Star Casino Christmas Day Lunch
- Star Casino Christmas Day Lunch Menus
- Star Casino Christmas Day Lunch Sydney
- Star Casino Christmas Day Lunch Menu
If you’ve spent the last few Christmas Days slaving in a hot kitchen, lining up at the prawn trawlers at dawn, and trying oh-so hard to salvage a dry roast turkey (we’ve all been there), then perhaps it’s time for a change this year. Once you’ve emptied your stocking full of presents, you can venture out and fill up your belly with a glorious festive feast with all of the trimmings – all of the hard work is done for you, and you don’t even have to do the washing up. In the spirit of the season, here are a bunch of places on the Gold Coast where you can eat, drink and be merry on Christmas Day.
The Star Gold Coast
Christmas Day is the gift that keeps on giving at The Star Gold Coast, with festive events being held across its popular venues Cucina Vivo, Garden Kitchen & Bar, Imperial at The Star and the Event Centre. Your dreams of an Italian Christmas need not be cancelled completely, with a little taste of the boot coming to the Cucina Vivo terrace. Enjoy traditional Italian favourites and reimagined classics in a four-course lunch with three-hour beverage package, which ventures from Moreton Bay Bug ravioli to red velvet white Christmas slice. A special four-course Christmas lunch with three-hour beverage package has also been created by the Garden Kitchen & Bar chefs, treating guests to fresh seafood, alternate drops of Borrowdale pork or crispy skin ocean trout, and white chocolate cheesecake. A festive feast of Asian flavours will be served at Imperial at The Star, where divine combinations of Mandarin and Cantonese ingredients will feature in a banquet lunch and 2.5-hour beverage package. Alternatively, gather your nearest and dearest and step into the themed ballroom of the Event Centre, where you can enjoy an all-you-can-eat lunch and four-hour beverage package, live entertainment and a visit from good old Santa himself.
Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort
From indulgent degustation lunches to a festive-themed buffet dinner, Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort has all your times and tastes covered. Horizons restaurant will welcome groups of five or more for a signature seven-course degustation with matched wines, live entertainment and ocean views, while Oyster Bar & Grill will cater better for smaller groups of two to four, while also offering a seven-course degustation with matched wines, roving entertainment and a visit from Santa. If a seafood dinner is more your style, nab a seat at Terraces Restaurant to indulge in oysters, crab, bugs, mussels, smoked salmon, ocean king prawns and more.
The Island
Surfers Paradise events destination The Island will be dishing up a Christmas Day buffet lunch with hot and cold seafood, roast meats, roast vegies, summery salads and of course some delicious desserts. Guests can purchase drinks from the Glasshouse Terrace Bar on the day. Choose from two sittings and feast on Atlantic salmon, Hervey Bay scallops, maple-and-mustard-glazed ham, traditional Christmas pudding and more in the stunning Glasshouse. Check out the menu and book tickets here.
Star Casino Christmas Day Lunch Menus
Experience the Holiday Rising Star Casino style! Enchanting animated scenes, magnificent themed trees & Live Reindeer all in one Magical setting! The Christmas Market Village has a Bavarian Market feel & offers a unique Holiday shopping experience! You’d be surprised how many restaurants are open on Christmas Day on the Gold Coast, offering stylish, festive, affordable, and family-friendly Christmas lunch in 2020. All venues with ‘Confirmed for 2020’ listed below are ready to welcome your family for Christmas lunch on the Gold Coast this year. The Christmas Lunch Cruise will be full of Christmas festivities sure to get you in the Christmas spirit! Relax during a 2.5 hour cruise aboard one of the beautiful Kookaburra Queen Paddlewheelers. As you slowly make your way around the river, feast on a sensational festive themed buffet with seafood plus the Ultimate Beverage Package. Where: Imperial at The Star Gold Coast, Casino Drive, Broadbeach Cost: Adults $164, children $77 (5-12 years) or $41 (3-4 years) For more information, click here. The Star Gold Coast Casino: Christmas lunch - See 1,935 traveler reviews, 316 candid photos, and great deals for Broadbeach, Australia, at Tripadvisor.
