Berardo's

Ph: 5447 5666; 50 Hastings St, NOOSA HEADS 4567 www.berardos.com.au

Modern Australian, $$$
Open Dinner 7 days 6pm-9pm; Licensed, BYO bottled wine only, Corkage $8 bottle; AE DC MC V EFT
Chef Shaun Morris (27-12-07) Owner Jim Berardo & Greg O'Brien (27-12-07)

Mietta's Review
This restaurant is one of THE places on the Sunshine Coast - it's somewhere to enjoy good food and wine in a comfortable setting. Very smart, with classy food all expectations are met. This is not a cheap restaurant. Subdued dining, formal atmosphere, nice little bar.

Other published opinions

Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2009 "The casual elegance of Berardo's epitomises Noosa's relaxed lifestyle"

Gourmet Traveller 2009 Australian Restaurant Guide Score: * "Berardo's has always set the bar high for its Noosa neighbours. The Mediterranean- and Asian-leaning menu is simpatico with the coastal climate. A decor of whites, punctuated with splashes of colour from striped chair covers and pots of orchids, make this an elegant oasis"

Brisbane Times Score: 15/20 "Noosa's a pretty friendly place by any standards, but they don't come much friendlier that Jim Berardo, the genial host of this refreshingly white, casually fine diner"

Courier Mail food and wine guide Queensland 2008 Score: 17/20, Two Hats "An evening at Berardo's is synonymous with tranquil holiday chic, equipped as it is to deliver luxurious service and a large and impressive wine list as well as balanced and creative food"

Gourmet Traveller 2008 Australian Restaurant Guide Score: * "Berardo's is a gleaming eyrie perched in the foliage on the non-beach side of Hastings Street"

Brisbane News Dining Out Guide 2007 "Former New Yorker James Berardo and ex-Brisbanite Greg O'Brien opened this refined restaurant in 1999, pioneering a phenomenon that has seen Noosa grow from seaside destination to renowned foodie hub"

Gourmet Traveller 2007 Australian Restaurant Guide Score: * "Berardo's is a statement in white - white chairs, white table linen, white walls, white ceiling and floors - punctuated by lush green plants and highlights ofdark timber, bringing to mind a Mediterranean getaway. Chef Bruno Loubet has turned his prodigious talents to the fresh, seafood-rich, Mod Oz food that has typified Berardo's."

Courier Mail QWEEKEND Alison Walsh, 20-1-07 Food 18 Wine 17 Service 18 Ambience 17 The Score 17 "But what you might not expect at Berardo's, tucked as it is into a blinding white eyrie on the landlubbers' side of Hastings Street, is a menu that diverges from the modern Australian fare favoured in many establishments nestled along the shores of Noosa's Laguna Bay. Chef Bruno Loubet was a Michelin-starred chef in London before he moved countries to set up his eponymously named restaurant in Brisbane's Toowong. Having since sea-changed north, he throws in the prawn bisque, freshly shucked oysters and duo of fish dishes you'd expect to find on the menu at one of Australia's premier beach resorts, yet he doesn't try to disguise his French origins and classic training."

Gourmet Traveller 2006 Australian Restaurant Guide ** "Berardo's is famed for its brand ofsubtropical chic; elegant holiday dining in a twinkling, elevated position with superior food and a fabulous wine list. And the stakes just got higher. Enter Bruno Loubet, former Michelin-starred chef"

Courier-Mail Goodlife Restaurant Guide 2006 "When New Yorker Jim Berardo decided to become a restaurateur he never for one minute planned to half do it. His big vision has been five years in the making with the renovation of the famous ex-Palmers site into his and partner Greg O'Brien's subtropical dining room furnished in pristine white"

Brisbane News Eating Out Guide 2006 "With celebrated French chef Bruno Loubet leading the kitchen (from July 1), Berardo's is bound to be more popular than ever. Jim Berardo and Greg O'Brien have carved a respected niche for their flagship restaurant, which is dreamily elegant in crisp white and soft creams."

Courier-Mail GoodLife Restaurant Lizzie Loel 30/8/05 score Food 19, wine 17, service 18, ambience 18 ""

Courier Mail Good Life Lizzie Loel 30/8/05 "You taste new flavours when you eat at Berardo's, it's a complete departure from the standard Mod Oz fare of our top restaurants with Indian sambals and sesame crusted beef cheeks, fennel marmalade and paella-packed squid reaching deep into many cuisines, plucking out a gem and weaving it into a menu of originality - something that is rare in this era of the safe formula bistro menu."

Courier-Mail Goodlife Restaurant Guide 05 "If first impressions count for anything then the twinkling lights and a tinkling piano, the seamless blend of indoor and outdoor dining, the perfect white-on-white interior that includes immaculately groomed waiters gliding by with confident smiles, is not a bad start for this Noosa icon."

Gourmet Traveller Australian Restaurant Guide 2005 "Berardo's is subtropical chic, with whitewashed walls accented by vivid striped cushions, a baby-grand tinkling gently in one corner and a sweeping curve of carved wood that snakes around the interior and forms the bar. White-draped padded deckchairs are super-comfortable as you relax and peruse the menu and tome of a wine list. Chef Matt McConnell's take on beachside dining is full of colour and vibrancy"

Courier-Mail Goodlife Restaurant Guide 05 Best date restaurants "Berardo's is the ultimate subtropical chic environment for hot dates"

The Age Good Food Guide 2005 "CHEF Matt McConnell has swapped the Laguna Bay vista of berardo's on the beach for the top-to-toe white interior of its fine-dining sister on Hastings."

SMH GFG 2004,'We loved him in Sydney,and we love him even more in Noosa,at this benchmark eatery that survives on food,wine and service,not just the location.Chef David Rayner's hand with seafood is as gentle and sure as a surgeon's.'

Brisbane News Dining Out Guide 2004 "This pristine, white restaurant, complete with white grand piano and glamorous white bar, is now home to chef Matt McConnell, one-time The Age Young Chef of the Year. The food is elegant, so is the service"

Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide Australia 2004, 2 Red Stars, Excellent wine list,'Food this good doesn't need to be accompanied by spectacular entertainment.It doesn't need gorgeous, light-on white decor or a great central location...but Berardo's has it all...the menu brims with locally grown fresh and organic produce...excellent service'

The Age, Epicure, Escape, John Lethlean, 13/5/03. Would be a superb restaurant in any city worldwide. Offers "Modern Australian, underpinned by a classical restaurant with lots of seafood". Matt McConnell is working in the bistro downstairs, which is also great for breakfast.

Brisbane News, 9-15 Apr 03, Restaurant, Alison Walsh

The Brisbane Times, Restaurants, Alison Walsh, 23/4/02

The Courier-Mail, dining out. Lizzie Loel, 10/4/02 Score 17/20

The Courier-Mail, Good Life, Lizzie Loel, 4/4/01