The best 10 restaurants and places to eat in Merrimac, May 2024

Mike's Kitchen Rib & Steakhouse

88/100 (777 ratings)

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Gluten Free Options

Barbecue

Steakhouse

Australian

Barbecue

Steakhouse

Australian

Vegetarian Friendly

Gluten Free Options

Vegetarian Friendly

Dinner

Lunch

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Lamb

Wings

Fish

Calamari

Pork

Calamares

Cheesecake

Ribs

Lamb chops

Curry

Burger

Prawns

Cheesecakes

Beef

Snails

Salad

Sit down

Barbecue

Australian

Steakhouse

Accepts Credit Cards

Takeout

Reservations

Seating

Table Service

Wheelchair Accessible

Serves Alcohol

Gift Cards Available

Highchairs Available

Parking Available

Full Bar

Free off-street parking

Dinner

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Mid-range

"I can not fault this restaurant at all - absolutely delicious food fantastic staff - jonathon was our waiter tonight and he looked after us so well. ..."

Nellie Falcone Jones

"We always have THE best food! The ribs are to die for �� Never had a bad experience and the staff are great too..."

Jaeli Horsley

"Best Ribs I have ever tasted, service is excellent, staff very friendly, have been coming here for years . We went there last night , table for 20..."

Patricia Intelisano

"One off the best restaurant's I have been, food was awesome, staff was friendly and serves was great, will definitely be back...."

Clint Chantel Nursey

"Had a Christmas get together here on Sunday evening, table of 11. Service was brilliant, staff so friendly and helpful, food delicious , loved the..."

Dinie Jonathan

"I would challenge anyone on the Gold Coast to come up with better ribs than this place.....just the best..."

Mark Rowbotham

"A fantastic place to enjoy a great meal , great staff , wonderful surroundings . Highly recommended..."

Angela Moren

"Excellent meal ... will definitely visit again! Nicest steak I’ve had in a restaurant since the Ball & Chain, Salamanca in Hobart Tasmania...."

Joy Maher

"The best ribs that I have ever had never Had bad ribs here :) Do miss the lemon water bowl to rinse off..."

Travis McAllan

"If you don't like meat - don't come here! Friendly staff- shoutout to Tahlia who looked after our table - Efficient, friendly & on the ball! ..."

Roxane McArdle

"Atmosphere great, food great and lovely service with a complementary glass off wine will definitely be going..."

Jo Roggeveen

"Thank you for such great food and friendly staff , lovely feeling about the place , will be back for sure..."

Maureen Rogers Catt

"Best ribs on the coast, in fact, best I’ve had in Qld...."

Ceres

"Great steaks and friendly and prompt service. Very suitable for families and groups. The eye fillet steak is as good as any restaurant I have been..."

Peter

"Have been to Mike"s Kitchen a few times now. Great food and excellent service. If you are looking for a good steak this is the place for..."

John Juett

"Me and my partner love this place its our go to for good steak and ribs. Always make sure to book a table in advance because they get busy on the..."

Jelena Dordic

"Nice environment with nice lighting and comfortable chairs. We ordered full rack ribs and a Ceasar salad. Ribs were delicious but chips and salad..."

Fi

"The ribs are worth starving yourself all day for. Always order the full rack with the fries and always manage to finish the lot with room for..."

KCJones

"Ambience 8/10Service 8/10Food 8/10Value 7/10Overall 32/40= 4/5Ambience: Nice but simple setting, good space, wooden..."

Michael Friedman

"I always love coming to Mike's Kitchen for a meal. Having been there probably a handful of times, I have never left feeling disappointed or..."

Food-ing

"Came here during our Gold Coast holiday and when we arrived on a normal Tuesday night, it was full house! Ordered some wines and entrees to share..."

Foodiee

"Great staff (weren't rude at all even though they were very busy) and great food. They also offer a glass of complimentary wine with every meal..."

Emily Zhao

"It's hard to know where to start your scale of thinking when reviewing a place like Mike's!Is it fine dining? No, but it doesn't proclaim..."

Jay Contor

"Not cheap, but great food and friendly service. Menu has strong influences from its South African origin. Ribs definitely worth a try - pork Ines the..."

Greg

"If you want to dine and have the extra money to do so, you must try this place out. It is a hidden gem on the gold coast. But you have to book in..."

Karmen Chak

"Mike's Kitchen is one of my all time favourite restaurants that I just keep coming back to. I love the location of the restaurant, it feels like..."

Peter

"Omg!!! Awesome service!! Very friendly staff!! Food was amazing, good quality, value for money, big serving sizes!!! Would highly recommend..."

Liesl Shelley

"So good! Perfect as always! Always good service and always welcomed with a smile!Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..."

Jack Price

"Friendly service, excellent steak and a quirky atmosphere. A little bit pricey for not-too-fancy food but can't complain, quality was definitely..."

Jim Pottsy

"Went here to with a large group of people as it is a steak house I ordered the 200g Angus steak and it was amazing. Steak was cooked to perfection..."

SleepEatReviewRepeat

"Pity so far and expensive. Buffalo Wings, Chicken livers, Salt and Pepper Calamari and 250g rump. All really great. The sauce with the buffalo wings..."

Cornelia

"Best Ribs. We are regulars of Mike's Kitchen even though we don't live locally. We always order the 1kg ribs and they are amazing every time. Steaks..."

Mousemara

"Both the service and the food were great. Good quality reasonably..."

Foodie777

"I have come here quite a few times for lunch and have really enjoyed the food, the prices are great, the service however isn't the best but I will..."

Monica

"Best Ribs in Aus! and ive eaten alot of ribs. Come to Mikes for their Ribs. Dont make the rookie error of getting half/half, get the 1kg ribs. Thats..."

Dark Mark

"Great food great service wil be back and i'll tell my friends to try..."

Caz

"Dined here on multiple occassions (during peak hour and not) service is great and so is the food. Their ribs are exceptionally good. Someone sai..."

Nhat Pham

"We will go back because the ribs are Amazing!! however The chips are terrible and the service wasn't much..."

Foodie

"This is the type of restaurant you go to if you are a lover of meat, meat and meat. The service was average to start with as our table was not..."

Meatn2veg

"The best ribs hands down! Had ribs at various restaurants but no one can beat Mike's quality plus generous portion size. Been a regular for..."

Ruby

"Absolutely the best ribs!! You get what you pay for, I had a 500 gram steak and 500 gram ribs and my partner had surf and turf on an eye fillet..."

Rebecca

"Simply the best ribs you will get on the Coast. We have travelled some of the world eating ribs and Mikes is right up there. Don't eat anything else..."

Coffee Man

"Went to mikes for my birthday Thursday night and it was absolutely fantastic I am normally a fussy eater but I finished all of my meals!!! Awesome..."

Aleisha

"Truly the best ribs you are ever going to eat and amazing wait staff especially Lauren. Don't forget to try the waffles or sticky date for dessert if..."

Clint

"Service was great & our food was lovely. We had desert that finished off the night..."

Charlie Webb

"Was taken out here for my birthday. Unbelievably good ribs & steak! I'm surprised it's only rated..."

HungryBella

"Best ribs..."

Hugh Munro

"Best Ribs and Steak... You wont be disappointed!! Higly..."

Johann Bensch

"There’s only one reason for us to dine at Mike’s Kitchen: The Slaughterhouse Fifteen!Ribs, that is… To be more specific, 15 huge BBQ Pork..."

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