QT Gold Coast
This venue has all time-slots covered, meaning you could effectively pop in for breakfast with the family, stay for lunch with the in-laws and round it out with a Christmas dinner feast with friends. Bazaar will be dishing up pancakes and bacon for one-hour breakfast bookings (different prices apply for QT guests and external visitors), a seafood and salad feast with a three-hour beverage package for lunch, and a Christmas marketplace-themed meal complete with chocolate fountain, live music and a free gift from Santa for the kids for dinner. Lunch will also be served in Yamagen restaurant, where guests can savour Japanese seafood and wagyu paired with your choice of drinks including sake and champagne, while the QT Ballroom will come alive with interactive food stations, live entertainment and a visit from Santa. Enquire online here or wait until November 20 to book a spot for the Bazaar breakfast.
Hilton Surfers Paradise Hotel & Residences
Head to the signature Hilton restaurant in the Surfers Paradise hotel for an extravagant seafood buffet lunch with beverage package on Christmas Day. Dine on fresh oysters, prawns and shellfish, traditional meats and desserts, and sip on house wine, local beers and ciders – or upgrade to the premium package for a wider variety of wine and beer. Reservations are available from 11:30 am – make a booking via 07 5680 8000 or [email protected].
InterContinental Sanctuary Cove
The InterContinental will be hosting three special events across two stunning venues this Christmas Day. Step inside signature restaurant The Fireplace to enjoy executive chef Matt Hart’s four-course meal teamed with drinks for an adults-only lunch. Think barbecue Baharat spiced quail with beetroot puree, compressed pickled shitake and charred fig, a turkey ballotine with walnut, golden raisin, thyme and fig stuffing, and a chocolate parfait with toffee cream, smoked almond, cacao sable and caramelised banana gelee, alongside other equally indulgent dishes. Macarthur’s Ballroom will be serving up sumptuous buffets for both lunch and dinner, including traditional carvery favourites as well as premium seafood and beverages. Head here for a detailed description of menu items and book your table via 07 5501 9832 or [email protected].
Seagulls Club
Head along to The Tweed’s Seagulls Club on Christmas Day to enjoy a traditional three-course lunch and premium three-hour beverage package at LOT TWO. Fill the belly with your choice of prawns, oysters and smoked salmon, antipasto or vegetarian vegeducken to start, a main of roast turkey, honey-glazed ham or roast pork with crackling, and a sweet treat of pavlova or Christmas pudding. Guests aged 12 and under can devour a two-course meal including gelato and unlimited soft drink. Please note, currently all Seagulls visitors must be members, but non-members can join for an annual fee of $10. Find the menu and tickets here and join the Facebook event online.
Palazzo Versace
It’s no surprise that a number of Christmas Day events hosted by Palazzo Versace are already sold out for 2020, so you’d better be quick to nab a seat for the events with availability at time of writing. Limited spots remain for a five-course degustation dinner with matching wines at Vanitas and a three-course dinner with free-flowing beverages at Il Barocco Restaurant. Book here.
Miss Moneypenny’s
Who doesn’t love a traditional banquet lunch with all the trimmings on Christmas Day – especially if you don’t have to cook it yourself? Tuck in to seafood shareboards, carved roasts, maple-glazed Bangalow ham and, by popular demand, Miss Moneypenny’s pavlova with seasonal fruit. Two-hour seatings are available on December 25 – buy your tickets here.
Little Truffle
If you are on the hunt for a memorable meal, Little Truffle in Mermaid Beach is offering a lavish lunch feast for $155 per person. Start with an entree of seared veal or a prawn and lobster cocktail followed by mains of wagyu tenderloin with potato gratin or confit-duck leg with cumquat and thyme glaze alongside seared duck breast. Finish with a Christmas-pudding souffle or vanilla bean panna cotta. Jump over here to book.
Star Casino Christmas Day Lunch Sydney
Currumbin Beach Vikings
Searching for a family-friendly event with the freshest seafood and a chilled vibe? Currumbin Beach Vikings surf club is the place. The buffet breakfast is already sold out however there are a hand full of spaces left for the seafood buffet lunch but you’ll want to get in pretty quick! Jump over here.
Robina Pavilion
‘Tis the season to sit back and celebrate with Robina Pavilions’ ultimate Christmas Feast – with kids under five eating free and a special appearance from Santa! Doors open from 11:00 am and guests will be treated to a buffet of decadent delights including a fresh seafood selection, glazed ham and the star of the show, tropical pavlova. The merry meal is priced at $139 including a glass of bubbles, beer or soft drink but if you happen to be a little thirstier, opt for the Jolly Feast which includes a three-hour drinks package of house wine, beers, bubbles and soft drinks for $199. Robina Pavilions’ much loved outdoor precinct, The Lakeside, will also be open for casual walk-ins with a pizza and beverage menu available for those looking for more laidback festivities. Bookings are now open, with limited tickets available, jump over here to book.
