The best Lobster in Cairns | Sluurpy updated in April

Raw Prawn Seafood Restaurant

84/100 (3825 ratings)

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Calamari

"Absolutely LOVED the food... had the seafood bugs/prawns/fish & calamari from the grill and the garnish and seafood was just cooked to perfection and..."

Tegan Thacker

"By far .... the best seafood I have eaten .... killer menu...generous portions... we came here 3 days in a row for dinner and the staff were just..."

Avi Kumar

"Servvice great, food fresh and tasty. Fantastic deal 2 courses include a glass of wine or beer or soft drink for $25.50 - well worth it. Lov Lyn way..."

Fay Adam

"Beautiful venue, yummy food and an awesome service. Tim served us and looked after us thru the evening. Highly recommend this place!!..."

Sonal Pednekar

"Amazing restaurant. Delicious food, very friendly staff. Awesome with children. Cannot recommend this gorgeous restaurant enough. Our family thank..."

Sarah Moore

"We had dinner at the Raw Prawn on Sunday evening. The place was very busy when we arrived. The service was impeccable and the food was divine. We..."

Geoff Currie

"We enjoyed mussels,prawns and seafood pasta at lunchtime. Well cooked, beautifully flavoured food, very friendly staff with very reasonable prices...."

Michael Hawley

"Food was delicious every time, from 6 day we eat 4 days at them. The staff knew every time which wines to recommend us to each food �...."

Gabriela Marincu

"I lived in Cairns for a year and left in 2015. The raw prawn was a popular restaurant back then, always have the great memory of having the mud crab...."

Shirley Cao

"Fantastic meal, food outstanding waiter made our night finishing off a perfect few days with my sister and..."

Helen Charles-Jones

"The Raw Prawn has been my favourite restaurant in Cairns and Tomoe the manager was absolutely amazing as well as her staff being extremely friendly,..."

Brooke Coetzer

"No booking no problem take a seat at the bar and if you get Matty as your waiter even better. His suggestions and excellent customer service was..."

Kerrie Anne

"If there was a 6 star rating, I would've given it to The Raw Prawn. This is probably Cairns best seafood restaurant. Offering you all the various sea..."

Akanksha Bhosle

"Our last day at Cairns and arriving Esplanade again to explore the shorebirds. We were in a taxi and asked the driver to bring us to some good..."

Alfred

"Fly from Melbourne to have holiday with my family. Had lunch here, ordered two lunch special which are rib eye fillet. And one mix grilled platter..."

Perry

"Friendly staff, good food and relaxed atmosphere. Definitely recommend the Red Emperor and Beef cheeks. Caters for all types of customer..."

Trevorroberts612

"One of the best seafood feasts I have had. Everything was cooked perfectly and the service was excellent. Would highly recommend to anyone that..."

Jeffguthrie

"Great customer service, very friendly and kind. Served us immediately, didn't have to wait long for anything. three course lunch special..."

Margherita Temu

"Great atmosphere / Great Seafood / Quality Detailed notes:- // Food portions across the board were on the small size, especially when..."

Rae

"This pulsating restaurant is hard to miss on a busy street bustling with different cuisines at each step and were we glad to find a table after..."

Manjari

"Came here for a meal and decided on the set 2 course menu! Calamari was the best I had had in a long time. thoroughly enjoyed the meal and..."

Jennac1992

"Free garlic bread- best ever! Lobster was ok, but not worth the $130. Waiter advised they are frequently asked for lobster mornay but it is not made-..."

Kym074

"Excellent food, wonderful staff and management. Fresh ingredients and tasty combination platters. The mussels with chilli tomato sauce were my..."

Sarah McKenzie

"Went here twice in the 5 days I spent I cairns. Service was great on a Saturday night too in spite it being really busy. Over the two visits we had..."

Ginelle

"Every time we come up to Cairns we all ways go to raw prawn for lunch special the food is fresh and clean at a good price and sitting outside with a..."

Katy

"Came to cairns for a holiday and was walking past the esplanade and saw this resturant packed with people the gf and i thought we give it a try so we..."

Richard Riolobos

"Great menu. Awesome food. Good service. Good value for money. Kids are accomodated with some crayons to draw on the paper cover of the..."

JoCarL

"A wonderfully situated restaurant that allows you to soak up the electricity and ambiance that is Cairns CBD. The Raw Prawn caters for vegetarians..."

Rick The Vego

"Absolutely love this place, we stopped in Cairns for 5 days and we spent 4 of our meals here. The frickin mud crabs are lip-smackingly delicious! We..."

