Community
11 May, 2023
Seafood aplenty at Port’s Tin Shed
Douglas Community and Sports Club offers the freshest fish and crustaceans in FNQ
FRESH seafood brought directly to the venue’s waterfront doorstep is the speciality of the Douglas Community and Sports Club at Port Douglas.
Affectionately named The Tin Shed, it is the only waterfront dining venue at Port Douglas which looks out to the Daintree and Coral Sea.
Club manager Kyle Livingston said the strongest reputation about The Tin Shed was serving up fresh Far North Queensland seafood.
“Local trawler Santiego provides huge prawns to us at The Tin Shed.
“There’s nothing better than kicking back on our deck watching the Reef boats return while enjoying a chilled bucket of fresh jumbo prawns with an icy cold beer – a bucket list item while visiting the Far North,” he said.
“Fishermen bring in their daily catch straight to our private pontoon where our talented chefs get them ready for that day’s fish special – barramundi, a real hero up here in the tropics, along with coral trout, gold band snapper, nannygai, red emperor to name just a few.
“We are very lucky to have a wide variety of sustainable fishing options right on our doorstep.
“We offer a massive seafood tower for two and again our bistro prices mean you can enjoy this fresh tower of seasonal offerings at a fraction of the price from other restaurants.
“Items are seasonably available and can change due to availability – natural oysters, prawns, Reef fish, steamed mussels, rock lobster, Morton Bay bugs, calamari, sashimi, ceviche – all served on a tower for two with chips, salad and dipping sauces.”
The menu includes $24 lunch specials Monday to Friday as well as all-day dining with the addition of an afternoon snack menu from 11.30pm till 8.30pm.
“While we pride ourselves in our fresh seafood offerings, we also have a diverse menu with bistro classics,” Mr Livingston said.
“We serve a hearty 300gm sirloin steak and chips topped with jus or bugs and prawns, not to be missed, along with great vegetarian options like eggplant parmigiana – crumbed eggplant drizzled in house made Napoli sauce and finished with bocconcini and basil pesto.
“We are the local Douglas Community and Sports Club. This means our goal is to give back our profits to the Douglas shire which runs from Wangetti to north of Cape Tribulation,” Mr Livingston said.
“Last year we donated over $150,000 to local not-for-profit community clubs and sporting groups along with sponsoring events for our community such as the Port Shorts Film Festival and the Mossman Street Parade. It’s been wonderful to see the benefit to the community and to our members,” he said.
“Visitors are encouraged to become members as we find guests holidaying in Port Douglas frequent us again and again and this way they can reap the rewards of being a member of the club, such as birthday vouchers and instant wins from our kiosk.”
The club is open seven days a week from 10am-10pm.
The venue includes a gaming lounge, TAB, KENO, lunch, dinner, and afternoon snack menu, air-conditioned cocktail lounge, tap beers, a second level Bacardi bar and an outdoor deck overlooking the Daintree and Coral Sea.