Of course, this list is by no means exhaustive! If you know of another festive feast, feel free to shoot the details through to [email protected] and we can add it to the list. Happy holidays!
The Stumble Guide is our comprehensive Gold Coast dining guide with more than 870 places to eat, drink, shop and play.
Whether a traditional roast or fresh seafood is your idea of a Christmas feast, there’s no doubt one of the best things about the festive season is the food. If slaving away in the kitchen doesn’t sound like your idea of a fun Christmas day, you’re not alone. Let’s change it up this year and leave the cooking (and washing up) to the experts.
We’ve done the hard work for you and rounded up the best Christmas Day lunch spots for you, where you can eat, drink and be merry—stress-free! Sound like a Christmas wish come true? Here are 10 restaurants open on Christmas Day so you don’t have to cook.
QT Gold Coast
SURFERS PARADISE
‘Tis the season to spoil yourself and the team at QT Gold Coast know how to throw an awesome bash at the best of times, so it’s safe to hand over the reins on Christmas Day. The hardest choice you’ll have to make is choosing between their three lunch offerings - at Yamagen, QT Ballroom or Bazaar. Yamagen’s indulgent 7-course degustation menu features a range of Japanese seafood dishes with a Christmas twist, while QT and Bazaar will be dishing up all your traditional favourites, from fresh trawler-caught seafood to vibrant salads and decadent desserts (plus a free-flowing three-hour beverage package). The festive fun doesn’t stop there - expect live entertainment, a visit from Santa and a gingerbread making competition.
Where: QT Gold Coast, 7 Staghorn Avenue, Surfers Paradise
Cost: Bazaar lunch: Adults $275 (includes three-hour drinks package), teenagers $169 (13-17 years) or children $75; QT ballroom lunch: Adults $245 (includes three-hour drinks package), teenagers $155 (13-17 years) or children $75; Yamagen lunch: Adults $280 or $180 under 18’s
For more information, click here.
The Island
SURFERS PARADISE
Eat, drink and be merry while soaking up the stunning views at The Island this Christmas. Selling out every year, you’ll have to get in quick to buy tickets for a memorable Christmas lunch at the picturesque Island Pool Deck and Lounge. Go all out with the next-level festive buffet featuring warm and cold fresh seafood, traditional roast meats with the trimmings and wholesome salads. Make sure to save room for dessert and fill your belly with pavlova, panettone and traditional Christmas pudding.
Where: The Island Gold Coast, 3128 Surfers Paradise Blvd, Surfers Paradise
Cost: Adults $159, teenagers $99 (13-17 years) or children $69 (4-13 years)
For more information, click here.
Intercontinental Sanctuary Cove
HOPE ISLAND
If you haven’t got your Christmas plans sorted yet, the swanky Intercontinental has got to be on your list. Experience five-star cuisine in the luxurious Macarthur’s Ballroom where you can drool over seafood share plates and three exquisite courses. Think chicken, pistachio and quail terrine, turkey with sage stuffing and chargrilled beef fillet, sweetened with a deliciously naughty dessert stand. Christmas lunch traditions don’t get much better than this.
Where: Intercontinental Sanctuary Cove, Manor Circuit, Sanctuary Cove
Cost: Adults $269 (includes premium beverage package), teenagers $145 (12-17 years) or children $95 (5-11 years)
For more information, click here.
Little Truffle
MERMAID BEACH
Mermaid Beach’s Little Truffle will be dishing up a gourmet Christmas banquet to remember, with their refined flavours and intimate venue. Indulge in a range of culinary delights from prawn and lobster cocktail to confit duck leg, seared veal backstrap or a 7+ wagyu tenderloin. It’s tempting to fill up on the mains but make sure to leave room for the Christmas pudding flavoured dessert offerings. Christmas pud with a twist, what’s not to love?
Where: Little Truffle, 2444 Gold Coast Highway, Mermaid Beach
Cost: $155 per person (food only)
For more information, click here.