Calvin

"Was walking down the esplanade and everything was higher priced and not so special, they had a two entree lunch special plus drink for 24.00 and the..."

Kaeley

"Great dining experience on the esplanade. Nothing to fault. friendly down to earth staff, great 2 course meal deal for lunch. food was very tasty,..."

Kellie

"Seafood and espresso martinis - what more could we want. We arrived just as the lunch service was about to commence and were able to order coffee and..."

BonVivantVoyager

"One of the best in Cairns!. I absolutely recommend this place.Went there twice during my stay in Cairns and both food and service was fantastic...."

NB

"Pacific Fusion!. Pacific Fusion (mix of seafood cooked in coconut milk, served with rice) is just awesome! Friendly..."

Shish, The Foodie

"Beautiful restaurant, beautiful food!!. Food was FANTASTIC!! We went on Easter Sunday for dinner, and didn't have a reservation (booking) but were..."

Annykim21

"Lunch - twice. Went for lunch and had the 2 course special, exceptional value and great food. Service was also very good with attentive and friendly..."

Uptopar72

"Good value. Tasty, reasonably priced food, and lovely..."

Jackie

"Went here for lunch with my family on Father's Day and we loved it. Fantastic staff, the food was lovely and we got a great deal with their $24.90 2..."

Riz

"Best restaurant I have been to in a very long time. We went back the second night just because of the awesome and yummy food and great customer..."

SnowyKiara

"Tasty nice seafood go here for a cheap but good..."

Nutty

"Good restaurant but overpriced. Had a few of the seafood dishes (but none of the many non-seafood dishes), which were all good and came with a great..."

Dominic Svensson

"Mix grilled seafood was fresh and delightful, really enjoyed it. Staffs are so friendly and..."

Kam Th

"We had a very positive experience at this restaurant! Service was friendly, food came quickly and was absolutely..."

Shelley Madison

"Great food , service and atmosphere. We enjoyed a 2 course lunch with a glass of wine for $24.50 and it was very..."

Adrian Roach

"Cajun king salmon was ok, if a tad salty and the salad dressing overpowering. Folks at Raw Prawn, there is no need to overpower the taste of the..."

Vannessa

"Impressed. Food was great, had the prawn and avocado salad and it was delicious! great..."

Jess

"Picked here because of urbanspoon reviews. Quite happy overall - excellent service, good food & nice atmosphere. Only grumble would be the beetroot..."

Memtree

"Superb! Great outlook and atmosphere. Staff friendly and very attentive. My only gripe - prawns a bit grainy (not firm) frozen too long. I will try..."

Master Diner

"So good!. Great food, good wine, service excellent, and so reasonably priced for a lazy lunch in the..."

Marina

"Awesome!. Had the char-grilled bug and prawn and it was spectacular. Great wine & great service too. Highly recommend..."

JB

"The service is incredible and the food is very good value...."

Cassie Smith

"Exquisite. Dined here a couple of years ago whilst on holidays. They were awesome. Had dinner there today. Two dishes for $35. Had prawn..."

Dariusz

"Our first stop in the Land Down Under was Cairns and our first experience with "authentic" Aussie "nosh" was at The Raw Prawn. Located on the..."

Michael Kwan

"My husband & I went here tonight. Mainly because our chosen restaurant was closed tonight and we walked past it yesterday and liked the look of..."

Sarah Newman

"I took my friend here as it was her first time trying out seafood and it did not disappoint her! ❤️ and for someone like myself that is a fan of..."

Guenavere Abuyo

"No regrets coming here for my lunch before jetting. I had the lunch special and ordered fresh oysters and the seafood sensation. Everything was super..."

B T

"Absolutely wonderful. Awesome food for decent price. Had one of the nicest steaks in a long time. My wife had the prawns and bugs and was equally..."

ectomorph

"Our Cairns holiday trip started with rain 🌧 and the first dinner is here at The Raw Prawn which I've seen on Google reviews before coming..."

Onnida Thammapratheep

"Great spot on the esplanade. Fresh seafood that was perfectly cooked. It gets quite busy on the weekend, so a booking is recommended. A bit pricier..."

Preston Parks

"Really tasty seafood. My partner said the oyster was amazing. We also tried the soft shelled crab and the fusion platter. The crab was fried..."

Colleen Vaccaro

"Had the Moreton Bay Bugs and the Seafood spaghetti. Everything was amazing including the service which was very efficient. Would highly recommend..."

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