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

Vivo Palm Cove

84/100 (5214 ratings)

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"Up visiting from Brisbane and popped in for a quick lunch and the service, atmosphere and food were fantastic. When back in town will definitely..."

Taylor Vaughan

"With outdoor and indoor seating available, lovely in all weather. Friendly service, and just across the beach, best in summer when one can start off..."

Acky

"We had entrees of tuna tartare, pork, both great, and for main the eye fillet with radicchio salad. All the food was wonderfully balanced and tasty...."

Cherie

"This restaurant not disappointed. Ambiance was good and seating also good. I like environment and food taste was..."

Sumit Gaur

"Nothing bad to say about this placeVenue is spectacular Old house on the main strip turned into a open resterauntDrinks were superb,..."

Jonathan Voulgaris

"So impressed! Went with a group of 10 people and none of us could fault it. The service was amazing & we are so grateful for the effort they went to...."

Grace S

"Authentic Italian cuisine .We ordered two spaghetti linguini together with a Radicchio salad including pine nuts and pistachio orange salad .The meal..."

Martin Spicer

"Been to Vivo on three separate occasions during our week long stay in Palm Cove, and I am yet to fault this place! Service is outstanding, cocktails..."

Tara

"Amazing !!!I had the crab omelette it was to die for The service is lovely the atmosphere is perfectIf you’re visiting palm cove ,..."

Sig

"Really beautiful place right on the beach, the food was delicious as was the wine and service. Will be going back for sure 😊 not a bad word to say..."

Lynn Semini

"The food was excellent, as was the service. We had the lamb and pork belly which were both excellent. A little odd that the pork belly had no..."

Pip David

"All I can say is happy hour! They have such good tapas ( my favourite - fish bites, chicken wings) and drinks. We enjoyed our drinks here and the..."

Brunching

"Stunning restaurant with almost all tables overlooking the beach and ocean. We decided to get a series of entrees to share rather than mains (visited..."

Aspin Campbell

"Fantastic olace and i hardly ever give 5's This the first time that a high volume tourist area has produced something if such a high standard IMO...."

Jack Spratt

"This restaurant did not disappoint. We had breakfast & dinner. Friendly service, well presented , flavoursome food. Recommend would definitely eat..."

Chris Andreadis

"Absolutely gorgeous meal. Nicely refined food - service was good, even bringing out a pillow and blanket for our 7 yr old to lay under on our bench..."

SDeG

"Happy hour: the best time of day on holidays!! Really good value for cheaper drinks and tapas during 3-5pm. Palm cove is definately not the cheapest..."

Food Girl 101

"Had a great dinner. All the food was top notch. I had the maranara but others had the gnocchi ragú and it was also excellent. Highly recommend...."

Robert Evans

"I am visiting palm cove from Melbourne and have been here for lunch and dinner! I loved the linguine it was delicious and great balance of flavours...."

Sassyfoodqueen

"Food was fabulous.Highly recommend the duck dumplings, and crab linguine. The specials were worth checking out, I had the most beautiful..."

Clarkie

"A good place to have a rest and a taste after swimming at the beach in the afternoon. The service is great. Nice staffs and gentle attitude. ..."

Siyat.ulon

"Our Palm Cove favourite! Awesome staff, and beautiful food, in the perfect location. Never had a bad meal or experience here. These guys know how to..."

Marty01

"Amazing food & ambiance. It's quite expensive for the qty served. We ordered mango daquiri, lychee martini. It was just divine.For Entree- we..."

Remy Matthew

"Dinner was awesome, yes, but dessert, oh my goodness. I don't ever like sweet things! I had the creme brûlée and quite the share of my partners..."

Kai.kai7

"Food is taste is art.It is really hard sometimes when you are away from home and looking for a great place to eat, you are so scared of..."

Rusty

"No one likes it when you see people publicly argue.....especially seemingly high end restaurant staff! But that's exactly what I saw with this place...."

Senatorfrank01

"Went here for dinner and the food was excellent! Beautiful scallops and soft shell crab for entree. Mushroom pasta for main was amazing. Came here..."

Fizban

"Great place.Came he several times. A few during happy hour for tapas and cocktails, once for breakfast and once for dinner.Awesome..."

Tommyz

"Recommended by friends and as soon as we arrived, I can understand why! Greeted with smiles grins and jokes, all the staff were having a great time!..."

Ossie Khan

"My partner and I went for lunch today. Ordered the all day breakfast and wagyu burger. It was overall really good. Service was excellent. The happy..."

RD

"First restaurant we visited when we arrived in beautiful palm cove ! Service is fantastic and the seaview was gorgeous. We had the spanner crab..."

