THE NORTH SHORE'S COMMUNITY TAVERN

The North Shore Tavern is a vibrant space to catch up with mates, enjoy a cool drink or to try some sensational pub fare. Did we mention we have the largest sports screen in Townsville? Come on down today!
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Located in the award-winning North Shore Community of Burdell, the North Shore Tavern is at the heart of  Townsville’s brightest suburb. Our approach is simple and drives every decision we make: meeting the needs of our local community.

We support, supply, and serve our neighbourhood, believing that the Tavern is an important part of local life, providing a familiar place for locals to relax and socialise. Unpretentious and reliable, we strive to offer quality, value, and experience.

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eat

The North Shore Tavern has all of your favourite pub classics – burgers, steaks, parmys, schnitzels, pizzas, salads & more.

drink

We’re purveyors of all your favourite drinks. From specialty craft beers to fancy wines, and we love a cocktail or two!

sports

We’re proud to support a wide variety of local sporting teams and community organisations in Townsville. 

entertainment

There’s always a reason to head to your local! Test your wits with weekly trivia, catch some live music or hang in sports bar with mates.

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Our brand new app unlocks a world of opportunity at North Shore Tavern. With a wide range of benefits available to people who download and sign up, the app acts as a membership card, giving discounts on food and bar purchases, points accrual for spending in venue, exclusive prize giveaways, a birthday present from us, and a bunch more!
Available now on iTunes and Google Play app stores.

North Shore Tavern Membership is a value-added program offering  benefits to frequent and loyal customers of North Shore Tavern Townsville.

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Feed The Family

The North Shore Tavern offers delicious meals for lunch and dinner 7 days a week. Our kitchen team prepares a mouth-watering blend of Aussie pub favorites and seasonal specialties with love and care. Our food philosophy emphasises affordable, tasty dishes, from healthy options to modern twists on pub classics.

WHAT FOLKS ARE SAYIN’

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Leslie Bacon
07:39 10 Apr 26
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Tia Sorohan
13:06 04 Apr 26
Shout out to Makia! Great service and it’s great to see a lovely bright face.
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Jack Bellingham
07:02 02 Apr 26
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sarina croft
09:36 31 Mar 26
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Angela McCarthy
09:57 30 May 25
Great experience and lovely place for lunch. I've been here about 5 times now for lunch and the atmosphere is always great. Despite being busy, staff seem to process orders and get food out to people quickly.

They have a rather large selection of drinks at the bar too and staff are always willing to give some suggestions. If you have a big group, I recommend booking ahead but for less than 4 people it's usually very easy to find a table.

FACILITIES
Parking: Yes - On Site
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Toilets Available: Yes - in facility

PAYMENT METHODS:
Card Accepted: Yes
Cash Accepted: Yes
Buy Now, Pay Later Options: None

COVID SAFE:
Hand Sanitiser Available: Yes
Dividers at Checkout: No
Tap and Pay Available: Yes

DIETARY OPTIONS AVAILABLE:
Vegetarian, Vegan and Gluten Free options available
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Kaylene McLean
19:51 16 Mar 25
Great place to eat. Watch footy only next time we will be inside due to insects
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Ken Day
09:24 09 Mar 25
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g man
23:31 26 Feb 25
Always a family favourite. Good ambience and good food
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Jordie Lynch
10:36 15 Oct 24
Beautiful dinner and atmosphere. Our favourite place and whenever my family is in town, it is theirs too. Highly highly recommend!

Photo of dinner recently. Mac and Cheese Croquettes for entree, rump steak with veges, chips and mushroom sauce and T-bone steak with salad, chips and Dianne sauce. Lemon lime bitters and pina colada.
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bradley nuttall
07:22 09 Aug 24
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Jeanette Hawes
10:44 07 Aug 24
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Rose Cee
03:16 17 Jul 24
Was pleasantly surprised by the food here! Struggle to find well cooked meals that are generous with servings and perfectly seasoned in Townsville so was very fortunate finding this gem! Tuesday nights can get a bit hectic around dinner time, but staff always lets you know if there is going to be a long wait, which I appreciate. Have had the steak, chicken Parmigiana, and Asian salad. All have been delicious!
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Cindy Mossop
22:13 15 Jun 24
Easy parking, pleasant lunch atmosphere, fast friendly service, very nicely plated crispy salmon, fresh avocado salsa with squashed chats and broccolini. Yes I will return because there were more options on the menu I could eat.
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Nixon Tan
08:26 11 Apr 24
Had a lovely meal at North Shore Tavern with the nice Mexican schnitzel and the pork belly bites .

Both had good portions and was well made but the only negative aspect would be the cost of the food prices given self order , seating and food pick up.

Spent $15 for the bites and $30 for the schnitzel, will come back on Tuesday for their dinner special. Where the parm is $18

Otherwise nice new and clean environment
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Aaron Godwin
08:15 09 Jan 24
Could do a lot worse if you're after a pub style feed. Plenty of indoor and outdoor seating. Food is excellent in very generous sized portions, and you can take leftovers home. Service was very helpful.

One side of the establishment is wide open to outside so flies can congregate inside where we were sitting. Also no table QR ordering.

Edited: The lack of QR code table ordering is not a complaint. Just a comment informing potential patrons. Definitely not a factor which negatively impacted the occasion.

Aa a whole definitely recommended.
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Sophie Mayer
22:33 14 Jun 23
This place is great! They have lots on the menu, including traditional pub food as well as a range of other things. The atmosphere is great and they have a lovely play room for the kids, I have been here multiple times and it's been consistent. Can be very loud though if busy so keep this in mind if you don't like this sort of environment.
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Glenn Allan
02:33 16 Apr 23
Great new location for North Shore. Meat tray raffles, nice bar, big screen tv and others, be awesome for sports and there is also a dedicated Sports Bar.
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D C
20:58 23 Feb 23
What a great opportunity for the northern beaches community to have such a beautiful relaxed modern pub. It was clean, the staff were excellent, it was extremely busy and all our meals came out quick, ordering was quick, I'm excited to see the extended menu once they have established a little more. Definitely recommend.

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Courtesy Bus

Weekend Services:

AM Pick-ups – 10:30am, 11:30am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm until 2:00pm
PM Pick-ups/drop-offs – 4:30pm, 5:30pm, 6:30pm
PM Drop-offs – 7:30pm, 8:30pm & 10:00pm

Weekday Services:

PM Pick-ups/drop-offs – 4:30pm, 5:30pm, 6:30pm
PM Drop-offs – 7:30pm, 8:30pm & 10:00pm

T&Cs apply. Servicing Burdell & Bushland Beach, Mount Low, Deeragun & Oakdale Heights only until otherwise advised. Subject to availability & bus capacity. Bus drivers reserve the right to pick-up or drop-off riders at their discretion. Please treat our drivers with respect and be kind-hearted to ensure the wheels on our bus go round-and-round.

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