Sanctuary Cove is a 474
hectare gated community in the suburb of Hope Island in the Gold Coast. It’s an
upscale, albeit self-contained residential environment that boasts of a laidback
subtropical atmosphere. Its commercial hum is found mostly in its Marina
Village which has over 90 specialty stores and fashion boutiques on low-set
one-or-two level shops overlooking the tranquil marina’s 297 berths spread
across 4 harbours. The community has 2 golf courses, 15 restaurants and a Hyatt
Regency hotel.
Sanctuary Cove's Marina Village. This photo only from their website. |
We went to the cove for
lunch at George’s Paragon Seafood Restaurant, a delectably sophisticated restaurant
that offers half price lunches set in several Mediterranean styled settings: comfortable
leather couches with colorful throw pillows; another has white rattan-style set
pieces with white-and-blue striped pillows. Then there’s the traditional,
open-air fine-dine setting with peacock-shaped napkins beside tall shrubs. Or
you may prefer the enclosed, airconditioned atmosphere with very attentive
waiters hovering around you. All these are a few feet away from the yachts.
We had sea bass on tartar
sauce (half price at $17.50), Caesar’s salad and a lemon lime drink. The mere
presentation was mouth watering so you can imagine how scrumptious it tasted. The
place, with its variety of settings, is huge but they fill easily because of
the half-price lunch promos. Somehow you get the feeling that with all the
white motif shrouding you, you’re in Ibiza; and with real grapes hanging
down trellis, you might as well be dining in some Greek or Italian island. But
of course this is exotic and summery Australia.
This is the Eye in the Sky!
A convenience store at the Marina Village. |
6 comments:
Nice pictures - comfortable restaurant,good food,nice sofas with colorful cushions, yacht's for sailing,golf carts for locomotion - ah and finally could spot people too !
a nice place to eat out!
Thanks, Ram. It's actually one of my favorite places in the Gold Coast. :)
Yes, Ola, it is. Very "summery" too. :)
Hi Eye! You made me hungry... :-)
Hope you are having a great holiday season! Sorry for the absence, but work and concerns are keeping me away from Blogtrotter... Anyhow, enjoy my latest post at Tobago, and have a great season!
Wish you all the best for 2014, hopefully better than 2013!
Hi Trotter. Always a pleasure hearing from you and that you're alright. Happy Christmas. :)
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