Restaurants · Independent Guide
Kurrawa Surf Club: The Beachfront Value Pick
Broadbeach’s surf club bistro - ocean-view dining, a stone-oven pizzeria, the bar and a beachfront deck. The menu, the hours, and why it’s the best-value meal with a view in Broadbeach.
Kurrawa Surf Club is Broadbeach’s classic beachfront feed: a surf life saving club on Old Burleigh Road where you can eat a generous, fairly priced meal looking straight out over Kurrawa Beach. It is the kind of honest, family-friendly Aussie surf club that the Gold Coast does so well - parmis and fresh seafood, a stone-oven pizzeria, a relaxed bar, and a Level 1 deck with one of the best dining views in the suburb.
What keeps it busy is the value-to-view ratio. Beachfront tables on the Gold Coast usually come with a beachfront price; the surf club is the rare spot where the outlook is premium and the bill is not. Add Nipper meals for the kids, vegetarian and gluten-free options, and a café open from 6am, and it covers almost every part of a beach day.
This is an independent guide, not the club’s own page. Here is what the menu actually offers, the opening hours across the bistro, pizzeria and café, and who should make the walk over.
Kurrawa Surf Club in 30 Seconds
- Where: Old Burleigh Road, Broadbeach - right on the beachfront at Kurrawa Park, near The Oasis and the Broadbeach Tavern
- The draw: ocean views from the Level 1 deck at genuine surf-club prices - the best value view-meal in Broadbeach
- Bistro: lunch 11:30am-2:30pm and dinner 5:30pm-8:30pm, with a snack menu in between
- Also here: a stone-oven pizzeria (11:30am-9pm daily) and the Tower 28 Cafe from 6am for breakfast and coffee
- Family-friendly: Nipper meals for kids, plus vegetarian and gluten-free options - the classic chicken parmi included
- Visitors welcome; members get a discount on meals - the bar is open 7 days from 10am
| Where | Hours | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| Bistro - Lunch | 11:30am - 2:30pm | An ocean-view lunch - parmi, seafood, pub classics |
| Bistro - Dinner | 5:30pm - 8:30pm | A casual, well-priced family dinner by the beach |
| Pizzeria | 11:30am - 9pm daily | Stone-oven classic and gourmet pizzas |
| Tower 28 Cafe | From 6am daily | Beach breakfast, coffee, smoothies and lunch |
| Bar | 7 days from 10am | Beers, wines and cocktails with big-screen sport |
The View & the Value: Why It’s Worth It
The reason to choose Kurrawa Surf Club over a dozen other casual feeds is simple: you get a front-row ocean view without paying a beachfront premium. The expanded Level 1 deck looks straight out over Kurrawa Beach, and on a clear Gold Coast day it is one of the most pleasant places in Broadbeach to sit with a meal and a cold drink.
Surf clubs are a great Australian tradition for exactly this reason - they are member-owned community venues, so the food is priced to be accessible rather than to chase profit on the view. You are eating honest, generous portions of bistro food while watching the surf, and the bill reflects a surf club rather than a waterfront restaurant.
It is relaxed and unpretentious by design. Do not come expecting fine dining or table-side theatre; come for a reliable, good-value meal in genuinely one of the best seats in the suburb. For families, beach-day lunches and sunset drinks on the deck, that trade is very hard to beat.
The Level 1 deck is the seat to want. Aim for an early dinner or a late-afternoon drink to catch the view at its best, and on weekends get in before the prime tables fill.
The Menu: Bistro, Pizzeria & Cafe
Kurrawa covers a full beach day across three kitchens. The bistro runs a broad, crowd-pleasing menu - fresh seafood like locally sourced fish and prawns, the obligatory and genuinely good chicken parmi, and a range of pub classics, with vegetarian and gluten-free choices and Nipper meals for younger diners. It serves lunch from 11:30am to 2:30pm and dinner from 5:30pm to 8:30pm, with a snack menu bridging the afternoon.
