Splash Seafood Restaurant
103 Esplanade, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia
ClosedToday 11:30 – 21:00 · by the venue's published hoursFull hours
A much-loved seafood restaurant on the Cairns Esplanade, rated 4.4 across more than 1,200 reviews.
Practical details
Opening hours
Closed- Monday
- 11:30 – 21:00
- Tuesday
- 11:30 – 21:00
- Wednesday
- 11:30 – 21:00
- Thursday
- 11:30 – 21:00
- Friday
- 11:30 – 21:00
- Saturday
- 11:30 – 21:00
- SundayToday
- 11:30 – 21:00
Why it's worth checking out
Splash Seafood Restaurant sits on the Esplanade in Cairns City, on the waterfront in the tropical-north Queensland hub. A much-loved seafood restaurant, it's earned a strong reputation — combining quality, fresh seafood with good drinks and a relaxed, characterful setting in a great Esplanade location, the kind of crowd-pleasing spot that makes the most of the region's wonderful seafood.
The appeal is that combination of quality, fresh seafood, a good drinks offering and a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere in a fantastic Cairns Esplanade location, ideal for a seafood feast, a special dinner, a meal with friends or a relaxed night out. Tropical-north Queensland is renowned for its seafood, and a quality seafood restaurant on the Esplanade is a real draw, with Splash clearly winning over a big, loyal following.
With a 4.4 rating from more than 1,200 reviews, it's clearly a popular, well-loved spot. Menus, drinks lists, opening hours and pricing change with the seasons and the catch, and a popular restaurant fills up over weekends and peak periods, so it's worth checking current details and booking directly where needed before you go — particularly for a weekend, a group or a table at a peak time in Cairns.
Spot Score
The Spot Score is our composite of five signals — two about the venue's standing with visitors and three about how complete and current this listing is. It is not a visitor rating and not a verdict on the food or the experience. The 4.4 from 1,225 reviews is Google's visitor rating, shown separately and never altered by us.
About the venue · from Google
- ReputationGoogle star rating, smoothed for review count
- 76
- PopularityHow many Google reviews it has
- 94
About this listing · our record
- Information qualityWebsite, menu and structured details on file
- 30
- Category fitHow well it matches its listed category
- 70
- FreshnessHow recently we last checked our sources
- 30
Last checked against sources 19 June 2026.
Our independent editorial score — not a user rating.
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