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Flying Fish Point Cafe
(9 Elizabeth St, Flying Fish Point; mains $12-21; 7.30am-8pm) Come hungry to finish the huge sea-
food baskets of battered and crumbed fish, barbecued calamari, wonton prawns, tempura
scallops and more.

CAFE $

Oliveri's Continental Deli
( www.oliverisdeli.com.au ; 41 Edith St; sandwiches $8-9; 8.30am-5.15pm Mon-Fri, to 12.30pm Sat; ) An In-
nisfail institution offering goodies like 60-plus varieties of European cheese, ham and
salami, and scrumptious sandwiches.

DELI $

Roscoe's
( 07-4061 6888; 3b Ernest St; mains $22-36, buffets $18-42; 11.30am-1.30pm & 5.30-9.30pm) Popular
local haunt for its buffets, complete with home-made desserts like tiramisu.

ITALIAN $$

Information

The visitor centre ( 07-4061 2655; www.cassowarycoasttourism.com.au ; cnr Eslick St & Bruce Hwy;
9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-12.30pm Sat & Sun) gives out discount vouchers for many of the area's at-
tractions.

Getting There & Away

Bus services operate once daily with Premier ( 13 34 10; www.premierms.com.au ) and several
times daily with Greyhound Australia ( 1300 473 946; www.greyhound.com.au ) between Innisfail
and Townsville (4½ hours) and Cairns (1½ hours).
Innisfail is on the Cairns-Brisbane train line; contact Queensland Rail (

1800 872 467;

www.traveltrain.com.au ) for information.