Some family and I wanted to learn surfing and paddle-boarding while visiting Australia, and ended…read moreup getting an awesome 1hr lesson from Jake at Soul Surfing. Despite having little to no experience surfing before, by the end of the session all of us had the basics down and at least had stood up on the board a time or two, and were ready to practice on our own! I primarily attribute our success and enjoyment to Jake. He was not only experienced, knowledgeable, and able to adapt teaching methods to individual students, but also super kind, patient, encouraging, and humorous!! I would highly recommend Jake to anyone wanting to learn surfing/paddleboarding who happens to be in the Port Macquarie area!!

Really cool that the rehabilitate the koalas that are injured. My daughter wanted to adopt one and…read morewe did for $70 and were told that we would receive updates on Shelly Beach road Trish, that was her koala. Not one email all year and we reached out to confirm she was heart broken. We kept the 'certificate of adoption' on the fridge but now it's time to move on. I get they just want donations and that's important but a little effort would be heartfelt and go far.

Lovely visit We enjoyed our visit to the furry patients at…read morePort Macquarie's Koala hospital. We spent about half an hour browsing through the displays and watching the koalas in the rehabilitation yards. Entry is free - but donations are gratefully accepted. This would be a great spot to bring the family!!

While camping nearby, we went for a stroll on this lovely beach. The beach was wide and clean…read more Apart from a few other walkers and runners it was mostly quiet.

So we had decided that we were going to go golfing in between surfing and exploring. We just had…read morenot had the opportunity till now. But we were also looking for some Kangaroos. Well guess what here you have a little of both. This place is a driving range / mini golf ( put put ). But not only that. There are wallaby's. All over the driving range. So we were getting a little of both. Pun included. Since the Wallby is a smaller type of Kangaroos. They stand about 5 feet or bit taller. But way smaller than the tall ones we think of. The mini golf area was fun. No giant castles or stuff. But well manicured. A couple hard holes. But most just test your skill on your short game. The driving range where most people were at. That looked fun. But it was kind of full at the time we went. And the Wallaby's were next to it. They looked like judges. I was waiting for them to pop out numbers and be giving scores. It would have been hilarious. But I really think they were talking amping themselves. Saying this guy needs help with his swing. We played some mini golf for beers. There was no beer cart on the second half. But we kept tabs. On for the record. I beat my friend by one stroke. Great place to go have fun. And if you want to get close the Wallaby be very careful. They are territorial. Especially with their mates and joeys.

Did not use the bowling options... but ate in the restaurant both nights I was in town and the food…read morewas great!! Loved the vibe! Would definitely be a member if I lived here!

We popped in so that our daughter could play on the kids playground and were pleasantly surprised…read more This is a lovely venue with delicious well priced food and drinks. On Sunday we enjoyed the steak lunch with a beer for $20! My wife enjoyed a nice vegetarian ravioli while our two year old played in the kids area. Gin and tonics were only $5 too! We returned for dinner to the Chinese buffet for dinner. It was only $25 and wine was very affordable. The buffet was nicely presented and a wide range of items to fill your plate, but it seemed full of MSG. We quickly get bloated and tired. Our 5 star rating is directed the lunch dining experience downstairs.

Great place to bring friends and family. Good food, cocktails and bowling. Will be backread more

The bowling was fun but the communication was poor. Just a heads up to anyone else, paying for one…read moregame and considering a 2nd for later. We told them we had this thought as we initially paid, even though we had booked for 2 games. When we went to pay for the 2nd game they told us we no longer could as they had booked out our lane while we were playing. We would have made a different choice from the beginning had we been notified of this.

We stayed at the motel nearby and the two main reasons we came here for an evening meal were…read more1. It was the only place open 2. The motel gave us a discount The place was packed with families. They had a free disco on for kids with Silly DJ so families were rolling up, getting a meal then partaking of the music. The local seemed a bit bemused (or cranky in some cases) as it looks like this place is normally very quiet. We didn't mind. There was no signing in procedure if you wanted to go to the bistro. The line up for the order was a little long but the meals came out in a timely fashion. they were OK; club food but edible. We didn't stay for the disco but the place was rocking the whole time we were there.