Maroochy Surf Club — Restaurant in Sunshine Coast Regional

The Maroochy Surf Club is ideally located right on the foreshore at Maroochydore.

This historic surf club has everything that people enjoying a seaside holiday or living in this beautiful part of the Sunshine Coast can enjoy a meal or a cool drink just watching the surf roll in or the sunset over the ocean.

Covid-19 restrictions are no longer in place, with the club being back to normal operations.

Onsite parking is limited with a small carpark next to the Surf Club. There is street parking in & around the local streets, but check to see if it is metered parking 😉

A short walking distance from the main part of Maroochy Surf Club is the Cotton Tree Caravan Park & a short distance further down the road is Alexandra Headland.

This particular Surf Club is steeped in history & has many past champions who excelled in the surfing competitions in Australia & the world surfing circuit.

Clint Robinson is one famous local identity who represented Australia at a number of Olympic Games in rowing.

There is a lift on the ground level for people with a disability or anyone who wishes to use this facility.

I went upstairs for a meal & found the pizza to be everything to my liking.

Excellent menu which caters to everyone's tastes including people with special dietary requirements.

There are bar facilities on level 1 which have a great selection of craft beers & wine & spirits available 😀

Overall, I found the staff in the restaurant & at reception to be more than happy to assist you with any queries & make sure that you're at this fine establishment a most relaxing stay.

There are fantastic views from the main restaurant & bar area's of the ocean, beach area ⛱️ & Alexandra Headland.

It was definitely worth the drive up from Brisbane to enjoy a great meal & relaxing time at...

Maroochydore Surf Club – Shocking Customer Experience

Terrible experience with the front desk receptionist, Carol, at the Maroochydore Surf Club. My friend initially presented an Australia Post Keypass in Digital iD™ to sign in—something that their own iPads accept as a valid form of ID. The Australia Post Keypass in Digital iD™ is a government-issued, nationally recognised form of photo ID that allows you to confidently confirm someone is who they say they are. Despite this, Carol was incredibly rude, grumpy, and clearly on some sort of power trip—condescending, dismissive, and completely unwilling to listen to reason.

Even after my friend found his physical ID, Carol manually cancelled his sign-in and re-entered the details herself, overriding what he was already doing. Then, in a suspicious and accusatory tone, she asked, “Where did you get your ID?”—already implying we were doing something wrong, with absolutely no basis.

Furthermore, after she had confirmed his age, I calmly tried to explain that the Australia Post Keypass in Digital iD™ is a valid and widely accepted form of proof of age, and their own sign-in system accepts it. Still, she flat-out refused to acknowledge it, insisting it had to be either a physical driver’s licence or a digital driver’s licence. She kept repeating, “Nope, Post Office ID is not allowed,” despite all evidence to the contrary.

We were just trying to meet our mates who were already upstairs for a nice lunch, and Carol’s attitude completely affected our mood and ruined the experience. What should’ve been an easy and enjoyable afternoon was made unnecessarily frustrating and tense. It left us with a really poor impression of the club and its...

I don't like giving average reviews but I think it is part of the review ecosystem that I like to use myself so i feel duty bound to comment.

We had a dinner here last night and perhaps a business needs to know when to say no if they run out of tables. I think one of the reasons to choose a surf club is for the view. We were stuck in a corner where spare chairs and baby seats are stored. Only view of a back wall and a fuzzy children's show and keno ads. By chance, there were some families who had created a big kiddy table and we at the back corner with it so it felt like we were in the kids area with the joy of young kids banging chairs into ours when they constantly move about as kids do.

Food wise, the garlic bread was good as was the Pepperoni Pizza. Should have stopped there. The Thai beef salad was fine on the salad side, and heaps of it, but the beef was just awful. It looked and tasted like it was par boiled first and too much gristle. The Rump Steak choice looked as unappealing as it tasted. None of the good rump steak flavour. The salad was generous but not the very small amount of bland mayo like drizzle. The chips saved the meal so that's not good. It does not seem like it would take much to really improve the quality of these two meals.

The staff are very friendly and professional. We noticed plenty of people having the various crumbed chicken dinners so maybe they are the better choice to make and avoid the beef dishes for now.

Sorry to complain but going out is not cheap and we felt this was a terrible experience on...