Upstairs Restaurant
Perched a few steps up just off the Kalbarri river foreshore, this smart-casual balcony dining room trades on modern Australian cooking and long views over the water. It opens in the evenings only, Monday to Saturday, with a menu that leans on the best local produce the kitchen can get its hands on, plus takeaway for those who would rather eat back at the caravan park. Bookings are handled the old-fashioned way, by text message, which suits its small, owner-run character. This is an independent, single-site restaurant rather than a chain, and the balcony setting makes it a popular choice for a quiet dinner as the light goes over the river mouth. For an unhurried evening meal away from the pub crowd, it is one of the town's dependable dinner-only spots.