Some of the best discoveries are unexpected. One such example, is Locale, an Italian Restaurant on…read more62 Hastings St Noosa. Exploring, & popping in for lunch drawn to its gorgeous upscale fit-out. Clean lines, Lots of dark wood, incandescent lighting, ceiling fans, retractable ceiling, and prominent surrounding plants and rock face. Ambience is relaxed, a nice way to have lunch. Service is excellent. Friendly, and ever-present, without being overbearing. Lunch Menu is divided into share plates ("Cicchetti"), Mains ("Pranzo"), as well as Salads & Pizza. Cicchetti & Pranzo prices ranged from $8-23, and $18 - $38 respectively. Start with some amazing sweet potato & pumpkin Gnocchi ($8), with buffalo ricotta, rosemary & sage cream. Unique & divine, available only at lunch. Follow it up with prosciutto & sage wrapped scallops with lemon parsley oil ($8). Another top-notch starter. Continue the gourmet experience with a Filetto di pesce. Snapper with Sicilian green olives, crispy kipfler potatoes, artichoke, white wine & saffron brodetto. Round off with some organic Acquerello Carnaroli saffron risotto, Moreton bay bug, & Gympie baby zucchini. Both mains, are "Wow"! But wait, there's more. If you have room for dessert, go straight to the heavens with the Bombolini. A hazelnut chocolate crème patissiere centred Italian doughnut, praline, & vanilla bean gelato. Add some Valrhona Chocolate fondant, cherry coulis heart, with Saffron gelato, & you have just completed one extraordinary lunch, both in taste & experience. Locale is a must-try if you want to treat yourself, to modern & upscale Italian cuisine. Definitely one of Noosa's gems on Hastings St. Open daily from 12pm.

Last time have no chance to book due to COVID and lucky have dinner with good mate alone with super…read moreItaly wines and first time Italy dishes with super taste. Nice and warm service!

Will someone please bring our brekky! Fifteen minutes to get…read moreserved and another fifteen minutes since, and we still haven't got our order! Never done a review in real time before but this is ridiculous! Righto - iced coffees have arrived and now Keeno's cappuccino has landed, each have been declared good so one star lifts to to two. Ten minutes later - still no brekky. Mr Douche (borrowed name from earlier review) tells us 'it's on the pass' in a manner that informs me precisely of his level of concern. 'Up your own pass'...I mutter to myself. The problem, Douche asserts, has been that they had a table of eleven. No ! Eleven ?? Presumably eleven whole people wanted some service and something to eat. Maybe a coffee. So why ignore the other twenty five people in the place? It must have stunned them into paralysis that so many people would choose to try and get fed at this dump. In retrospect, it seems like a mathematical quirk that at least 36 people who had never been here before - because this is a place you only go to once - would separately make the same mistake at the same time. OK - the wrap up; - D1's mushrooms are inedible. It's is impossible to burn mushrooms so the 'cook' (generously described) must have used a pan that he had already burnt something else in (possibly my bacon) and then added some sand or other grit to ensure they could not be eaten. I wondered if the delay might have been due to a trip down to the beach to get some sand? D2 thought it more likely that the mushies had not been properly cleaned and still had some dirt in them. She is a vegetarian who ate dirt when she was little, so I deferred to her better judgment. I took her plate back and spoke with Douche explaining that the forty minute wait should have been used to make something that people can actually eat. He responded very helpfully. He said 'Oh', and then took the plate away. -Keeno's muesli ? - "very ordinary, from a packet and a bit stale and dry" -D2? Ate her toast and jam without comment but that was probably because she was sulking after D1 scolded her about ordering bacon on the side. Which she ate, in silence. -My bacon and eggs with semi dried tomatoes? Burnt bacon, plain unseasoned scrambled eggs topped with two wilted basil leaves and no semi dried tomatoes. -GHB - ate none of the scrambled eggs at all. Dumbfounded. My first ever one star review.

Do not waste your hard earned money. Over priced....poor food...poor service. They are everything…read moreI imagine in a busy tourist town....they just don't care.

Wonderful! Great food (try the risotto, and if you don't…read morelike risotto, ask for its spaghetti version - it's divine) and an absolutely lovely waitress.

Absolutely delicious paninis and home-made drinks. The tarts looked excellent as well but just…read morecouldn't fit one in. A real find!

I just found my favorite Italian restaurant on the Sunshine Coast. Everything from staff to…read moreflavoursom food worthy of the 5 stars awarded.

I had a great experience at "What's in the Pot". Their food was great and their customer service…read morewas very friendly. A great place for a good meal and time with friends.

Actual Italian gourmet cuisine from actual Italians! In Australia! Awesome! Small cafe-type…read morerestaurant down an alley way. Casual dress, byob. Menu appears to be made up daily as they cross things off as they sell out. No tirimisu but they can make it for you with advanced notice.

Very good for Australian / Italian Food . You have to go…read moreto Italy To get genuine Italy. Food They are doing a great job of trying To copy The Masters.

Excellent staff and a great menu with reasonable prices upon a site with parking lot on site and…read morewheelchair access

Food was good. Lamb pizza was great. Service was friendly and very accommodating to our needs.read more

Very nice atmosphere. Kid friendly. Service a bit slow but that would be becAus there was only one…read morewait staff and she was run off her feet. Worth the short wait . Seafood platter for two. Delicious . Nothing over cooked , hubby was a prawn fisherman and nothing he hates more that over done mushy seafood . Lovely scallops, prawns in garlic butter, arugula salad, gorgeous calamari, and tender fish. The potato fries were an odd combo. They felt too heavy for the lightness of seafood Some nice sourdough on the side would have suited better and would have been great for sopping up the delicious sauces. Bring your own wine if you wish it as they don't serve bevies here .

Went here for lunch while waiting for our hotel room to be ready. I had the travelly and chips, was…read moreso fresh and yum, for a fish and chip shop this is definitely a place to grab a quick lunch, you can eat in and it's clean and tidy.

Great place for inexpensive and delicious fish and chips. The cod fillet we had was large and…read morefresh-tasting and the batter was light and delicious! A great deal for $9.50.