Since 2007, Whet Cafe, Bar & Restaurant has been the epicentre of dining and entertainment in the tourist village of Cape Tribulation. Set amongst the beautiful tropical Daintree Rainforest, Whet combines the natural wonder of the surrounding jungle with it's unique & casual atmosphere.

Located right in the heart of Cape Tribulation, and aptly named to "whet your appetite", the delicious range of cuisine on offer at Whet Restaurant is sure to make your visit to the Daintree memorable.Whet's formula is simple: an emphasis on local produce, seafood hauled from the surrounding waters, fresh, clean flavours and a menu that oozes creative flair.

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Lisa Maree Baker

Nov 19, 2021

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Amazing Whet Beef Burger & Buddha Bowl Thai & Squid!!
Beer & Tassie Devils White wine 🥂
Lovely Spot 🌺
Super Service from Jade..
Margarita's & Sweets looked Awesome 🤩 til next time..
Best wishes- L & M ⛵💞
Oops no Photos xx Consumed with Delight

Brad McDonald

Sep 17, 2021

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A very nice meal in Cape Tribulation! Delicious soft shell crab and sesame crusted tuna sashimi was followed by pan seared wild caught barramundi with croquettes and a serve of wild caught barra fish and chips. Barra was cooked to perfection in both meals. Price for two entrees, two mains and two glasses of wine was very reasonable! Service was attentive to begin with, but got more distracted towards the end. We’re assuming that dessert wasn’t on offer as no one asked. Small hitch to an otherwise very pleasant night out.

Michelle Stam

Aug 11, 2021

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Great place to eat. We stopped in for lunch and wasn't disappointed. Great service, well priced and flavoursome food. Definitely worth to stop in to eat.

Lyn Crofts

Jul 22, 2021

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Had lunch here today, well what beautiful food and fantastic service. Couldn’t recommend it more. 5 stars from us. 👍

Jessica Cox

Jul 16, 2021

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A nice place to stop off for a delicious meal with the family. Kid friendly. With beautiful views of the vegetation around daintree, this is a stop worth making for a family get together while on vacation! We enjoyed the food and excellent service from staff.

Lillie

May 21, 2021

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What Beut little place !
Thanks to the two English lads at front of house who were doing a great job with running around with a large influx of patrons when we meandered in one lunchtime. I was a-little worried the wait time was going to be an issue but a perfectly made hot chocolate straight of the bat then soon after an amazing beef burger ( loved the chilli jam ) best chips too ! The potato/ coconut curry wasn’t as liquidy as I though it would be but made up with flavour ! Wowee !! Great place to sit and relax. Shout out to the chefs too !
Thanks to the team at Whet , we will be back next

Benny Oei

Apr 15, 2021

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Great cafe for lunch, great ambience and friendly service. The foods we had were quite good. I had the the vegetarian and chicken curry. The veggie curry was delish but the chicken curry was a little bit too salty for me😉. But, it’s still quite tasty.

Lorraine Baxter

Apr 08, 2021

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Friendly staff. Great steak..cooked to perfection. Disappointed in what was offered for dessert though.

T.- Lam

Mar 25, 2021

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Wow! For a place of the grid & self sufficient the food is amazing, what a hidden gem. The steak sandwich was one of the nicest ever & I don’t know what they do with their fries but they have to be the best I’ve had anywhere, especially with their tasty BBQ sauce. Also had an Asian bowl, full of flavour, nice & zesty, was transported back to Asia, so authentic. Went down great with a crisp draught beer. Well done to the couple who run this place!

W. Tay

Nov 05, 2020

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Hidden gem. Unexpectedly amazing food. Had the burger which was awesome and the barra and chips. So delicious that we’ll be back next time. The bar is pretty cool too and the outdoor dining area is the perfect setting for lunch.

Michael Copperthite

Dec 30, 2019

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Super Excellent. If you come to this part of planet Earth than you’d be remiss to not eat here! Worth the 21 hours of flight time 3 plane changes, and 200km drive, one ferry crossing and a short hike!

Simon M.

Nov 26, 2019

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Best place on the Cape for service, food and location. We kinda stumbled across this place after looking at a few other options in the area and glad we did.
Their Seafood stir fry was a stand out especially the grilled tuna..yummy!

Juanita Barbour-Teepa

Sep 20, 2019

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Hands down, the best meal we've had in a long time! The kangaroo and the pork were simply supurb 👌 Oh and fantastic customer service too!
From a pair of Brisbane food lovers

Bill Galloway

Sep 04, 2019

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I can highly recommended Whet Restaurant, it's run by locals. They a fantastic choice on there menu, and have friendly staff. It's a must do, when visiting Cape Tribulation, and surrounding areas. 😊

Natalia G.

Jul 02, 2018

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Whet saved my life while working at PK's! What amazing real food and nice drinks. Not the nicest service but whatever

Floris V.

Sep 23, 2016

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Awesome restaurant just off Cape Tribulation. Very nice terrace and pretty good food. Worth it!