Stage Door Theatre Restaurant

A ferry ride away from Townsville across a breathtaking stretch of tropical blue Barrier Reef, on Hayles Avenue beside Alma Bay, is Magnetic Island’s own Stage Door Theatre Restaurant. Past a small forest of palms, a red carpet leads through one of many archways to a warmly lit brick chamber with crimson tablecloths and paintings of flamboyant stars, where tourists from the mainland together with returning locals, pair what has been styled as the ‘greatest little show on earth,’ with Modern Australian tastes and accompanying vino. Before the cabaret, perhaps opt for roasted chicken breast with pistachio nut cream sauce and rosemary potatoes, followed by warm brownies topped with caramel, or just stop by post performance for soft pavlova with cream and mascarpone to round out the evening.