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Pandanus Restaurant

Lord Howe Island, Australia
02 6563 2400
4.0 of 5 stars 35 Reviews
Cuisines: Italian
Good for: Romantic, Special Occasion Dining
Dining options: Dinner, Reservations
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Good for: Romantic, Special Occasion Dining
Dining options: Dinner, Reservations
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Legana
Senior Reviewer
9 reviews 9 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2012

We tried meals here on two occasions, with different menus on offer each night. Both were enjoyable. More

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Sydney, Australia
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7 reviews 7 reviews
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012

The food was OK, but the fish meals were not well cooked or presented. More

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NSW
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4 reviews 4 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012

We had dinner twice at Pandanus during our week on Lord Howe Island. Pandanus was recommended to us by a local and we were very glad we took their advice. Our first dinner on the Saturday night -April 28th- was the weekend Asian style menu, and we enjoyed this meal immensely - kingfish with a Malaysian-style sauce, and a beef... More

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Sydney, Australia
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2012
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Ate here based on tripadvisor reviews. Didn't meet expectations. The anti pesto tasting plate entree was nice enough, but it was downhill from there. Had the kingfish main which wasn't fresh, was over cooked, the flavours and sauce didn't work well together at all in my opinion. My partners pork belly was over cooked (burnt), the flavours and sauce again... More

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StephenSia, Manager at Pandanus Restaurant, responded to this review
6 May 2012

Thank you for your feedback . We will strive to do it better. More

Sydney, Australia
Top Contributor
53 reviews 53 reviews
Reviews in 22 cities Reviews in 22 cities
35 helpful votes 35 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2012

This is obviously "the big night out" restaurant on Lord Howe. Beautiful setting, lovely food but the service was so fast we were back at our accommodation before we would have set out for dinner in Sydney! We ate here twice both were good but the weekend Malayasian food was the stand out. The people who run this restaurant also... More

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Sydney
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 April 2012
1
person found this review helpful

Honestly was not too impressed with the Kingfish. It was described in no less than three lines of wording, but to me it was like fish fingers with sweet potato and beetroot mash. But the dessert creme brulee was sweet! It had more of a panna cotta texture though but nevermind I loved the dessert. Regretting not ordering the prawns... More

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Sydney, Australia
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64 reviews 64 reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 April 2012
1
person found this review helpful

Nice outdoor deck to eat on, good choice of nice food, friendly staff, reasonable prices, a good night out. More

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Adelaide
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9 reviews 9 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 April 2012
1
person found this review helpful

Great meals, especially the Kingfish (best on island) and who can resist the Chocolate Eclair and icecream desert. More

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Senior Contributor
27 reviews 27 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 April 2012
1
person found this review helpful

This was a great place to eat out, me and my partner went here on our last night on the island. The service was quick and friendly. We both had a main meal and desert, and we were very Hungary and we were finished our meal within a half hour. It was the fastest meal that we've ever had, but... More

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Canberra, Australia
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121 reviews 121 reviews
Reviews in 75 cities Reviews in 75 cities
121 helpful votes 121 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 March 2012
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person found this review helpful

Other tourists recommended Pandanus to us so we thought we'd give it a go. We weren't disappointed - the food was excellent. I had king fish and OH had scotch fillet and we shared a bowl of steamed veges - both mains were outstanding. We also had the desserts - again excellent. Prices were quite reasonable considering the remote location... More

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