Bibesia Beachfront Restaurant
Breakfast Lunch & Dinner daily
Inspired by a Roman Goddess renowned for feasting and hospitality, Castaways Bibesia Beachfront Restaurant is in one of the most spectacular locations in Australia – flowing onto the sands of tropical north Queensland’s Mission Beach.
Bibesia Beachfront Restaurant, named for the Roman Goddess Bibesia, who with Edesia presided over Roman banquets, forms the centrepiece of Castaways Resort & Spa, Mission Beach – unforgettably located on the absolute beachfront of the palm-fringed Coral Sea.
Bibesia offers a new beach club concept to the tropical north, complete with sensational seasonal cuisine, cool cocktails and funky styling.
The seasonally influenced menus and daily specials begin with the freshest and finest produce sourced locally. Talented chefs create menus to deliver fine food to match the inspiring Coral Sea and island views.
Our award-winning restaurant offers all-day dining and can cater for important delegates of your event or conference, or guests of your special beachfront wedding. Menus have included:
BIBESIA BREAKFAST MENU
The Queenslander $21
Fried eggs, silkwood sausage, bacon, house made baked beans, sweet potato rosti, oven baked cherry tomatoes & herbed mushrooms
Pancake Perfection $12
Banana & cinnamon pancakes with vanilla ice cream, fresh mint and maple syrup
Meat de luxo $19
Crispy bacon and silkwood sausages tossed with tomato, onion and mushrooms, served on ciabatta toast
Eggseptional $8
Eggs any way, served with crispy ciabatta toast
Mission Beach Eggs Benny
Poached eggs on toasted English muffins with homemade hollandaise sauce
-Wilted spinach $14
-Ham $16
-Smoked salmon $18
Wild about mushrooms $11
Fresh mushrooms tossed in butter and a fresh assortment of herbs served on crispy ciabatta toast
Frittata del dia $15
Chef’s daily selection of freshly baked frittata served with a petite rocket salad and chili relish
Stack it up $13
Fresh tropical fruit stacked to heavens with yoghurt and hinterland honey served with mission beach watermelon sorbet
Lox, stock and a smoking bagel $16
Toasted bagel with cream cheese, spinach and smoked salmon topped with crispy capers and lemon
Cheese Please $13
Crumbed herb and garlic bocconcini, served with oven baked cherry tomatoes and fresh avocado on crispy ciabatta, finished off with a balsamic glaze
Veg’nam style $17
Eggs cooked to your liking, served with sweet potato rosti, mushrooms, oven baked cherry tomatoes and wilted spinach
Mueslissimo $9
Toasted muesli and dried fruit served with yoghurt and mixed berry compote topped with toasted sliced almonds
Extras $3 each
* oven baked cherry tomatoes * house made baked beans
* Silkwood country style sausage * herbed mushrooms * eggs any way * wilted spinach
* bacon * sweet potato rosti
Drinks
Coffee $4
Made with Madella Coffee - grown, picked, roasted and packed just 30 minutes down the road!
Espresso
Long Black
Cappuccino
Flat white
Macchiato
Mocha
Café Latte
Tea $4
English breakfast
Supreme earl grey
Spring green
Peppermint
Malabar Chai
BIBESIA LUNCH MENU |
| bread & oils toasted ciabatta, olive oil & dukkah 12.0 roast vegetable salad pumpkin, eggplant, zucchini & mungalli dairy organic feta cous cous salad with a orange & harissa dressing, chopped mint & char grilled pita bread 16.0 salad nicoise sesame seed crusted seared yellow fin tuna, boiled egg, green beans, red onion, vine ripened tomato, olives & wasabi dressing 18.0 duck confit salad crispy skin duck, roast sweet potato, red onion, fennel rocket & segmented orange 18.0 chicken ciabatta fire roasted capsicum, avocado puree, rocket & mayo toasted or fresh 14.0 char-grilled vegetable ciabatta zucchini, eggplant, roast capsicum, rocket, shaved parmesan & pesto mayo toasted or fresh 14.0 pork & prawn rice paper roll char sui sauce, noodle salad, vermicelli 16.0 beer battered or grilled fish tartare sauce, salad & fries 17.0 chicken fillet burger bacon, cheese, avocado mayo & fries 16.5 angel hair prawns freshly squeezed lime, julienne of chilli, baby spinach, shaved parmesan 18.0 house made beef burger salad, cheddar cheese, pickles with chips 16.0 wild mushroom risotto shaved aged parmesan, rock salt, rocket, truffle oil 16.0 / 22.0 reef & beef open sandwich char-grilled sirloin, ciabatta, paprika dusted fries, hollandaise, prawns 22.0 sides... shoestring chips 4.0 organic garden salad 5.0 rocket, toasted pinenuts, parmesan, balsamic dressing 5.0 steamed broccoli florets & nutmeg 5.0 |
BIBESIA DINNER MENU
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:
Silkwood Butchers… People ask why are our steaks so good? – simple – the meat comes from very happy cows. Not only are Silkwood Valley cows fed the greenest Silkwood Valley grass – but are also treated with love & kisses. The cows enjoy classical music & long walks in the paddock … knowing that one day a part of them will make you happy too…As a matter of fact 87% of the cows requested that they be enjoyed with a good bottle of red! Just as the cows are not rushed to mature, their meat is not rushed when cooked. Our chefs take the time to grill your steak to perfection, and also allow resting time so your steak is optimally juicy and flavourful.
