The best 10 restaurants and places to eat in Surfers Paradise, April 2024

"My first visit to Hard Rock on the Gold Coast and it couldn’t have been better! Our waiter JJ (sorry about spelling �) was absolutely fantastic,..."

Facility Manson

"We are currently staying in Surfers Paradise and decided to visit The Hard Rock Cafe. Our waiter was JJ who was absolutely amazing. The customer..."

Amy Bassett

"Exceptional table service by JJ, extremely helpful and made us feel like a #1 priority even though the place was packed. Would..."

Katelyn Ramsay

"There was a slight confusion with which waiter was taking our order so we had to wait about 10 minutes for someone to come take our order, the waiter..."

Maddie Green

"Beautiful meal & excellent service, couldn't recommend it enough!..."

Louise Stevens

"Thanks for a great night last night. Good food, great music, even putting on a request for us and singing along!! Service was amazing, staff were..."

Julie M Whitehouse

"I really liked the place other than they rarely played any hard rock music over the sound system. We sat on the deck with friends and Anna and I had..."

Ronald Peters

"We come eveytime we visit from Melbourne! And we are always pleased with the food and service! Can’t fault you guys one bit! I’m sure we have..."

Jade Crystal Waites

"3 of us walked a little disappointed that the restaurant we had planned to go to was closed. We soon forgot all about that as JJ literally ran around..."

Margaret Skillicorn

"Went for dinner Saturday night and experienced some of the best customer service ever by JJ. All night he went above and beyond to make sure we were..."

Jack McLaughlin

"Amazing food and awesome service!! Highly..."

Laura M Martin

"Awesome food and even better service, nothing else to say..."

Tim Coulter

"Went there on Wednesday night with my best friend and our kids on our last night of our holiday we enjoyed it so much will definitely be..."

Adelynne Amy Edwards

"Good spot Love it So good cocktails awesome everybody should go their..."

William Sloan

"Had a fantastic night all due to the staff especially Maddie. Thankyou for making my Granddaughter Madeleine feel very special on her 21st birthday..."

Sheryl Stokes Gran

"Food was delicious, atmosphere was great but JJ's service and conversation was what made for an awesome night � thank..."

Adele Bromley

"Had the most awesome nite out for my Birthday. Great service by JJ thanks for the birthday dessert and the awesome..."

Sharon Giddens

"I am a Hard Rock fan, everything here is good! 5 star servixe, 5 star atmosphere, 5 star food!#jumbo combo#bbq pork ribs#texan..."

MissCat

"Fantastic atmosphere! Love the decor and ambience. The service was great; very friendly and nice.The drinks were huge like you honestly get your..."

Hailz Stevens-Nordell

"2 for 1 cocktails during happy hour what can i say except keep them coming. Kids mac and cheese tasted great he ate it all so must uave been good. We..."

KJ85

"Highly recommend going to Hard Rock! Atmosphere is fantastic, staff are attentive and super friendly, food was prepared perfectly and..."

Ro Berry

"Pretty good place to be after a long day trip. Happy hour 2 for 1 cocktails cant say no to that. Potato skins very nice, fajita was very tasty and..."

Piggy 小猪

"First of all; Zomato needs to update its timings as it’s incorrect there.Location: it’s opposite my apartment in Surfers paradise...."

Asha Shah

"We booked ahead and asked if there would be live entertainment and were told there would be. On the night though there was no live entertainment. ..."

Debbie

"Amazing food, atmosphere and staff. Music is great, the vibe is good. Really flavoursome meals you don’t mind paying a little bit extra, because..."

Eden Dunn-Vickers

"We orderes grilled chicken and tenderloin steak... i love the sauce. I like the texture of the chicken too... good place to visit. Near surfers..."

Amanda Luthfianti

"Food: 🌟🌟🌟.5We ordered the hickory-smoked trio barbecue combo to share. This was comprised of smoked chicken, pulled pork and smoked..."

The Hunger Trail

"Loved it here, the service was fantastic! They were so nice and bubbly and on the ball with customers needs, the place is family friendly if you are..."

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"Been on the Goldie for a while and never been to this place. We arrived and had a great server who helped us up the lift - the restaurant is massive...."

ToorakM

"These people rock It was a wonderful experienceThe ambience is great The location is flawlessThe view top notch On the main..."

Piyush Matreja

"Waited a long time for our food however it was very nice only downside to the experience is the wait and the price other than that it's a pretty fun..."

Tay

"Good Ol' Hard Rock experience Great cocktails, yummy steak and burgers and an awesome atmosphere.Once we were seated we had our meals..."

Brendan Oldman

"Go upstairs for the food & drinks. 2:30pm on a Thursday & it was pretty empty. A very chill vibe & very friendly waiter. Order a cocktail & you..."

Red Light RCH3

"Came here again after a few years and is still a great place for a feed and to see the music history. The waitress we had wasn't very helpful..."

Chris Armstrong

"Great food and service. Our meat was perfectly cooked and the salads were wonderful. The atmosphere was incredible and our whole party enjoyed the..."

