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| Cuisine | Gourmet Bush Tucker | ||
| Hours | Mon-Fri noon-midnight; daily 6pm-midnight | ||
| Address | 43 Shields St | ||
| Location | In Cairns | ||
| Reservations | Reservations recommended | ||
| Phone | 07/4051 0100 | ||
| Web site | www.ochrerestaurant.com.au | ||
| Prices | Main courses A$16-A$33 (US$14-US$30-£7.20-£15) at lunch, A$21-A$33 (US$19-US$30/£9.45-£15) at dinner. Australian game platter A$45 (US$41/£20) per person; seafood platter A$66 (US$59/£30) per person. Tastes of Australia 4-course set menu A$60 (US$54/£27) per person (minimum 2 people) | ||
| Credit Cards | AE, DC, MC, V | ||
| Season | Closed Dec 25 | ||
Frommer's Review
You could accuse this restaurant/bar of using weird and wonderful Aussie ingredients as a gimmick to pull in crowds, but the diners who have flocked here for the past decade or so know good food when they taste it. Daily specials are big on fresh local seafood, and the regular menu -- which changes often -- lets you devour the Aussie coat of arms in several different ways. Try salt-and-native-pepper crocodile and prawns with Vietnamese pickles and lemon aspen sambal, chargrilled kangaroo sirloin with a quandong chili glaze, sweet potato fritter, and bok choy, or maybe a Queensland ostrich filet with refried kipfler potatoes, crisp pancetta, and green beans. It's slick enough for a big night out but still informal enough for a casual meal. There's also a kids' menu.
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