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saffron and capers, or excellent pastas, pizzas and risotto. Decent wines by the glass and
good coffee.
Matador
MAP
SPANISH
$$
( 07-5570 2007;
www.matadortapasbar.com
; Chevron Renaissance Centre, cnr Elkhorn Ave & Surfers Paradise
Blvd; tapas from $6.50, mains $18-40; 4pm-late Mon-Fri, noon-late Sat & Sun)
Small, bright and simple,
this Spanish hole-in-the-wall is the pick of the Chevron Renaissance Centre eateries. It
does a roaring trade in tapas (try the grilled prawns in serrano ham) and heftier mains, in-
cluding an awesome Spanish marinara casserole.
Tandoori Place
MAP
INDIAN
$$
GOOGLE MAP
( 07-5538 0808, 1300 082 636;
www.tandooriplace.com
; 30 Laycock St; mains $15-19, banquets per person from
$26; 11.30am-2.30pm & 5pm-late)
One of 17 (yes 17!) Tandoori Place restaurants in the Gold
Coast area, this burgundy food room thankfully doesn't feel like part of a chain. On the
vast menu you'll find seafood, chicken, lamb, beef and hot, hot,
hot
vindaloo roo. Kids
welcome ('Children are nature's gift').
Drinking & Nightlife
Orchid Ave is Surfers' club strip. Cover charges are usually $10 to $20; Wednesday and
Saturday are the big party nights. You can tag along with other boozy backpackers on club
crawls organised by
Plan B Party Tours
( 1300 721 570;
www.planbtours.com
;
tickets $60)
: tickets get
you into five clubs and take the hassle out of the experience.
Big Night Out
www.wickedclubcrawl.com.au
;
tickets $30-50)
are similar (but with four clubs).
Helm Bar & Bistro
MAP
BAR
GOOGLE MAP
(
www.helmbarsurfers.com.au
;
30-34 Ferny Ave; 10am-9pm)
Unless you like Irish pubs, this nautical-
themed bar is the best drinking spot in town, perfect for a beer or six as the sun sets over
the Nerang River. Good pizzas and steaks, too.
Beergarden
BAR
