Good news: all-you-can-eat affairs are no longer reserved for ritzy hotel stays. Between bottomless breakfasts, long lunches and dinners that don’t stop, the best Gold Coast buffets are dishing out unlimited meals for every flavour craving.
Whether you and your crew can’t agree on a feasting locale, are battling cravings no one will back down from, or you’re certain you have an insatiable hunger that no single meal can satisfy, make your own rules at a buffet. Serve yourself a plate (or twenty) at the best buffets on the Gold Coast/Yugambeh language region.
Harvest Buffet
1 Casino Dr, Broadbeach QLD 4218
Relive the infamous ‘but they said all you can eat’ Simpsons scene (without actually getting kicked out) at ’s decadent buffets. Choose from a daily breakfast buffet, an oyster and prawn buffet on weekend lunches, a prawn buffet on Monday to Thursday evenings or a seafood buffet on Friday to Sunday evenings.
While menus vary between buffets, your go-to Broadbeach buffet on the Gold Coast layers its seafood delicacies with carvery cuts, fresh pastas, Mediterranean dishes and dessert dishes stacked next to a legitimate chocolate fountain. The seafood buffet starts at $24.90 for kids and $69.90 for adults, so save your spot at The Star’s available seven days a week. .
Akoya
38 Old Burleigh Rd, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217
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If you’re yet to experience the extravagance that is Surfers Paradise’s tallest Jewel tower, look no further than The Langham as your go-to way in. Set on the shores of the Gold Coast’s iconic coastline, it's Akoya’s mouth watering buffets inside the sophisticated culinary home that’ll have you feeling like a food critic in a tasting store.
With buffet breakfasts for $59 per person and a supreme seafood buffet every Friday and Saturday night for $165 per adult, there’s a plate (or several) with your name on it. dishes up freshly shucked oysters at the seafood bar, top-tier seafood, grilled and smoked meats and a smattering of charcuterie and desserts, making this one of the top Gold Coast buffets not to be missed.
Citrique
158 Ferny Ave, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217
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Like the old saying goes, a Gold Coast buffet breakfast is only as good as its egg chef. And ’s comes with a goodie dedicated to whisking and flipping your eggs to perfection. From piping hot bacon, sausages and crispy hash browns to house-baked pastries, freshly made waffles and Asian breakfast delights, Citrique is undoubtedly one of the Gold Coast’s best buffets, and it’s situated in a beautiful location, too.
At just $38 for locals, load up on fresh fruits, cold meats section and breakfast cheeses—because they are a thing now. They also boast a banging Sunday seafood buffet lunch with mimosas and live jazz music, from $129 per adult or $64.50 per child. .
Brazilian Flame Bar & Grill
Soul Boardwalk, 4 Esplanade, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217
Mouth salivating already at the thought of an all you can eat ? You’re in luck, because this self-professed ‘flame bar’ dishes up the lot every day from 12pm for $59.95 a pop. With dairy-free and gluten-free options, choose from meats like succulent beef ribs, pork belly and fried chicken.
Then make your way through to pasta salads and coleslaw at the salad buffet and onion rings, fries and beef stroganoff in the hot buffet because why not. Did we mention Brazillian delights like cheese fingers and churros or desserts including fried banana and ice cream are on the menu? You had us at all-you-can-eat ribs. .
Bazaar
7 Staghorn Ave, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217
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Gathering up the mates can be hard enough, let alone all deciding on what to chow down on. This Gold Coast buffet’s your ideal solution, without having to begrudgingly settle on a food court. Taste your way around this decadent epicurean dining experience up for grazing at QT’s own .
Serving up street food styled dishes ranging from Middle Eastern souk through to Latin American bodega, nibble your way around fresh seafood and succulent slow cooked meats with all the trimmings. Curated by Executive Chef Greg Benney and his experienced team, daily breakfast, dinner and Sunday brunch seatings start from $49 per adult and $22 per child. Our personal favourite? We love Bazaar's with a buffet brunch, flowing champagne and live music for $79 per adult and $35 per child. .
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Il Barocco
94 Seaworld Drive, Main Beach QLD 4217
's own is touted one of the best Gold Coast buffets in a five-star venue where you can well and truly slide into your fancy pants for. Taste your way around bugs, crab claw and oysters, as well as fresh sashimi while overlooking the dazzling pool area.
There is a daily breakfast buffet for $21 per child or $42 per adult, or dine in for dinner Friday and Saturday for one of the tastiest seafood buffets on the Gold Coast, coming in at $59.50 for children and $119 per adult. .
Flower Garden Chinese Restaurant
1168 Gold Coast Highway, Palm Beach QLD 4221
The clever folk at realise that it's common practice to share a couple of meals with mates at Chinese. So they’ve taken the split bill and awkward ‘who takes the leftovers?’ moment out for you. With buffet dine-in and takeaway options available at Flower Garden, eat ‘til your heart’s content with favourites like chicken and corn soup, steamed dim sims, fried wontons, spring rolls, calamari, beef and black bean, lemon chicken, sweet and sour pork and pork ribs.
The buffet is only available Friday to Sunday and this centrally located Palm Beach buffet hotspot dishes up a mega buffet for just $28 for adults, kids 2 and under free and affordable options for kids 12 and under. .
Catch
6 Orchid Avenue, Surfers Paradise 4217
If you’ve been on the hunt for the best Gold Coast breakfast buffet for vegetarians, carnivores and kids, look no further than . With walk-ins welcome, drop in and fill your plate with fresh fruits, an extensive bread selection, crisp waffles, fruity muffins and pancakes galore.
And if unlimited pancakes isn’t enough to get your tummy rumbling, perhaps the noodle station is. At $45 for adults and $22.50 for kids 13 to 17 years, score complimentary breakfast for kids 12 and under when you book your stay at or chat to staff about walk-in options. .
Frenzy’s
Cnr Olsen and Musgrave Ave, Southport 4215
is one of the best-known Gol Coast buffets, and for good reason. Build your own burgers, plate up nachos, scoop out salads and gobble down Asian dishes, carvery cuts and cheese platters just for starters. And there are vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options.
With all-you-can-eat dishes up for grabs seven nights a week, take your pick from Monday to Thursday’s plentiful feast for a tiny $35.90 for members and $45.90 for guests—or opt for Friday to Sunday for fresh seafood inclusions at $42.90 for members and $52.90 for guests. Make your next stop to a goodie with a meal at one of the most affordable Gold Coast buffets.
SkyPoint
Q1, Hamilton Ave, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217
They say breakfast is the meal of champions, so start your day sunny side up with an indulgent buffet breakfast at . Watch the world go by from the top of one of the tallest residential buildings in the world at ’s SkyPoint, 230 metres above the ocean.
Here you'll find a humble buffet of fruits, pastries and continental cereals as well as a hot station of scrambled eggs, hash browns and mushrooms. Get in early by around 7:30am, to beat the crowds and score a seat by the breathtaking view. Book your buffet brekky at the SkyPoint lobby before 10:15am to score all-you-can-eat for just $42 per adult and $28 for kids up to 12. .
Season Buffet
80 Scarborough St, Southport QLD 4217
Cater to your buffet dreams with a Korean feast at , smack bang in the centre of Southport’s city centre. As one of the Gold Coast’s few, and best, buffet options for BBQ and hot pot dishes, fill your belly with an indulgent selection of hot chicken wings, special fried rice and marinated beef as well as lamb rolls, crispy noodles, soups and a whole pot more.
Coming in at $34.80 per person Monday to Thursday and $2 more on Friday and Sunday, stop in for a flaming hot celebration of flavour at . .
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