Bella Vista guidebook
Food scene
Wonderful, friendly staff, beautiful Mediterranean food and an easy walk. Lunch and dinner. Dress is smart casual
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The Deck Cafe Restaurant & Bar
2 Sunset BlvdWonderful, friendly staff, beautiful Mediterranean food and an easy walk. Lunch and dinner. Dress is smart casual
Complete with communal tables and lounge area Village Grind is the perfect place to meet with friends over coffee, breakfast or lunch.
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Village Grind Coffee Shop
261 Soldiers Point RdComplete with communal tables and lounge area Village Grind is the perfect place to meet with friends over coffee, breakfast or lunch.
Rick Stein at Bannisters is the perfect location for true lovers of freshly caught seafood and great wine.
Incredible seafood simply prepared is the hallmark of a Rick Stein kitchen. The dedicated team of chefs use nothing but the finest locally sourced ingredients from ocean to plate every day, and every aspect is crafted with the passion and excitement that defines Rick’s cooking style.
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Rick Stein at Bannisters
147 Soldiers Point RdRick Stein at Bannisters is the perfect location for true lovers of freshly caught seafood and great wine.
Incredible seafood simply prepared is the hallmark of a Rick Stein kitchen. The dedicated team of chefs use nothing but the finest locally sourced ingredients from ocean to plate every day, and every aspect is crafted with the passion and excitement that defines Rick’s cooking style.
Great little Thai restaurant only a short drive or 20 minute walk. BYO.
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Sunan Thai
261 Soldiers Point RdGreat little Thai restaurant only a short drive or 20 minute walk. BYO.
Modern mediterranean laidback bistro & beer garden by the bay. Just 50 metres from bar to bay, The Cheeky Dog is the place to be for indoor and outdoor eating and drinking in Soldiers Point. Rock up for lunch or dinner seven days a week and get amongst our cracking Mediterranean inspired menu, filled with local ingredients from in and around the Bay.
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Cheeky Dog
147 Soldiers Point RdModern mediterranean laidback bistro & beer garden by the bay. Just 50 metres from bar to bay, The Cheeky Dog is the place to be for indoor and outdoor eating and drinking in Soldiers Point. Rock up for lunch or dinner seven days a week and get amongst our cracking Mediterranean inspired menu, filled with local ingredients from in and around the Bay.
Little Beach Boathouse offers everything you could need to dine out in Port Stephens. Offering a beachside setting. The food is cooked with local produce. The menu is fresh modern Australian cuisine. It has beachy furnishings and interiors.
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Little Beach Boathouse
4 Victoria ParadeLittle Beach Boathouse offers everything you could need to dine out in Port Stephens. Offering a beachside setting. The food is cooked with local produce. The menu is fresh modern Australian cuisine. It has beachy furnishings and interiors.
Located in popular Nelson Bay a short 15" drive away. Enjoy the ambience and quality food and beverages prepared with passion
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The Little Nel
7 Government RdLocated in popular Nelson Bay a short 15" drive away. Enjoy the ambience and quality food and beverages prepared with passion
Sightseeing
Enjoy a light meal or coffee on the Marina before hiring a boat and explore out beautiful waterways.
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Soldiers Point Marina
Sunset BoulevardEnjoy a light meal or coffee on the Marina before hiring a boat and explore out beautiful waterways.
Fabulous venue, great food looking over Birubi Beach. You may be lucky enough to see a whale on its northern migration. Just down the beach you can take a camel ride
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Crest Birubi Beach
73 James Paterson StFabulous venue, great food looking over Birubi Beach. You may be lucky enough to see a whale on its northern migration. Just down the beach you can take a camel ride
Irukandji Shark & Ray Encounters is located at 2 Jessie Rd Anna Bay, NSW, on the corner of Nelson Bay Rd and Jessie Rd. Experience the true nature of sharks, rays and the weird and wonderful world of the ocean. You can choose to enter the animal’s world by going into the water or feed and pat them from the edges of the pools.
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Irukandji Shark & Ray Encounters
2 Jessie RdIrukandji Shark & Ray Encounters is located at 2 Jessie Rd Anna Bay, NSW, on the corner of Nelson Bay Rd and Jessie Rd. Experience the true nature of sharks, rays and the weird and wonderful world of the ocean. You can choose to enter the animal’s world by going into the water or feed and pat them from the edges of the pools.
Located off Sunset Boulevard, Soldiers Point, this beach provides magnificent sunset views over the Bay. Take your camera to record nature's beautiful sunset.
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Sunset Beach
Located off Sunset Boulevard, Soldiers Point, this beach provides magnificent sunset views over the Bay. Take your camera to record nature's beautiful sunset.
Dolphin, water and whale cruises offered by this family business for over 36 years
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Moonshadow-TQC Cruises Boarding
Dolphin, water and whale cruises offered by this family business for over 36 years
Enjoy the spectacular views of beautiful Port Stephens and beyond from Gan Gan Hill Lookout located on Lily Hill Road, just off the main road which travels down into Nelson Bay, one of the highest points in the area.
There is wheelchair access to the viewing platforms. Interpretative signage at the lookout will help you identify points of interest.
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Gan Gan Lookout
Lily Hill RoadEnjoy the spectacular views of beautiful Port Stephens and beyond from Gan Gan Hill Lookout located on Lily Hill Road, just off the main road which travels down into Nelson Bay, one of the highest points in the area.
There is wheelchair access to the viewing platforms. Interpretative signage at the lookout will help you identify points of interest.
Take a guided tour along Tomaree Head Summit walk, absorbing views of Port Stephens and the north coast. When you reach the summit, enjoy a relaxing lunch on the bench by the lookout. Guided tours available with National Parks and Wildlife Service.
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Tomaree Head Gipfelwanderung
Shoal Bay RoadTake a guided tour along Tomaree Head Summit walk, absorbing views of Port Stephens and the north coast. When you reach the summit, enjoy a relaxing lunch on the bench by the lookout. Guided tours available with National Parks and Wildlife Service.
Experience the thrill of the ships of the desert with a guided camel ride at the sand dunes
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Kamelritte auf Oakfield Ranch
Experience the thrill of the ships of the desert with a guided camel ride at the sand dunes
Essentials
Tomaree Hospital provides healthcare to people living in Nelson Bay and surrounding areas. The hospital has a 14-bed acute medical ward that includes two single-bed en-suite rooms, which are used primarily for adult palliative care patients. The hospital also has a five-bed Emergency Department that provides adult and paediatric emergency care.
The services of the Tomaree Hospital include:
Emergency Service
Adult Acute Medical Care
Palliative Care
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Tomaree Hospital
2 Trevally StTomaree Hospital provides healthcare to people living in Nelson Bay and surrounding areas. The hospital has a 14-bed acute medical ward that includes two single-bed en-suite rooms, which are used primarily for adult palliative care patients. The hospital also has a five-bed Emergency Department that provides adult and paediatric emergency care.
The services of the Tomaree Hospital include:
Emergency Service
Adult Acute Medical Care
Palliative Care
Bay Doctors & Skin Cancer Clinic
256 Soldiers Point RdFriendly, local GP service for all your health needs
Shopping
Salamander Bay Square
2 Town Centre CctLocated about a five minute drive from Bella Vista
Lilly Hill
251 Soldiers Point RdOur local Boutique for home goods. Call in for the unexpected.
Follow the aroma of freshy baked goods to Bakers La Vie at the local shopping centre on Soldiers Point Road, right next door to the florist
Bakers La Vie
255 Soldiers Point RdFollow the aroma of freshy baked goods to Bakers La Vie at the local shopping centre on Soldiers Point Road, right next door to the florist