Relaxing atmosphere by the pool. Friendly attentive service. Fish of the day was beautiful. Delicious side vegetables and nice wine list. Recommend for a romantic dinner.
We came here for dinner (despite terrible reviews on their breakfast buffet) and we were surprisingly so impressed with our meals. Blue cheese pannacotta and the scallops with fried quail eggs are a must for entree - both dishes had a great balance of flavours and textures and generous servings too! I had the duck breast for main which was nice and juicy and went well with the purée. Too bad we had no room for dessert.
My biggest frustration though would be the customer service. Staff were very flustered and unorganised despite the restaurant not being busy at all. We had to wait to be seated despite making a reservation and after we were seated it took about 20mins to get our menus (not a good thing when you're hangry!!). They also mixed up our cocktail orders.
Food and service were excellent. Steak was cooked to perfection and duck was delicious. Only criticism, would have liked more than one tiny piece of bread as a starter at the beginning.
Aqua is the restaurant attached to the Sea Temple resort. The restaurant has indoor dining or outdoor overlooking the pool. Every second night the chefs present a themed buffet like Mexican or carvery nights. Lunchtime dining is light and simple.
The resort is a big plus when it comes to cleanliness and professionalism. A very relaxing environment.
Ratings out of 100
Variation of menu: 80
Quality of produce: 85
Service: 85
Cleanliness: 90
Ambiance: 90
Overall Rating: 86
Best meals: A good Caprese Salad. Rack of Lamb
Seafood platter was delicious. Dined at Aqua on a Tuesday night. had a cocktail before dinner and were offered the choice of moving to a poolside table as I had requested seating inside over the phone. Was much nicer outside! Ordered the seafood platter which was huge! two plates cooked to perfection. standout was the seafood chowder- amazing, so flavourful the Mr rated it better than chowderin San Fran. The barramundi was also so good, crispy skin and soft flesh. Also had dessert, lemon meringue and the chocolate plate, both tasty and well presented. Ambience was nice, very relaxing sitting pool side with dim lighting and music. Waitstaff were attentive as well. We'd definitely go back when in Port Douglas again.
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Food good, shame about everything else. This place is overpriced for what it is, but the food was generally good. The staff tried hard and were friendly. But there were some serious issues in this place... Firstly we had to wait when we arrived for circa fifteen minutes - even though there were about twelve empty tables. Secondly no one thought to offer us a drink while we were waiting. We went to the service bar to get and rinks menu and had to stop a waitress to order the drinks. When we were finally seated, we had some bread and dips. There were four small pieces of bread. Really nothing compared to the dips available (which weren't big), so we asked for a bit more bread - which we were subsequently charged for(!!) . The waiter(esse)s were friendly, so no issues here. Main meal arrived which was excellent. Shame the service wasn't. Ate for a similar price at Harrison's the night after, and we were wowed. Aqua management has a lot to learn about how to feel customers welcome and valued.
Dropped into this resort for some late lunch and a beer by the pool.
Very pleasant, and very civilised. I can understand that the place may get busy sometimes, and the service levels may suffer , but today it was pleasant and service was great.
Crisp chicken burger with shoestring fries was very nice.
Coffee afterwards also pretty good. Plenty of seating around the restaurant, verandah or by the pool in front of the lobby.
Just a nice atmosphere to relax the afternoon away.
Please don't let the 3 star rating put you off, we nearly did. We had a great night out celebrating a birthday. The food was extremely tasty, huge portions for style of restaurant and the dip trio a must.
If you are staying at the sea temple, do your self a favour and treat yourself.
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