Mondo on the Waterfront - CAIRNS CITY

This is a great spot in Cairns to sit by the water and enjoy a good meal and a chat. Good food and friendly service.

Looking for somewhere nice for our last nite, this place didnt look busy so thought would give a go as didnt feel like walking any further, first look is its a bit cafe style but seemed ok looking at the marina, first we had to clear our table, then you have to go up and order your meal (like a cafe) staff are very uninterested, to a point i dont think one word from them was exchanged with us.had Duck fried for entree (it was very very fried) and salad with calamari- bit soggy. hubby had steak (oh dear my young granddaughter could cook better) i had burger that looked ok however very over cooked pattie, the stir fried veg we ordered as a side i am sure were out of a frozen bag very ordinary, i could go on but on the whole we tried to eat what we could, wasn't worth complaining no one about that would listen or get any satisfaction from.all this wasn't cheap either, so was left feeling bit deflated on our last night.

So ok. That was down there. Can't say we've had a really good meal in cairns, so thought we might try out side the box and eat at Mondos. Was optimistic going in... not so leaving, with most of our meals still on the plates.It was pretty ordinary and thats being really generous. Its really not even worth trying to explain why so bad. Maybe lose the freezer for starts.Come on guys, your obviously paying heaps on rent. Learn to cook. You dont have heaps of competition.

We had lunch and there were enough free seats in the shade. You choose your table yourself, order at the bar and then get the food brought. We had the Caeser Salad with Chicken and the Mexican Fajita. Both were delicious and the portions were also very good! The Mexican Fajita was served in a hot pan, which is of course another plus point visually. The restaurant is a bit behind the others, but the price is absolutely fair and you can enjoy the beautiful view of the harbor while you eat! Definitely to be recommended!

Has been a few years since we have been here since living down south. We decided to take our families out to lunch while we were up on holidays and to say we were dissapointed is an understatement. The food was way below average, 'hot' calamari had near no flavour and was served with a pile of flat bread, combo fajitas were sent back as there was nearly no chicken on the plate, chicken sate sticks were so dry. The staff had no idea where the table numbers were and walked around with our food until aventually finding us waving at them asking if they were carrying around our now cold meals. Bar and food order line understaffed. Won't be back for dinning again, the owner/manager/chef should be embarrassed of the meals being served.