Which is better for steak in Cairns: Dundees on the Waterfront or Waterbar & Grill Steakhouse?

Dundees on the Waterfront ranks higher on BestDish (62 vs 56 points). Both are excellent — Waterbar & Grill Steakhouse is a very close second.

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Dundees on the Waterfront vs Waterbar & Grill Steakhouse

the top two for steak in Cairns, compared properly

● Updated September 2026

The verdict: Dundees on the Waterfront beats Waterbar & Grill Steakhouse for steak in Cairns — it leads our ranking by 6 points (4.6★ across 5,317 google reviews). Both are excellent — Waterbar & Grill Steakhouse is a very close second.

Dundees on the Waterfront vs Waterbar & Grill Steakhouse — steak in Cairns (September 2026)
	Dundees on the Waterfront	Waterbar & Grill Steakhouse
BestDish rank	#1 🥇	#2 🥈
BestDish score	62	56
Google rating	4.6★	4.6★
Google reviews	5,317	2,446
Price tier	$$$	$$
Suburb	Cairns City	Cairns City
Known for	—	—
Community mentions	—	—

Go deeper: Dundees on the Waterfront dossier · Waterbar & Grill Steakhouse dossier · the full Cairns steak ranking

How we score: Google review strength (rating above a 3.8 baseline weighted by volume), blended with community-consensus mining on high-traffic pages. No pay-to-rank.