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Paradise Cove Restaurant
Review
About
In a relax open air atmostphere, the restaurant serves the best fresh local ingredients prepared with a Mediterranean touch. The restaurant welcomes visitors on RESERVATIONS ONLY. Please note that the access by boat is strictly restricted.
Features
CUISINES
Mediterranean
Meal types
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Gluten free options
FEATURES
Accepts Credit Cards
Beach
Free off-street parking
Free Wifi
Highchairs Available
Parking Available
Reservations
Serves Alcohol
Table Service
Waterfront
Location
Free off-street parking, Parking Available
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Hours
Open until 8:00 PM
Sunday
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Monday
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Tuesday
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Wednesday
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Thursday
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Friday
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Saturday
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
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marieevecauchon
Port Vila4 contributions
Jan 2025 • solo
Beautiful place where you can have breakfast and dinner by the water Or under a beautiful Fare
Great choice à la carte , delicious fish, calamari to fall and ginger caramel cream to finish a treat
Perfect place to spend an unforgettable time
The breakfast fruit platter is beautiful and delicious
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Written 5 March 2025
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gillianlf
Melbourne346 contributions
Aug 2024 • couples
The food is so good here that we didn’t go elsewhere for the whole week we were here!Dine either under the shade sails or down in the beach hut with the sand between your toes. Steaks were cooked exactly as ordered and the curries (chicken or vegetable) were superb. Good sized portions too. My husband loved the starter vegetable soup and the garlic bread is fab.
Written 9 August 2024
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John U
Kihei3 contributions
May 2024 • couples
This is an incredibly beautiiful restaurant which is part of the gorgeous Paradise Cove Resort. We ate many wonderful breakfasts here (included with the room) and lots of dinners. Amazing local fruit and all ingredients farm to table. Somewhat Mediterranean menu with French influence.
As good as the food and setting are, our favorite part beside the local fruit, was the restaurant patrons--guests, expats restaurant patrons, and Mark and Constance. the owners. So many fun and interesting discussions!
There are 2 other restaurants in walking distance if you are staying a long time and like variety. The one we tried, (South Pacific Memories) was fun.
Written 6 June 2024
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Katiewil
Brisbane48 contributions
Oct 2023 • family
We went here as a group of 6 adults for a special birthday lunch and we could not have asked for a better spot!
Edna and her team were amazing, from the beautiful handmade flower decorations on the table to the chef stopping by to say hello and to see if there were any requests.
The food was delicious and the location was even better.
We will be definitely be back.
Thank you Edna!
Written 29 October 2023
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Giorgio B
Province of Novara105 contributions
Aug 2024 • couples
Eating at this restaurant is a sublime experience.
Connected to the Resort, but still free and accessible to external customers, this beautiful restaurant offers spectacular lunches and dinners.
The tables are by the pool or directly on the beach, covered by a structure that guarantees tranquility even in case of rain.
The menu is excellent, cared for in detail by a nice local young man who, however, studied and worked in France and therefore knows how to manage Western palates without problems.
The quality of the raw material is excellent and the dishes are exquisite.
Set aside the diet for a few days and enjoy these wonders!
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Written 22 August 2024
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David F
Sydney11 contributions
Aug 2023 • none
We stayed at the Paradise Cove resort for 14 days in August 2023. We opted for the continental breakfast of a pastry (usually a croissant), selection of fresh fruit, baguette, fruit juice, coffee and a bowl of cereal which was more than enough to start the day. The dinner menu offered a range of entrees, so-called light meals, mains, deserts, and a selection of French, Australian and New Zealand wines, beer and cocktails. I say “so-called” light meals as the servings were quite substantial, and, on occasion, we were unable to get through it all. Staying for 14 days, we were able to go through the complete menu of entrees, light meals, mains and desserts and found nothing which was not to our satisfaction. All meals were based upon fresh local produce and were well presented. We didn’t attempt to drink our way through the wine list but what we did have was very good and my wife assures me that the cocktails were also good. The restaurant was demolished by tropical cyclones Kevin and Judy which struck in March 2023 so, as a temporary measure, Marc and Constance erected a series of sails which were very pleasant to dine under when the weather was clement but, unfortunately not completely waterproof which resulted in us having to dine in our villa when the rain became too heavy. The staff were excellent, always pleasant and smiling and gave us an explanation of the origin of the vegetable bounia which apparently is a local ni-Vanuatu dish. Constance was an excellent hostess The ambience was very pleasant with a view across the water to the other side of the bay and some excellent sunsets.
Written 24 August 2023
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KnS02
Canberra15 contributions
Aug 2023 • couples
We enjoyed 6 nights at the Paradise Cove Resort and had all except 2 of our meals at the outdoors, undercover sails Nakamal overlooking the water. The complementary continental breakfast with fresh fruits, croissants and baguettes (sourced each morning by Marc) and Tanna coffee was a great way to start the day. Lunch for us was baguettes or the Melanesian salad. And dinner each night was a difficult choice - we enjoyed 3 different fish dishes, calamari, chicken and veg coconut curries, and fillet Mignon with nicely cooked vegetables or salad from a good range of dishes together with a small range of entrees. The desserts looked delicious but on the rare occasions we had dessert, could not go past the coconut icecream. The cocktails were popular, and the wines, a small selection but carefully curated French, Australian and New Zealand. And of course local beer. The ni-Van staff were delightful, happy, efficient and after our very first order remembered exactly how we liked our espressos!
