The Foreshore — Restaurant in Burnie

The Foreshore is a restaurant and café located on the Burnie shoreline specialising in seafood dishes.

We decided to stop by for lunch on a weekday. Arrived around 12:30 pm, they do not take bookings.

The tables available are outdoor with no shade, inside, a semi-enclosed sitting area and indoors (which I did not venture into as it was pretty busy when we arrived) we took a table in the semi-enclosed area. Probably best as the seagulls can be a bit too familiar with outdoor dining. And the glare from the afternoon sun (on the afternoon we visited) was pretty hot even with our sun hats.

Lunch:

Flathead and Chips and Salad (in-law) Well battered fish, not too overalls crumbed. A fairly thin amount which allowed the fish to be appreciated. Really good chips, could easily have ordered another helping.

Flake and Chips and Salad (family friend) Really fresh tasting. The better was thin and perfectly seasoned. Simple thin batter with some salt. Not overly salty and or over fried. Not oily. Really tasty chips. Was not the biggest fan of the salad. It had a strange combination of capsicum slices and bean shoots. Hard to pick up with the fork.

Pork Burger (came with chips) (mine- yum) Really enjoyed the burger more than I thought. The bun was slightly sweeten, it tasted like a subtle brioche bun. Not as shiny. The pork with pulled and had an Asian fusion flavour, really lovely and not dry at all. The salad was simple and similar to the side side served with the flathead and flake. Hard to eat and pick up with the fork. I ended up cleaning my hands and just using my fingers to pick up the capsicum and bean shoots.

The chips were kind of the favourite at the table. Perfectly crunchy and not oily at all.

Beef Brisket (came with chips) (husband) Really good portion. The beef brisket was not dry and flavoursome. The chips were a generous portion, I think it really made my husband happy, he was pretty quiet during lunch.

We recommend stopping by for lunch.

Service: Quick and very professional. Surprised how fast our food was delivered and all fresh and hot. We had to wait for the chips to cool down.

The only thing we ask of customers eating outside with no cover from the seagulls, don’t be disrespectful to staff and expect them to be available to clean up after you. The seagulls will dive and tuck into your left overs. It’s polite to clean up after yourself. The gulls are aggressive and remove food and rubbish away from the tables onto the beach.

No bookings available , walk in only. No table service. Pay at the counter. Clean up after yourself when dining outside. Professional service.

Would go again if...

We stopped in at The Foreshore for a spot of lunch as we were passing through the area, and it is one of the only, if not the only place serving food all day.

The burger was extremely oily, a beautiful yet disgusting golden cascade burning down my hand with every bite. My companion’s meal was not much better. I felt as though those portions of fish were never removed from the ocean- a wholly hydrating experience if not for the fact that fish come from salt water. While I had initially wondered about the cost of having kitchen staff on all day, I now believe that the owners count this fact as a blessing from god himself, as it may be the only thing keeping this place in business!

The coffee was simply lovely and the staff...

For entree we ordered oysters (we ordered a dozen natural, then as soon as we tasted them ordered a dozen more) followed by fish & chips (flat head & blue eye, both done with tempura batter), also sensational. Special mention must be made of the accompanying salad, which was super fresh, delicious and generous. I try not to eat the chips, but there was no resisting these golden fried beauties, cooked to perfection and laced with vinegar. Staff were attentive and welcoming from the moment we walked in. This place is a kiosk vibe so don’t expect anything too fancy, but we were all about the food and the view and we couldn’t have left feeling...