{"id":175279,"date":"2025-11-28T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=175279"},"modified":"2025-11-26T17:18:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T06:18:11","slug":"beach-houses-fresh-food-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/living\/beach-houses-fresh-food-focus\/","title":{"rendered":"Beach House&#8217;s fresh food focus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TORQUAY&#8217;S dining scene is heating up just in time for summer with the Point Danger Beach House opening its doors.<\/p>\n<p>Formerly Frontbeach Taphouse and Restaurant, the new business retains the same ownership, however, has reinvented itself and upped its food game.<\/p>\n<p>Point Danger Beach House new emerges as a venue with a strong focus as it welcomes customers into the space.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/567100183_1785747241_28895.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"799\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Point Danger Beach House brings together fresh food made from scratch and a view that overlooks the water.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We wanted to create a casual venue that had an enhanced food offering for the Torquay community,&#8221; owner Nick Cogger said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It can be your special occasion, venue or your every Thursday night local.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Part of the transformation into the new venture included recruiting executive chef Diego, who has brought a fresh focus to the venue&#8217;s menu.<\/p>\n<p>The menu features food made from scratch, offering an all-day menu made up of dishes including eggplant schnitzel, prawns and mussel fettuccine, grilled market fish and more, alongside an additional breakfast menu packed with the classics.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/573939727_1785874542_28935.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The casual venue is designed to be a place diners can come for their special occasion or as their regular local.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We really want this to be a place led by our food offering, it&#8217;s hard to get people out of their house these days and having a menu that keeps people wanting to come back time and time again is our strategy moving forward,&#8221; Cogger said.<\/p>\n<p>For coffee lovers, they can also enjoy a new partnership with Ocean Grind, bringing their world-class coffee down to the Esplanade.<\/p>\n<p>For more information and to book a table at Point Danger Beach House, head to <a href=\"http:\/\/ptdangerbeachhouse.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ptdangerbeachhouse.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>\/\/SPONSORED CONTENT<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TORQUAY&#8217;S dining scene is heating up just in time for summer with the Point Danger Beach House opening its doors. 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