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Austral Hotel
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PUB
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noon-2.30pm & 6-9pm)
So many steaks.
(
07-4951 3288; 189 Victoria St; mains $19-36, steaks $24-47;
Such little time.
Burp Eat Drink
MAP
MODERN AUSTRALIAN
$$$
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( 07-4951 3546;
www.burp.net.au
;
86 Wood St; mains from $33; 11.30am-3pm & 6pm-late Tue-Fri, 6pm-late
Sat)
A swish Melbourne-style restaurant in the tropics, Burp has a small but tantalising
menu. Sophisticated selections include pork belly with scallops, kaffir-lime-crusted soft
shell crab, plus some serious steaks.
Drinking & Nightlife
Gordi's Cafe & Bar
(85 Victoria St)
Gordi's is a street-side watering hole known locally as the unrivalled pre-
party or post-work meeting place.
PUB
Ambassador Hotel
( 07-4953 3233;
www.ambassadorhotel.net.au
;
2 Sydney St; 5pm-late Thu, 4pm-late Fri-Sun)
Art deco
outside, wild'n'crazy inside. Multilevel carousing, including Mackay's only rooftop bar.
BAR
Sails Sports Bar
( 07-4955 3677; Mulherin Dr, Mackay Harbour; 10am-midnight)
This themed bar can get rowdy at
night, but it's a great place on Sunday arvo with live music and a marina outlook.
BAR
Tryst
MAP
CLUB
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10pm-4am Thu-Sat)
Frenetic dance club hosting a mix of resident and guest-
(99 Victoria St;
star DJs.
Shopping