The Mediterranean brand of love is alive at the hilltop villa Toscana, a sun-drenched hotel with red ochre roof tiles that lives and breathes European romance – as well as its cuisine.
The Belvedere restaurant, Toscana’s new restaurant which sits atop the Airlie Beach hillside and houses one of its very best views, has become a roaring success in its few short months of operation.
Restaurateurs Tayla Clout and Nathan Parker arrived in the coastal town from their award-winning Blue Mountains restaurant with holiday plans, but when they saw the views of the Coral Sea, there was little choice but to dig in.
“We had originally come to see the rooms at Toscana, got chatting with the owner, Jo, and she said: you need to see this,” Tayla said.
“She showed us the view and we were just smitten – we knew we had to start up the restaurant here.”
The Belvedere at Toscana Resort is what the couple call a “treat of Tuscany”, with the new restaurant hosting both the feel of a Whitsunday winter and the taste of European luxury and love.
Faithfully emulating the Italian coastal experience of sipping wine on a balcony with a painted background of ocean behind, Toscana is unlike any place in the Whitsundays, and the food has the same appeal.
Chef Nathan has curated his cuisine from French and Italian inspiration, bringing his experience from years in the kitchen to create this experiential and moveable feast.
“Our food is in sync with the venue. It’s refined dining: a lot of love, a lot of heart, a lot of flavour,” Nathan said.
“The Chef’s selection tasting menu of 10 different dishes to be shared, a taste of everything, is what I will always recommend; it’s an experience.”
In her role at front of house, Tayla is the expert hand ready to complement each dish with a wine or cocktail.
Everything on the menu is made in tastebud heaven and matched by the restaurant’s ambience: a glass of Cotes de Provence, and a goose liver pate, agrodolce, house made focaccia, all while the vista backdrop turns a vibrant purple and burnt orange cascade of colour.
“It’s like nestling back above all the main strip, where you can look at all of the light and fun happening down there and spend it with someone you love,” Tayla said.
“There’s nothing like it in the entire Whitsundays.”
Restaurateurs Tayla Clout and Nathan Parker have been cooking up some of the best food Airlie Beach has experienced, matched only by the views with their new restaurant at Toscana Resort
The Belvedere Restaurant sits on the hillside above Airlie Beach, and has been an absolute hit with locals
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