My family has been here twice for dinner and the experience was wonderful! The seafood fresh and good sized portions- we were stuffed 💜 The kids were thoroughly entertained by Chef’s Luke & Yugi. Thanks Tempest 🦞🦐🍸🤤🥂

Myself, hubby and a couple of friends decided on lunch here at Tempest recently. I started with a glass of Prosecco, which was a bit flat. I guess I should have asked for a replacement, but I drank it anyway. Lord N had an Asahi beer, while hubby and Lady J went for a lemon squash soft drink ($4.50) as they were both driving.

We ate these meals: for moi, lightly-seared slices of tuna with watermelon, cucumber, mint, miso aioli and ponzu dressing ($34). I loved this! It was so delicious; tangy and fresh and light. Perfect for a hot summer’s day.

Hubby chose the mushroom linguini ($26), being a huge pasta fan. The pasta was al dente, which he found a bit too chewy for his tastes. He thought the meal itself was a bit small for his appetite, and he would have loved a bigger portion. He also said it needed more mushrooms. But he liked the extra flavours of capsicum, olives, onion, spinach, parmesan and pesto.

Lord N went for the fish and chips with salad ($23) and a sesame dressing. He was very happy with this large and crunchily golden dish. There were 3 or 4 generous portions of fish, along with the chips. I was quite envious as my meal, gorgeous though it was, didn’t really fill the gaps. I kinda wish I’d had some chips too.

Lady J chose the bug and prawn linguini, with tomatoes and peas ($35). This dish looked beautiful, and very tempting to those of us who love seafood. There was a large piece of bug on top, and several large prawns. This was a winner with Lady J.

Did I forget to mention dessert? I enjoyed the caramel apple pie parfait ($14) – layers of caramelised apples, Chantilly cream, cookie crumbs, butterscotch sauce and salted caramel ice cream. Oh yum! Deliciously salty-sweet, creamy, fabulousness. Lady J had the bourbon sticky date pudding ($16) with a toffee sauce, bourbon cream and vanilla ice cream. She adored this over the top bowl of warm, creamy pudding.

All in all, we had a lovely lunch with fabulous food (with just a few minor niggles). We had great views and a really wonderful waitress who was friendly and helpful. We would all very happily go there again.

The produce is locally caught and/or grown. The menu is seasonal, and designed for their local customers. The fish is hand-picked every day by the head chef. Oh, and don’t forget the teppanyaki room, which holds 33 people. There is a beer garden, and a function space too. The restaurant juts out over the water, and you can dine while watching the boats in the marina. A really nice place to while away a Sunday afternoon.