By Margaret Maccoll
When I dropped into Maises Seafood and Steak Restaurant this week it felt like I had walked into a family home where I was welcomed like an old friend.
The wait staff took time to ensure the seating was suitable and warm enough in the chilly evening before explaining the specials on offer.
The restaurant is located in a quaint Queensland cottage with views across Noosa River.
Its walls are filled with photos displaying a rarely seen history of Noosa.
In some ways Maises is little changed since it was opened by the Massoud family in the 1920s as a café called The Favourite.
The restaurant continues to be family owned with the Massoud fishermen delivering fresh seafood to the restaurant daily.
I chose fresh locally caught gold band snapper and my partner decided on a rib fillet with oysters mornay. Both were cooked perfectly.
It was a tough choice between that and lobster cooked five ways, which is a specialty of the restaurant.
Dessert was creme brulee and mud cake – delicious.
The meals were generous and reasonably priced.
It was my first visit to Maises but I know we will be regular visitors.
Maises is at 247 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, and is open daily from 11.30am to 9pm.
Phone 5449 7497.