Harrisons by Spencer Patrick

Best dinner experience I’ve ever had. Everything from the service to the food was unmatched. Our waiter Nicolas made our night perfect, with extensive knowledge of the menu and great conversation! Came from Victoria for a holiday, but will definitely be taking friends here if in the area again. The bread is something I wish I could eat everyday. Whole experience is definitely worth the money and time!

Harrison’s is a must-visit if you’re staying in the area, but make a reservation well in advance—even at 30% occupancy, they turn guests away without one. The experience is pricey, but rest assured, you won’t leave hungry. The menu has some highs and lows. The charcoal bread is more of a novelty than a standout dish, but hey, how often do you get to eat black bread? The octopus was incredibly fresh and flavorful, but the reef fish (snapper the night we went) was the real star of the evening—perfectly cooked and absolutely delicious. The Raw Waugh Beef, on the other hand, was under-seasoned and underwhelming. For heartier options, the Rib of Beef is massive—easily enough to share—and comes with all the sides you could want. The Painted Crayfish is also a generous portion, so much so that no tools were needed to dig out the harder-to-reach meat. Service-wise, the ambiance is beautiful, but staffing levels don’t match the premium price point. Even with a half-empty dining room, there were noticeable delays in service. If you’re too full for dessert, do yourself a favor and order a tiramisu martini—the perfect way to end the night.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A Fine Dining Adventure with Lamb, Barramundi & Gravy. We came. We saw. We conquered the lamb. Harrisons in Port Douglas gave us a night to remember — mostly because I’m still dreaming about that lamb. Tender? Yes. Juicy? Absolutely. Emotional? Oddly, yes. I think it made eye contact with me before I ate it. The mash was smoother than a jazz saxophonist on a Friday night, and the gravy? Oh, the gravy. It wasn’t just gravy — it was life essence. I briefly considered drinking it through a straw, but the people at the next table looked like they’d report me to the Food Etiquette Police. Then came the barramundi, which I’m pretty sure was caught earlier that day after voluntarily jumping into the chef’s arms, just to be part of the magic. Light, flaky, and seasoned like someone whispered compliments to it while cooking. Service was sharp, the atmosphere was fancy without being snooty, and I only dropped my fork once — which is a personal best for a place this classy. 10/10 would return. And next time, I’m bringing my own straw. For the gravy.

We enjoyed a wonderful dinner at Harrison's starting with a tour through several private art displays in the Sheraton Grand Mirage foyer. The food was excellent, service mostly very good with the exception of proving butter instead of the requested oil to a dairy free diner. Hash Brown. Nduja, guanciale, smoked Yarra Valley caviar was a bit of a miss. The crunch of the hash brown fingers was nice but spicy heat overwhelmed the flavour of the caviar. Beetroot, Atherton Tablelands, QLD. Smoked, white bean, buckwheat, radicchio, macadamia (vv) was great. Beetroot is difficult to balance and this worked very well. The presentation of this and frankly every dish was amazing. Leeks. Charcoal grilled, crisp potato, Tablelands mushrooms, spinach, walnuts, mustard (vv) was the dish of the night. It was delightfully on the lighter side, championing the often underappreciated slightly acidic flavour of the crunchy/chewy/charred leeks to wonderful advantage. Lastly the best duck I've tasted in years, perhaps since trying the 3 day prepared duck at Vasse Felix in the Margaret River in the early 2000s. Duck Breast. Apple, black pudding, cabbage, bread sauce, barley, clove was delightfully. The sweetness of the apple complementing and enhancing the perfectly cooked tender duck breast with the barley soaking up flavours and adding a lovely texture to the dish. The bread sauce was successful although there was a little too much other sweeter apple sauce and jus that tended to overpower the other elements over time. Go try this restaurant and move away from the beaten path of Steak and Barrimundi. Its the best we've found in Port Douglass and it hasnt been close.

