The Best Seafood in Australia
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The best seafood in Australia, according to the experts: the Australian Good Food Guide and Andy Hayler's Restaurant Guide have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Sardine Dining comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Sydney and Geelong.
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Bills Fishhouse + Bar and BLOWFISH Ocean Grill + Bar hold the next two places. The Australian Good Food Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Andy Hayler's Restaurant Guide next.
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Rank 1. Sardine Dining
Seafood
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 14/20 · Two Chef Hats
- Australian Good Food Guide 14/20 · Two Chef Hats
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Rank 2. Bills Fishhouse + Bar
Modern Seafood
The char-grill does most of the talking at this casual seafood restaurant and bar in Port Macquarie, where the menu runs from fresh oysters to whole baked fish and keeps things deliberately uncomplicated. An all-NSW wine list and local craft beer on tap back it up. The room has the kind of easy, good-looking design that works equally well for a post-work drink, a shared feast, or something that quietly tips into a special occasion.
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 12/20 · One Chef Hat
- Australian Good Food Guide 12/20 · One Chef Hat
A Tie
Six places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Bills Fishhouse + Bar (this place) 79.968
- #2 BLOWFISH Ocean Grill + Bar 79.968
- #2 Fins Restaurant 79.968
- #2 Madalena’s 79.968
- #2 Mister Grotto 79.968
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Rank 2. BLOWFISH Ocean Grill + Bar
Australian Seafood
A two-level seafood restaurant on Broadbeach's main strip, BLOWFISH pulls a crowd that dresses up a little and stays for rounds. The team behind Moo Moo runs this one, and the formula is similar: big room, confident cooking, a wine list with ambition. Moreton Bay bug rolls and grilled WA rock lobster do most of the heavy lifting on a menu that mixes surf and turf without apology. The Australian Good Food Guide awarded it a Chef Hat.
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 12/20 · One Chef Hat
- Australian Good Food Guide 12/20 · One Chef Hat
A Tie
Six places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Bills Fishhouse + Bar 79.968
- #2 BLOWFISH Ocean Grill + Bar (this place) 79.968
- #2 Fins Restaurant 79.968
- #2 Madalena’s 79.968
- #2 Mister Grotto 79.968
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Rank 2. Fins Restaurant
Seafood
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 12/20 · One Chef Hat
- Australian Good Food Guide 12/20 · One Chef Hat
A Tie
Six places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Bills Fishhouse + Bar 79.968
- #2 BLOWFISH Ocean Grill + Bar 79.968
- #2 Fins Restaurant (this place) 79.968
- #2 Madalena’s 79.968
- #2 Mister Grotto 79.968
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Rank 2. Madalena’s
Seafood
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 13/20 · One Chef Hat
- Australian Good Food Guide 13/20 · One Chef Hat
A Tie
Six places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 BLOWFISH Ocean Grill + Bar 79.968
- #2 Fins Restaurant 79.968
- #2 Madalena’s (this place) 79.968
- #2 Mister Grotto 79.968
- #2 The Raw 79.968
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Rank 2. Mister Grotto
Seafood
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 12/20 · One Chef Hat
- Australian Good Food Guide 12/20 · One Chef Hat
A Tie
Six places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 BLOWFISH Ocean Grill + Bar 79.968
- #2 Fins Restaurant 79.968
- #2 Madalena’s 79.968
- #2 Mister Grotto (this place) 79.968
- #2 The Raw 79.968
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Rank 2. The Raw
Seafood
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 13/20 · One Chef Hat
- Australian Good Food Guide 13/20 · One Chef Hat
A Tie
Six places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 BLOWFISH Ocean Grill + Bar 79.968
- #2 Fins Restaurant 79.968
- #2 Madalena’s 79.968
- #2 Mister Grotto 79.968
- #2 The Raw (this place) 79.968
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Rank 8. Golden Century
Chinese Seafood
The awards
- Andy Hayler's Restaurant Guide Andy Hayler's Restaurant Guide: 13/20 · Restaurant Review
- Andy Hayler's Restaurant Guide 13/20 · Restaurant Review