At the Grand View Hotel, pub classics come from ingredients sourced in Bowen's own backyard.
With the Bowen fish markets just 500 metres away, fresh Great Barrier Reef seafood does not have far to travel before reaching the Grand View’s kitchen, making the chef’s signature seafood pot pie a must-try.
Stuffed to the brim with locally sourced prawns, crab and reef fish in a creamy garlic sauce, then topped with mash and served with a garden salad, it is proper pub comfort food with Bowen written all over it.
Beyond the seafood, Bowen’s farming country brings seasonal fruit and vegetables straight to the kitchen, fitting for a place known as the “fruit bowl of the north”.
This reputation shines through the Grand’s salads, from earthy pumpkin pesto with sweet roasted beetroot, creamy feta and tangy pickled fennel to a punchy Thai salad, crisp Caesar or fresh and colourful Buddha bowl.
Whilst ocal produce remains at the heart of the menu, inspiration often arrives from further afield.
Take a trip to Thailand with Thai-spiced tiger prawns served with seasonal microgreens, or taste Tennessee with slow-smoked pork belly in barbecue glaze and creamy ranch.
With weekly specials shaped by what is in season and a kitchen team blending local knowledge with worldly experience, the Grand View is the perfect spot to fill a hungry belly after a long beachy day and get a true taste of Bowen.