Lovely area to walk along at sunset. Many people walking and exercising along the pier. Lovely seeing so many people out and about.

The Pier, Cairns Visited on 13/7/2022 Where are the people- the shopkeepers, staff and most importantly, the customers? This shopping centre is so quiet that I can hear a pin drop. This is a sign of a victim of the COVID pandemic. Many shops are open for business, and some are close for good. The atrium is empty and has no music, and no activity. When shops are close, lights not turned on, and hence makes the centre look and feel more depressing. One shop that catches my attention is the Cains Miniature Village, but it is close. What business is this about? Sadly Coffee Bean is quiet too. On the contrary, the pier and jetty are full of people, children and adults, queuing to board the various touring boats to some islands. I think it is a missed opportunity to attract these holidaymakers to come to The Pier, even these are local clients from Australia.

Nicely landscaped area next to the jetty where you can relax before boarding a vessel or just having something to eat. There are benches to sit in some in the shade and some artwork to look at. Good place to chill.

I love it that Cairns has built this amazing promenade boardwalk, complete with a free pool for residents & visitors alike to enjoy.

Loved this place - vibe is incredible, scenery is fabulous with choice of different restaurants. A pleasant morning, afternoon, of evening walk along the river completes the visit

A clean pier has a lot of delicious food and parking is convenient.

Had a couple of beer selections on tap with a variety in the fridge. Great view, and the food looked very nice. Only stopped in for afternoon drinks.

A very busy place. Was hard to get a table to sit at. The place was very nice. We had a meal and it was great. View over water was nice too.

Excellent daytime dining. Very lively weekend venue with amazing local covers bands and a great atmosphere.

This mall has potential to be great, however it appears covid has not been kind, there are many empty stores.

Beautiful surroundings, Special nurture wonder place.

Visited the shopping area, some branded and expensive stuff but we went into a clothing shop with intentions of just looking around but came put with 2 dresses and 2 earrings. The lady there is so informative and friendly. Visited the coffee club and ordered a soy Latte and Soy Mocha and it was delicious. Haven't found another place that made great coffee like this place yet in Cairns.

29.05.2022 The Pier, a great location in Cairns. Sadly still suffering badly due to COVID and lack of cruise ships. Definitely worth a visit as the restaurants are all open, retail shops not so much but the one's open are worth the visit.

Excellent for a walk with interesting stories to discover about the local indigenous history and lore.

Lovely place to stay, clean and the apartment was great 👍

Nice pier to walk around and chill. Lots of cafeteria and restaurants. If you go during xmas, new year time, ensure booking ahead for dinner. They can get very very busy!

Plenty of dining options. Beautiful water front dining. Good place to take a morning or evening stroll. Becomes lively in the night with bars and restaurants.

Restaurants were great and position is excellent. The shops are a little sad but that's a reflection of the times..!!

Nice walk around the harbour, some good restaurants to try out and fresh seafood from the trawler

This mall self proclaimed upscale shopping/dining venue - the word upscale can be subjective. Suggest people to visit with open mind. Coming from Melb/Sydney, when people refer to upscale - it is the standard of Westfield Sydney, Crown (Sydney/Melb), Melbourne Emporium, Chadstone Shopping. The Pier, as the name suggest, is by the water - it is suppose to be beautiful, romantic and everything one can imagine but this mall & restaurants is looking uninteresting, tired and dated (past its use by date). It can use a refurb and new set of tenants (make it relevant to today's flavor).

While browsing through The Pier, Cairns Lifestyle Hub on Sunday evening 13/02/22 we came across a business inside named Cairns Miniature Village a display of model buildings of Cairns. The business was closed at the time & hope to re-visit sometime.

Great views of the cairns inlet

The toilets were dirty and need a major refurb. All the restaurants share the same public toilets and require the user to handle door after door going into and out of the toilets. Automatic or doorless entry to the toilets would be best as you feel as though your hands are dirty again after touching each door handle coming into and out of the amenities. The overall building seems to have no soul or culture, very drab and dated. Carpark is usually pretty easy to navigate but we had issues with the card machine to pay at the end of the night which swallowed the card. The customer service rep quickly came to our aid and gave us a new card to leave. Overall if it wasn't for the restaurants, hotel and 2 hour free parking the pier has no real attraction. Suggestion: many locals talk fondly of the Piers hayday when it was alive with entertainment and a giant foodcourt on the second level which hailed cuisines from all over the world.

This is the hub for great barrier reef excursions. Very well run and efficient. There are a bunch of restaurants in the area and stores that sell towels,seas sickness pills etc. All of the tours are run out of the same building right in front of the pier

The starting point of a most memorable adventure! Clean and easy to get around.

The Cairns Marlin Marina is a paradise for boat lovers and the central point of departure for people wanting to visit Fitzroy and Green Islands as well as a range of water based activities.

Pier was very nice, good tree lights, cool atmosphere, with a public fresh water swimming pool, merry-go-round and a good Esplanade sunset walk

Dining at Dundee's was absolutely perfect. The lovely menu catered for everyone. Amy was most helpful, polite and friendly. Will visit again when I next get to Cairns.

Lots to see and do. Great for all ages especially young families . Free entertainment park, playgrounds and lagoon for swimming. Carpark handy. Close to shops and eateries. Kept very clean and tidy.

The Pier, located in the centre of Cairns right on the waterfront is an excellent venue for a meal or cooling ale. Suitable for all over 18+ Attracts a younger crowns on Friday and Sunday Afternoons/ nights. They may even have live music on 1 or both of those days. They have 3 pool tables inside and an outside deck for those who like to be in the fresh air. A dedicated smoking area is available.

