Bistro C is everything you’d expect a Noosa restaurant to be. Fronting the beach along the region’s famous Hastings Street, its fit-out is that of a relaxed summer house with mid-toned timber floors, crisp white walls, rattan pendants and inviting banquet seating – of course all overlooking that mesmerizing surf.

Service is just as relaxed as the setting, with the young team of waitstaff more focused on delivering plates efficiently than fussing over diners. Not that that’s a bad thing.

Even at its busiest, the kitchen ensures food leaves the pass with speed, no doubt helped by the easy, breezy menu of fast and fresh fare – coconut chicken salad, lemon thyme grilled chicken, and fish and chips among other crowd pleasers.

Tacos are an ideal beachside lunch with soft corn tortillas replete with boldly flavoured braised beef, lime-spiked avocado, pico de gallo, iceberg, chipotle sour cream and chorizo crumbs. While a seafood curry is beyond generous showcasing an abundance of scallops, prawns, squid, mussels and fish in a fragrant red curry broth donned with a tangle of green papaya, Thai basil, bean shoots and sliced chilli.

For the prettiest of desserts, perhaps consider the creme brulee, oh so subtly infused with kaffir lime and lemongrass, and crowned with diced dragon fruit, fresh berries and tanned biscotti.

An approachable, easy drinking wine list is well suited to the fresh, tropicana-esque food, making Bistro C an ideal spot to relax with a bottle and good company.

Must-eat dish: Seafood curry
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