Bushfire Flame Grill

From the moment you walk in there is a vibe! Met with smiling staff and having our menu experience explained to us was brilliant. We chose the all you can eat where sides were delivered (rice, potatoes, beans and slaw) with a chicken and fish taster, then the delicious selections of meat are carved at your table to add to your plate and mix the sides. Little block on the table with green signalling yes to bring us meat, turn it on its side for a break and red to signal we are ready for dessert. The kangaroo and cinnamon pineapple was so tasty! As was the fish at the very beginning. We had a lovely waiter Onur who I promised I would give a shout out to for his hospitality! You’re da man!!! We also tried the sangria and loved every bit of our 90minutes. Highly recommended experience!!

Pork was dry, kangaroo was doused with cumin and dry, picanha was under seasoned, and dry. All in all the food was terrible. Great staff though! Maybe worth trying if you've never had a churrascaria experience but for the price it was not worth it in my opinion. Also, there isn't a salad bar which is unusual. Churro was good

We had a wonderful dinner, variety of meat, I like the seasoning of chicken and lamb, homemade bbq sauce also impressive. Despite here is a all you can eat restaurant, but tricky thing is they do table service to ensure you got fresh hot meat, but also limited how much you can eat. Actually you have to tell they to come over and over again, I feel embarrassed to ask them they just bring a small portion or cutting meat while asking “is it enough?”, and you have tell them come again for what you want. Also they are too busy to ask them to come over. I am full while I am waiting.

Overall we enjoyed our experience. The food was good and initially came out promptly. Definitely slowed down after we had tried most of the meats. We waited a while then asked for chicken hearts and pineapple. Eventually got the hearts but gave up on the pineapple. Our plates had been taken and we'd asked for dessert before someone stopped with pineapple. All told though, the food was good and the service, particularly initially, was very good. We enjoyed our dinner. Mojito and strawberry mint mocktail were both delicious. First Table half price made it very affordable.

Absolutely delicious menu. The staff were frequent and attentive. Highly recommend taking the time to visit for an evening and paying for the all-you-can-eat churrasco menu. 10/10

The food was very tasty! I loved their stop/go system, and the staff were extremely attentive even with how busy the restaurant was! The picanha melts in your mouth and the pork crackle was crispy and warm! I couldn't stress enough how friendly and attentive the staff were! They made the whole experience much more amazing!

We had a great experience at Bushfire Flame Grill Restaurant. The atmosphere was welcoming, the service was friendly and attentive, and everything was well presented. The meats were cooked well and the overall quality was solid. The only thing I’d love to see improved is the flavour profile of the food. While everything was enjoyable, a bit more variety in seasoning or bolder flavours would really take it to the next level and add more depth to the experience. Overall, a great place to eat and definitely worth visiting — with just a little more flavour, it would be outstanding.

A must visit when in Cairns, we travelled down from Pt Douglas to experience this restaurant. The cost was worth every cent. The service and staff was incredible. The staff looked like they enjoy their job. The food was delicious. I have never tasted meat so tender and delicious,the lamb omg. Thank you.

After reading mixed reviews about this eating establishment we decided to try it for ourselves. We were very satisfied with the friendly and polite customer service. The different meats were all very juicy and tasty.. We did have seconds of the yummy pork.. We happened to book for an early dinner to find the buffet was at a reduced price of only $42 per person if you vacated your table by 7.00pm. We were pretty full after eating constantly for 50 minutes. To walk off dinner we took a stroll to the night markets. I would personally recommend this quirky dining experience.

