Yorkeys Knob Boating Club

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Braised beef cheek, served with celeriac purée, broccolini and red wine jus.

Just fifteen minutes from the heart of Cairns CBD, head to Yorkeys Knob Boating Club on Buckley Street to refuel after a day exploring the area. The resident restaurant, Boaties Bar and Grill, offers breathtaking views of boats bobbing in the marina on the Coral Sea from the relaxed deck seating, making for the ideal place to kick into holiday mode and unwind, enjoying dishes that showcase the best local produce. Start with an entrée of housemade chicken liver parfait, sourdough toast and cornichons, or scallops on the half shell, with seaweed butter, rice cracker and squid ink mayo. For a main sure to satisfy, opt for char-grilled Angus sirloin, salad, chips and mushroom sauce, or chorizo and prawn pasta, with red onion, garlic, white wine, lemon butter, herbs and shaved Parmesan.