Such an awesome dining experience! Reina and her service team are amazing! Attentive and professional and full of knowledge of the menu and Port Douglas. Spencer and his brigade are the best in the biz. Food was so delicious, we shared starters and shared the lamb - sooooo good! Desserts were spot on. Will be coming back asap.

Wonderful experience! We had the set menu and it was delicious. Each course was unique and flavourful. Our waitress, Meloee, was attentive, friendly and described our dishes in good detail. The baked oysters and hash browns were our favourites. It is well worth it!

It's the first time I've experienced such an explosion of flavors. With every bite you want more and more. The chef is talented and deservedly earned recognition! Thank you for this experience

I can now understand why people rave about Harrison‘s restaurant. Such great service and food. Our Portuguese waiter Ze, was very knowledgeable about the menu and the ingredients of each dish. He had a great personality. We thoroughly enjoyed each of our dishes, savouring subtle flavours in the accompany sides. I thoroughly recommend this place. Don’t be put off by the black bread, it was amazing.

Lovely view if you eat outside at night! Would highly recommend it. Also if you book it on The Fork during the week, we got a 30% discount. We started with the charcoal bread and butter... Very tasty. The wedge salad was great, thin crispy bacon and walnuts. I ordered the trout with seaweed puree and my husband got the lamb. Both dishes were very nice. Overall, romantic ambiance with great food!

Fantastic restaurant with incredible service and even more amazing food! My family and I came here last night as we had looked up the great reviews. The restaurant is inside the Sheraton and they have valet parking (not free) however because it was pouring rain they allowed us to self park right next to the valet entrance. Upon check in we were escorted to our table by the window. The seating area was nice because it looks out onto the beautiful pool. They also have seating outside overlooking the pool, but due to rain that area was closed off. Now when it comes to the food - there was not a single dish we ordered that we did not like. So many unique dishes with incredible ingredients. Everything cooked and seasoned so perfectly. We had everything from scallops to tortellini, duck to steak, and several other items. Even the dessert impressed us! Highly recommend this restaurant and I hope to be back soon. The food was fantastic as well as the remarkable service!

When it comes to hotel restaurants...this one measures up to the best of them. The kangaroo steak was as expected, but the crispy kangaroo tail chicharon was the coup de grâs that completed the meal The coral trout with sea urchin butter was extremely flavorful and tender. The wait staff was super friendly but moved a little slow. The food was robust with flavor and as a person who likes to try local foods and ingredients. Also August was a month where there are promos for 50% off in a good number of restaurants around Sydney. It would be worth looking into when on holiday. But don't take my word for it! Try it out!

Don't bother with this so called famous restaurant,the service and food was disgusting?I received an apology but that doesn't help when the night was ruined by bad food and service?I believe the locals in Port Douglas would not recommend this restaurant ,bit late after a ruined night ?Stick to the restaurant i Port Douglas,less time travelling as well !

Did you know the chef has worked in Michelin starred restaurants in the U.K.?! He even earned one star as the head chef in a U.K. restaurant too! The food here shows as it is beautifully presented and everything we had was delicious! In addition to the menu including nods to his U.K. roots, there are locally sourced ingredients represented too. The setting is lovely overlooking the pools of the Sheraton and the servers were lovely/entertaining. Standouts were the short ribs, barramundi, and Molly's desert. This is a nice spot for a romantic dining experience and you won't be disappointed!

First time I've seen a Pre entree "pickings" menu, just means "amuse Bouche" The filled betel leaf was delicious and then the chef sent out a complimentary little pumpkin purée in a glass - tasted fantastic. Next we had Harvey bay scallops- perfectly cooked and lightly seasoned- yum. An iridium cocktail made with local rum and cinnamon was good but a little too sweet and the cinnamon stick didn't really flavour it. We both had fish for mains - the salmon was cooked perfectly but my kingfish was overcooked. The garnishes were all great but one leaf was brown and yellow on the edges. The kids spaghetti was reported delicious but personally I thought not as good as next doors. We didn't stay for desert. The service was good but uneven - suffers from pt Douglas syndrome which is the result of a lot of seasonal casual staff.