I had mixed feelings coming here based on the Yelp reviews when coming here for the NYE dinner. I made reservations two days before, and my family was immediately seated when we showed up. After about fifteen minutes, we were given entrees - crab cakes, prosciutto, cheese. For the next half an hour, we just sat there as we watched the workers walked around carrying different meats. The restaurant has a system where you need to get your entrees first, then the main dishes, and finally the meats. It was very frustrating because we came to the restaurant mainly for the meats. It took an hour of waiting before the servers started bringing the meats to our table. Out of all the meats (chicken, beef, lamb, seafood) the pork and pineapple stood out the most. To conclude the meal, there were chocolate tarts for dessert. It was my brother's birthday, so I asked our server if she could do something special. At first, the manager said "no" because everything was premade already. However, when they brought out our dessert, they gathered most of the workers together and serenaded Happy Birthday to my Brother. It was quite the surprise and I got to experience an Australian celebration. I wished that my experience at Bushfire Flame Grill was better as the food was quite good. I understand that there would be a delay since if was New Year's Eve, but it just sucked to have to wait so long for the food to come, especially since the price per person that night was more than its regular, at $79.

We opted for a grill your own beef on a hot stone and fish entree. It came with a starter soup and bread as well as a dessert. The beef on a hot stone was really just for the novelty factor (it was barely seasoned), and the veges / coleslaw next to it seemed quite old and not fresh. The fish entree was much better cooked and presented with a solid side of veges. The dessert was overly sweet and seemed very overpriced. There was an all-you-can-drink station off to the side with coffee, hot water, and tea. The meal was overall very rushed as the waitstaff brought our the next course even when we had barely started our current course.

The Churrasco-style dining experience is simply put one of the best meals you will ever have. All I can say is, come here hungry. Churrasco is a centuries-old Brazilian style meal in which waiters and waitresses come around with long swords loaded with meat, and slice as much as you want right onto your plate. At Bushfire, they start by bringing you some delicious side items, including jasmine rice, potatoes au gratin, and salad. Soon after, the meat arrives. I was not prepared for how many different kinds of meat we would be getting. First, they brought grilled shrimp, plump and juicy. Then they brought beef, and the beef is arranged on the sword from rare to well done. It was tender and incredibly tasty. The beef was followed by sausages, pork, lamb, and chicken. I tried a sample of each, and all were amazing. It's all you can eat, so you can ask them to bring back whatever you want more of. Staff are all very friendly, service is prompt, and the food is seasoned and grilled to perfection. Prices? Well, it's not cheap. The Churrasco experience was $50 Australian, and beers are quite pricey as well. If you're on vacation in Cairns, I recommend making this your one "splurge" night. Their menu has other items, including different kinds of steak. All in all, this place is quite deserving of 5 stars. Fantastic restaurant.

I've been here twice and found the quality overall fairly average. I've been to several high end Churrascaria's in Brazil so may be being a bit harsh. Just put some better cuts of meat (especially beef!) on that BBQ!

Mediocre and overpriced. Best part was the pineapples which says a lot. They bring out meats very slowly so you don't get thru good variety just a lot of one or two kinds of meat. The sides completely did nothing for the meal. Pass if you have better option.

After a long day of diving, the husband and I were tired and starving. We walked by and husband immediately perked up. We were sat quickly (week night around 6:30pm) and explained the menu. We had the all you can eat option. Food came quickly! The meats are all cooked expertly, the pork and sausage were the husbands favorites. I preferred the chicken and lamb. The rice and bean sides were a bit bland, but I'm picky. Friendly service and great for large groups!

