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    The Lagoon Restaurant

    3.7 (6 reviews)
    Closed 5:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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    Rebecca H.

    My husband and I went here for your two year anniversary dinner last night. We first arrived 20 minutes early and since our table wasn't ready, we sat outside and waited (the view is just as nice on the lone chairs downstairs). When we were later seated, the conversation with the server was awkward and stilted. I know how hard it is serving various types of people because I used to be a server, so I always try to go out of my way to make the conversation easy and flowy with any staff (server, busser, host, etc). It's generally appreciated; what's never happened is being looked down on for my answer. Ok, whatever maybe she's just stressed (though the grasshopper pub that we'd gone to the day before was packed both outside and in with only two servers, and our server yesterday was a delight despite having maybe 11 tables. This lady *might* have had 5-6 tables) Anyways, I'd been looking at the menu since the night before because I'm weird like that, and my husband decided his pretty quick too. Folded and set aside the menus so we were ready when the lady came to take our drink order five minutes later. When we put in our order, she looked taken aback and displeased that we were only ordering dinner. ("Oh wow, okay! You're just going right for dinner, then." Pursed lips and cold eyes.) From there, we couldn't deny any more how she'd been looking down on us. Until then we'd been brushing it off. We didn't see her again until forty minutes later when our meal was ready. By that point, we'd both finished our waters AND our beers and were waiting with empty glasses. The vibe we got when we asked for refills and two more stellas was that she was doing us a favor. We didn't see her again until the bill--no "how is everything?" or "can I get you anything else?" She dropped off the bill with the machine, then walked back inside to talk to the bartender while waiting. The view was meh compared to the grasshopper pub, too. Food was amazing though--A++ for the kitchen staff (who she can thank for the nice tip she got because she hadn't earned it). Ambiance: 3.5/5 Food: 5/5 Service: 2/5 Would we go back? Definitely not. Don't waste your time on this one--bang for your buck value is low. Lots of places make incredible food without being stuck up. (It was honestly surprising when compared to places like Gotham, Le Crocodile or Hy's, where the servers have always been warm and welcoming.)

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    Very difficult to access if you have mobility issues. Very good service and view.Poor signage off the main road.

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    Beachside Kitchen Bar - A great view in the middle of town.

    Beachside Kitchen Bar

    4.0(4 reviews)
    25.4 km

    Amazing restaurant with views of the sea. Delicious seafood dishes, green beans, and mapo and lemon…read morepepper tofu. One of the best restaurants on the Sunshine Coast, highly recommend you go if visiting for remarkable food and great service.

    My wife and I had dinner here after some of my wife's friends recommended it. It was recently…read moreremodeled--and as far as I know, opened under new ownership, along with the hotel it's in, the Driftwood Inn. "You're sure they liked this place?" I asked her. "Because it looks to me like a restaurant in a mid-range hotel. You know, where they think, 'People will eat here for convenience, because they're staying here and it's easier than wandering around looking for something else." Our server was quite friendly, and the beachfront view was pleasant--though oddly generic, like the decor, which looked like someone had said, "How little can we spend, and still make everything seem shiny and new?" Once we'd ordered, our food arrived quickly. But it was as though everything had been premade in a factory somewhere, and rather than employing a chef, someone in back was opening everything from plastic bags and microwaving it. (This would also explain why we didn't have to wait long.) The exception was the garlic toast, which was charred, and looked like it'd been cut from a baguette. It was so small, it didn't seem worth reordering; instead, we scraped off the black parts. My pasta was decidedly undercooked ("al dente"). It wasn't uneatable, but I spent considerably more time chewing than I could've planned for. By the time I'd gnawed my way through it, my wife was sending text messages (something we've agreed we'd never do at the table unless everyone else was preoccupied). So, should you eat here? Well, if you've been dazzling yourself with too much excellent cuisine, and you'd like a sort of palate cleanser to reset your tastebuds so everything seems delicious and interesting again, this would be a good place to go. But I suggest you wait till you can bring along something to do where you want no distractions, because this is about as generic and undistracting a meal as you're likely to have. I suppose they named it "Bubbles" because there are bubbles in the surf a short distance away. But a better name would've been HOTEL RESTAURANT--preferably in a generic font, like the one they use for highway signs.

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    Laughing Oyster

    Laughing Oyster

    3.9(44 reviews)
    64.2 km
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    Very cute place with great views and seafood…read more We had the chowder, seafood mac and cheese, land and sea platter, and sablefish. The chowder was delicious and I also thoroughly enjoyed the other seafood. The prime rib was okay although I think I would pass on land next time and just get seafood here! Service is very friendly although takes a little time - the vibe is a small town family run restaurant. The interior is very cute and romantic with great waterfront views. The only qualm I had about the interior is that there were a distracting number of fruit flies (I think I had 3-4 that died in a single beer). Hopefully they can install a fly trap or something as it did detract from the lovely interior. Overall I would happily return if I'm in the area for more seafood.

    Update: I went back and forth about whether to post this, but ultimately felt it was worth sharing…read more Unfortunately, the food that evening did not live up to the beautiful setting or the experience we had hoped for. What was most off-putting, however, wasn't even the food. It was watching the chef openly berate our waitress over issues with the food--food that he was ultimately responsible for preparing. Watching a staff member be spoken to that way, especially in front of guests, was incredibly uncomfortable and overshadowed the entire evening. A disappointing meal is one thing, but the way people are treated matters just as much. We left with more than just a bad taste in our mouths, and unfortunately, what should have been a lovely evening became memorable for all the wrong reasons

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    Laughing Oyster - Dock where we arrived at Laughing Ouster

    Dock where we arrived at Laughing Ouster

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    The Lagoon Restaurant - seafood - Updated September 2026

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