Christmas lunch (fixed dishes/wine) cost $205 per person. There was absolutely zero Christmas ambiance, the service slow and poor, the food bland, (one small dish served per hour) and a loud 'market' band from Nimbin or Byron Bay played no Christmas music. An expensive, dissappointing non-Christmas lunch.

Great presentation and service, 6 course degustation. Every dish was so so. Nothing with wow factor apart from appearance.

What can I say, this place was fantastic, the service and the quality of the food just blew us away, the various mouth watering flavours in each dish was superb and the desert selection was just simply awesome. To sum it up it is a fine dining experience, expensive but well worth it and a place that I would recommend... More

Last week I dined at Room 81 and it was spectacular! The atmosphere is chic, the wine list is perfectly selected and the food... indescribable. From the Pork Belly and Scallop entree, to the Lamb main and the simply irresistible Brownie dessert, Room 81 certainly knows a good night out! Very happy diner.

I was taken here by my husband as a special night out and we were blown away with the incredible service and the beautiful food. We've since been back numerous times and the food is always fabulous unfortunately the service has gone down hill a little and we've noticed a number of different staff however we continue to return for... More

We ordered three courses and they were all amazing. The time between each course serving was perfectly timed and just perfect. Great service and big big tip -- make sure you order sweets as they are delicious! Highly recommended to all.

We chose this restaurant for my husband's birthday and were not disappointed. We ordered the 6 course tasting menu and we enjoyed everything. I really liked that I was able to switch a course from the vegetarian degustation as I am not as adventurous as my husband with some proteins. The highlights for me were the pork belly dish and... More

The chef is amazing. We had the crab/prawn ravioli for entree, duck and pork belly for mains but the star of the show was the pear souffle with gingerbread syrup and toast icecream...

My wife and I visited the Gold Coast recently to celebrate her birthday and our wedding anniversary. Stayed at Sofitel Broadbeach and decided to eat at Room 81 as it was in the hotel. The restaurant was quite full when we arrived and service was patchy (had to ask twice for water, and the wine list) but it improved as... More