After a terrible dining experience on the main drag in Cairns the night before, my husband and I decided to give this place a try as it looked like one of the 'nicer' establishments. We were starved after a day of snorkeling and couldn't wait to sink our teeth into some unlimited meat. Most everyone has been to a Brazilian Steakhouse - you indicate if you want people to come up to you using a red or green sign on the table - if it's green the staff carrying around meat are supposed to swing by and offer you whatever they are serving up. Really pretty simple concept. At Bushfire, this was not the case. There was an orchestrated order in which the food came. I'm not sure how they keep track of it, but first you get lamb, then you get chicken, then you get pork, and then seafood, and then steak (I could have the order wrong but that is not the relevant point here). Once you got lamb, you could NEVER get lamb again!?!? The lamb guy not only never stopped by again, but blatantly ignored you if you called out 'Excuse Me!'. Same with the chicken guy, and the chorizo guy. What gives? If I'm paying for unlimited meat, I want unlimited meat - not just however much you put on my plate when you first stop by my table. How do I know which meat I like the best and which I want to double down on? Only when I physically tapped someone on the arm did they explain to me that I'd have to see the hostess to let them know if I wanted someone to stop by my table more than once. For $50 a person, I expect unlimited meat. If you are as desperate as I was for a semi-decent meal, I wouldn't advise against coming here - just make sure you get all of the meat you think you might want, plus a little more, when you are offered it! Oh and skip the seafood - it was a watery mess of previously frozen shellfish.

The Bushfire is undoubtedly the most prominent restaurant that you would encounter when you walk down the esplanade at Cairns. It's located at the Pacific Hotel, very close to the Reef Terminal. The ambience is breathtaking. The portion of the sidewalk immediately outside the restaurant is lined with lit torches. It looks beautiful in the evenings. The menu is quite short and straightforward. They specialise in Brazillian barbecue. A couple in a nearby table had ordered the "churrasco" meal. The meat seemed great but the variety on offer was less extensive than what one would find at a "Rodizio Rico" in London. The menu also contained a Japanese steak preparation, which was intriguing. But I went for something more conventional. The steak was very well cooked, the best i had during my trip to Australia, and the accompanying bearnaise sauce was great as well. It was somewhat pricey. A 300gm steak with a drink and an antipasti starter came to be around $60. There were some idiosyncrasies which European travellers would find unusual and frankly ridiculous, but they seemed to be quite common in Australia. Bushfire, like many other Australian restaurants, charge extra for card usage (why not a discount for cash ?), they have a surcharge on public holidays (just print a different menu instead) and a charge for split bills. Normally these would have caused me to deduct a star or two had this been in Europe or in the US. But I feel that this is a common practice down under. I will surely come back to Bushfire whenever I visit Cairns next and so this gets five stars.

As Michael mentioned, they specialise in Brazilian Churrasco. Unfortunately I couldn't convince the people who were with me to try this but in the end I guess I was still lucky because I went for their steak and it was truly and unbelievably delicious! I am not lying when I say I hadn't had such a good steak in years. And mind you, I grew up with French cuisine, so I guess my reference standards are quite high. Highly recommended, you won't regret your slightly more pricey visit here.

We really enjoyed this place. We ordered the Churasco experience for $50 a person and it was well worth it. We were both sufficiently full at the end of it. The waiters come by with the skewers of meat and give you as much as you would like. The meat was cooked well and seasoned properly. The sides were very tasty as well. The only small complaint I would have is the service. The service is excellent, but it's excellent to the point of almost over service. We were offered dessert three separate times by three separate waiters. Perhaps if they would clear the dirty plates sooner it would be a signal that we have already been attended to. That would be the only thing that I would complain about. Everything else was excellent and I would definitely return

Good quality steak came with tasty sweet potato fries but was let down by a salad that was more like a watery salsa. Reasonable value for the location but nothing special.

We happened across this place whilst looking for somewhere to have dinner in Cairns. The service was friendly and attentive. The food was delicious, especially if you like meat! Would definitely go back.

4 stars if you like Brazilian BBQ style food, very typical for a Brazilian place - the food is brought out skewered and pieces cut for you until you signal that you are full. The meat tasted good none was amazing but all of it was ok, the pineapple however was amazing.

Mediocre service. Staff don't come by often enough, unlike every other Brasilian stakehouse. Not worth the price tag.

Went there last night for dinner the service was good and atmosphere was good but the for was not up to scratch I've be to a lot of Brazilian BBQ and this one was ok not the best.

Amazing Brazilian experience! Super friendly staff, delicious food lovely cocktails. A favourite!!