The Best Places to Eat Near Mt Mulligan Lodge, by the Record

Modern British cooking in tropical Far North Queensland sounds like a concept that shouldn't work, yet here it is, pulling two Australian Good Food Guide Chef Hats. The menu leans on classical technique while letting the surrounding reef-and-rainforest produce do the talking. It's a proper sit-down restaurant, unhurried and polished, the kind where the beverage list gets as much attention as the kitchen. Port Douglas's special-occasion default for anyone who knows the town.

1. Australian Good Food Guide 14/20 · Two Chef Hats

Marble bench tops and pendant lighting set the tone at this Modern Australian restaurant on Port Douglas's main corner, where the menu leans into local seafood and Far North Queensland produce. It reads as the kind of place where you could go on a date or a group dinner and neither party would feel shortchanged. The Australian Good Food Guide has given it a Chef Hat.

1. Australian Good Food Guide 12/20 · One Chef Hat

1. Australian Good Food Guide 13/20 · One Chef Hat