Lovely walk some of those boats are just breathtaking. Very well looked after and clean and lots of food places to choose from. If you are a fish lover you can eat fish to your hearts content. The pool area is also such a nice area for the family to spend time. Enjoy the day out and about.

Beautiful location, multiple restaurants, good value helpful staff.

Great walk along the waterfront. All sealed paths, bbq facilities at various spots, & free, with running water. Heaps of bench tables with some under cover, tree shaded or in the open. Plenty of grassed areas too. Some surrounding the man-made freshwater swimming lagoon. On the boardwalk there are heaps of shops and cafes... seems to go on forever!!

A few nice shops but empty ones too. Has a weekend market sometimes. Good variety of restaurants & bars on the outside decks.

Stayed at the hotel and dinned along the board walk, great restaurant's and views. Shops inside through the arcade.

Just awful food and zero customer service. Ordered “teriyaki steak”, what actually arrived was a steak covered in sweet chilli sauce which I don’t like. Apparently, sweet chilli sauce is the “the chefs take on teriyaki” and worse “ we don’t do refunds just because you don’t like it” the garlic bread was tasteless and had no detectable garlic in it. I’m told the chefs “take on teriyaki” overrides my own sense of taste, perhaps some ketchup would be a better “take” on appalling culinary skills and a lack of customer focus. Would add pictures but unable to do so.

Always pleasant walking around the pier. Nice cafes and shade, parking ok too. Not the cheapest place to stop but not to be missed.

Outside restaurants are great, but inside is a ghost town. Only good to cool down inside, nothing else. Seemed like a good idea at the time?

It's in a sad state from the days of the bustling 90's where the Pier was in its prime. It was filled with amazing stores, eateries and entertainment. It lacks everything. I only went to the Pier for an event which was in fact mediocre. I absolutely hate seeing it looking so dead ..

Best car park in Cairns, a little tight to get in and out. Nothing worse than coming back to your car that’s been baking in the sun all day, This car park is underground out of the rays so your car won’t be an oven. And the first two hours free? Bloody perfect

Went to Dundees for dinner.. best steak and dessert ever🍨 🥧 🍦 🍡

Great location. Great restaurants. Needs something to draw customers in to the shopping area. Maybe they could do night time cinema to get more in. Big projector and lots of deck chairs and beanbags. Get some vibes happening

Nice But u can't swimm there bec of crocodiles U can use the public pool

Not much happening, but this place is open

Food average

bar service can be slow

Endless dining experiences.

Lovely selection of eating houses for anytime of the day. So pleasant to see water, boats, birds while enjoying a great meal. A variety of restaurants on offer. Seafood, beef, pasta, vegan and vegetarian options available. Then after you can walk it off with a stroll along the waterfront.

Great place and good food court at the end of it

What can I say it is a very modern pier. It’s a little crazy around 7-8am with all the boats departing.

Great place, and I always tend to walk out with something new from one of the internal stores.

Pier is beautiful but sad there are not enough shops on the in side and coffee shops..has lost its atmosphere.

Great jewellery shop with lovely owners/salespeople

Awesome

Wow what a ghost town. Having grown up in Cairns and remembered this as a thriving place to be. Now half empty and what’s left is mostly corporate offices. Still a few nice restaurants on the outside but wouldn’t waste your time walking inside.

Great location

Everything is closed or too expensive

We got on the big cat cruise boat out to Green Island had a great day

Dinner at Dundee's never disappoints. superb!!!! nice cool breeze off the water too

Great place , so sad it is so quiet , because of Covet. Good shopping, restaurants, bars slowly coming back ito normal

Dead. Where did all the water front restaurants go? Why is the backyard closed?

Stayed at the Shangri-la hotel which is beautiful.good service and friendly staff and a really nice pool. Will definitely stay again

Joel and Family. The best Thai cuisine since we were in Thailand. Warm friendly service, brilliant host. Loved the restaurant deco style. Pre and post drinks at the bar. We will be back. Kapkoonkarp

Loved the atmosphere here, lots of restaurants on the outside and nice walk to the CBD from there. Inside was a bit disappointing as most stores were closed or empty. There is a nice dress shop and swimwear shop.

A lot of empty shops..which make shopping not so exciting. However Man Overboard has excellent mens clothes, really different comfortable menswear. Our main reason for going there. The pier bar is excellent as well.

Pier Bar? What? The best venue in Cairns? These guys are the best on their industry, true blue legends serving tip top pints and charismatic cocktails!

Parking fees $15! Ridiculous!

Good place to park when going on boats for the day

Beautiful view

Great food very surprised

Fantastic resturants with great food location excellent

Friendly staff, decent meals.

It's very pretty. What a lovely experience.

Beautiful place for a drink or some Yummy eats. We ate ate at "Howlin Jayys" food and cocktails awesome. Staff were flat or but were quick and attentive. Our meal didn't come out complete so they rectified it without a fuss... Also loved the quirky decorations. Winner 🙌

It was a great experience

Great restaurants.

Lots of lovely looking restaurants with gorgeous views!

Beautiful of a nighttime with lots of eateries and entertainment. A nice place to hang out.

Free parking for 2 hrs which is great when you go for dinner. The Pier in its day was pumping with great shops back in the early 90s so sad to see not much there anymore as it is in a great location on the waterfront.

Unfortunately 90% of the stores have closed down. No doubt due to COVID-19 but little remains hence the 3 stars.

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Great restaurants here

I haven't been to the pier since the shops were shut down.

Relaxing walk around. Covid meant it was not very busy. Certainly worth the effort look around though.

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Great place to visit, very clean and tidy place.

Aleays clean and tidy