Bushland Beach Tavern - Bushland Beach, Queensland

Mason C.

Worst steak sandwich I’ve ever had. The steak was tough as anything and full of fat, the bread was straight from the fridge, not toasted and was not even long enough to cover the pieces of steak. Wouldn’t go back. The staff were understanding when we told them and they offered a refund/voucher.

Mitch

Service staff seem okay, I don't think the problems here are necessarily their fault. They seem to have fairly high staff turnover, which is always a concern.

Food was average for my fish-n-chips, acceptable quality, but I know plenty of places in Townsville that do excellect fish-n-chips at a better price point (fish and chips delights stands out). The tacos my mother (mothers day) ordered appeared to be missing a few key ingredients, and were frankly too low quality to be served.

Speaking of mother's day, why does the bar have 'mother's day specials' advertising food and drink specials, and prizes, but when asked we were informed there were no specials. What? Lol. Embarrassing. Mum sent her tacos back, that was a wash, but the funny thing is my mother and I had both started eating our meals, decided we wouldn't eat our meals, and returned them, well before the rest of our tables meals were ready. All around not a great experience lol.

My neice's spaghetti and meatballs came out in an interesting state - it was penne without meatballs. To be fair, we did ask for gluten free pasta - explaining the switch up to penne, but when asked why there were no meatballs in the penne and meatballs, we were informed 'oh, it's because we cannot guarantee the meatballs are gluten free' 💀💀🤣🤣 would have been nice to know that *before* we paid for it lmao. Attached photos - the mother's day special that apparently doesn't exist? Or at least, the staff we spoke too weren't aware of. Second photo is non-spaghetti and non-meatballs lol

Deb W.

Food came out cold , no presentation, the calamari was literally just calamari, no lemon, dipping sauce or garnish on the side. Chicken burger in a potato bun Not good.... total of seven people for lunch on a Friday.. no more to say won't be back

Bearded D.

Dropped in due to being in the area! This place offers everything you need, great food,cold drinks,plenty of meal options,friendly bar staff and the food staff extra friendly and polite, nice outdoor seating as well as indoor.Worth visiting, Days special of nannygai withe lemon butter sauce was yum and so was the steak sandwich on Turkish bread

Red O.

I went to the tavern for a coffee. Nice place with undercover outdoor tables and water features. Close walk to the beach.

Adam F.

Great family pub ,popular on weekends due to its pool and beach views, great menu and friendly staff.

Michael B.

Had a great meal here with friends, and it's a fine little local pub ....great location right next to the beach!

Jo C.

We decided to celebrate a girlfriend's birthday at the Bushland Beach Tavern
Having an Assistance Dog, I gave them a courtesy call to inform them we would have an assistance dog with us and booked a table,explained its a birthday celebration
Owned by the Lily-white group,I would urge their board to take more interest in this investment unless it is an investment strategy to lose revenue.
We explained to our very young lad that we have a table booked under my name .He seemed a bit confused, so we let him go back to his roaming the seating area,then the winner of the slackest,throw your weight around woman whose first welcoming words out of her mouth were ," you have to leave you can't have a dog here "!
After explaining the legalities of having an Assistance Dog and the fact we had booked and cleared it with management clearly above her pay grade,she apologised.. our night was only going to get worse. Asked her about the cocktails and what is available, her terse reply .."There's a cocktails menu sign at the bar." Front of house service at its worst. The menu selection was limited, so the choices were easy,up to the bar I go for birthday cocktails, i ask ... Where's the cocktail menu? We don't do cocktails here ! Great! purchased a couple of ready mix beverages and am now off to order dinner. Well, guess who is front of house kitchen cashier...the lady with the small shoulders that started this horrid night... gave her our orders....I changed my original choice to a salad, you know when you get that feeling you don't trust the staff with the meal you are going to be eating ? Well, that feeling was loud and clear!
Once dinner was ordered, I asked our lady with the smallest shoulders if she could direct me to the cocktail menu ? Stuttering and now knowing they don't do cocktails ,her reply was , "Well, they used to do cocktails, but I am not sure now !" Thanks, winner of the worst service ever,
I said, "Thanks to you... all of tonight disaster rests on your shoulders," she had ruined our evening all by herself, our birthday celebrations a total disaster
Dinner arrived ,the food looked lack lustre ,the pumkin salad was topped with cooking oil,heavy and no taste, the Caesar salad came with a hard poached egg and lettuce....thank goodness I had ordered a meal our rooster would eat.
I dont recommend either of these dishes
Gordon the Rooster even turned his beak up at the heavy laden soaked in bad sauce Caesar salad...
There is no value for your money, best to take peanuts and contribute to the staffs wages.The entertainment for the evening was an opossum that had a raw sore on its back and tail climbing into the rubbish bin beside our table foraging ,staff walking by commented how cute it was, must have been a local foragers as the opossum mixed with other guests like a local...and where was our front of house lady to evict this 4 legged diner? No where to be seen
#dontwastetimeeffortormoney#
#bushlandwaste#
#picswastedon thisplace#