Ochre Restaurant
A waterfront Modern Australian restaurant in Cairns, specializing in kangaroo, crocodile, and local seafood prepared with native ingredients.
Located on the Harbour Lights boardwalk, Ochre specializes in Modern Australian cuisine, making extensive use of native ingredients such as wattle seed, lemon myrtle, and Davidson plum. Signature dishes include salt and pepper crocodile with prawns, chargrilled kangaroo, and wattle seed pavlova. A two-course lunch special is available for around AUD 50, and there is also an afternoon tea service. Reservations are recommended for weekends and the peak season from June to September. Within walking distance of the city center. The restaurant is closed on Sundays, and a 15% surcharge applies on public holidays.
Opening hours
Mon–Sat lunch 11:30–15:00, light bites 15:00–17:30, dinner 17:30–21:30; Sun closed
Nearby sights
- Cairns Esplanade Lagoon
- Cairns Night Markets
- Rusty's Markets
- Cairns Aquarium
- Cairns Botanic Gardens
- Crystal Cascades
- Rainforestation Nature Park
- Barron Gorge & Barron Falls