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The North Room

1/2527 Gold Coast Hwy, Mermaid Beach QLD 4218, Australia

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1/2527 Gold Coast Hwy, Mermaid Beach QLD 4218, Australia

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+61 468 311 003
HoursMonday: Closed Tuesday: Closed Wednesday: Closed Thursday: 5:00 – 9:30 PM Friday: 12:00 – 2:30 PM, 5:00 – 9:30 PM Saturday: 12:00 – 2:30 PM, 5:00 – 9:30 PM Sunday: Closed

*Opening hours may differ during holidays.

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About The North Room

Tucked along the Gold Coast Highway, this unassuming storefront delivers ambitious multi-course dining with the warmth of a dinner party hosted by friends. Inside, Shannon and the team keep the vibe relaxed and unpretentious—no formal stiffness, just sharp technique and thoughtful hospitality. Diners pick their own path through a rotating set menu, choosing savory plates designed for sharing. Dishes arrive plated with surgical precision on earthy ceramics: think rich spanner crab spooned over a bone marrow crumpet, savory pork jowl paired with kohlrabi, and fingerlime cutting through tender beef. A shaved sprout salad dusted in yeast rounds out the table before a cool strawberry and beetroot dessert closes the night.

  • Selectable Set Menus: Guests tailor their multi-course meal by picking shared savory dishes from a rotating seasonal lineup.
  • Intimate Shopfront Setting: An unassuming highway storefront conceals a small-capacity dining room run personally by the owner-operators.
  • Native & Local Ingredients: Plates highlight native Australian botanicals and coastal produce, from spanner crab crumpets to fingerlime and wallaby.
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Reasons to Choose The North Room

Why diners choose The North Room for memorable intimate meals and culinary discovery

  • Customisable Shared Tasting Format

    Guests choose their preferred shared savory courses from an inventive rotating lineup, providing individual choice within a structured tasting format.

    It’s a set menu which I was delighted to go on a journey of. Being Filipino, I can eat, so being told that I can only choose 4 out of the 6 options makes me question whether I will be hungry leaving this place. Good news, I wasn’t. I had MORE than enough food and everything was delicious.

    Joyce Jugueta

  • Refined Technique Without Pretension

    Top-tier culinary techniques and high-end execution are delivered without the stuffy pretension or rigid formality often found in fine dining.

    Service was polished and genuinely warm, and the atmosphere felt special without being stuffy.

    Clare Minahan

  • A Warm, Unhurried Sanctuary

    An intimate, low-capacity room fosters a calm, personal setting where guests feel warmly cared for by the owner-operators.

    The ambience is soft, warm and inviting — the kind of space where time slows down and you can simply be present with the people you’re sharing it with.

    Jarmila Boudova

  • Personal Owner-Led Hospitality

    Direct, attentive hosting from owners Shannon and Tim creates a genuine connection that makes diners feel like personal houseguests.

    Special shout out to the owner Shannon, she made our time there so much better and the story of how her and her partner started their restaurant is just great!

    Tyrone Speziale

  • Tailored for Celebrations and Date Nights

    A thoughtfully curated pacing and romantic setting make it a premier choice for marking significant anniversaries and milestones.

    The perfect date night spot for an exceptional dining experience, look no further than The North Room.

    Symone Mercuri

  • Inventive and Adventurous Flavour Profiles

    Dishes incorporate surprising texture combinations and unexpected flavor pairings that consistently excite and challenge the palate.

    The menu feels experimental in the most exciting way, with bold combinations that completely work together.

    Caitlin

Signature dishes and curated formats from our seasonal multi-course offering

  • Pork Jowl

    I have never tasted something so perfect than the pork jowl with corn, kohlrabi and tomatillo.

    Joey hewitson

  • Mud Crab Crumpet

    Their signature dishes, Mud Crab Crumpet and Strawberry Sorbet Dessert did not disappoint.

    Tyrone Speziale

  • Wallaby

    Our favourites were the wallaby and crab!

    Caitlin

  • Long Tasting Menu

    We had the long tasting menu featuring grouper, cuttlefish, spanner crab and quail. The food was incredible with a variety of textures and complementary flavours.

    2lo

Beyond the menu

Thoughtful operational and service details that elevate the dining journey

  • Direct Owner Hospitality

    Co-owner Shannon directly hosts guests with attentive personal care, sharing the story behind founding the restaurant and guiding tables through the experience.

  • Seamless Dietary Adaptations

    Rather than compromising or offering disjointed substitutions, multi-course menus are seamlessly tailored for dietary requirements like coeliac diners without missing a step.

  • Detailed Dish and Pairing Descriptions

    Staff present thorough, nuanced walk-throughs of every course and wine pairing upon arrival, breaking down complex ingredient pairings and dish concepts.

  • Attuned Service Pacing

    Service comfortably accommodates diners on tighter milestone schedules, coordinating course pacing seamlessly so guests never feel hurried or shortchanged.

Before you head over

Practical tips on menu formats, dietary accommodations, and reservations for your visit

  • Understanding the Shared Tasting Menu Format

    Guests choose between a short or long format where the table selects shared dishes from a set list, accompanied by included snacks and sides. Despite initial concern over selecting limited options, portion sizes are substantial and satisfying.

  • Seamless Coeliac and Dietary Adaptations

    The kitchen seamlessly accommodates dietary restrictions like coeliac requirements across the full multi-course journey without compromising dish balance or flavour. Contact them ahead to confirm adaptations.

  • Reserve Well in Advance for Intimate Dinners

    With an intimate dining room and high repeat demand for milestone celebrations, tables fill quickly. Secure reservations well ahead, especially for weekend long lunches or evening dinners.

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