Valentina

Best Known For

Byron Bay tuna crudo with mandarin and chilli — fresh, bright and beautifully balanced.

You are still in Surfers Paradise — but somehow, at Valentina on The Esplanade, you are somewhere else entirely. A vibrant Mediterranean restaurant where the food is made for sharing, the drinks are bright and long, and the golden hour feels like it lasts forever. Focaccia torn warm from the oven, freshly shucked oysters, creamy stracciatella and jamón passed freely around the table — things shared, fought over and savoured in the most generous and unhurried Mediterranean spirit imaginable. Transportive, vibrant and deeply inviting, Valentina on The Esplanade is Surfers Paradise's most captivating Mediterranean escape — a beautiful, unexpected corner of the Mediterranean coast discovered right where you least expected to find it.