Rachel's Guidebook
Food scene
Just 800m down the road, this is a great casual lunch or dinner option during your stay.
34 locals recommend
Emerald Lakes Golf Club
3 Alabaster DrJust 800m down the road, this is a great casual lunch or dinner option during your stay.
Our favourite local cafe for breakfast, the Cabukee Hash stack is delish!! 😋 driving into Emerald Lakes you will feel like you left the Gold Coast and landed in Italy, a beautiful little area to explore after breakfast
Cabukee Speciality Coffee
Our favourite local cafe for breakfast, the Cabukee Hash stack is delish!! 😋 driving into Emerald Lakes you will feel like you left the Gold Coast and landed in Italy, a beautiful little area to explore after breakfast
A little bit further away, if you’re looking for something a little quirky, this is a popular local hangout for breakfast. Ask for a seat in the back garden area 👌🏼
8 locals recommend
Le Vintage Boutique Cafe
1 Kurilpa StA little bit further away, if you’re looking for something a little quirky, this is a popular local hangout for breakfast. Ask for a seat in the back garden area 👌🏼
Another breakfast option, Hudson & Rosie’s offer great service & yummy sweet treats. There’s also a bakery, IGA, Laundromat & pharmacy in this complex if needed.
Hudson & Rosie's Table
106 Alexander DriveAnother breakfast option, Hudson & Rosie’s offer great service & yummy sweet treats. There’s also a bakery, IGA, Laundromat & pharmacy in this complex if needed.
Great for drive through take away coffee’s 😋 very friendly staff, and don’t be deterred by the line up, they’re usually very quick!
Zarraffa's Coffee
85 Spencer RdGreat for drive through take away coffee’s 😋 very friendly staff, and don’t be deterred by the line up, they’re usually very quick!
Chemist
2km away, this is a great local chemist if needed, they are very welcoming and helpful.
Carrara Gardens Pharmacy
145 Pappas Way2km away, this is a great local chemist if needed, they are very welcoming and helpful.
Groceries
This is the closest large grocery store. There is also a bottle shop, green grocer, fish, butcher, chemist, post office and newsagents in the same complex.
16 locals recommend
Woolworths
25 Gilston RoadThis is the closest large grocery store. There is also a bottle shop, green grocer, fish, butcher, chemist, post office and newsagents in the same complex.
A great little IGA if you don’t want to go into the Woolworths complex. There is also a cafe, bakery, newsagent, chemist & pub at the same complex.
6 locals recommend
Spano's IGA Nerang
A great little IGA if you don’t want to go into the Woolworths complex. There is also a cafe, bakery, newsagent, chemist & pub at the same complex.
Walks
If you are looking for something to do close to home, or a little exercise, there is a beautiful path that runs along side the Golf Course.
To get there, Walk down the driveway, across the road and turn right, about 4 houses down there is a lane way that takes you down to the path (just past house no. 63, the red brick house). There is also a kids playground at the end of the path, or you can stop in at the ovals where there is a basketball ring and playground on the opposite side, or catch a local game of cricket or AFL.
Emerald lakes Wetlands
9 Madigan RoadIf you are looking for something to do close to home, or a little exercise, there is a beautiful path that runs along side the Golf Course.
To get there, Walk down the driveway, across the road and turn right, about 4 houses down there is a lane way that takes you down to the path (just past house no. 63, the red brick house). There is also a kids playground at the end of the path, or you can stop in at the ovals where there is a basketball ring and playground on the opposite side, or catch a local game of cricket or AFL.