My partner had arranged a romantic seafood dinner through Red Balloon for us at the Terrace of Maleny. It started off well and we ordered appetizers off the menu which were fantastic - great flavors and high quality ! The service early in the evening was superb. As the night progressed and the restaurant filled up the service declined drastically until you had to flag down the staff for water. The highlight of the evening was to be a house specialty seafood platter. While it was large, the mix of hot and cold fish and fruit was not very pleasant. The taste of the fish dishes got into the fruit and the hot items warmed up the cold ones. Not everything seemed to have been freshly prepared. I was hoping for a second glass of wine, but our server didn't stop back to inquire after us and in the end I gave up waiting and we left.

Approximate cost: $40

It was our first visit, and unfortunately though the food was average to good the service was terrible. The first thing our waitress told us was that the kitchen was closing soon and we needed to order quickly. It went downhill from there. Our waitress was clearly in a rush to leave and gave us very little service. Our appetizer order was incorrect but our server nowhere in sight. Luckily another server corrected the issue and kept us topped up with water, she was very pleasant. Our server can back once to try to clear our plates which were only half eaten and was clearly disappointed we weren't done. Could have been much better.

Approximate cost: $16.00