Tarte Beach House is a restaurants & cafes in Currumbin, NSW, Australia, with a price range of $$. It has a 4.5/5 rating from 1537 Google reviews. Website: http://www.tarte.com.au/.Listed on thegood.guide, the local's guide to Byron Bay.
Tarte Beach House
Currumbin · Restaurants & Cafes
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4.5/5
(1,537 reviews)
$$
The chocolate chip cookie alone is worth the trip to Currumbin Creek. That's not hyperbole — a visiting chef who's cooked on private yachts called it the most delicious she'd ever tasted, eyes-rolling-back delicious. Tarte Beach House sits on the creek at Thrower Drive, with a balcony that makes every table feel like the best seat in the room. The menu runs from burrata with ripe tomatoes and a lobster roll to wagyu steak sandwiches and pea fritters, all at prices that won't sting. The Currumbin location takes bookings, which matters here because it fills up fast, particularly in December. Service is warm and specific — Gemma and Sarina get named in reviews, which says something. The flat white is serious. The raspberry tart is not an afterthought.
Opening Hours
- Monday6:30am – 3pm
- Tuesday6:30am – 3pm
- Wednesday6:30am – 3pm
- Thursday6:30am – 3pm
- Friday6:30am – 3pm
- Saturday6:30am – 4pm
- Sunday6:30am – 4pm
Contact
- tarte.com.au
- Shop 1 2/4 Thrower Dr, Currumbin QLD 4223
- View on Google Maps →
What People Say
Katie Jones5 months ago
We had our staff Christmas lunch at Tarte today and it was lovely. The food was delicious and the cocktails very nice. We enjoyed the lobster roll, fish and chips and wagyu steak roll and they were very generous in size. It did take a little time for the food to come out but this is understandable given the time of the year and the restaurant being very busy. The staff were lovely and attentive. Sitting on the balcony overlooking Currumbin Creek is divine. Highly recommended requesting an outdoor table.
R. Michael, Writer2 months ago
BEACH-CAFE VIBE, FINE DINING QUALITY Wow. I’ve been to a lot of restaurants and written a lot of reviews, but this place truly knocked my socks off. Not because it’s pretentious or fine dining. It’s not trying to be something it’s not. It’s a beach house cafe on a creek in Currumbin, serving some of the most outstanding food I’ve tasted, with genuine, friendly, top-notch service. There wasn’t a single bite or moment I didn’t thoroughly enjoy. We’re visiting the Gold Coast and met our friend here at her suggestion. We ordered the burrata to start, served with fresh tomatoes that were so ripe, sweet, and perfectly seasoned. I’ll be honest, tomatoes aren’t normally my favorite, but I could have eaten that dish all day long. I had the chicken sandwich with the potato hash on the side. My husband ordered the fish and chips, and our friend ordered the pea fritter. We had a couple of glasses of Sauvignon Blanc. I followed with a flat white, and it was incredible. Coffee in Australia is outstanding in general, so when I say that, it really says something. Then we convinced ourselves we couldn’t leave without dessert: a berry muffin top, a raspberry tart, and the most insanely delicious chocolate chip cookie I have ever tasted in my life. When I bit into the cookie, my eyes literally rolled back in my head. The perfect combination of chocolate, sweet, and salty. As a chef, I’ve cooked on private yachts for some seriously demanding clients, so I don’t say this lightly: this food is not “fine dining” in vibe, but it absolutely is in quality. Like make your toes curl quality. Our servers Gemma and Sarina were rock stars. They were professional, warm, knowledgeable, and genuinely lovely. I highly recommend… no, actually, you’re doing yourself a disservice by not trying Tarte Beach Cafe at least once. You won’t be disappointed. R. Michael, food and travel writer. This is Ungarnished on Substack.
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