The Foreshore Restaurant & Cafe
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Hours
Sun
7:00 am - 10:00 pm
Mon
7:00 am - 10:00 pm
Tue
7:00 am - 10:00 pm
Wed
7:00 am - 10:00 pm
Thu
7:00 am - 10:00 pm
Fri
7:00 am - 10:00 pm
Sat
7:00 am - 10:00 pm
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PRICE RANGE
$16.00 – $38.00
CUISINES
Australian
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
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About
The Foreshore is open from 7am until 10pm daily, and is licensed to serve a range of alcoholic beverages with any meal consumed on the premises. Serving All Australian Seafood and using only premium ingredients, The Foreshore has something to suit everyone. And then theres the view - this Cafe show cases Darwin's most spectacular sunrise's and sunsets's. We also boast a dedicated takeaway window for those looking to pull up a beanbag and relax on the lawns out front.
PRICE RANGE
$16.00 – $38.00
CUISINES
Australian
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Drinks
FEATURES
Takeout, Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Street Parking, Free off-street parking, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Mastercard, Visa, Digital Payments, Cash Only, Accepts Credit Cards, Waterfront
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4.0
239 reviews
Excellent
97
Very good
85
Average
27
Poor
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Terrible
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skierPerth
Fremantle74 contributions
May 2021 • family
A good cafe dinner to watch the sunset or just chill out at any time. Good menu, friendly staff who looked after our family of four adults and two toddlers. Fresh grilled fish, great choice of other seafood as well as vegetarian and meat options. They were very flexible and made sure we had good seats with plenty of shade to enjoy the best views. Fast efficient service. Went twice whilst on holiday in the NT.
Written 19 June 2021
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Mutiny
Sydney2641 contributions
Jul 2022 • none
We found our way here for lunch after visiting the military museum on a cloudless, sunny day. The location here is perfect and therefore extremely popular - the staff were run off their feet but maintained a friendly, professional manner throughout. Brunch is served until 2:30pm and we took the opportunity for a lovely, light brunch at lunch time. Well worth the drive out from Darwin and then you can take a short walk around the headland to take in the glorious views.
Written 17 August 2022
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mazzaintazza
London306 contributions
Oct 2020 • couples
Nice spot for a coffee with plenty of parking next to the Nightcliff Pool, and it always seems busy. The music inside is quite loud. We have had a couple of meals here and been a bit disappointed; today the ‘Buddha’ or ‘Veggie Bowl’ was watery and bland. Left most of it. The corn fritters were pretty good. Will probably just have a coffee in future.
Written 24 October 2020
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Coffeed069
Darwin33 contributions
Jul 2022 • family
Great location, very average food
Coffee was half empty due to the waiter spilling it all. Eggs were under poached. Balsamic drissle should be left in the 90s. Sweet potato puree has no place on any menu especially on a eggs Benedict. Best location in Darwin, wish the food and service could match.
Written 12 July 2022
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irishtravelbunny
Darwin28 contributions
May 2021 • couples
Firstly I’ll apologise to Jay’s Coffee who I usually get my Saturday morning caffeine fix from. Certainly won’t be back to this place. Walked my dog & stopped here for a coffee. Went searching for dog water bowl, staff all busy and when I asked a girl she said she hadn’t seen any. Grabbed a plastic cup and filled it with water while I waited on coffee. Gave dog a drink and bloke from behind coffee section started shouting at me to stop, I tried to explain & he just shouted over me shook his head and demanded the cup back. Dude it’s a plastic cup, it’s 32 degrees and my dog is thirsty. Maybe instead of shouting at paying customers, sort your sh*t out and make sure your dog bowls are out. Being an aggressive mess is not gonna win ye customers. Anyway coffee was also pretty average so go to Jay’s at the jetty for great customer service, a dog bowl full of water & excellent coffee.
Written 7 May 2021
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Nalini N
Greater Sydney698 contributions
Jun 2021 • none
A friendly friendly environment with good service & music (on a Saturday anyway). Personally, I could have done without the music as loud although nice songs.
Barramundi was tops as was the mango daiquiri so if you are looking for a casual atmosphere where kids can play on the lawn, this would work.
Written 20 June 2021
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John D
Darwin241 contributions
Mar 2020 • none
Located on the Nightcliff foreshore, this cafe is popular with the locals and visitors a like.
Food is of reasonable standard, the coffee/drinks and setting is the main attraction for this place.
Staff generally welcoming, although one staff member seemed to be having a bad day and gave me the impression that they didn’t want to be there (not a good look if they were managing the place). Owned by the same people who have the Cool Spot in Fannie Bay, which have friendlier staff - yes people do have their bad days and I hope this was just a one off.
Very busy on the weekends.
Written 14 March 2020
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Lambo49
Melbourne173 contributions
Aug 2021 • couples
Great food with great views. Normally the two don’t go together but it does at the Foreshore. The place is very casual and you order at the counter with food and drinks brought to your table. The sudden view is amazing. We didn’t expect great food but we pleasantly surprised. The Pork was sensational and my Seafood plate was really good. Not cheap but Definitely worth a visit
Written 21 August 2021
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Juanita M
161 contributions
Oct 2022 • couples
Situated on the Nightcliff foreshore next to the swimming pool, there were a lot of Mums with Bubs in prams during lunch time. Tables available inside, outside undercover and outside under sails (semi cover). The eggs poached and scrambled on toast were tasty as was the coffee. Very very quick delivery of food.