If you want something more casual, the pizzeria fires classic and gourmet pizzas in a stone oven from 11:30am right through to 9pm daily - handy when the bistro’s between-service gap would otherwise leave you waiting.
For mornings, the Tower 28 Cafe opens from 6am for coffee, juices, smoothies, breakfast and lunch - an easy pre-beach or post-swim stop. And the bar, open seven days from 10am, pours local and imported beers, Australian and international wines, spirits and cocktails, with big screens for the football and major sport.
The bistro closes between lunch and dinner, but the stone-oven pizzeria runs 11:30am-9pm straight through - the move for a mid-afternoon feed after the beach.
Location, Hours & Membership
Kurrawa Surf Club sits right on the beachfront on Old Burleigh Road at Kurrawa Park, in the heart of central Broadbeach. It is a short, flat walk from most of the Broadbeach apartment towers, and just across the way from The Oasis Shopping Centre and the Broadbeach Tavern - so it slots naturally into a day spent around the Kurrawa end of the beach.
You do not need to be a member to eat or drink here - visitors are welcome. Members simply receive a discount on meals, so if you are a regular it can be worth joining, but a one-off visitor pays a fair price either way. As a licensed surf club, standard sign-in conditions may apply for the club areas, which staff handle at the door.
Keep the kitchen times in mind: the bistro runs lunch and dinner services with a break between, the pizzeria fills the afternoon, and the café covers mornings from 6am. The bar opens daily at 10am, so there is something on offer from early breakfast through to an evening drink.
Breakfast at Tower 28, a swim at patrolled Kurrawa Beach, an afternoon pizza on the deck - the surf club is built for a full, low-cost beach day with the kids.
The Verdict: Who Should Go
Go to Kurrawa Surf Club if: you want an ocean view without an ocean-view bill, a family meal with options for the kids, a casual beach-day lunch or pizza, or a relaxed sunset drink on the deck. For value-conscious visitors and families it is one of the smartest dining picks in Broadbeach.
Consider elsewhere if: you are after a refined, special-occasion dinner or standout cooking - the Broadbeach restaurant strip and its Italian and fine-dining rooms are a short walk away and built for that. The surf club’s job is honest food and a great view, not culinary fireworks.
Bottom line: Kurrawa Surf Club is the beachfront value pick - a proper Aussie surf club where the view is the luxury and the prices stay grounded. Set your expectations to ‘great seat, fair feed’ and it consistently delivers exactly that, which is why locals and visitors keep the deck full.
Members get discounted meals. If you holiday in Broadbeach regularly or you’re staying a while, the membership can pay for itself across a few deck dinners.
Frequently Asked Questions
Kurrawa Surf Club is on Old Burleigh Road, Broadbeach QLD 4218, right on the beachfront at Kurrawa Park. It is a short walk from most Broadbeach apartment towers and sits near The Oasis Shopping Centre and the Broadbeach Tavern, at the patrolled Kurrawa end of the beach.
The bistro serves lunch from 11:30am to 2:30pm and dinner from 5:30pm to 8:30pm, with a snack menu in between. The stone-oven pizzeria runs 11:30am to 9pm daily, the Tower 28 Cafe opens from 6am for breakfast and coffee, and the bar is open seven days from 10am.
Yes. It is a genuinely family-friendly surf club with Nipper meals for kids, vegetarian and gluten-free options, and casual pizzas, all at accessible prices. The beachfront location and relaxed atmosphere make it an easy choice for a family lunch or early dinner, with patrolled Kurrawa Beach right outside.
No, visitors are welcome to eat and drink at Kurrawa Surf Club. Members receive a discount on meals, so joining can be worthwhile if you visit often, but one-off guests pay a fair price either way. As a licensed surf club, standard sign-in conditions may apply to the club areas, which staff manage at the door.
Stay Near Kurrawa Beach
Kurrawa Surf Club, the beach and the Broadbeach dining strip are all within an easy walk - base yourself in central Broadbeach and the whole Kurrawa end is on your doorstep.
Written and maintained by a Broadbeach local. I update this guide regularly to keep it accurate.