Written 22 August 2023
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JAM P
Sydney2 contributions
June 2023 • family
We stayed at the resort and had gone into town several times to different highly rated restaurants but nothing compared to the food and service we had at the Paradise Cove restaurant. Each dish we tried was so delicious. I was blown away by the chicken curry and the Melanesian fish salad (I can't remember if that was the name but I have a photo of it). My husband loved the beef dishes. Another thing - our toddler has several allergies and they were able to accommodate our dietary requirements; this made our whole experience even better.
Written 10 August 2023
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Pat H
2 contributions
July 2024 • couples
The food was not only tasty but beautiful. Time and effort was put into the presentation of all our meals. There was a choice of food just like a seriously good restaurant. My favourite was the chicken curry, together with a wonderful cocktail.
The pre dinner snacks set you up for a night of temptation and a slow glorious meal every time.
I am not a person to take photos of food, but I was so tempted at Paradise Cove - the complimentary continental breakfast consisted of early morning fresh croissants, crusty baguettes, fresh fruit of all kinds with all the trimmings. A great way to start a day in Paradise.
Thank you Constance and Marc.
See you again, Pat and Rodney
Written 16 July 2024
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claude m
2 contributions
Nov 2023 • couples
Two restaurants with magnificent views. Being vegetarian and allergic to all spices, the chefs in the kitchen have always been able to adapt and offer me delicious dishes. Copious plate and very beautiful presentation. A delight ! And the breakfasts are also very generous.
Written 10 February 2024
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Maria Z
2 contributions
June 2024 • family
We were fortunate enough to stay at Paradise Cove Resort. Over the six days, we ate most of our meals at the restaurant; a testament to the quality and freshness of food and enough variety of options for six days.
The daily continental breakfast included in our package was perfect. Our favourite part was delicious french pastries, fresh baguette, a platter of fresh tropical fruit and quality espresso coffee. We also ordered from the cooked breakfast menu a number of times. These meals were also tasty.
The restaurant has two dining locations: an upper restaurant; the Namakal by the pool which is more open air with shade sails and a lower covered dining area near the sea; both are wonderful spots to dine. We were also offered an opportunity to have dinner on the jetty.
The food was fresh, and the meals tasty. A good selection of options if you like variety. Our favourites were the fillet mignon, traditional raw fish salad, arancini balls and the chicken baguette just to name a few. We were always too full to be able to fit in a desert but they sounded amazing.
Happy Hour is announced by the beating of a traditional drum elevating it to a special time of the day and in time to see the incredible sunsets. An extensive cocktail list kept us entertained but by far a favourite was the pina colada! The Tusker beer was a great find; very refreshing.
Wonderful friendly staff and hosts, great food and a fabulous atmosphere.
Written 6 July 2024
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Corinne d
Paris11 contributions
July 2024 • solo
A fantastic restaurant with a French-speaking chef who takes special care of the presentations of dishes
Excellent curry, exquisite squid, feta and Ceasar salads with more than generous portions a site in front of the coral sea with fantastic sunsets. You gotta go, it's really worth the trip.
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Written 10 July 2024
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Matthew Manger
3 contributions
Sept 2023 • couples
During our visit to Vanuatu we had many breakfasts and Dinners at the restaurant here, the food was amazing, a good varied menu of fantastic meat and fish dishes with a good choice of vegetarian options too. They also made some decent cocktails. The food every time was amazing! Also had a pretty awesome view while you ate too!
Written 7 November 2023
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yns_10
Sydney1444 contributions
Dec 2022 • none
After we booked our stay at Pacific Cove Resort we researched restaurants on the island. To our delight we discovered the number one rating of their restaurant. We enjoyed the cuisine, wine and cocktails so much we took all our meals in house. I can still taste the spectacular calamari and the coconut ice cream dessert. Great ambience in the open sided restaurant with soaring traditional roof. The service was outstanding and the staff so engaging. Fresh local produce with plenty of choice for two pescatarians!
Written 27 February 2023
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Jock1956
Lane Cove4 contributions
Dec 2019 • none
With the option of dining in the main thatched roof and authentic restaurant building, or a more intimate waterfront dining experience on the sand, we enjoyed many meals here while staying at the resort.
The staff are discrete and very attentive, and the menu was extensive and the food of high quality. All tastes are able to be accommodated and the kids menu meant that the whole family could enjoy the dining experience.
We were fortunate to have booked the New Year's eve dining experience, which together with the fire dance provided by locals, was an extremely enjoyable night and a perfect one to usher in 2020.
An absolute joy and an experience that is highly recommended.
Written 3 January 2020
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