Rae's on Watego's

Ph: 6685 5366; 8 Marine Pde, BYRON BAY 2481 www.raes.com.au

Modern Australian, $$$ +, ** for Ambience
Open 7 days noon-10pm; Licensed; AE MC V EFT
Chef Andrew Gimber (10-12-08) Owner Vincent Rae (10-12-08)

Mietta's Review
Super smart (and expensive) accommodation with luxury suites, a penthouse for guests and a restaurant for house guests and others with a menu that changes daily, but which usually features fresh seafood and local produce. It is a very nice situation with views of the ocean and the coastline. Recently there have been a number of good reports.

Other published opinions

Courier Mail Food and Wine Guide 2009 Queensland Score: 13/20 "There is a 10 per cent surcharge on Sundays. This waterfront icon is a treat tor the senses and the soul, especially it you are staying in-house"

Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2009 "If money's no object, flash your sparkles at this swish whitewashed guesthouse"

Gourmet Traveller 2009 Australian Restaurant Guide "Location-wise, it's hard to beat Rae's. Pull up a seat in the beachside courtyard and watch the Byron Bay surf set pass as you sip a crisp white and dive into a largely seafood menu with an Asian bent"

Courier Mail food and wine guide Queensland 2008 Score: 13/20 "Rae's has come a long way since it was the Argentine Ant back in the 1980s, a slightly alternative restaurant in its day. Now that the premises is a deluxe boutique guesthouse, the fortunes of the restaurant have dipped and swelled over the years according to the reputation of the chef, much like the waves down the road"

Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2008 Score: 12/20 "There's a little touch of paradise in this chic beachfront restaurant, with whitewashed walls, crisp white tablecloths and a mostly seafood menu"

Gourmet Traveller 2008 Australian Restaurant Guide "The focus at this whitewashed, frangipani-fringed cabana is freshoff-the-boat seafood, which gets a Thai workout at the hands of Andrew Gimber, wh arrived at this romantic Byron spot via London's East@West and Nahm"

Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2007 Score: 14/20 "After years as an Asian paradise, Rae's has suddenly gone Euro-French under Benjamin Russell (ex-Aria). The elegant whitewashed tropical feel, with its alfresco dining and water views, remains and the prices leave no doubt Rae's is a playground for the jet set."

Gourmet Traveller 2007 Restaurant Guide "Swoon factor, that's what Rae's has and plenty of it: breezy, low-key glamour, beachfront locale and moonlit dining under frangipanis. Ben Russell has injected flair into the menu and his food mightjust be worthy of the gold bullion price tag."