributions
July 2023 • couples
In Townsville, for the night, we checked with Trip Advisor and chose a "Touch of Salt" for our evening dining experience. Suffice to say, we were not disappointed.
First of all the restaurant is on the river and the walls are glass so you get a very appealing sense of the "Romantic" when you walk in the door. My wife and I always sit next to each other no matter where we choose to eat in the world. Sitting across the table makes us feel adversarial, so as usual, we asked for a table that would accommodate our request. That was the first problem, but the manager Nick rose to the occasion, and we agreed to sit on the outdoor veranda at a lovely, very personal table under the stars. When the clouds rolled in, they moved us to another equally as a lovely spot under the roof and out of the shower.
Our server Hanna was lovely and very professional. We could not have asked for better.
We started with the charred Octopus entree, which we shared. The mains we chose included the myrtle roasted lamb and seared duck breast. All three were excellently prepared and delicious. The deserts were scrumptious, too.
We look forward to returning when next in Townsville. Wonderful experience. Thank you, Joanne and Frank
Written 4 August 2023
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Ronnie Robertson
Mundingburra1 contribution
Dec 2020 • none
To celebrate my wife’s birthday on 23rd Dec 2020, I ordered a meal for 6 from a Touch of Salt, having previously been very pleased with the high standard of meals, both at the restaurant itself, and when present at other events where take away meals were ordered.
We collected the order, but when it was served, we discovered that a second portion of prawn tagliatelle was present, instead of the reef fish that had been ordered, so one of our guests was disappointed, however, he said he had enjoyed the meal.
The following day, I received an email, thanking me for the order (TA 4292), and asking me to contact them if we had any issues.
I replied on the same day, but have never had the courtesy of a response from the management.
Written 14 January 2021
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Mark B
We are glad we were able to get in touch Ron4019, and thank you for accepting our sincerest apologies for this error. Hopefully we were able to resolve this issue and restore our restaurant’s reputation in your eyes. We take great pride in delivering a good customer experience and work hard to achieve it, and we hope to see you back dining with us in the future.
Best regards, the entire A Touch of Salt team
Written 18 January 2021
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Maggie
2 contributions
Apr 2022 • none
From the moment we arrived we were treated like special guests and several staff wished me a happy birthday. The food was excellent and every-one enjoyed their starters and mains. We'd taken our own birthday cake and it was brought out for the blowing of the candles and then taken away to be brought back beautifully presented on dessert plates with a scoop of ice-cream and crumb. Well worth the $5/person extra charge. No requests were too much trouble for the staff. Our guests who don't normally do fine dining were very impressed.
Written 30 April 2022
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PeggyHarry1
Lennox Head109 contributions
Jan 2023 • couples
I loved this restaurant.
Sitting outside by the river, on a balmy evening, this was a good start to what was to come.
We ordered 3 of the entrees, which are smaller than their starters.
Kangaroo, which was very thinly sliced, and cooked rare, a damper with a pumpkin puree, and prawns, there were lovely flavours in all 3 dishes.
We both ordered the lamb, which was on an Indian spiced Dahl, accompanied by broccollini and tofu, this too was beautifully flavoured.
I very rarely have dessert, but the waitress managed to persuade us to try the chocolate panna cotta, and she was right, it was amazing.
Next time I am in Townsville, I'll definitely come back here.
Written 30 January 2023
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Tania d
684 contributions
July 2022 • none
We really enjoyed our dinner here - the food options were varied with many healthy options incl vegan. Delicious duck, gnocchi, dumplings and torched salmon. The cheesecake dessert was a little disappointing ...It took quite a while for our dishes to come out but staff were very friendly. It was noisy sitting inside and a little too cold to sit outside. Anyway highly recommended.
Written 8 July 2022
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AndyJohn74
Sydney5944 contributions
May 2024 • couples
The two of us had dinner here after booking a table on line, which was very easy. The setting, service and food was nothing short of exceptional. The King Prawns as an entree and the Miso Roasted Chicken was beautiful.
What a wonderful experience and no wonder this is the number 1 rated restaurant in Townsville.
Written 18 June 2024
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