Sunday, 10 July 2016

Port of Broome

Today we had lunch at the Wharf Restaurant at the Port of Broome. This restaurant has at least 4 star ratings on TripAdvisor but there are some negatives. Our food was ok but not brilliant. We shared barramundi wings which are the fins deep fried with a tempura style batter. These were not bad as they were served with a salsa dressing. I had the slipper lobsters which are more like Moreton Bay bugs and Anita had garlic prawns, both served with decent chips.

Our table was in the shade of a tree overlooking Roebuck Bay, but the restaurant is literally at the beginning of the wharf is used to export live cattle. Several loaded cattle trucks passed very close to other diners. When we walked around after lunch we had to dodge cattle dung that had been squirted from the trucks only a metre or so from some of the tables! There were two ships at the end of the wharf - the live export carrier and a cruise ship - I doubt that combination of ships could be found anywhere else in the world.

The road along the wharf is fenced but there is a pedestrian crossing which is accessible when no traffic is on the roadway. On the other side there is a hidden beach at the bottom of a dozen steps. It is surrounded by red sandstone cliffs and at high tide it was lovely. There were a couple of fishers and I noted dogs are permitted on leads so we may return when we have suitable transport.


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