noosa boathouse

i sat in the corner on my own i had to get up to order both my drinks and food staff only came to my table to take the empty plate away. meanwhile a fullrestaurantof tables were being served.

the boathouse is a floating venue with a casual restaurant, function centre and sunset bar at the top. the bar is a great place for light snacks and elegant cocktails while you watch the sun set over the water.

we went to the water levelrestaurantfor their 4 course feasting menu for friday lunch. we made a booking but there were plenty of tables for walk ins.

each course consisted on two different dishes shared between us and there was a good variety of ingredients including scallops, kingfish, wagyu beef and a dessert platter to finish.

the service was friendly although little slow in following up when our drinks were empty.

the food was fresh and tasty and you can't beat that view! we also thought the menu was good value for $59pp and you definitely won't leave hungry

hands down the bestrestaurantin noosa! we dined here twice, once on new years and then again. the food was so fresh and delicious, the location is beautiful, management were fantastic with my sisters allergies and the staff were so lovely. we visit noosa at least once a year and this is our new fave! some of the best dishes were- the steak, seafood platter, fish in yellow curry and the pavlova. will be back again this week to get some take away fish n chips.

we were a group of hospitality workers who came here for a nice dinner on a night out. we regretted it immensely.
firstly, we made three orders of fish and chips and as stated on the menu chose our fish from the "daily fish" board. however, when we received the bill it was obvious the waitress did not take the order correctly and we instead were given "fish of the day with chips" which in fact is $8 more expensive. additionally, our friend also ordered calamari ($29) as a main meal and only received 5 pieces (approx).

when explaining the issue to our waitress, she became defensive of her mistake and placed all of the blame on us. she then told her manager, and returned to our table stating the mistake had been "amended". we assumed this meant the prices of our meals had been changed to what we ordered - $29 vs. $37.

however, whilst we were paying we found that we had been over charged. upon inspection, we found that the manager had only "amended" one of the meals to the original price, leaving us to pay full price for the two remaining meals that were incorrectly served to us.

overall, it was a terrible experience. we are a young group (19yrs and 20yrs old) but it still wasn't fair to treat us the way they did and put all the blame on us. any otherrestaurantwould have apologised and rectified all the mistakes.
our food was overpriced for the portion and poor quality that we received. if i could rate less than one star i would.

the look and feel of thisrestaurantis good. we were seated on the water which was nice. the service and food would be average in my opinion. not bad but not great.

management don't care! you cannot be a toprestaurantif your customer service is poor... it will all too hard because they were busy... hmmm. better places around try red..

poor poor poor!

amazing. we have been to noosa many times usually visiting the big boys in hastings street , but thisrestaurantis punching well above its weight. never judge a sausage by its skin. thisrestaurantshowcases quality ingredients with integrity and restraint. tons of seafood and unpretentious environment and kid friendly,great service and a great deal for kids so get there early

can't say we were looking forward to visiting this place after all the bad reviews and word of mouth on this place we went anyway because we had a gift voucher. thisrestaurantis trying to be something it's not. the menu is nothing new with 5 star prices and surf club quality food but worse! the service is good but the waiters are just kids with no real hospitality experience. the seafood isn't fresh and the duck was dry the only good thing was probably the wine/beer. we couldn't wait to finish the meal and go home we were annoyed we had to pay on top pf of voucher. i have no idea how they survive as everyone there wern't impressed either. there are sooo many good places around noosaville to go besides this joint. we won't be returning to this place ever! such a joke

floatingrestaurantshreaks gimmick to me which i usually avoid like the plague. however, i was pleasantly surprised. the coffee was very good and the eggs benedict, aside from a slight hint of vinegar the chef uses to hold the eggs together when poaching, were very nice. great service as well as a nice outlook over the water.

extremely disappointing. a group of 7 friends and i visited thisrestaurantfor a birthday dinner. the birthday girl chose thisrestaurantdue to the menu and location, so needless to say we were quite excited to have dinner here. menu is quite pricey, however we were very willing to pay as we expected it to be nice. the main waiter was extremely unfriendly, it wouldn't kill him to smile once in awhile, especially considering he works in customer service! we were directed to our table and waited at least 10 mins to be provided with menus. after being served our drinks, one of our guests drink was forgotten. we received our entrees quite promptly, however found that our serving of salt n pepper calamari was quite small for its hefty price, though quite tasty. a number of us ordered the reef n beef. 2 guests ordered their steak medium rare as per chefs suggestion, only to find it quite rare, almost purple. steaks were sent back to be cooked a little more, upon their return they didn't appear to be anymore cooked, still rare. the bearnaise sauce on the reef and beef was overpowering and not even stomach-able. the prawns were funny tasting. the only good thing about the dish was the morton bay bugs.

the floating boathouse is extremely overpriced and not value for money. i will never be visiting thisrestaurantagain nor will i be recommending it to anyone.

the boathouse must have changed for the better. we were greeted by very friendly and knowledgeable staff. we chose the lunch special, calamari entree, grilled fish and a glass of wine for well under $30. this meal was well prepared, hot and fresh. the meal was served while we enjoyed the excellent river setting. the staff were quite attentive to when we were to be served. we asked not to be rushed as some other places seem to do. seemed very popular and the range of meals others around us chose showed they cope with diversity.
earlier reviews on this site seem a long way from what we experienced. seems management has addressed those issues. we are considering thisrestaurantto become our regular, hence our favourite.

very disappointing. i went there after winning a voucher to pay for my food and i still left feeling like i didn't get value for my money. there was one pleasant waiter in therestaurantand the food was edible but not enjoyable. i don't expect to be going back.

where do i start. as soon as we walked in we were 'greeted' (if you could call a grumbled 'hello' as that) by a moody teenager who was clearly hating life. we ordered an entree of toasted ciabatta with goats cheese and balsamic onions, and were given two tiny tea saucers to eat off, which resulted in the meal almost landing in our laps. i had the steak sandwich as a main, which came out on a slippery bread board that was sliding around the table as i tried to eat. the steak was seriously over cooked, and tough, i could barely cut through it with the "steak" knife provided. all in all the service was terrible. give me a pontoon and a bbq and i could put thisrestaurantto shame. what a waste of a great location.

dim everything, even the waiters. don't know why this place bothers talking up the water views/floating boathouse concept when you can hardly see anything except when a ferry swans past. i even wonder now how i found this place because the car parking area's so dark, and there are no readable signs (this is just at dusk) to direct you. inside the restaurant's no better. it's not romantic, it's downright dangerous to rely on tiny battery-operated table lamps and a few down lights for lighting. i can just imagine one of the geriatrics tripping and breaking a hip. two waiters for a reasonably sizedrestaurantthat was three-quarters full--not good enough. got one entree and one main wrong, and a dessert fell off our order list. apple crumble took 25 minutes to come after they burned h first attempt. don't bother, unless everywhere else is booked out.