Sheraton Grand Mirage
MAIN BEACH
Forget about that novelty kitchen apron this festive season, because Sheraton Grand Mirage at Main Beach is putting on your Christmas spread—and you won’t want to miss out. You will be spoilt with a sophisticated seven-course degustation menu boasting modern Christmas delights like wagyu beef, seared scallops, crispy turkey breast and peach and champagne sorbet. Bring the family and enjoy the wondrous ocean views in Horizons or keep things intimate in the Oyster Bar and Grill, ideal for tables of 4 and under.
Where: Sheraton Grand Mirage, 71 SeaWorld Drive, Main Beach
Cost: Oyster Bar: Adults $349 (matching wines); Horizons: Adults and teens $349 (matching wines)
For more information, click here.
Imperial at the Star Gold Coast
BROADBEACH
Looking for something not-so-traditional this Christmas? Experience a feast of authentic Asian flavours, ingredients and cooking styles, producing delicious interpretations of Asian classics at Imperial at the Star. The banquet lunch, which is paired with a 2.5-hour beverage package, and features delights like dim sim platters, baked toothfish, special sweet and spicy chicken and mango pudding already has us drooling.
Where: Imperial at The Star Gold Coast, Casino Drive, Broadbeach
Cost: Adults $164, children $77 (5-12 years) or $41 (3-4 years)
For more information, click here.
O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat
CANUNGRA
Star Casino Christmas Day Lunch Menu
Escape the hustle and bustle of the festive season and spend your Christmas day relaxing in the stunning Lamington National Park. O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat is surrounded by pristine rainforest and is the perfect place to unwind and descend into a post-feast food coma - plus you can walk off your Christmas lunch on one of the stunning bushwalks. Expect mouthwatering fresh seafood, traditional roasts and a fresh cold selection - Thai cucumber and raw mango salad, anyone? Top it off with a tempting range of traditional Christmas desserts and you may have to roll home.
Where: O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat, 3582 Lamington National Park Road, Canungra
Cost: Adults $160 (including beverage package), teenagers $99 (13-17 years) or children $60 (4-12 years)
For more information, click here.
Hilton Surfers Paradise
SURFERS PARADISE
Hang up your apron, get out of the kitchen and celebrate Christmas with your loved ones at Hilton Surfers Paradise. Relax in style at the glamorous hotel and let their talented chefs treat you to an extravagant feast - no washing up required! Tuck into their sumptuous seafood buffet which showcases fresh oysters, prawns, traditional meats and a range of tempting desserts. Spaces fill up fast so get onto it quickly and book your spot to avoid missing out on the Christmas cheer.
Where: Hilton Surfers Paradise Hotel, 6 Orchid Avenue, Surfers Paradise
Cost: Adults $225 (includes beverage package), teenagers $195 (13-17 years) or children $60 (5-12 years)
For more information, click here.
Novotel Surfers Paradise
SURFERS PARADISE
Indulge in a delicious display of Christmas fare at Novotel where they will be letting the elves loose on lunch and whipping up a decadent meal for the whole family. Feast on a succulent seafood and carvery buffet and seasonal sweet treats at Hanlan’s Restaurant - make sure to come with an empty stomach. Perfect for getting the whole family in the Christmas spirit, all children under 12 will receive a gift from Santa himself and the roaming entertainment will keep the adults happy.
Where: Novotel Surfers Paradise, 3105 Surfers Paradise Boulevard, Surfers Paradise
Cost: Adults $185 (includes three-hour beverage package), teenagers $135 (12-17 years) or children $95 (4-11 years)
For more information, click here.
Robina Pavilion
ROBINA
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Robina Pavilion. Let the kids loose in the Christmas wonderland while you sit back and indulge in their generous traditional-with-a-twist buffet. You’ll struggle choosing from their mouthwatering selection - think freshly shucked oysters, crispy pork belly, seasonal salads, tropical pavlova and their famous sticky bread and butter pudding. A feast fit for Santa himself.
Where: Robina Pavilion, 229 Ron Penhaligon Way, Robina
Cost: Jolly Feast: Adults $199 (including 3-hour beverage package), Festive Feast: Adults $139, teenagers $79 (12-18 years) or children $45 (5-12 years)
For more information, click here.
Want to whip up some deliciously naughty Christmas goodies at home? Stock up on seasonal treats with Bam Bam’s new bake-at-home range.
Image credit: Kaitlin Maree for Urban List