Family Meals at Hamilton Island Restaurants
We were lucky enough to spend 48 blissful hours on Hamilton Island, one of the breathtaking islands in the Whitsundays. Conveniently, the island has an airport so we were able to fly from Melbourne to Hamilton Island and get straight into relaxation mode.
Hamilton Island may only be 5 square kilometres in size (that’s just under 2 square miles) but it’s packed with a remarkable array of eating options. Each resort has at least one cafe or restaurant and the Marina has a selection of restaurants and take away options plus there’s even a general store where you can get supplies to make your own meal, if your accommodation has cooking facilities.
Getting around Hamilton Island is easy. There’s a couple of free shuttles running across various routes, you can hire a golf buggy (which is heaps of fun) or you could walk from one end of the island to the other. We took advantage of each mode of transportation during our stay, depending on where we were going and the moods of the kids.
I’m going to share with you all the yummy info about our favourite meals. We enjoyed many a wonderful family meal while on Hamilton Island.
Our hotel stay included daily buffet breakfast which was just so extensive. Check out the below video for a full tour of the buffet. We were blown away by the delicious array of breakfast options and the kids ADORED the breakfast bounty.
Other breakfast options include lunch with Koalas at the Wild Life Park, a hotel buffet breakfast or a take away breakfast from the cafe or bakery at the Marina.
Lunch varied from day to day. There’s so many options to choose from – there’s take away pastries, wraps and sandwiches from the bakery, or you could have a slow lunch at one of the many hotel restaurants. Our favourite was the steak sandwich from the Reef View Hotel.
For dinner, make sure that you check before your trip which restaurants are open on which nights, as some close on certain nights of the week. Also, if you’re going during busy periods, you can actually pre-book your restaurant of choice so that you’re guaranteed a table.
Our favourite dinner meal was at Tako at the Marina. The meat was cooked to perfection and we would have gone back again but it was only open for one night of our stay. (As I said, make sure you check before going, so that you can plan your meals around the opening hours.)
A bonus of staying at selected hotels on Hamilton Island is that Kids Eat Free when dining with their parents. This saved us so much and the kids meals were great and even my picky eater was pleased! Their favourite was the fish and chips at the Reef View Hotel.
Family Meals at Hamilton Island Restaurants Video Tour
Check out the full video tour highlighting our favourite meals:
Overall, every meal at Hamilton Island Restaurants was of amazing quality and the staff were always friendly and welcoming to our family. The amazing food was simply the icing on the cake that was a very sweet and memorable holiday.
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