Yamagishi Eggs… The happiest chooks in the North! The Yamagishi farm is located near Innisfail, 35km north of Mission Beach. Established and run by a Japanese family, Yamagishi has around 18,000 happy hens which are fed daily with fresh cut grass and fresh tablelands corn. It has been rumoured that infamous Froghorn Leghorn may have retired there... in Innisfail! I know, crazy right!
Castaways Herb Garden... Castaways very own herbal utopia. Picked from the garden and straight to your plate, our herbs are fresher than the prince of Bel Air!
Bingil Bay Prawns... If you drive north along the coast road you come to Bingil Bay and a prawn farm! Bingil Bay is very picturesque with fringing coconut trees and considered by many to be the 2nd prettiest beachfront in the Mission Beach area.
there’s food, there’s good food, and there’s food made with love – something that our kitchen team strive to achieve with every plate. food for us, isn’t just a fuel, it’s a passion. we just love serving yummy food. love it! enjoy our menu – local. fresh. with love...
Mungalli Creek Dairy... an out of the whey teahouse! This family run company uses state of the art manufacturing equipment and traditional natural farming methods to bring you a unique range of biodynamic award winning dairy products. Their cows also enjoy classical music & long walks in the paddock... As a matter of fact nearly all of their cows request that their products be enjoyed with a good bottle of red or white!
Silkwood Pepper ... When you crave the aromatic scent and flavour of freshly dried black pepper look no further than Silkwood pepper farm… you won’t get fresher pepper! Team Silkwood Pepper up with unrefined, mineral rich Murray River Pink Salt to experience a surprisingly, delicious combination of Salt & Pepper.
Madella Coffee... “Goooood morninggggg coffee land! From CRMB FM, I’m over caffeinated Will the general manager and here to tell you that our beautifully 100% Arabica, locally grown Madella coffee from Mourilyan will give you energy, make you feel good, keep you awake, and make some of you talk non-stop for hours for hours and hours!”
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bibesia bruschetta
fresh basil, sliced tomato, bocconcini, olive oil & balsamic reduction
9.0
freshly baked breads
extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar & pink murray river salt crystals
7.5
bibesia baked garlic bread
olive tapenade
7.5
salt & pepper calamari
wakame noodle salad, mission beach banana chutney, julienne chili & lime
16.5 / 28.0
we recommend: Kapuka Sauvignon Blanc $8 / $38
crisp crumbed lamb cutlets
minted cucumber yoghurt, smoked paprika olive oil, rocket & lemon
18.0 / 29.0
we recommend:
oysters tempura with wasabi aioli
or kilpatrick
half dozen 18.5 / dozen 28.0
crispy goat cheese fritters
with beetroot chutney, aioli & micro salad
16.0
we recommend: Over The Shoulder Pinot Grigio $8.5 / $43
beer battered prawns
honey, soy & chilli dipping sauce
16.0 / 28.0
we recommend: Pikes Oakbank Pilsener $8.5
wild mushroom risotto
shaved aged parmesan, pink murray river salt, rocket & truffle oil
16.0 / 26.0
we recommend: Springvale ‘Melrose’ Pinot Noir $9 / $50
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lime & chili salted organic pork belly
steamed bok choy, bingil bay paw paw sambal, timbale of wild rice
28.0
coconut battered fish
quadong farm organic mesculin salad, shoestring fries & mango tartare sauce
29.0
prawn linguini
fresh pesto, rocket, aged parmesan, olive oil & lime
28.0
tuna tasting plate
sesame crusted rare tuna loin,
wakame & ponzu, mango & julienne green salad, avocado & vermicelli
29.0
seafood paella
cherry tomato, mussels, local prawns, squid & reef fish
27.0
silkwood eye fillet 200g
pan seared herb potatoes, wilted spinach, caramelized onion butter, portobello mushroom
32.0
we recommend: Samuel’s Gorge Tempranillo $65
silkwood sirloin 250g
roast potato, confit garlic aioli & fresh lemon
30.0
we recommend: Chalk Hill Barbera $58
