Top rated Pubs in Cairns, Australia to elevate your visit (Updated March, 2024)

Top rated Pubs in Cairns

Experience the best that Cairns has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 44 places from Pub category.

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McGinty's Irish Bar

Pub

👍👍 The Guinness is the best you will find out of Ireland. The Sunday traditional session is so good you would think you were in a very good bar anywhere in Ireland. They sell Tayto’s! A lovely bar.

$$ $$

4.70 (345 reviews) (~0.39 km from centre)

Snapping Tours

Tourist attraction

4.70 (102 reviews) (~72.52 km from centre)

Mountain View Hotel

Pub

🫤 I was told to stop in a great lil pub on the way to the tablelands.... well not too glad I did.... the food was horrible sorry guys I know its under new ownership but won't last long travelling in this direction. Wings are the easiest food to cook yet were drier than aged beef jerky. chips old and...

4.50 (502 reviews) (~25.01 km from centre)

Babinda Taverna

Restaurant

👍👍 Went for dear friends mom's birthday dinner. She had booked a room for about 12-14 pax. It was my first time here, and I've seen so many great reviews. Well, can I tell you.. was not disappointed. The warm marinated home made olives and home made artesian bread was to die for, and the spaghetti mari...

$ $$$

4.50 (149 reviews) (~49.73 km from centre)

Gateway Hotel

Pub

🫤 The Gateway Hotel is more than you'd expect for a town hotel restaurant. The decor is fresh and interesting. The staff were friendly and gave good service. The meals are large portion sizes and are great value. Great for larger family bookings. There are kids facilities and disabled access. Minus 2...

$$ $$

4.40 (733 reviews) (~38.04 km from centre)

Tolga Hotel

Pub

👍 My dish (garlic prawns) was really good! I mean it was perfect! But the only disappointing thing was that it took about an hour from the time we ordered until the food was delivered.

4.40 (647 reviews) (~45.76 km from centre)

Barron River Hotel

Bistro

👍👍 Great food, great prices, lovely staff.

$$ $$

4.40 (397 reviews) (~6.45 km from centre)

The Carrington Hotel

Hotel

👍👍 Lunch menu is great value and tastes great. We had the schnitzel burger and calamari. Generous sizes and it was fantastic. Great place to dine on the Tablelands. Will definitely be back next time we are in the area.

4.40 (323 reviews) (~49.67 km from centre)

Exchange Hotel

👍👍 Very tasty great food in their restaurant. Chef Julien cooked a couple of meals for each of us and all were excellent much better than what we experienced in Mossman and around before. Will definitely eat here again.

4.40 (185 reviews) (~66.56 km from centre)

Peeramon Hotel

Pub

👍👍 Our favourite pub in FNQ. Friendly welcoming service, frosty cold beer, good selection of wines and spirits and an extensive menu. Meals are always generous and delicious with prompt service even when it is busy. Great views of the country from a huge verandah and a peaceful location on a back road,...

$ $$$

4.40 (112 reviews) (~46.52 km from centre)

Smithfield Tavern

Pub

👍👍 The new payment system at the bistro is intrusive but the staff are professional and attentive and my son and I always talk about how good the steak is for days after we eat here. All forms of payment should be accepted it just doesn't make sense when put into practice, my feeling is management in h...

$$ $$

4.30 (784 reviews) (~12.67 km from centre)

Atherton Hotel

Pub

Simple hotel with a casual restaurant, plus a pool bar, a sports bar & a games room.

$$ $$

4.30 (487 reviews) (~49.82 km from centre)

Mount Sheridan Tavern

Pub

👍 If you live in Mount Sheridan you should make this your local. You can walk to the pub and they have lovely staff. They have pokies, but they are not my scene. They serve nice meals as well and have specials that make it affordable.

$$ $$

4.30 (407 reviews) (~8.42 km from centre)

The Downunder Bar

Bar

😠 My partner and I wanted to come here to have dinner, the customer service was revolting, we got served by your manager and she was just so rude to us. The food not only took a very long time, but the chicken was so dry, chips and gravy was very soggy but tasted OK. They even got my order wrong. Con...

$ $$$

4.30 (341 reviews) (~0.35 km from centre)

Goondi Hill Hotel

Hotel

Basic rooms, some with shared bathrooms, in a humble property with a restaurant, 2 bars & a terrace.

$50/night

4.30 (257 reviews) (~72.04 km from centre)

Barrier Reef Tavern

Pub

👍👍 Best meal we have had in Port Douglas in the week staying here, food was amazing and great service. A little gem away from the main town, wish we had found it earlier 😁

$ $$$

4.30 (111 reviews) (~54.73 km from centre)

Daintree Village Hotel and General Store

Pub

👍👍 This is a friendly little pub and the only place to get a meal after dark in Daintree Village. We had lunch there once and dinner twice and it was generally awesome! You may read the service is slow but this is a sleepy town with few people (40 to be precise)... if you arrive when a bus load of peop...

4.30 (92 reviews) (~88.9 km from centre)

Cock & Bull

Pub

Cosy, wood-panelled pub with giant fish sculptures and pool tables, for hearty, traditional meals.

$$ $$

4.20 (2.5K reviews) (~1.12 km from centre)

P.J.O'Brien's Irish Pub

Irish pub

Old-fashioned watering hole with Guinness on tap, classic grub & regular Irish music gigs.

$ $$$

4.20 (1.8K reviews) (~0.42 km from centre)

Rattle n Hum Port Douglas

Bar & grill

😠 I arrived at the bar, 1 customer & 3 staff at the bar. The place is pretty quiet while the rest of Port Douglas is buzzing!! I finally get served after the staff have concluded their personal conversations. At 8:32 I ask to order food and I’m told “Kitchen shuts at 8:30”.,I said “Its like 8:32” Then...

$$ $$

4.20 (1.4K reviews) (~58.63 km from centre)

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Top rated Pubs in Cairns, Australia