We had such a great night the first time we returned the next night. The location was great, right on the Boardwalk. The food was delicious we tried the Australian Antipasto, the Salt and Native Pepperleaf Crocodile, the Morganbury beef strip loin, and the lamb rump with chickpea tabbouleh and they were all delicious. But what made us return was the amazing list of cocktails and locally sourced spirits. The standout drink was the Old Fashioned using local Mt Uncle whiskey and torched orange that has been barrelled for 3 months. It was outstanding. I highly recommend Ochre and would love the opportunity to return to Cairns for dinner.
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3.9 stars for the male server who was absolutely amazing and 0.1 star for the scallops and pork belly.
Australian Platter - boring, mild flavours, no foodgasm here.
Scallops and pork belly - scallops were tiny, sauce was great, pork belly was like fatty heaven.
Mackerel Sugar Cane sticks - the older, meaner cousin of Sugar Cane Prawns. Again, no fireworks in my mouth, just boring old flavours. Sugar cane was flavourless which is a shame because they should still have a tinge of a sweetness to them no matter how you cook it.
Salt n pepper quail - Good flavour but overly salty.
Tempura bugs - Mushy, seemed frozen or pre-cooked before fried.
Salt n pepper crocodile n prawns - Crocodile over-cooked making it too tough and chewy. Prawns were okay. Flavour was acceptable.
We didn’t end up finishing our food in the end because of how disappointed we were, given the great Google Reviews. Our waiter noticed this and asked us if everything was okay; I said “yes, we’re just too full”, I didn’t want to disappoint him because he seemed so passionate about his job. All in all, please do visit if you have ALOT of extra money lying around.
Food was wonderful! The white chocolate and cumin mash was fantastic. Steaks were cooked to perfect. The menu was filled with top quality Australian flavours and produce. The only thing that could be improved on is the service. Staff were friendly but did not match the standard of the food here.
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