A true gem! We stopped in without a reservation on a random Wednesday night. There was live…read moreacoustic guitar music that perfectly suited the ambiance. The menu was wonderful (I particularly enjoyed the duck tacos and my husband's favorite was the pork belly). The price was extremely reasonable. If we are ever in Mooloolaba again we will come here. I definitely recommend it to anyone.

Requiring a meal before show at Powerhouse, we decided to give Escobar a try. Welcomed by friendly…read morestaff upon entering. Seating off the side of the house is covered, with a fleece blanket should it get chilly. Cute touch. Large selection of beverages and the 3 beers on tap change weekly. You can play a boardgames while you wait for your meal. The two person share plates are actually enough for two! We ordered chicken Kiev, side of shoestring fries, which we washed down with a Kirin apple and ginger cider. Didn't get time for dessert but will come back again!

Look guys . One of my pet hates , is when go out to eat and when you order off the menu, and they…read moretell you that they have run out, really pisses me off, so we ordered some thing else. Well you ask , why the 5 stars . Everything else was faultless . I had the " Beef Cheeks" slowly cooked. Mate, it was so delicious you didn't have to chew it. My partner had the coconut cod. Which was also faultless. Haloumi cigars, all in all a great night. So yes do come.

Visited Journeys for a second time, to give the establishment another shot for brunch with my wife…read more Was seated quickly and order was placed... at approx 11:50am. Food seem to be leavig the kitchen at a good pace and all the tables around us were receiving their meals. It has been over an hour now & no one has check our table or our order. So we decided to ask a waitress about the wait. She ask what we ordered blankly, went to kitchen and checked. A different staff member then came over, maybe the supervisor on duty. No apologies or explanations, just ask us what we ordered, with pen and pad ready. I then asked him was the order never placed? He reply there's nothing there and didn't really seemed he cared. We probably would of stayed if the staff were more apologetic or show some sign of customer service. After over an hour wait ; and the staff poor customer service , we ended up leaving , stomach hungry and unhappy. Won't be visiting again.

Staff were really friendly, service was fast and food was great! They even accommodated for dietary…read morerequirements :) Spacious indoor and outdoor seating with plenty of weekend parking. (Might be different during the week or once the lagoon opens though) Will come back again!

This place has a lovely alfresco dining area with nice seating in the main cafe strip of…read moreMooloolaba. We happened to be walking along looking for food at an unusual time of day - when lunch service has finished and dinner not yet begun. Lot 104 was advertising their 4-5pm Tapas deals - free drinks with every tapas plate. For 2 of us (we had not eaten lunch), we ordered 3 tapas plates and got 3 free drinks. I had 1 glass of wine and my husband had 2 craft beers. The free drinks were not limited to house varieties but whatever you choose off the regular drinks menu. But the highlight was the food! Only $14 a plate, the food was top notch - beautifully served, large serves. We ordered Steamed Prawn & Vegetable Gyozas in a bamboo steamer w/soy dipping sauce - yum!! Garlic, chilli & ginger marinated mooloolaba king prawns with thai lime dressing - double yum! The prawns were huge, fresh and cripsy! Haven't had such good prawns in many many years! Plus salt & pepper calamari w/ sweet chilli aioli. Oh how I wish we could have stay longer to go back again for dinner service. Highly recommend. Great service too. Well done.

I just phoned this place and spoke to Marli who was the owner, extremely helpful and more than…read morehappy to suggest a place for my lunch because the hours on this yelp site are totally incorrect, as is the phone number too. She was quite surprised to find that out, but that's Yelp's problem, so if you are interested in going to dine here, I would recommend it as they do cater for all sorts of intolerances as well, but open at 4pm NOT 7am as it says on here. If you need to book, go to their own website and you will find the mobile contact phone number for them. Good luck and enjoy your dining experience. Antoinette S

From the owner: Cafe by day, Wine bar by night.read more

I've been sitting on writing this review for a few days. Trying to find the right words to…read moreadequately describe what a intimate and quality experience we had dining at Gerard's Bar,the little sister to Gerard's Bistro, last Thursday evening. For the uninitiated, this is a charcuterie and cocktail bar. There are no large plates piled high with food. You won't go hungry and if you do it's most likely down to not ordering enough or correctly. Harsh but fair. If you're still reading and still interested, what you will find is a menu carefully crafted with a variety of salumi, a handful of cheeses (no decision overload), a selection of small plates (don't question it and just order the Sobrassada with grilled Bee One Third Honeycomb) and a drink menu to whet any appetite. The seating is bar style so prepare to perch yourself upon a Tolix stool and as you do, take a moment to notice the Moroccan tiles beneath your feet. And then admire the concrete bar tops. The wow-factor is in the interior and restaurant fit-out as much as it is the menu. Nothing has been overlooked including the jars of made-in-house pickles. For my dining partner and I we left with a bill rounding out to approximately $55 each. If you've dined at Gerard's Bistro, you know head chef Ben Williamson is about quality food for affordable prices and doesn't believe in charging over and above what is necessary. This ethos has carried across the James Street laneway. That $55 each gave us a drink each and more salumi than we care to admit (it comes in 50g servings but even this is deceivingly large), 2 small plates, a cheese and a dessert. Our dessert, inched so close to overtaking the love I have for the Sobrassada. The chef said to us he'd recommend the frozen yoghurt mousse over any of the other desserts (I'm still planning to try the Sarsparilla granita on my next visit) for its palette cleansing properties. We agreed and before us was a liquid nitrogen science experiment. Given it was a reasonably quiet evening, he took showmanship to the next level and made the dessert right at our section of the back bar table. The texture of the frozen yoghurt mousse is one I still haven't found the words to describe. Suffice to say: just order it and prepare to enjoy. In fact, go to Gerard's Bar with no expectations. Switch off, talk to the bar tenders and the chefs, watch them cutting the Mahi Mahi in front of you, blow torch grill the patties for the cheeseburgers, talk to your dining partner or group of friends, savour each mouthful and walk out satisfied and recharged.

If I lived in Brisbane, this would be my local. Seriously, I would be here ALL. THE. TIME. I would…read moreask if I could salary sacrifice Gerard's Bar as a weekly expense. Why do I love thee? Let me count the ways... I have to start with the charcuterie. Oh my god. I mean, anyone can do 'wine and charcuterie' on a menu, but this is another level. The dishes served here are incredible - every morsel tastier than the next. Things like the spicy spreadable salami, the truffle salami, great cheese selection - the duck liver parfait with PX (YES!) ...just out of this world. We had the mackerel tartare too, which I can't even begin to describe, but it tastes just as good as the theatrics of having pork blowtorched over it in front of you. The wine by the glass list is excellent, good craft beers, and they also have a full cocktail bar. To top it off, the head chef is one of the nicest and most passionate guys around. Food nerds will walk away very satisfied having dined here. I found it to be great value given the exceptional food on offer too. Ok, so I forgot to count...but I think you get the gist of why this place is amazing. I'm ready to go back now.

We ordered a drink at 825pm got it at 845pm... We were told to sit outside and wait and he'll bring…read moreit out. In the meantime the bar tender served 4-5 people, getting their drinks, taken food out to people that got here after us...and then had the audacity to say whoops...sorry fellas... 1/10 for service 7/10 for the view of Oxford Street

Situated near the roundabout on Oxford St this place is elevated and is a good place to chill, and…read morepeople watch . We ate tapas during our stay, the food was excellent and the beer was cold. You have a beautiful view of the city as well. Huge selection of beer on tap as well as the well known spirits .