May

"Amazing food! Nice views! Great service! And did I mention amazing food?Slightly on the expensive side, but worth every penny. Had a good lunch..."

Tejas S. Golhar

"excellent selection of oyesters and main dish of special dish of a day Spanish mackerel has been awesome and I could finish even though I wasn't..."

Sanjiv Golhar

"Wonderful food and great view! Every dish we ordered turned out perfect.. the stomach was full but the heart still wanted more.. exquisite dishes all..."

Wanderlust

"Had the eggs benny here. It was amazing! After an overnight flight from Perth with no sleep, my boo and I could eat the crotch out of a low flying..."

Sauce

"This place is on the esplanade and has a wonderful menu! So many choices and lots are inspired by asian flavours. We ordered the pancake - full of..."

Thewhereto

"Crab omelette was fantastic!! Coffees were TOO hot (couldn't touch the glass) had to order "warm" which was made perfectly.The service on..."

Peter Munivrana

"Fantastic restaurant for any meal of the day, wonderful ambience and vibe, delicious food, great drinks and friendly service. Highly recommend the..."

Dean S

"Food is great and service was fantastic. Highly reccommed. Only problem was having to catch the eye of staff. Very busy place when we went. Great..."

Tracey Davis

"Tasty food, good service and a great view. Happy hour cocktails were decent but lacked a little punch, thought the coffee was a little average too...."

Yorkie_Traveller

"Everything pleases here; the view from the street, the decor inside and the ambience, the friendly and attentive service and the well presented and..."

Bertram Daniel

"They have one of the best nasi goreng I've tasted so far. It was fresh and it was delicious. Tons of shrimps were tossed in it with a very spicy..."

Maureen Livingstone

"If you are staying in Palm Cove for a couple of days, chances are you will end up here at least at some stage! The architectural design of this..."

Eatdrinkbe_merry

"Absolutely delicious , service friendly and attentive . Enjoyed the variety in the menu . Something for every one . Highly..."

Em

"Had a nice Australia Day dinner. I had the lamb dish it was very good. Full of great flavour. The asparagus that came with the dish was very fresh..."

Ethan Evans

"Breakfast was delicious - my partner & I ordered the breakfast burger which we both thoroughly enjoyed..we were practically licking our plates!..."

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"Had brunch eggs benedict which was perfect and very generous serving of bacon. I asked for strong tea and that is exactly what i got! The..."

EC

"I dined at Vivo on a Sunday for brunch with a couple of friends. Such a beautiful place, we had sea views from our table and it was a glorious..."

Food Adventures With AnnaJ

"Went for brunch and wasn't disappointed. Great service, great coffee and great food. All at a very good price! Would definitely recommend. ..."

Hollie Wride

"Came here for dinner on the last night of our honeymoon and we're impressed with the high quality of the food. We started with the scallop..."

Lauren.as

"We have been here twice for a meal since being in Palm Cove and it's excellent food and the staff are great. If you're looking for take away coffee..."

Tamara Thomas

"Delicious food with a beautiful view! The staff we fantastic especially with kids. We had the pasta marinara and the blue swimmer linguine- seriously..."

Katharine Lindsay

"Fantastic! Food, cocktails, friendly and efficient staff. Chef is clearly still engaged, desserts were inventive and delicious. Could happily eat..."

Tom

"Wow what an experience! I had the garlic ciabatta with parmesan for entree. The garlic was toasted in it's own pod on the side of the buttered..."

Mira Listar

"It's the best rated restaurant (at time of writing this) so had to check it out. I had the duck curry which was generous inPortion and had a..."

Jim Seymour

"Best place in Palm Cove. Food options for dinner are great, set menu is well priced and the coffee and muffins during the day are delicious. The..."

Chris

"Perfectly placed at Palm Cove. We came here a few years back and were impressed then so we had to come past again. Vivo has prime position..."

Frank

"Terrific food, lovely building, great location, consistently good time after time. Special mention to the special duck shank salad that had us..."

Foodie AC

"This place have very good coffee! I have found that it's really hard to find good coffee outside of Melbourne and Sydney, however this place is an..."

Fer Tostado

"Best breakfast in Palm Cove. Fabulous coffee AND the best, friendliest team of servers. Dinner was also excellent with a great atmosphere. Just..."

Helenlouise521

"Came from Melb for a week away for a week and we stayed at the mantra so the restaurant was right in front of our hotel! Amazing view! We had our..."

Kubra Arli

"Really nice restaurant. We went over for a quick lunch. The service was quick, the wait staff were friendly and attentive. We had the bruschetta,..."