house made gnocchi
roast pumpkin, zucchini, macadamia brown butter, parsley pesto & grana padano
26.0
we recommend: Pike & Joyce Chardonnay $66
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Sides... 6.0
shoestring fries
paprika dusted shoestring fries, parmesan aioli
rocket, parmesan, balsamic dressing
steamed broccoli florets , olive oil
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chocolate fondant
white chocolate ganache, poached strawberries & vanilla ice cream
14.0
australian cheese board
chutney, crisp ciabatta, chef’s cheese selection & fresh fruit
16.0
cappuccino duo chocolate mousse
white, milk chocolate & local mourilyan coffee mousse
12.0
peanut butter & banana cheesecake
mission beach bananas, baileys cream, butterscotch sauce
12.0
affogato
with baileys, frangelico or tia maria
14.0
without liqueur
8.0
BIBESIA KIDS MENU - $10
Desert
BIBESIA COCKTAILS |
| Do you have a favorite classic cocktail that is not listed? Ask our friendly bar staff & they will whip one up for you! moulin rouge 16.5 your taste buds will be dancing the can-can in no time after sampling this delectable combination of muddled watermelon, peach schnapps, coconut & lime juice. spectacular spectacular!* blushing geisha 16.5 succulent & ohhhh so smooth, this drink's tropical sweetness will put your mouth at ease. the rhubarb liqueur, fresh mint & guava juice are not to blame here; it's the rum that causes the blush smashed kiwi ninja 16.0 if there was ever a ninja you wanted to butter up forget serving him sake - here's your answer. a smooth combination of muddled kiwi, vanilla vodka, coconut & apple juice, this delight will have them leaving the temples in droves dusk in eden 16.5 a bitter sweet citrus sensation with pomegranate liqueur, blood orange & lemon…. oh, & did we forget…. the aperol!!! If you enjoy exciting new flavours with a kick why not lash out & experience this luscious combination* william tells no lies 15.5 honesty is the best policy according to william… with peach, vodka, midori, pineapple juice & cream, this truth serum will have you ridding your closet of skeletons in no time! shady lady 17.0 for that pick me up anytime of the day, this lush combination of vanilla vodka, mozart dark liqueur, kahlua, white chocolate & a shot of coffee, will have you inviting the doctor around for dinner tequila mockingbird 18.0 not the kind you would find in a second hand bookstore... a refreshing combination of muddled apple sorbet, 1800 reposado tequila, cointreau & passionfruit will have you saying “boo who?” sex on mission beach 16.5 sun, sea & sand; the three Ss you just can't beat on a relaxing holiday. you also cant beat this twist on the classic sex on the beach cocktail with chambord, peach schnapps, cranberry & pineapple juice. hot hot hot! naughtyliscious 18.0 this mix of muddled mango sorbet, pomegranate liqueur, pineapple, coconut & havana club rum will put you under a coconut tree on a heavenly beach with the peach ripple like a fresh breeze tantalising your taste buds messy jessie 17.0 bring out the deck chairs & get me one of these! with an cool mix of baileys, frangelico, kahlua, cream, honey & crushed oreo cookies, can we just say "mmmm, where have you been all my life?" *some of our cocktails contain egg white. egg white acts as a great binding agent & creates a wonderful froth on top. please advise our staff of any allergies. “One martini is alright, two is too many and three is not enough.” James Thurberon the softer side… mocktails 9.0 sin city a sinful milky blend of white chocolate & almond monin, topped with cream kiwi ninja a perfect thirst quencher with muddled fresh kiwi fruit fused with coconut monin & topped with apple juice turkish afternoon delight a scrumptious milky mingle of rose & swiss chocolate monin, topped with cream a fruity affair a mouthwatering mishmash of lime with lychee and coconut monin, topped with guava juice |
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