Before you get all judgie judgie on me for giving this usually rad to the max joint a two star rating, I need to let you know that the menu is not even remotely vegan and the chef went out of his/her way to make vegan noms for me. We went with ace mates who had emailed and called a few times to let them know I would be there in all my vegan glory and the resident email recipient said I could be catered for with a selection of vegan dishes. The place is nice, tastefully decorated, just what you'd expect in Port Douglas; the staff are extremely polite and totes get the service thing. After we ordered sparkling water, initial drinks and let our wait staff know I'm vegan, I was surprised by her equally surprised face. Then came who I believe is the manager who said he'd prefer to ask me if anything had been pre-arranged before he went to see the chef incase the chef threw something at him (I'm sure he was joking but still, why go to the customer before you go to the chef?). So after I decided there was a severe lack of communication, I was told the chef knew all about it and everything was fine. My entree was a delicious salad with a beautiful vinaigrette, my main was a very similar salad with the addition of roasted beetroot and zucchini, the small shot of emulsified salad and ice came before my dessert of mango sorbet. Not really what I expected from one of Port Douglas's acclaimed restaurants. The other three's meals looked delicious, I mean, delicious enough for me to eat meat again. They all said how much they enjoyed them and they'd probably give this place a five star review. But it's my review, not theirs. Like I said at the start, this isn't a vegan restaurant and I normally wouldn't review restaurants who don't try to be vegan. However, the impression we were given via phone and email was that the chef is creative enough to provide the same experimental flavours and sophistication found in regular menu items and adapt it to vegan dishes.

Love all the cultured foods on the menu. Kombucha, sourdough, kimchi and more. Also the use of truly local ingredients (even in the cocktails). All kinds of leaves and fruit and fish that we certainly don't eat back at home. Such a wonder to try so many delicious new things. Every bite pure delish. And the mash and ash was out of this world.

We dropped in Friday 9th Sept without a booked and were immediately seated to a nice table. I have never written a review before and the reason I am is because I have been living in Cairns for 4 years and trust me it's rare to get excellent service in FNQ! From start to finish the waiter was excellent and the food and wine was also very good !

If you ever find your way on the other side of the planet in the miraculous little town of Port Douglas in Australia. This restaurant is the pinnacle of fine dining. Fantastic decor and one of the most daring and delicious menus in recent memory.

Chateaubriand chateaubriand chateaubriand. I don't want to eat anything for days so I can savour the taste of chateaubriand. The wine is excellent as I the beer and cocktails. The service can be variable, but that's to be expected up here in Port Douglas. The food is hands down THE best you can have here. Did I mention the chateaubriand? And the apple pie. Can't go wrong. Harrison's is so good, it's almost unfair to the other amazing places up here.

This is one of the most expensive restaurants in town so is only recommended if price is not that much of a consideration for the meal. They certainly do deliver though. The food was very good as was the service. We started with a delicious amuse bouche that was a pumpkin foam with nuts, yum! I then had the tuna sashimi, which was very good although it had a curious side taste I couldn't quite put my finger on that wasn't helpful. I also wasn't convinced by the garnish per se. But the tuna itself was first rate. My friend had the scallop for appetizer, which was tasty, but cost $7 for one piece! That seemed extreme. I had the baramundi as the main dish and that was excellent. The crab cakes that came with it were almost too much. I wish I had had room for dessert as the menu suggests some great options, alas, I was too full. My friend had the linguini with seafood, which was a very generous portion with lots of different seafood. For drinks, I had the coconut apple sours, which wasn't sour at all, fortunately. If price is not a concern, this place is well worth a visit.

We walked away from this restaurant amazed, discussing the talents of the chef for a long period after we left. Every dish was innovate and creative. No flavor profile disappointed.

Lovely food and very creative flavor combinations. The waiter was a regular Jeeves so amazing service. I would definitely recommend this one - the Treacle tart for eg was out of this world.