Andrew

"Great modern, tasty food and superb service with a view to match. Great place to go for a fancy dinner out. Only complaint is I wish some of the..."

Mike Farah

"Walked around the whole esplanade to find a place for dinner. Was originally told that we would have to wait for dinner (one hour). The restaurant..."

Elmocookie

"The location and ambience is second to none: The coral Sea to the front of me and I'm surrounded by tropical colour and a well above average friendly..."

David Schuppan

"Wow first time here and will definitely come back. The beef cheeks are to die for - yum! Location, service snd food was all magnificent. Do yourself..."

Elizabeth Cavallaro

"Exceptional food, service and ambiance. Could not have been happier if I tried. We had the three course set menu and loved every bite of it. The..."

Amy Woods

"The food and service is just amazing, really like the scaloppini main, the relish is so delicious. The homemade lemonade was better than I thought it..."

Iris Zhao

"It was a great place to have lunch and dinner here. The restaurant was nice and clean. I really enjoyed the food and the view over the beach. Very..."

Food Food Food

"New menu is great. Prawn gyouza is fantastic entrée and the king prawn linguine is amazing. Great place to dine out on the verandah and enjoy the..."

Sean

"The view is amazing and the food is nice. The service was good We had a Wagu burger and a Nasigoreng. It was deliciously amazing. ..."

Tracey Melrose

"Very nice food. Very relaxed environment. The view over the beach and out of the ocean is peaceful and hypnotic. Prawn and duck nasi goreng, together..."

Elroy J

"We ended up here two nights in a row and couldn't fault a dish. Over the two nights we enjoyed the Duck Carpaccio, Duck Spring Rolls, Fresh Coffins..."

Lachlan

"Had our first dinner here at Palm Cove and we were soo impressed. The food was soooo good. We had the scallop in green curry sauce, and the bbq..."

Nancy Du

"Ordered the gnocchi ragu and spanner crab pasta both were absolutely delicious. Best spot we ate while on holiday. Great service and beautiful..."

Abby Thompson

"Party of 2Location: outsideEntrée: Natural half a dozen oysters. The sand was still on these oysters which I was not a fan of getting all..."

Niki C

"Food at Vivo is fantastic!! We ate lunch and dinner here during our stay - $49, 3 course meal including kangaroo salad, wild mushroom gnocchi, veal..."

Danielle W

"Have been back to Vivo a few times now and am never disappointed. A late afternoon coffee & sweet treats quickly turned into cocktail hour, prompting..."

Ambra

"Great setting, delicious food and coffee.Had the Bubble and Squeak and the Vietnamese pancake; both very tasty.Fave breakfast so..."

Maxwell Shifman

"Ate here 4 times during our week in palm cove. Staff were amazing, courteous and quick service, and lovely with the kids. Food was amazing breakfast,..."

Beck O'Farrell

"My pasta and the meals were great. The wait staff attentive. The wine list deserves its Price tag because of the vintages but how about having..."

Spanner

"Kudos for craft beer of the month - best beer we've had in FNQ. Restaurant was very busy with a good buzz. We didn't have a reservation but managed..."

Mathew

"Good food but service is a bit slow. We had the burger and barramundi fish n chips. The fish n chips was served in a nice paper bowl. Great..."

YumYum

"Had dinner here on our last night before heading home to Melbourne. Really nice setting, great wine, good food, attentive service. Also they were..."

Maxwell Stevens

"Lovely food, lovely view and lovely staff BUT a real discrepancy in meal sizes. I had the soft shell crab which consisted of only one small can along..."

Gfmvhac

"We had a dinner at Vivo Palm Cove and everything was just amazing. Quality food and great professional service. Pasta was one of (if not the best)..."

Maz (Maz)

"Excellent food and amazing service !!! We had our last dinner there for the trip and what a great experience it was. Right from the get go, the..."

Samiul I

"Beautiful location right on esplanade beach front. Delicious Asian inspired menu. Cocktails were also very nice. Will definitely come back here again..."

Chau Vi

"We had a great experience dining at Vivo. The service was excellent, despite it being busy. We ordered the crab linguini and mushroom pasta, which I..."

Emily P

"We had lunch at Vivo and it was probably the best meal in Palm Cove. All of the flavours were delicious with the standout dish being the braised beef..."

Nathan

"This to me is a special place. It felt special. The atmosphere, the staff, the owners, the guests. It just felt very good. Very large restaurant,..."

John B Schilt

"If the weather isn’t good You need food to boost your mood. I know these days are very windy in Palm Cove. Everytime it comes, the first thing..."

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