Splash Seafood Restaurant
A much-loved seafood restaurant on the Cairns Esplanade, rated 4.4 across more than 1,200 reviews.
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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.
Reviewed by Iyan B.
Practical details
Opening hours
Closed- Monday
- 11:30 – 21:00
- TuesdayToday
- 11:30 – 21:00
- Wednesday
- 11:30 – 21:00
- Thursday
- 11:30 – 21:00
- Friday
- 11:30 – 21:00
- Saturday
- 11:30 – 21:00
- Sunday
- 11:30 – 21:00
Spot Score
- Reputation
- 76
- Popularity
- 94
- Information quality
- 30
- Category fit
- 70
- Freshness
- 30
Our independent editorial score — not a user rating.
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