Ameilia Gregg

"Service was a+, loved the way they engaged the teenage kids. The burgers were easily the best I have ever tasted... Bar none. Only negative was the..."

Brad Lancaster

"My best part of the visit was when I saw the handwritten list from Eddie Vedder!!Overall, the food was good, drinks OK and the ambience as..."

Rishabh Shukla

"Lovely Aussie food. The environment was enjoyable. We went during day time and I had a surprise when the restaurant catered for a spontaneous..."

Karmen Chak

"Best mac n cheese ever! It was seriously so delicious, the chicken in it tasted like homemade BBQ! We also had a couple jugs of sangria which was..."

FoodComa

"My wife and myself went to the Hard Rock Cafe for her birthday on Thursday night and had the best meal and drinks, the service was great from the..."

Allan Riley

"The cafe occupied two levels, with the reception and the gift shop on the ground floor, and all the interesting activity – eating, drinking and..."

Vlad Antropov

"Had dinner here with some friends on a Thursday night. There was a bit of a wait for a table so we got some drinks at the bar first. Service from the..."

Kate Pollard

"5 stars for service!! We initially had to wait for a table I think they had forgotten about us but we were looked after well at the bar and the..."

Abigail Williams

"The best thing I like about Hard Rock Cafe is that the food is always consistent around the world and also the ambience and feeling is always..."

Aftab Jameel

"If you love rock and roll and a burger then this is the place for you. The Hard Rock Cafe in surfers paradise is an iconic venue full of ambiance..."

James Delaney

"Lovely service..Delicious food ..Will love to dine always.Reasonable price ..Great ambience..right in the centre of surfers..."

Saurabh Kapoor

"Iconic location and bar. Friendly staff and just a awesome spot to hang out with friends. The food is great and the selection of drinks are great..."

Brendan Locker

"We had a great meal and a wonderful experience at Hard Rock Cafe in Surfers Paradise. My partner and I started off with the entree nachos with added..."

Teegan

"They always nail it. We can all sit here and be critical that it is too formulaic and expected. My view is if you do it well continue to do so. ..."

Tony

"Love this place! Atmosphere was great! Service awesome ... Thanks Amy :o) food to die for. I had the New York strip cooked to perfection. Only..."

Kath Charlton

"I absolutely loved this place our waiter named Jesse took care of us so well I loved the atmosphere of the place and the workers, the cocktails are..."

Aleks Francis Miller

"Such a great atmosphere, thriving. The waiters and waitresses did a great job considering how busy it was, a bit on the slow side but we were not in..."

Lorna

"Love this place, made the trip down from Brisbane just to have lunch there. We had the chicken tenders and hickory BBQ burger. The tenders were..."

Bloatationdevice

"Nice place to eat, delicious pork ribs. But the portion is a bit small. I'm here for a trip, n found that hard rock Cafe is near by my hotel...."

Hary S Soelistio

"A great fun place for breakie, lunch and dinner. Great music, awesome tastes, super awesome cocktails! The service attendants are exceptional in a..."

Gizelle Frick

"Breakfast is a winner. We used a Scoopon for breakfast this morning & I'm so glad we decided to try somewhere we have never been. The service..."

Deb Turner

"Surprising. Went to the Hard Rock last night as my daughter wanted to replicate her NY experience, I was not thrilled by the thought of it, I have to..."

A Foodie Diner

"Love the service and the food. This restaurant knows what they are doing. Awesome food, great staff who are always friendly.Short and..."

Kobilane

"Favourite restaurant!. My husband and I have been here many times and the service, food and atmosphere is great! Keeps us coming back every..."

Lizzy_9274

"Great atmosphere!. We went here 2 times while on holidays on the Gold Coast. Both times we loved it! The staff were so friendly and accommodating and..."

Clare

"Good... but not as great as I remembered. First time I went here was about 4 years ago, and I recently returned with my partner. Food was tasty and..."

Nikolina Draskovic

"One of our regulars. Tasty, quick food and drinks, attentive service.Always consistently..."

Rmundy

"Slightly underwhelming. I used to love this place 10+ years ago! however I left feeling disappointed on a recent trip to the Gold Coast. The interior..."

Kryssyann

"Best Ribs and Smoked Wings you can find in QLD in my opinion, and the stafsf service are so friendly. Definitely a must come restaurant if you are..."

Hungry Puppies

"Worth the price. We went for dinner Friday night. The staff were amazing and the hot wings were divine. Not really saucy but with a great kick to..."

Fuschia Me

"Went here for lunch today and the first thing was the service from entering the door was fantastic. I work in hospitality so I can be pretty..."

Felicity Cogan

"The staff were very friendly but couldn't help notice the style in serving where one person would be in charge of a few tables and we could only be..."

YChua

"Always in for a great meal at Hard Rock, so came here one night for dinner. Service fantastic and..."

Bayside Foodie

"The food is ok, it's averaged priced in terms of restaurants. It's a bit of an experience but not a place I would go back as a regular. It's one of..."

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