Written 7 October 2022
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nat2jd
Launceston33 contributions
Jul 2022 • family
We booked a table for 10 on the deck, when we arrived I was told to pick two of the 4 tables set up on the deck (5-6 seats on each). That was not ideal for us to celebrate my fathers retirement from two seperate tables so we moved them together ourselves. You have to go up to order and then wait for even your drinks to be delivered.
However the food was delicious as was the sunset. I had the lamb rack. Live music was also a nice touch.
After we sorted our tables we had a really enjoyable time with delicious food.
Written 17 July 2022
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ArtYogaFoodWine
Alice Springs53 contributions
Jul 2020 • couples
Beautiful waterfront view. Food was also beautiful. We went for Saturday brunch. I had the Ocean Trout Salad and it was healthy and delish. Husband had the smashed avocado and poached eggs and that was also delish. We also ordered fresh juice and an Acai frappe and both were awesome. Healthy portions, fresh ingredients, great value and beautiful setting. Beautiful experience and will definitely go back when I’m in Darwin again. Highly recommend.
Written 25 July 2020
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ViviDarwin
South Yarra53 contributions
Sept 2023 • friends
I'm a regular at the Foreshore. The staff are very friendly and helpful. However, I think feedback is important. Tonight was a birthday event and our meals arrived at the table at different times. I'm not sure how difficult it is to get all the meals to arrive at the table within one minute of each other. Can you do it? It is really unpleasant to find you have your beautiful steak but the birthday girl's meal has not arrived and 10 minutes later still hasn't arrived. I think you can do better foreshore cafe. Why should we have to ask for a meal? Why is it that we have table numbers if the meals for that table are prepared altogether. Plus the meal my friend asked for did not arrive and she had to explain and discuss with the waitress (who was really lovely, patient and kind) what was ordered. So tonight a 3/10 for service. Very unusual. I hope they act on this feedback.
Written 20 September 2023
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Bunbury829 contributions
May 2021 • family
The cafe was very busy with tables being a premium commodity. You could see staff were definitely under the pump, but they remained polite and friendly.
We decided to order a late breakfast including a Hippy Bowl. The few mushrooms in it were very tasty, and apart from a few other veges, it was mostly plain mixed beans. There was no dukkah as per the menu and the tiniest smear of beetroot hummus that was not thick enough to scrape off the inside edge of the bowl.
My toast was burnt on one side, with that side being placed down on my meal, which I thought was a bit cheeky.
The Troppo juice was excellent and refreshing, however I could only taste watermelon and none of the other ingredients listed.
This is such a lovely venue and very popular and I want to say I’ll give it another go the next time we are in the area, but it might just be for a takeaway coffee.
Written 20 June 2021
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Vicki J
Woodend570 contributions
Aug 2021 • none
A friend put us on to this place and we went for breakfast twice during our week stay in Darwin. Friendly service and a good menu. I was a bit bemused though when I requested a shot of soda water with my espresso that I was required to purchase a bottle. Tried different dishes on both visits and was impressed both times. Good vegetarian options. Good vibe and dog friendly an lovely spot for breakfast. A very popular cafe.
Written 15 August 2021
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yankeedoodlehandy
24 contributions
Jul 2024 • couples
This was very chilled, quality, casual dining.
A gentle breeze, an airy sea shore setting. We arrived early evening expecting to wait as it was quite busy, but there were still a couple of free tables. The place has a pleasant buzz about it, family friendly but not crazily so, there was a music act on, but they added to the good vibe (not always the case).
If there was to be a long wait, we’d have ordered take out (they offer take away).
Also unlike the ‘normal’ dining experience, there’s no dedicated front of house “bossing”. Instead we were free to choose the table we preferred - refreshing.
The pleasant team on the serving counter hand over a menu for you to make your choices. You pay with your orders - one of the other different things about this eatery. Order and pay for drinks straight away, or go to your table and choose food drink together at your leisure - up to you.
The menu is pretty simple, with quite a variety of wines, and a few well chosen beers (the Lashes ale is a very decent ale, refreshing but with great flavour), and very well made cocktails (the mango daiquiri was tasty).
We ordered the prosciutto wrapped barramundi, and the local fish, grilled with lemon, served with a great salad and fries.
Both appeared pretty quickly, cooked and seasoned beautifully, served by the friendly and efficient crew.
We followed the mains with a fresh pastry each, served with some very nice ice cream. Both excellent.
This does mean going back to order and pay again, but is way better than trying to catch someone’s eye.
Not sure of the tipping policy here, but we left one anyway, we had a really good evening. No fannying around waiting for busy waiting staff to notice you’re looking for the bill.
Great!
It gets better - they also do brunch - will try this another day.
Written 27 July 2024
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