Ela Modern Bistro

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ELA is your modern bistro shaped by seasonal flavours, relaxed hospitality with spaces designed to feel warm and inviting rather than for

Open 7 days
M - F 11:30am-2:30pm | 5-9pm
S + S 11:30am-9pm | Thirsty Hour at Next Door 4-6pm
– bio.site/ela.cairns

When the whole table wants to go big, there is the Alicante.Our Alicante Table is a banquet-style menu for the whole tab...
14/06/2026

When the whole table wants to go big, there is the Alicante.

Our Alicante Table is a banquet-style menu for the whole table- starting with the Trio of Dips, Saganaki, Buttermilk Crunch Calamari, and Ela's Gourmet Salad, followed by a choice of up to three mains: Chicken Ballotine, Wild Caught Crispy Barramundi, Filet de Duck, Cape Grim Porterhouse Steak, or the Roasted Whole Aubergine. Finished with the Profiterole or Mini Crème Brûlée.

$89 per person. Last sitting at 8pm. Available for groups from two. Book your table, link in bio.

Thirsty Hour is back this weekend – are you in? 🍹The drinks are chilled, the views are unbeatable, and the best way to s...
05/06/2026

Thirsty Hour is back this weekend – are you in? 🍹

The drinks are chilled, the views are unbeatable, and the best way to spend your afternoon is right here by the water. Join us Saturday & Sunday from 3PM - 6PM and make the most of the weekend.

For tables that want to hand things over and just eat, there are two ways to do it.The Cannes Table ($69pp) is a banquet...
02/06/2026

For tables that want to hand things over and just eat, there are two ways to do it.
The Cannes Table ($69pp) is a banquet-style menu for the whole table - Saganaki and Ela's Salad to start, Chicken Ballotine as the shared main with your choice of up to two options alongside, finished with the Profiterole.

The Alicante Table ($89pp) takes it further — Trio of Dips, Saganaki, Buttermilk Crunch Calamari, and Ela's Gourmet Salad to begin, then a choice of up to three mains including the Filet de Duck, Cape Grim Porterhouse, Wild Caught Crispy Barramundi, Chicken Ballotine, or Roasted Whole Aubergine. Finished with the Profiterole or Mini Crème Brûlée.

Both are banquet-style, whole table only, last sitting at 8pm. Minimum two people.
Book your table, link in bio.

A night out with Ela looks a little like this… ⁠⁠Reserve your table in the link in bio.
01/06/2026

A night out with Ela looks a little like this… ⁠
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Reserve your table in the link in bio.

Wednesday deserves a proper dinner.Three courses for $59 per person, available Monday through Thursday from 5:30pm. Add ...
27/05/2026

Wednesday deserves a proper dinner.
Three courses for $59 per person, available Monday through Thursday from 5:30pm. Add bottomless drinks for an extra $59 and let the night stretch a little longer. Waterfront setting, no occasion required — just good food and somewhere worth being.
Book your table, link in bio. Walk-ins welcome at the bar.

The Seafood Paella does not arrive quietly.Saffron Bomba rice, slow-built with mussels, prawns, barramundi, calamari, Sp...
26/05/2026

The Seafood Paella does not arrive quietly.
Saffron Bomba rice, slow-built with mussels, prawns, barramundi, calamari, Spanish chorizo, chicken, pork belly, capsicum, green beans and peas. It is the kind of dish that earns its place at the table without needing to announce it twice.
On the menu for lunch and dinner. Book your table, link in bio. Walk-ins welcome.

Not every venue can offer a waterfront setting, a kitchen that genuinely delivers and a team that knows how to make an e...
22/05/2026

Not every venue can offer a waterfront setting, a kitchen that genuinely delivers and a team that knows how to make an event feel effortless. We can.

Ela is one of Cairns' most sought after function spaces, right on Trinity Inlet. From intimate private dinners to large corporate events and waterfront weddings, we have the space, the team and the experience to make it happen. No venue hire fee.

Get in touch at [email protected] or call 07 4041 0718.

One day in Australia. One dish. They chose the eggplant and a margarita at Ela.We could not have written it better ourse...
19/05/2026

One day in Australia. One dish. They chose the eggplant and a margarita at Ela.
We could not have written it better ourselves. If you are visiting Cairns and only have time for one meal, you know where to find us.

📍Waterfront Dinning, 8/1 Marlin Parade, Cairns City

Walk-ins welcome, link in bio to book.

Forget brunch. Come for lunch on the water instead.Ela is open from 11:30am on weekends, right on Trinity Inlet. Good fo...
16/05/2026

Forget brunch. Come for lunch on the water instead.
Ela is open from 11:30am on weekends, right on Trinity Inlet. Good food, good company and a view that does the rest. Add bottomless drinks for $59pp and the afternoon pretty much takes care of itself.

Book your table, link in bio. Walk-ins welcome.

At Ela, the wine gets just as much attention as the food.A carefully curated cellar, every bottle chosen with purpose. F...
16/05/2026

At Ela, the wine gets just as much attention as the food.
A carefully curated cellar, every bottle chosen with purpose. From crisp whites that sit perfectly alongside fresh seafood to reds that earn their place next to a slow-cooked main, the list has been built to make your meal better from the first glass to the last.

Ask your server when you are in. They will find you something you will want to come back for.

Book your table, link in bio.

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Shop 8/1 Marlin Parade
Cairns, QLD
4870

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